WORDS Competition 2019
From April 3-6, ETA Amanda Cahn and her 11th grade student Carina Hakim met the other ETAs and their students in Jakarta to represent SMA Don Bosco Padang in the 2019 National WORDS Storybook and Storytelling Competition. The theme of this year’s competition was “The Future of Indonesia.” After winning first place in the regional.. Read More.
A Day of Achievement, Appreciation, and Celebration
On Tuesday, April 30, SMKN 1 hosted an English talent show alongside a Kartini Day celebration and farewell party for ETA Brian Miner. After a busy and memorable month starting with the WORDS competition in Jakarta, saying goodbye to twelfth grade at graduation, and finishing up classes and clubs for tenth and eleventh grade; Brian.. Read More.
WORDS, Women’s Month, Earth Day all in a month
April was an eventful month. The annual WORDS competition was a major success and the 22 students who represented their city and their school enjoyed getting to know each other. According to Rahel, the group has a very active WhatsApp group that chats to this day! Rahel and ETA Catherine Krol had a wonderful time.. Read More.
Play
ETA Kiyoko “Kiki” Nakamura-Koyama has been practicing Silat since October last year. She used to practice with a local middle school, but then switched to adult practices on Friday nights. Through Silat Kiki has learned a lot about strength, respect and growth mindset. This month Kiki had the opportunity to go on a beach trip.. Read More.
Finale
During the second week of April 2019, ETA Ryan Ulrich was preparing some of his last lesson plans. This wasn’t because he was leaving SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Gresik, the school where he assists as an English teacher, but because the school was gearing up for that hectic time of year known as finals week. In.. Read More.
An opportunity to learn about the EAP Region
Fulbright ETAs, Fulbright Student Researchers, and AMINEF administrators at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial in Taipei, Taiwan for the East Asia Pacific Regional Workshop. During the Fulbright ETA Mid-Year Enrichment Conference held in January, Fulbright ETAs were surprised to learn that they had the option of joining a Fulbright East Asia Pacific (EAP) Workshop in Taiwan… Read More.
All kinds of WORDS
This month, Fulbright ETA Elizabeth “Liz” Wallace conducted her local WORDS storytelling competition. SMA NU 1 Gresik hosted their school-wide contest at the beginning of March. With the theme of “The Future of Indonesia,” students brainstormed ways they could improve their country. Some students wrote about the future of education in Indonesia (with a strong.. Read More.
A Month of Hansel and Gretel
Throughout the month of March, Fulbright ETA Gordon “Peter” Bensen, and his 10th-grade co-teacher taught a three-part (three weeks) lesson on the story of Hansel and Gretel as part of the Narrative Text unit. First, the students watched a short YouTube video on MAN 1 Kota Payakumbuh’s most trusted projector. The video was a virtual.. Read More.
Jawa Tengah English Teachers Summit
One of many highlights for Fulbright ETA Allison Cwikla of SMAN 1 Temanggung that took place during March occurred on the 22nd and 23rd of the month. After many weeks of planning and preparation with the English Teacher’s Association of Central Java, Allison joined her counterpart Pak Imam, and the Association’s board in a two-day conference attended.. Read More.
Send Off
At the end of this month, Fulbright ETA Anna Ringheiser and members of her school, including the headmaster and vice principals, went to the office of the Bupati. Year 11 student of MAN Temanggung, Afan, was selected to participate in the YSEALI program and will be leaving for the United States in early April for.. Read More.
