The year 2020 marked a new year and the second half of the ETA grant. At this point in the grant, the 2019-2020 cohort of ETAs has a better understanding of Indonesia and its host sites. They started the year ready to be more productive inside and outside of the classroom. Click through their stories to read about interactive classroom ideas, local WORDS competition preparation, exciting school events and much more!
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New Year, New Skills
January marked the New Year and midway point in the grant for ETA Kush Mansuria. January was a very active and energizing month for Kush, involving learning new skills and reconnecting with other ETAs and friends. School started on Thursday, January 2, but not all students were back yet. Kush and his teachers used these.. Read More.
Preparing for the WORDS Competition
After the mid-year conference, ETA Maria Isabel “Isa” Nieves Bosch spoke with her co-teachers, Bu Tri Ya and Pak Joko, to discuss the WORDS competition. They discussed to put banners on the school to advertise the event and motivate the students of SMKN 7 Surakarta to participate. On Wednesday, January 28, at 3 pm, Isa.. Read More.
English Orders
In January ETA Blake Lapin returned to school after his break eager to perform his interactive lesson plans. As always, the lesson plans are imagined one way and get edited and curated throughout the week until it stops at another. Blake and his co-teacher, Bu Ety, created an interactive class for the Menu Topic. The.. Read More.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
ETA Janika Berridge kicked off the second semester’s English clubs with Martin Luther King Day activities. In Teachers’ English Club, Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream of equality set the basis for a lesson on expressing future dreams with “will” and “would like to.” With translations from her counterpart and co-teacher Pak Hasrul, Janika briefly shared who.. Read More.
Rose, Bud, & Thorn: Introducing New Classes!
The highlight of ETA Lindsay Smith’s January was definitely meeting all of her new students for the semester! Because SMK Muhammadiyah 7 is a vocational high school, the 11th-grade students participate in an internship program every spring semester to gain experience in their major and future field of work. Lindsay was sad to leave her.. Read More.
FLASHCO Event
The end of January was an eventful time at ETA Daniel Knoll’s host school, SMA 2 Payakumbuh. Every year they hold FLASHCO at this time, which is a 5-day event focused on academic competitions, as many schools across West Sumatra come to this event. Students compete in biology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, computer technology, mathematics,.. Read More.
An Evening of Scout
For ETA Nicholas Navin, hearing the students of MAN 1 Payakumbuh talk about their plans for scouting, camping, or hiking activities is nothing out of the ordinary. In the nature-rich hills of West Sumatra, all of those activities are well enjoyed by many. One week in mid-January, however, the excitement at school for scouting was.. Read More.
Read On! Students at SMAN10 Create an English Section in the New Library!
After a restful and fun break of eating, traveling, and seeing family, students and ETA Natasha Anis returned to SMAN 10 recharged and ready to take on the new semester! She was thrilled when, her first week back at her site, a box full of new books from Darian Book Aid showed up at the.. Read More.
Cause and Effect in Emma’s Classroom
January meant returning to the classroom for ETA Emma Muth at SMAN 1 Temanggung. After a productive Mid-Year Conference, Emma and her co-teacher, Bu Suko, were ready to get back to work planning interesting and productive lessons for their 11th graders. The first order of business was cause and effect. Emma and Bu Suko’s lesson.. Read More.
Life is a Fairytale
A new year and new semester greeted ETA Gabriel “Gabe” Umland upon his return to SMAN 1 Cerme after the Mid-Year Enrichment Conference in Jakarta. Gabe and his co-teacher, Bu Nurul, came back from MYEC a stronger team than ever and set out to make their final semester together their best one yet. Lessons in.. Read More.
