Trip to American Corner
This month ETA Blake Lapin celebrated International Education week by leading his English Conversation Club (ECC) students to Malang’s American Corner at Universities Muhammadiyah Malang. They left school around 8 am for the University. Once they arrived, the president of American Corner Malang spoke to the students about educational perseverance, explaining that he was the first.. Read More.
Student Athletes
A mainstay of ETA Conor Jackman’s experience with SMAN 1 Seluma is basketball. Whether it’s shooting around with students and teachers or coaching the boys and girls teams with Pak Jon, basketball is a frequent occurrence. Like all student-athletes, the basketball players must balance school work and practice. However, due to the multi-sport competition calendar, student-athletes.. Read More.
A Day in the Art Museum
When it comes to English class, it’s generally a safe assumption that students will start by practicing English. Perhaps that’s why students were surprised when ETA Emilie Tomas had a different request. She asked students to redraw a simple shape on the board. Once they had finished, she revealed the challenge: each of them had to.. Read More.
Mental Health Awarenesss CEP
During the month of November ETA Said Haji prepared for and implemented his Community Engagement Project titled mental health awareness in Indonesia. Said leading the project with the aid of his students, were able to facilitate discussions on why is mental health so stigmatized in Indonesia, and another pair of students lead a session on.. Read More.
An Exchange to Remember: Eleventh-graders debate with a special guest
On Thursday, November 14, ETA Joseph “Joe” Janik Miller moderated a debate in his eleventh-grade mathematics and natural science class at National High School 1 Padangsidimpuan. Joe was joined by co-teacher Bapak Jecson P. Sihombing and a surprise visitor Astrid Lim from the American Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF) in Jakarta. Astrid’s visit proved memorable! Students debated.. Read More.
Cultivating Community
After working through the challenges of October, ETA Kush Mansuria found November to be a month of forming genuine connections with those around him. Kush experienced many big and small moments of feeling close to those around him and part of a larger community. Kush started November by reaching out to alumni from other programs from.. Read More.
Celebrating Thanksgiving
ETA Lindsay Smith’s favorite activity over the past month was a Thanksgiving celebration she and her counterpart, Ibu Imawati Alan, held with the students in their X KPR 1 class. The week before, Lindsay and Ima told the students a little bit about Thanksgiving and asked them to bring a snack or some fruit to share.. Read More.
SMK 1 Holds English Singing Competition for International Education Week
For International Education Week, the students at SMK 1 Beringin competed for the best English song performance. Over thirty students competed in the event, where spectators listened to everything from Celine Dion to Creed. The students were assessed based upon four categories: voice, English pronunciation, stage performance, and song dynamics. The event was organized by.. Read More.
Mata Is To Eyes As Hidung Is To Nose
The ETA role is normally centered around high school students, but sometimes ETAs find themselves engaging in meaningful interactions with the older and younger people in their areas. This month, ETA Sophia Lockwood was able to hold her first Community Engagement Project (CEP) which is a children’s club. The purpose of Sophia’s club is to sprinkle.. Read More.
English Club’s Sweet Treat
The 11th-grade students in ETA Nicholas Navin’s English club often ask him to bring in snacks and food to club time. In trying to figure out a way for how snacks could somehow be incorporated into learning English during club, Nicholas found himself buying out all of the marshmallows at the local grocery store on one.. Read More.
