Enough WORDS to Write A Book
February passed in a flurry of activity as, inside the classroom, ETA Gabriel “Gabe” Umland, celebrated Black History Month, and outside the classroom celebrated his school’s 36th birthday with a week-long event, attended the EducationUSA college fair in Surabaya with over 40 students from SMAN 1 Cerme, and attended several local WORDS Storybook & Storytelling.. Read More.
Welcome to Sangatta
One Wednesday afternoon, ETA Lucy Srour and her site mate Janika had the pleasure of welcoming the great Yuta Otake to their beloved Sangatta Utara. Yuta Otake is a teacher extraordinaire and instructor from ETA orientation in July. Unfortunately, he only had two days in Sangatta, so Lucy and Janika threw on their tour guides.. Read More.
Taking the challenge: WORDS Competition!
On February 21, 2020, ETA Maria Isabel “Isa” Nieves Bosch hosted the WORDS local competition in her school SMKN 7 Surakarta. She was grateful for all the support her co-teachers gave her, during the recruiting process, and to the students. Her co-teacher, Pak Joko, gathered A3 notebooks and many packets of colored pencils and markers for.. Read More.
English Camp in West Sumatra!
On February 15-16, the West Sumatra ETAs executed an English Camp. The West Sumatra ETAs include Ammarah Rehman, Danny Knoll, Jillian Castoro and Nicholas Navin. The ETAs took 70 of their students on an adventure-oriented English-learning excursion. The group went camping at Harau Valley, which is known as the Yosemite of Indonesia. After setting up.. Read More.
Heroes of the WORDS Storytelling Competition at SMAN 1 Demak
The month of February was busy at SMAN 1 Demak with students getting ready for the 2020 AMINEF Words Storytelling Competition. The 12 participants met every Tuesday and Thursday during the second break at school with ETA Madison “Maddy” Mele to write their story, make their storybooks and practice their storytelling. The competition was held.. Read More.
Black History Month
During February, ETA Ammarah Rehman tried to incorporate as many examples of Black Americans in her lesson to celebrate Black History Month. One of the most impactful lessons was talking about Muhammad Ali for the Heroes unit. To start class off, Ammarah had varied sentences around the room about Muhammad Ali. The student’s task was.. Read More.
Can We Meet In This Space?
Several exciting things happened at SMAN 1 Tana Toraja this month, including Valentine’s Day Collaboration, learning about Black History Month, revealing the new English Library, and hosting the local WORDS Competitions. Throughout this month, ETA Angela Zhu has been teaching students about Black History Month through presenting a story on some aspects of the life.. Read More.
Presentations To Be Proud Of: The Local WORDS Competition
February was a very hectic month for everyone at MAN 1 Payakumbuh, and was capped off by the local WORDS storytelling competition. ETA Nicholas Navin and sitemates Danny, Jillian, and Ammarah had a whirlwind two days of visiting each other’s schools to watch and judge each of the wonderful participants for all of the local.. Read More.
Collaborating with US Educational Partners
On February 13, ETAs Nathan Danielson, Emilie Thomas, and Joseph Miller assisted at an educational fair in Medan at the request of EducationUSA. Working alongside Regional English Language Office (RELO), a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) fellow, EducationUSA, and the US Consulate in Medan, North Sumatra, as well as US Universities, yielded great insight.. Read More.
Onions Have Layers
ETA Michael Walsh co-led a Community Engagement Project (CEP) with ETA Angela Zhu for their students to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Students learned about the history of Valentine’s Day, watched the Oscar-winning short film “Hair Love,” created poems about what love means to them, participated in a speed-dating game to meet new friends, and watched “Shrek.”.. Read More.
