A Special Guest Visit Sangatta Utara
It’s not every day that English Trainer Yuta Otake greets you at the front door of your guesthouse or takes you to school on the motorbike he’d driven for four hours from Samarinda. Yuta had trained the ETA cohort during AMINEF’s arrival orientation, after which he began his journey around Indonesia. Given the lasting impression.. Read More.
Makan Bajamba
One Saturday this month, ETA Daniel Knoll was invited to his school Makan Bajamba ceremony. This event is held this time every year as a senior’s farewell lunch. The senior female students dress in beautiful traditional Minangkabau dresses, while the boys wear baju Koko (collarless loose shirt), a sarung, batik pants, and sandals. Their parents.. Read More.
New Heights
For as long as he can remember ETA Conor Jackman has been afraid of heights. So when he first arrived at SMAN 1 Seluma early last August he paid little attention to the climbing wall prominently located in front of the school. Several of the student members in the climbing club, called ‘Novema,’ repeatedly invited.. Read More.
Sharing Moments
During February, the ETAs in East Java, Shannon Pinzon, Lindsay Smith, Gabe Umland, and Nate Kumar, were able to both lead their own and support each other’s local WORDS competitions. Shannon had a great time visiting Gondanglegi and Cerme to judge and show her support for the hard work her fellow cohort members and their.. Read More.
A Sweet Victory For All
Eight talented students spent the month of February writing and illustrating storybooks for the 2020 WORDS storytelling competition. ETA Emilie Tomas was so touched to see the hard work they put into their stories. Even though only one student would move on to the national competition in Jakarta, she wanted each student to leave the.. Read More.
Going Once….Going Twice….
The month of February was packed for ETA Natasha Anis with planning for the WORDS English Storytelling Competition, Black History Month Activities, and new adventures around Samarinda! One highlight this month in the classroom that was particularly memorable for her and her students was running an auction to teach oral and written advertisements to her.. Read More.
All About Words
For ETA Lindsay Smith, this month was full of WORDS! During February, Lindsay and the English department staff at SMK Muhammadiyah 7 held information sessions and workshops for students interested in participating in the English storytelling competition. At these workshops, students worked together on developing and drafting their stories and storybooks. Lindsay loved seeing the.. Read More.
Ash Wednesday
It’s springtime, meaning some ETAs will be celebrating Easter with new-found loved ones in Indonesia. This month, ETA Emma Muth celebrated Ash Wednesday in a Javanese Christian Church in her community. She attended the service with her co-teacher, Bu Suko. Bu Suko is a busy woman, dividing her time between teaching at SMAN 1 Temanggung.. Read More.
New Year, New Semester
In early January, the American Indonesia Exchange Foundation (AMINEF), the Fulbright Commission in Indonesia, hosted the 2020 Fulbright ETA Mid-Year Enrichment Conference. The 2019-2020 cohort of ETAs and their co-teachers arrived in Jakarta on January 7 for three and a half days of programming. Sessions during the conference focused on teaching strategies to increase reading.. Read More.
New Year’s Evolutions
Starting a new semester and a new year, ETA Nathan “Nate” Kumar is excited to continue building on the successes from the past semester and to make improvements in other areas. As such, Nate is eager to incorporate different methods of English learning into his clubs and classes. For example, Nate recently introduced “Cool Word”.. Read More.
