Rolling Down the River
Upon returning to school, one of ETA Sophia Lockwood’s goals was to explore more of her “backyard.” Because Klaten is squished between two major cities, it often receives the misfortune of being seen as an unworthy place by many. Nevertheless, Klaten is a hidden gem surrounded by temples, waterways, and good eats. This January, Sophia.. Read More.
Books! Books! Books!
This past month ETA Ammarah Rehman officially opened the English Library in her house! The English Library was created with Pak Anto, a passionate English teacher in MAN 2. Ammarah converted an extra bedroom in her house into an English Library filled with books for everyone. The students took ownership of the room and made.. Read More.
Hair Love
January was a month of exciting new beginnings for ETA Lucy Srour. After what felt like an eternity away from her site, Lucy was re-energized for a new semester at SMA N 1 Sangatta Utara. At the end of the first semester, Lucy and her co-teachers distributed an anonymous survey to their students to gain.. Read More.
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.
