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.
End of the semester survey, celebrations, & thank yous!
During the week of December 16, exams were finishing and end of the semester reports were being submitted by teachers at SMAN 2 Demak. ETA Tessa Sontheimer was surprised by a gift from SMAN 2 Demak student Aura Silvyana on December 17 which was a key chain and mirror with a photo from the English class… Read More.
Global Challenge Festival
On Saturday, December 8, 2019, ETA Maria Isabel “Isa” Nieves Bosch attended Global Challenge Festival, an event organized by Sebelas Maret University to inform and motivate students to study abroad. Isa was invited as a guest speaker and she shared her experience studying abroad in Europe, going to college in the United States, and the challenges of.. Read More.
Umrah Sendoff
At SMAN 1 Demak there were the end of semester events for teachers and students in December. The students finished taking their finals, and most teachers were done grading. On Monday, December 16, the teachers and ETA Madison “Maddy” Mele left school during the break to visit two teacher’s homes to send them off on their.. Read More.
