The students in SMAN 3 were waiting for the week of cultural immersion using costumes. First, 11th-grade students dressed in their traditional attire to represent their culture to commemorate Hari Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge Day). In 1928, the Indonesian Youth Congress created this declaration to unite the power of all young Indonesians. Now, October 28 is recognized as a significant milestone in the nation’s struggle for peace and independence. The class discussed Hari Sumpah Pemuda with ETA Tineer Ahmed and Ibu Ari after watching a history video in English. Then, they had a fashion show describing their outfits as students guessed which region they were from. The range of cultures went from Aceh to Papua.

Along with Indonesian culture, students in the English club celebrated American culture with Halloween activities. Halloween is not popular in Banjarbaru, yet students know it from social media. Students learned more facts and common symbols associated with Halloween. Later, they made paper face masks and cut-outs of ghosts, pumpkins, spiders, and cats. They were very eager for the following club meeting where they could dress up in a costume and go trick-or-treating to different classrooms around the school campus! To join SMAGA (SMA Tiga or SMA Negeri Tiga) Halloween with Tineer and Ibu Ari, teachers Ibu Arie K (SMAN 3 Banjarbaru), ETA Natalie (SMKN 3 Banjarmasin), and ETA Lily (SMAN 4 Banjarbaru) also gave students candy when they visited their classrooms. The month of October allowed students to show their creativity.

Tineer Ahmed is currently teaching at SMAN 3 Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan.