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Kang
Guru Indonesia's
November 2010 bulletin
The first Kang Guru
Indonesia bulletin (September 2010) was sent out to
KGI-ites all over Indonesia a few months ago. Here is
the second bulletin from KGI and all the KGI staff really
hope you enjoy reading the snippets and then folowing
up by going to the KGI website for more information.
Please combine the bulletin with
the website links (KGI and others) and the amount of information
you will discover is quite amazing. Read the full stories and check out podcasts and video reports from KGI.
Feedback received about the September bulletin, especially
on KGI's FaceBook Fans Page, has been very positive. We now
know that you really like this bulletin format for information
and news from KGI and the Australia Indonesia Partnership.
And we have a lot of news for you! Did you know that around
300,000 more Indonesian children will have access to school
as a result of a new $500 million education partnership announced
in Jakarta by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard in early November?
This new partnership builds on the success of previous support
which funded the construction of more than 2000 schools in
poor and remote areas, providing access to around 330,000
school places for Indonesian children.
And some more breaking news from KGI - did you know that
KGI bulletins will now be available in February and April
2011. Be sure to follow all the latest news from KGI on the
internet and on Kang
Guru Indonesia's Facebook Fans Page.
Australia's
new Ambassador to Indonesia
Mr. Greg
Moriarty, the newly appointed Australian Ambassador to Indonesia,
isn't really new to Indonesia at all. He last worked in Jakarta
from 1999 until 2002. KGI spoke with him recently in his office
at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. One of the first questions
Kevin asked was what Mr Moriarty had missed the most about
Indonesia since leaving in 2002. His response - makanan Padang! The Moriarty family are here too. Greg's wife and two young
sons are very excited about living in Indonesia. Mr. Moriarty
is looking forward to working in Indonesia, meeting people,
traveling around the archipelago and further developing the
Australia Indonesia relationship. One of his very first tasks
was to help organize the November visit of the Australian
Prime Minister, Ms. Julia Gillard, to Indonesia.
Mr Greg Moriarty in his office in
Jakarta with Kevin from KGI
Greg talks about his bahasa Indonesia
Greg talks about his last
posting in Indonesia
Greg talks about his family
Greg talks about his role as Australian Ambassador
to Indonesia
Danis Sriwijaya (top row left) went to Australia on October
23rd as one of the 18 Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program
(AIYEP) participants for 2010 – 2011. Danis is a chemistry
student from Yogyakarta. Although he says AIYEP selection
was quite difficult he is very glad that he applied. The AIYEPs
will live in Australia for 2 months before returning to Indonesia
with 18 Australian participants in late December.
All 36 participants will then enjoy two months of work experience
and cultural activities in Wakatobi, SULSEL. In early 2011
read more about the adventures of these AIYEPs on the KGI
website and also listen to Danis' interview on KGI radio.
Maybe you would like to see what the AIYEPs of 2009 -2010
did when they returned to Indonesia in early 2010.
Most of Tony Rafty's amazing sketches about Indonesian Independence
were drawn in Surabaya in 1945. He was a journalist/cartoonist
for an Australian newspaper. Australia supported independence
for Indonesia and so did Tony. He even met Soekarno in Surabaya
and spent quite a bit of time with him chatting about art
- a shared passion. On November 12th this year Tony visited
SMA2 Muhammadiyah in Surabaya where he spent time helping
students with their sketches and answering many questions
about his amazing life. KGI interviewed Tony Rafty in Surabaya.
He told wonderful stories about his wartime experiences in
Indonesia during that historic time 65 years ago. Tony is
now 95 years of age but is still a very active man. You can
hear this marvellous Aussie icon on KGI radio early in 2011.
Listen to a part of Tony's
KGI interview recorded in Surabaya
Special
Education in Surabaya for the Deaf
KGI attended the official opening of the newly renovated Karya
Mulia School for the Deaf in Surabaya in October. With assistance
from the Government of Western Australia (WA) and the hard
work of both Australians and Indonesians the school was made
to look like new again. WA's involvement with the school dates
back 20 years to the start of the WA – East Java Sister
State relationship. Karya Mulia is regarded as East Java's
premiere deaf school and is the only one catering solely for
deafness. The school's philosophy of giving children academic,
vocational and emotional support is so obvious in its happy
atmosphere and smiling faces.
KGI
videos - check them out!
Are you a YouTube fan? YouTube is a great way to find videos,
music and information. KGI now has more than 10 videos on
YouTube that you can watch and download. Here are just a few
of the titles –
· AusAID rebuilding earthquake-damaged schools in Padang
· KGI Champions visit 11 AIBEP schools in Bali
· Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and
Neonatal Health
(AIPMNH) in Kupang
· KGI in Lampung with AIBEP
· Tony Rafty returns to Surabaya after 65 years
· Special Education in Surabaya for the Deaf
· KGI in Papua - Yapen/Serui, Jayapura,Timika and Merauke
On October 7th and 8th, members of the KGI team together
with the seven KGI Champions visited 11 AIBEP schools in Bali.
For most of the KGI group this was their first visit to these
remote schools built by the Indonesia Australia Partnership
through AIBEP - the Australia Indonesia Basic Education Project.
The KGI Champions gave bilingual presentations and ran learning
activities with the students in each school. They talked about
their lives, their careers and their volunteer work with KGI.
It is true that all of the KGI Champions are enjoying very
interesting lives and are all going places. In other words,
the Champions all have great futures ahead of them. One of
the basic ideas behind their visits was to encourage, motivate
and provide inspiration for the AIBEP students in those schools.
So, be ACTIVE and INTERESTED!
What impressed me a lot when I came to Bali's AIBEP schools
was the design and layout of the buildings. It's quite artistic
and describes Balinese culture. It's a bit different from
the AIBEP schools I visited in Madura. (Suryadi, KGI Champion)
Those schools deserve to be AIBEP schools, and it's not
only due to the distant locations to reach, but also the students
& teachers' spirit to work together hand in hand to improve
villagers' education.
(Wibowo, KGI Champion)
'Bagus, sukses, anak-anak senang. Tolong supaya bisa
diadakan secara rutin - a very good, successful visit and
students were very happy and please make it a routine activitiy',
said Drs. Wy. Widiarta, Principal of
SMPN 7 Kintamani.
Ayu and Darmika went to Kupang NTT in late October to see
the wonderful work of one of AusAID's projects in Kupang -
the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal
Health (AIPMNH). Want to know more? If you do then answer
the following questions by checking out Ayu's full Kupang
report on the KGI website's AusAID Archives page for November
2010. Prizes? YES and really, really good ones!!!
1. When did KGI visit Kupang?
2. Who is the partnership director of AIPMNH in Kupang?
3. Where did Ayu and Darmika go on the second day of their
visit to Kupang?
4. Which hospital is Dr Dewi from?
5. What's the name of the hospital in Kupang?
Teachers, are you BORED of doing the same thing with your
students? Are you STUCK for ideas? KGI's suggestion is this
- you will be surprised to find out what you can search for
and find online, so DO IT!
There are some great websites for teachers where you can
get terrific ideas for teaching grammar, vocabulary, games,
etc. It's time for a change, it's time for something fresh
– surprise your students with some new activities –
check these website links below and make sure you go to KGI's
'In The Classroom' website page for more!
Into a
paperless/less paper world
Kang Guru Indonesia is supporting 'a less paper environment'
by being careful about paper use in our office, creating bulletins
for the internet and by utilizing electronic publications
- website, FaceBook, podcasts, etc.
Towards a paperless/less paper world -
You can read the PDF version of
KGI magazines and bulletins and print them out BUT remember,
only print what you need.
Follow the golden rule: Think before you print.
Use both sides of a sheet of paper. Use scrap paper if you
can.
Avoid printing out single line e-mails or unnecessary copies
of documents.
Use technology such as electronic mail, internet and intranets
- these not only reduce paper use but also save time and money.
NIDJI
One of indonesia's favorite bands sat down with KGI in Denpasar
a few weeks ago. They talked about English language, their
careers and their travels. All of the members of the band
speak English and very well too. Did you know that? Download
their interview podcast during December from the KGI website.
Listen to KGI's podcast of a part of
their interview with Kevin
