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Kang GURU Magazine — December 2008
A BIG hello from the KGI crew in Bali
Welcome to Kang Guru's December magazine. All of the staff of Kang Guru and the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation are sure you will enjoy this magazine as we look at two concurrent themes: youth and the environment. Both are very important topics in today's world and not just in Indonesia and in Australia. Recent elections in the USA for example, clearly show how important the actions, opinions and decisions of young people really are. The youth vote was very high as Americans voted for their choice of leader. Whether from an Indonesian, Australian or world perspective, this magazine will look at not only youth and youth activities but also the importance of the environment and how it is being looked after for the future of us all. Young people can, and do, play a big role in the future of our communities and our countries and hopefully this importance is highlighted in this edition. There is a special double page spread focusing on the Kang Guru Connection Club network of young people in Indonesia. Since 2001, Kang Guru has supported hundreds of language clubs in Indonesia. These clubs are a part of the Kang Guru Connection Club network and the members have almost been entirely made up of high school and university students – basically people under 25 years of age. As of December 31st, 2008 this network of language clubs will close. The network may be over but how Kang Guru feels about these fine groups of young people is not over and neither is KGI's support of those wonderful members and their clubs. In this magazine we feature many of the final club activities with you. See how some of the clubs have celebrated the closing of the formal link with KGI on pages 13 and 14. You can also follow the Connection Clubs final events on the KGI website — www.kangguru.org/kgreconnectionclubnetwork.htm Lastly from all of us here at KGI, we wish you a very happy New Year and we'll be back in 2009. Don't forget to write to us and tell us what you think of this magazine – your opinions are important to us. The March 2009 magazine will have the theme of 'Life Down Under'.
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The most interesting
from AIP is about poverty. These stories tell us about poverty. Many people haven't money to fulfill their
basic needs BUT poverty is also lack of clean water
& sanitation, not modern agriculture, etc. If people are in that condition, so, we can say they are poor.
This is evidence that poverty measurement is not only based on cash inflow. I think the existence of AusAID
and the partnership is very important to raise awareness & understanding about clean water & sanitation,
reducing poverty with jobs and modernization of agriculture. In other words, increasing the income of poor
persons.
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This decorative envelope is from Lailatul Mutmainah in Blitar, East Java An email from Oz
I am currently doing my Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) at Charles Darwin University. I am working on my
last project and hope to complete my studies in November. I will then move to Melbourne for more study. I will
do a Graduate Diploma in Language Description at EQUIP, Melbourne. Hello Thress, thanks for the email. We're very happy to know that you're studying in Oz. Thanks also for your tireless work with the KGCC network in Kupang between 2003, and right up until this year, when you helped with the Jessica Mauboy event there (page 10). It was great to have past members invited to meet with Jessica in Kupang. I hope they enjoyed it.
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English is a sweet dreamBy reading you there so many things that I can get. My knowledge about English always improves ... and of course it's because of the material in KGI magazine. I’m very proud of you. You give English materials in a nice package. It helps me learn English easier than before and makes English very interesting to learn. Now I feel English is not ‘nightmare’ but a ‘sweet dream’. I hope in the next edition that there are special pages for children in elementary school so that the readers of KGI are not only students from SMP & SMA but also from elementary schools. Titin Anggraini, Curup, BENGKULU Dear Titin. Many thanks for your positive feedback on KGI magazines and materials. Sorry but KGI is not for elementary school students but we also understand that there is a great need for help in that area. Genetika's communityI have a youth community in my school. The name is Genetika. We're 30 students who are in Year 11. Almost all of us stay in a dormitory of SMA 3, Pamekasan. We have something special every long holiday or even just weekends. Do you know what is it? We call it 'rujak-ana'. We just take some mango near school or behind dormitory. After that, we begin to make the hot powder. Hmmm, It's so nice! We don't need to go to restaurant or cafe to have a meal. We always think that we are from one genetic, so that our friendship is so strong. Beside that, we are always optimistic to reach our ideals of life. “Always be spirit in our day” is our commitment. And we also believe that as a youth community we will dream to change the world.
Dewi Ratna Diana Amelia Hello Dewi, it sounds like you are a very active group of young students. It is always good to hear stories about the daily or even weekly activities of young people from all over Indonesia. I am sure you have lots of fun but do you speak English or bahasa Indonesia? Maybe even bahasa campur? |
There
are many sayings in English which mention youth and being young. Kang Guru will explain a few of them in this edition-
some are proverbs and others are idioms.
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Here's the first — An old head on young shoulders. This refers to a child or young person who thinks, talks and acts like an older, wiser person. Here's a sentence using it. ‘Have you met Peter's sister? Now there's an old head on young shoulders. She's only 15 but talks and acts so seriously for her age.’ It seems like everyone has run out of ideas in our office. No one can think of anything new. We need some young blood! Should you be worried? Run and hide in a cupboard? No, they don't really want blood! Young blood refers to new, young people in an office or organization that will provide it with new ideas and energy. Look at this example. ‘This organization is going nowhere. What we need to develop is some young blood.’
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What about being young at heart? This means you can be old but still have young ideas and activities. Do you know someone who is young at heart? Here's an example. ‘My uncle Wally is sixty-five but he is still young at heart. He has a youthful spirit’.
Finally, would you like to stay young forever? Some people say that if you drink from the fountain of youth the waters will restore your health and vitality. No one is really sure where this fountain is or if it really exists. Do you believe it? "If I could find that Fountain of Youth I'd drink glass after glass of the water, for sure." And what about the famous Irish writer George Bernard Shaw who said, ‘ … youth is wasted on the young.’ Do you agree? |
Direct translation between two languages doesn't always work. This is true between English and Bahasa Indonesia too. Some people often translate every single word into English which often makes the language sound unnatural. I often find this to be the case in most of letters that I receive here at KGI. It is often a result of direct translation from Indonesian into English.
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I
want to enlarge my knowledge in English.
I
want to increase my knowledge of English grammar.
Around the world the terms youth, adolescent, teenager and young person are used interchangeably. But are they all the same? Youth is generally thought of as a time between being a child and becoming an adult. Common words are teens and teenager and young people while adolescent is the scientific word. So how old are youth? It varies according to countries and societies. The United Nations and the World Bank say that youth are aged between 18 and 24. However the AusAID Youth Ambassador Program (AYAD) is open to people aged between 18 and 30. The Commonwealth Youth Program says youth are between 15 and 29. Some people say you can still be youthful when you are older. They mean you have the qualities that are typical of young people. So what do you think? When are we youth and when do we become adults?
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I’m sure many of our readers have joined the Scout Movement (Pramuka). So how much do you know about the scouts? Try this quick quiz below.
2. When did the Scout Movement begin?
3. How many Scouts are there in the world?
4. How many countries have a Scouting Movement?
5. Which country has the most Scouts in 2008? In England in July, 1907, a man named Baden-Powell gathered together 20 youngsters from different backgrounds for a camp. The participants learned the skills of living outdoors and shared their experiences. They were very enthusiastic and the camp was a success. Baden-Powell returned home and wrote a book called ‘Scouting for Boys.’ It was an immediate best seller. A year later there were 50,000 scouts in England. In 1909 the Scout Movement went international after a visit to Chile by Baden-Powell. Eleven years later in 1920 the first World Scout Jamboree was held in London. Eight thousand scouts from 34 countries took part. Today there are about 28 million scouts from 216 different countries or territories. Indonesia has the highest number of Scouts – about nine and a half million. In 2007, at the 100th anniversary of Scouting, about 40,000 scouts from around the world joined a special camp in the United Kingdom. Have you ever been on a scout camp? With 1,600 Scouts from nine countries from South-East Asia, Indonesian President, H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the ASEAN Scout Jamboree 2008 at the Cibubur Scout Camping Ground, east of Jakarta, on the afternoon of 19th October.
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Kang Guru and Pak Fasli Jalal
In the past, joining ‘Pramuka’ was compulsory but now Fasli Jalal and his team want it to be demand-driven. This means one scout troop can be made up of members from various schools in the area. He told Kang Guru this was very important as a way for scout members to mix with others from different socio-economic groups, different cultures and different religions. He called this respecting pluralism. He said team building was very important — to respect the members of the team and work together rather than showing our personal ambition. ‘Through the scout movement we should appreciate a person for who they are, regardless of where they are from. Get excited by the differences and not scared by them.’ The Youth Olympics
Twenty six sports will be represented including modern pentathlon, athletics, hockey, football, volleyball, basketball, archery, table tennis, swimming, diving, fencing and wrestling. The SNOC is expecting approximately 3500 contestants from at least 170 countries to take part in the event. Do you know anyone who will be participating? |
Kang Guru recently
interviewed Fasli Jalal, Director General of Higher Education in Indonesia. Not only does he deal with the very
important work of Higher Education in Indonesia but he is also deputy chair-person of Pramuka or the Scout Movement.
That means he is involved in all kinds of communication and programs with the International Scout Association,
especially in the Asia Pacific region and ASEAN region. In Indonesia he works with many interested ministries
and youth organizations.
Did you
know that in February 2008 the small island nation of Singapore beat Russia to host the inaugural Youth Olympic
Games? 105 members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted 53 to 44. Singapore won by just nine votes.
The Games will be held in August 2010 across the island at a number of different venues. As a diverse community
with many languages and cultures, Singapore is ‘united and committed as a country’, in its enthusiasm
to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is currently working closely
with the International Olympic Committee, and is hoping to deliver a creative and exciting first Youth Games.
The Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports (Menpora - Kementrian Pemuda dan Olahraga) so far has four youth exchange programs. They are:
AIYEP (Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program)
The participants' criteria: 
- Indonesian citizens aged 21 - 25 years
- high school graduates
- good English proficiency
- never joined any other youth exchange program before
- able to present traditional artistic performances
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passed the recruitment selection test on Dinas Pemuda dan Olahraga (DISPORA) in each province
- passed the health test required by Australia
- complete all the administration documents and registration for DISPORA
4 months homestay program/two phases in Australia and Indonesia/18 participants from each country
ICYEP (Indonesia-Canada Youth Exchange Program)
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The participants' criteria is all the same as the AIYEP program except the participants should be 18 - 23 years
old.
7 months homestay /two phases - Canada and Indonesia/18 participants from each country.
IMYEP (Indonesia-Malaysia Youth Exchange Program)
The IMYEP program is held annually for 10 days but it's not like AIYEP or ICYEP where each country sends its own participants at the same time and uses homestays. The IMYEP is a one-year exchange each way so Menpora only recruits participants once every two years. Participants are aged 21 - 25 years. The other criteria are basically the same as those required for AIYEP and ICYEP
Application Forms for the above 3 exchange program are available at DISPORA in each province.
JENESYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Program)
The participants are from junior and senior high schools and aged 15 - 18. The program is held in Japan for 10 days.
The Application Form for this exchange program is available at:
- Department of National Education (in each province)
- Ministry of Youth and Sports (MENPORA),
- Asdep Pengembangan SDP and Hubungan Internasional, Department of National Education (DEPDIKNAS)
- Biro Kerjasama Luar Negeri, Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU)
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Direktorat Kerjasama Fungsional ASEAN
All the above information will be available on this website - www.zonakreasimuda.inartsmultimedia.com
Youth
for Change International
The inspiration and commitment for this web-based group came from youth after a ‘UNICEF Voice of Youth Forum.’ Today there are about 400 members from almost 80 different countries. It is a youth-led organization that gets youth interested in making a difference to their local communities and spreading the word about global issues. Although the website is still growing there is a lot of interesting information to be seen and blogs you can add to about many interesting topics. Have a look yourself - www.freewebs.com/youthforchange/
Kang Guru
recently visited three very special schools in the Surabaya area. Why are they so special? The teachers and students
in these schools are working very hard at making their schools environmentally friendly. They have been working
with Tunas Hijau at making their schools and surrounding environments greener. Rony from Tunas Hijau took KGI to
SMKN 5 where we met Diajeng and Rendy, two outstanding environmentalists. Both became interested in caring for the
environment after a campaign about global warming. The school was the second place winner of the Toyota Eco Youth
Award for the Environment.
Young environmentalists in Surabaya
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So what are they doing at SMKN 5 that is so special? The five-hectare school grounds have many shady trees which drop a lot of leaves everyday. In the past these leaves were gathered and burnt. But now thanks to training from Tunas Hijau there are collection points for the leaves around the school. Teams of students collect and process these leaves and make them into compost. This compost is then sold in the areas surrounding the school.
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The next school KGI visited was SDN Kandangan. Although small, the playground was surrounded by hundreds of pot
plants and the whole area looked very green. Tunas Hijau worked almost every day for 6 months to The ‘Green Team’ — Edu, Wahyu, Ilham, Diah, Intan, Eri and Caya are very busy. They —
Why don't you try one of the activities at your school? Write to Kang Guru and tell us what you do at your school to help the environment. |
Diajeng told
KGI that before she met Tunas Hijau she thought caring for the environment just meant sweeping around her home.
Now she and Rendy know there are bigger issues, such as global warming, and are proud to be protecting the environment
even though they are still teenagers. Rendy was a program manager at the Asia Pacific Inter Faith Youth Camp
held in Surabaya in July. He has also traveled to Sumbawa informing the youth there about composting, planting
medicinal plants and painting murals.
prepare
and train the students. But the hard work has paid off as the school has won an award from the Ministry of Education.
The school has reduced the amount of rubbish in simple ways such as students must bring their own cups and plates.
Food sellers outside the school have also been asked not to use plastic, so food and drinks go directly onto
the plates or cups.
The last school
KGI visited was SMAN 11 Manukan, West Surabaya. Rony explained the main problem in this school was the lack of water.
No one had planted trees or bushes and so it was very dusty. However there is now a program at the school where
each student must provide a tree at some time during their study there. Gradually the school grounds are becoming
shadier and students explained that even though they would not get so much benefit, students in the future would
thank them. There is also a Green Team here collecting organic rubbish and composting. Teachers at the school were
proud to show me cloth shopping bags which they told me they use when they visit the market to cut down on plastic
bags.
A green school indeed
In July
2008 a special school opened in Bali. It is called the Green School and it has the goal of having minimal impact
on the land. The 75 school buildings are made of bamboo and have traditional mud walls. The school is cooled and
powered by renewable energy sources such as solar power, bio-diesel and micro-hydro power. The newly opened school
soon hopes to have a thriving organic garden with the students growing fruit, vegetables, herbs and other crops
including cacao for chocolate. The school will teach their students to become responsible global citizens that respect
all things and all people. Traditional subjects such as maths, the sciences, languages and the arts will still be
the main focus. Students will also be able to become involved in other courses including organic farming, sustainable
building with bamboo and even chocolate making.
 Do you think all new schools will be like this in the future? What green activities do you do at your school? |
Go backpacking and learn something!Do you agree that traveling can make you smart? Many students in Europe, for example, decide to travel as soon as they finish high school. They travel to different countries and even around the world. Where do they get the money from? They often get money from their savings or perhaps from a part time job. Sometimes their parents help them. But anyway they have to also travel smart!
Kevin, Sue and Maggie from KGI all backpacked around Europe when they were younger. It is not unusual for young people from Australia and Europe to travel the world after they finish high school or university. Many of them save their money for years beforehand so they can see the world before they start their careers.
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Youth Hostel Association - YHA
In 2006, YHA launched a strategy with the aim of reaching more young people and modernising the overall image. Many young people have already benefited from a number of schemes run by YHA. For more information on Youth Hostels and even their rates online - www.yha.org.uk What do you need for backpacking:
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They have to choose
cheap accommodation and food and sometimes they find work during their travels in foreign countries. Some work
as fruit pickers, waiters/waitresses, shop workers, etc. With a limited amount of money they often become backpackers.
Many places provide facilities for backpackers which are usually quite cheap and affordable for younger travelers.
Last year Ayu stayed in a youth
hostel in Melbourne in Australia. Ayu chose a shared room because it is often the most inexpensive option. Ayu
says it was great because the YH had air conditioning and heating, a clean bathroom, a snack bar, library and
reading room and free WiFi. But the best thing about staying in a YH was that Ayu got to meet lots and lots of
people from all around the world.
Richard Schirrman,
a German schoolteacher, opened the world's first Youth Hostel in Germany in 1909. He wanted to help young people
living in large industrial cities to enjoy the countryside. It wasn't long before the Youth Hostels Association
of Great Britain was formed.
Lonely Planet is a handy
book for travelers. You can choose any destination, you can find out the cheapest places to stay and eat in,
and the best places to visit. You can even look at Lonely Planet Indonesia. It's a grreeaaat guide book if you
want to travel alone or in a group!
What
is the most unforgettable travel adventure you have ever experienced in your life? Write just 75 words (email
or letter) and tell KGI about your adventure.
LEAP, JUMP and CRAWL - the amazing art of Le Parkour
These people are certainly
not auditioning for a Batman movie. They are practicing Le Parkour (Parkour). What is Parkour? In a lot of movies
you see people jumping from one building to another building, over cars, high fences or even tall walls. Some of
them are camera tricks but some are actually real. Parkour, ‘the art of movement’, was founded by David
Belle and Sebastian Foucan in France. Both of them have been practicing Parkour for years. They can crawl on horizontal
walls and do quick leaps. 
People can
actually learn Parkour techniques. It's also part of one's self development. How can people control their minds
and avoid obstacles around them such as walls, fences and high buildings? Parkour was first seen in Indonesia around
2007. There are now Parkour communities in big cities like Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Makassar and Malang. Check them
out and find out where they train. You will be amazed by the action and the excitement. Who actually thought that
bionic men and women were only in movies!
A BRIDGE between Australia IndonesiaOf course building a bridge between Australia and Indonesia would be physically impossible. Imagine how long and strong such a bridge would need to be. But what can be done is build a different type of bridge - a bridge of knowledge and experiences which help connect the people and cultures of our two neighbouring countries. The Australia-Indonesia School BRIDGE Project (Building Relationships through Intercultural Dialogue and Growing Engagement) is a new initiative from the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII) working together with Asia Education Foundation (AEF) based in Melbourne. It will operate between 2008 and 2010. BRIDGE will involve 90 Australian and 90 Indonesian educators from 40 Australian and 40 Indonesian schools. This brilliant new education program is designed to –
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ANTARA in NTT
Both of these youth programs are supported by Australia-Nusa Tenggara Assistance for Regional Autonomy (ANTARA) and implemented by DELSOS Larantuka.
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Sugeng
Prayudi lives and works in Kupang. A major part of his job involves monitoring and evaluation (pemantauan dan
evaluasi) with Australia Nusa Tenggara Assistance for Regional Autonomy (ANTARA). This is important, particularly
in aid projects. It is important to know whether programs and activities are achieving results and if money and
time are being spent effectively. His dedication to this aspect of development has contributed to being a successful
Australian Leadership Award (ALA) awardee. In fact, Sugeng's ALA is an Allison Sudrajat Award —
a special award in memory of the former Head of AusAID Indonesia. ALAs are awarded to Indonesian citizens who
are seen to have tremendous potential as leaders in their fields. Sugeng will major in Monitoring and Evaluations
Studies at Melbourne University beginning in early 2009. It isn't the first time Sugeng has studied in Australia.
For three years from 1999 he studied applied linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney under an Australian
Development Scholarship (ADS). Besides liking the study, Sugeng loved the Aussie social life, and the importance
placed upon the environment in Australia. Currently Sugeng works with ANTARA, an AusAID project based in Kupang
but which works in many parts of NTT. He is very involved with two youth-based activities in Larantuka, 3 hours
drive from Maumere in Flores.
The 9th Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum
KGI's
motto for the past 20 years has been ‘Good Neighbours Make Good Friends.’ This is very true whether
we are talking about the people who live next door in your village or city, or nearby countries. Australia and Indonesia
have been neighbours for a very, very long time. We are also happy to say that the two countries have been friends
for a long time. This doesn’t mean that difficulties may sometimes arise but by talking about these, solutions
can always been found.
A wonderful example of this cooperation and friendship was the recent 9th Australia-Indonesia Ministerial Forum (AIMF) held in Canberra in November. The last Forum was held in June 2006, in Bali. The Ministers from both countries discussed key bilateral political and strategic, economic, trade and development assistance issues.
This year's Ministerial Forum was at the end of a year that has been a very busy and productive year of engagement between Australia and Indonesia. There have been 29 ministerial-level visits between the two countries since late 2007. This includes two separate visits to Indonesia by the Australian Prime Minister and two visits to Australia by Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Wirajuda.
Dr Hassan Wirajuda was accompanied by Mari Pangestu, the Minister for Trade, Anton Apriyantono, Minister for Agriculture, Vice-Admiral (Ret.) Freddy Numberi, the Minister for Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Rachmat Witoelar, the Minister for Environment, and Andi Mattalata, the Minister for Law and Human Rights.
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On October 12th, 2008, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, farewelled eighteen young Indonesians
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If you have been a
regular reader of Kang Guru you will already know a lot about the Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program
(AIYEP). In the June 2008 magazine there was news of AIYEPs in Lombok. Did you see that? Even after 25 years,
the program is still going strong thanks to the support of the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII) and the hard
work of the Cultural Section in the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.
for
Sydney as AIYEP 2008-9 participants. They are now in Australia (check out the photographs) on their two month
visit staying with Australian families and gaining work experience in the Aussie workplace. Together with their
18 Australian counterparts they will return to Indonesia in mid-December for join activities in East Java during
January and February 2009. This annual program is sponsored by the AII and the Indonesian Ministry of Youth
and Sport. For more news of AIYEP 2008-9, check out the AusAID and the KGI website
Did
you know that the Kang GURU website attracted over 1.1 million hits between August and October 2008? That's
a lot of hits! Hits are one thing but what about unique visitors? For example, during October this year there were
8,583 unique visitors (all different people) logged onto the KGI website. When do you log on to KGI? The most popular
times for viewing KGI pages is between 9am and 4pm although a lot of people are still looking at the website at
midnight!
Did you know that AusAID and other Oz Indo related pages on the KGI website are the most looked at page son the website AND they have always been very popular. That's right! Here are the statistics for September, 2008
| AusAID/AusAID Archives | 12% |
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| KGI Travel | 11% | |
| Magazine | 10% | |
| Index (homepage) | 8% | |
| KGCC | 8% | |
| Language-learning pages | 8% |
KGI predicts that for 2008, the KGI website and Forum page will attract close to 6,000,000 hits.
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In October 2008, 24 Indonesian student basketballers traveled to Western Australia. They represented Deteksi Basketball League (DBL). During their week in Perth the DBL teams and their coaches experienced a Basketball WA high performance coaching clinic and attended both Perth Wildcat and Perth Lynx training sessions and their competition games.
FULL TEAM : The All Stars DBL Indonesia with Australia's Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia, Louise Hand, Minister of Youth and Sport Adhyaksa Dault, DBL Commissioner Azrul Ananda, and staff of the Australian Embassy at the residence of Louise Hand, Jakarta. (irawan aji/deteksi - 12 Oct 2008) "Our young players have been selected on the basis of their character and educational performance, not just basketball skills” said DBL Commissioner Azrul Ananda. “We hope that through their interaction in sport with young Australians they will develop their skills and develop friendships that will lead to regular international games like this for DBL”. Sports relations between Indonesia and Western Australia are growing significantly. In June, Football West's state soccer team and the A-League's Perth Glory attracted huge public and media interest by playing against top ranking sides in East Java. International Youth Coastal Conference
Sue and Ayu had just boarded the flight to Surabaya when they noticed a Kang Guru T-shirt being worn by one of
the passengers — who could it be? When they got off the flight they caught up |
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Jessica Mauboy visited Australia-funded projects in NTTIn August 2008, Jessica Mauboy visited Kupang, her father's hometown. Together with her father, Ferdi, she visited some of the development projects funded by the Government of Australia in Nusa Tenggara Timur. In Nunkurus-Kupang Timur sub-district, she was greeted enthusiastically by students and teachers of Sekolah Satu Atap. School students there were so happy and surprised having an opportunity to meet and sing local songs together with her. The stage was built especially by the school just a day before her arrival. She sang her own song called ‘Used To Be’. She sang so beautifully!
Jessica also sang and danced in Amarasi Barat with local youth when she visited a weaving project funded by Australia
Nusa Tenggara Assistance for Regional Autonomy (ANTARA-AusAID). The project is aiming to improve income genera-ting
opportunities of 259 weavers in NTT. The weavers showed her how they produce an ikat weaving using local materials. Jessica was so impressed with how complex the process was before it became a beautiful scarf or sarong. To close her visit to Amarasi she was asked by locals to eat sirih pinang — betel leaves, nuts and lime — which was a symbol to indicate that she is part of the community. Written by Syalomi Natalia, Communication Officer with ANTARA-AusAID
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the passenger. It was Ibu Arinda Susanti and Erlyen (one of her students) from SMA1 Tarakan. They were on their
way home from the ‘National Youth Coastal Conference’ an international conference held in Townsville,
Australia. The conference was about protecting and enhancing marine and coastal environ-ments, communities and
industries through education. The students gave workshops on a marine or coastal topic relevant to their local
area. A trip to Magnetic Island was organized for the participants. KGI asked Ely for her impressions of the
conference and Australia. She said she was very nervous and scared at first - everyone was speaking English.
But she soon began to make friends and she really enjoyed the workshops. She has become more interested in the
marine environment since the conference and will tell students in Tarakan about it. What about Ibu Arinda – she
was busy too! She made contact with several schools in the area with the idea of setting up student exchange
visits.
KGI
has limited copies of this wonderful booklet. Full details about halal food, location of mosques, restaurants
and local Muslim organizations are provided to help Muslims visitors to the Land Down Under. If you would
like a copy then answer this simple SMS question —
Global Warming has become a worldwide issue
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Global Warming means that the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans is rising and that this is not good for our planet. Global Warming can affect our daily life. If the Earth's temperature is rising there will be water shortages for example. People might not be able to water their gardens. Some forests may die off and become deserts. The increasing heat can cause snow covered mountain peaks to melt causing floods. Many people say that Global Warming is mainly caused by humans. Whether we realise it or not, as humans we are taking advantage of our natural resources and giving nothing back in return. The JOEYS have an important message to give to all the young generation all over Indonesia. "As the younger generation we should care more about our environment. We don't want to see our environment getting worse and worse as we grow up. That’s why each of us should start positive action and help to fight against Global Warming! Start at your school with your friends and teachers and also at home with your family."
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Can you see the Joeys? The Joeys are giving you some messages through the actions they are doing in the scene above. It's all related to the environment. As you know the Joeys want to fight Global Warming. Please help the Joeys to deliver their messages all across Indonesia. Look at the clues (the tick or the cross and the verb that you can use). Support the JOEYS Global Warming Campaign by sending environmental messages to your friends across Indonesia. But first send them to KGI by email before Feb. 27th. Do’s
Fatimah: ..................................................... Don’ts
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As we said in the September magazine, the KGCC network of English language clubs has been alive and kicking in Indonesia since 2001. However the network will close at the end of this year. To celebrate the winding down of the connection to Kang Guru, the KGI team has been busily visiting KGCCs all over Indonesia. Read about some of the activities, places and people that KGI has seen since September.
Mendoyo - September 6th
The Get Together
at SMPN 3 Mendoyo involved four English language clubs, Fomula English Club KGCC #041, Fellowship English Club KGCC
# 018, Generation English Club and Teenager English Club. The event was attended by 150 students, teachers and Principals
from SMPN 1, SMPN 2, SMPN 3 and SMPN 4. The event consisted of a variety of well-prepared performances and language
activities from each club. It was terrific to see
the
way the students used English in their GTG performances - well done to everyone! There were also traditional and
modern dances, drama, story telling, duets and language games run by the students. The most impressive performance
was the Choral Speaking. This was where students told a story in chorus accompanied by spoken sound effects. It
is a very good method to practice pronunciation and to familiarize students with rhymes and sounds in English. Ibu
Luh Nyeneng learnt about this in Malaysia and has used it with her students ever since.
Kang Guru would like to say thank you for everyone involved in this Final Get Together in particular Ibu Luh Nyeneng and Pak Gurnita who put a lot of energy in organizing the event. And thanks to all the school principals and other English teachers who had supported and attended the event.
Saumlaki - September 14th -19th
Ayu and Ogi spent a full
week traveling to far Eastern Indonesia. From Ambon they flew to the Tanimbar Islands and visited six schools in
Saumlaki plus a very special and active English language club - the Sta’r English Club in Arui Das village.
The visit to Saumlaki was unforgettable mainly because of the warm welcome from the people there. The students were
so excited to meet Kang Guru team members. Even though they live in Arui Das which is around 6 km away they had
walked down to Arui Bab to meet KG. Around 40 members came to the meeting. Ogi and Ayu played some new and interesting
games and everyone had plenty of fun, and all in English. KGI also presented a mini workshop to teachers in the
area.
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The club members, all wearing traditional cloth, sang and danced. They were all very good singers. Then we went to see a traditional style of cooking - hot stone cooking. The food was delicious and the villages were very happy we tried it. How can we ever forget this amazing trip to Saumlaki – Arui village. The long journey to get there was worth it. I guess the words 'thank you' wouldn't be enough, I hope we can see you all again in the future. (Ogi) |
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Pak Benny is such an inspiring club leader and teacher. He is active and very helpful. Problems with transportation, handphone signals, phone lines and mail services have not stopped Pak Benny working hard for his students. Kang Guru would like to say thank you for organizing our visit and the club Get Together. |
Ngoro - October 28thThe final GTG at SMP 1 (Junior English Club #11) in Ngoro near Mojokerto was very colorful. The theme of the day was Majapahit Culture so all the club members were dressed up in Majapahit Era costumes. Students performed two dramas and held an interactive fashion show. There were Kang Guru games in English and even a game with the teachers which the students really loved. They all cheered for their teacher. |
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Jember - November 8thAbout 150 students gathered in the school hall of SMPN Ambulu for their KGCC Get Together. The committee of 12 boys had designed the whole event including the welcome banner, the stage set, the certificates, the schedule and even the food. Great teamwork. The GTG entertainment was fabulous. It began with a traditional dance and was followed by an enthusiastic singing and drumming session by students from a local school. Next came a song and drama presentation about the environment performed by Social Science Class Two. They all wore costumes and took their roles very seriously – even the trees! The drama told the story (in English) of a small forest which was used as a shady meeting place for farmers and women of the village as they returned from the market. Illegal loggers cut down the trees. The people of the village were sad and began to suffer from the effects of Global Warming. Finally the police came along and caught the loggers. The villagers then planted new trees. The message about caring for our environment was very strong. After the drama the KGI activities began. First was a spirited question and answer session and then the students took part in a KGI magazine quiz. A great day - many thanks to Umi and her committee.
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Sempu, Banyuwangi - November 15thKGI traveled to SMK Al Azhar Sempu, 15 minutes from Genteng, for their final KGCC Get Together. The event took place under a large tent decorated by the club members. Around 85 members from three Kang Guru Connection Clubs were there - Fragrant Water, Charming Learners and Galaxy. All three clubs have been keen and enthusiastic for many years. The clubs divided into groups and presented performances for not only KGI but for the whole audience of fellow members. They ranged from song and dance performances to poems and cultural demonstrations. It was great to meet longtime Sempu friends too - Nur, Aziz, Jupriadi and Jarkoni. Many thanks too to the wonderful principal of the school, Pak Asnan and hard working teachers including Mbak Dyah and Pak Tato. Thanks to these enthusiastic teachers the students are very keen on English. KGI hopes this enthusiasm will continue. In the near future this school will be offering a broadcasting course and will be the only school in the Banyuwangi area that has a real radio station on-site.
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Madura Get Together - August 10th
The Get Together
in Pemakasan has probably been the most boisterous final Get Together so far. Around 130 members from Adhi Rama
English Club (#089), Nurul Ulum English Club (#086), English Club of Pamekasan Youth (#068), Edelweiss (#005), Al-Ghazali
(#056), Nurul Huda and of course Pioneer (#019) attended the event. The event began with a KGCC Reflection activity
from each club, followed with great performances by Edelweiss and Pioneer. The next activity was creating a club
‘Kang Guru Yell-Yell.’ They were so enthusiastic in preparing their ‘Yell-Yell’ activities
and the room soon became extremely noisy. Then came the performances. KGI was impressed by each group's spirit and
enthusiasm in delivering their ‘Yell-Yell’. They were creative, loud and energetic. The winners of most
creative ‘Yell-Yell’ were from the Edelweiss English Club based in Guluk Guluk.
The last set of activities were Kang Guru Quizzes. To make it more interesting the students had to give the correct answers to a member of the Kang Guru team, even if they were outside the room! KGI knows that everyone had a great day and thank you to all the clubs who took part, especially Pioneer Club from Prenduan who organized the event. Well Done!
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KGI Teacher WorkshopsDuring 2008 KGI has presented 30 teacher workshops to over 1,700 teachers. Were you there? Workshop feedback from teachers is always positive. We know that these one-day events really do help hard working teachers to make English interesting and attractive to their students. However, after 6 years of teacher workshops, KGI is now in the process of bringing them to a close. This means that KGI teacher workshops will stop mid-2009. Would you like to have a KGI teacher workshop in your area before July 2009? If you do then you need to start getting organized. Send your workshop request to Ogi at KGI as soon as possible – oyutarini@ialf.edu A special hello to teachers in Muara Enim, Jember, Mojokerto and Sampit for their wonderful participation in recent KGI teacher workshops. Keep up the good work, okay? Be brave and at least try some of the activities you saw in the KGI workshops. |
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Kang Guru is very lucky and meets students from all over Indonesia – often at their schools. The visits are usually just for an hour and give the really, keen English students a chance to practice their English with a native speaker and learn more about Kang Guru and how we can help in the learning process. When we return to the office it is always nice to receive emails or letters from these students and their teachers. Here are a few of them below. The first is from Mashudi Cholil
Hi, Sue
After KGI visited Jember for a KGCC Get Together in November, Alvian Ghafur sent this email to KGI in Bali.
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Workshop Feedback from Gazebo English Club in TrenggalekGazebo English club successfully organized a workshop for English teachers in conjunction with Kang Guru twice. The first was in March 2006 and the follow up workshop was in February 2007 when more than 100 teachers participated. We proudly invited Kang Guru to lead the workshop for the teachers because Kang Guru has a lot of experience and well-versed in running workshops around the country. Kang Guru workshop material is extensive and is updated regularly. It has influenced many teachers in their teaching of English.
We have obtained many great responses from many English teachers. They want us to organize another education workshop. We thank Kang Guru for assisting us to motivate and lead our English teachers here by conducting those workshops. Siti Nurul Hidayah,S.PdI
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The
price for the SMA Package or SMP Package is Rp 125,000 (for either cassettes or CD), and if you want to buy
both, the price is Rp 150,000.
Trenggalek, our hometown,
is mountainous territory with many rural communi-ties spread in many widespread areas. By joining a Kang Guru
workshop, many teachers from many remote areas could find out some of the latest techniques in upgrading their
competency in English language teaching. The workshop has had a direct and indirect effect on the development
of education in our area. The immediate impact is the workshop has improved the capability of English teachers
in our area by helping them to apply and adapt the newest methods in language teaching system. The workshops
have energized teachers to improve their qualifications.
What is a typical Gemini, the Zodiac
sign of the twins? Looking on the Internet it appears Geminis like variety in life, multiple projects all going
on at once and they have a talent for and love of using their minds and expressing themselves fully. They have a
great love of the written as well as the spoken word, and will often put pen to paper — or hands to keyboard — to
get their own thoughts down. Hmm, interesting! Both singers interviewed by Kang Guru recently were born under the
sign of Gemini and both are doing all these things.
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She graduated from Senior High School in July 2008 and has decided to take some time out from studying for a while. She said she felt exhausted after studying for the final exams but it was worth it and she passed.
So what's next for Sherina? She wants to continue with her music career and is busy working on a new album that
she hopes will be ready by the end of the year. Sherina would like to go to America to study film-score writing
in the future. Being independent is very important to Sherina and she would like to be able to pay the fees
herself, so she is continuing to work and earn money. What does Sherina like to do in her free time? She listens to music of course! She also keeps fit. Twice a week she and her cousing practice Wushu for one and a half hours. Sherina says its great sport for keeping fit and for building stamina and best of all it's fun. |
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Before KGI went to Jakarta to meet Afgan we asked some of the staff at IALF if they had any questions for him. Dian asked - ‘Is Afgan your real name? ‘Ya. I'm Afgan. I was not born in Afghanistan it's because I was born on the May 27th and at that time Afghanistan is in the news. My mum heard the words Afghanistan and named her newborn son, me, Afgan.’ |
Sherina was born in
Bandung on June 11, 1990 and later moved to Jakarta with her family. Every afternoon after her elementary school
classes she would be kept busy learning English and other extra curricular activities. And being a typical Gemini
it seems that she enjoyed being kept busy. KGI recently met Sherina in Jakarta. In fact, Sue from KGI used to
be her teacher many years ago in Jakarta. Did Sherina remember? Yes! Even though they haven’t met for 13
years Sherina remembered some of the songs she used to sing in her English classes.
One
of the ways she saves money is by being her own designer. When she appears on television or at a concert now
she does her own hair and make-up. She told KGI she buys her own clothes and uses these when she is performing – no
more special outfits just for TV appearances. As Panasonic’s youth ambassador she has visited Japan several
times. In the Harajuku shopping area she has a couple of favourite shops she always buys clothes from.
Afghan is a busy nineteen
year old from Jakarta who is juggling a promising career and study. He is currently studying Business in Jakarta.
At the same time he has launched his career as a singer. Kang Guru asked him which is more important at the moment – singing
or studying? Here’s what he said
– ‘I’ve been asked that question a thousand times actually and I don’t know what to say
because I love my job, I really love it and education is more like responsibility for my future. I can’t
say which is more important and I just say that I’ll do it both ways and try to keep it balanced.’ Afgan
has just returned from Australia. He will soon study in Australia for a year as part of his current course. He
has already spent a couple of weeks visiting Melbourne and Perth and told Sue that it was too cold and he wasn't
used to that type of weather.
Afgan's English is
very good and Kang Guru asked him how long he’d been learning English. He said, ’I’ve had
lessons since I was in elementary school until I graduated from High school. Then I quit but I’m planning
to start again.’ Does he think English is important? ‘Of course, for the future when we are working
we will meet people not only from Indonesia but other countries and we need to speak English together.’ Does
he still have problems with English? ‘I’m nervous when I’m speaking – probably because
of the grammar – I’m still not used to it.’ Does he have any tips for Kang Guru readers
and listeners? ‘Nowadays it's really important to learn English. You’re gonna regret it someday
if you’re not learning.’
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There is a lot of information about Sherina and Afgan on this page BUT what do you think is the MOST interesting?
Send your responses to KGI by letter OR email. You could win autographed copies of their latest CDs. It is as easy as that. |
'Kelapa saya sakit'After having been to Australia ten times taking my students on exchange within Sister School Relationships with several secondary colleges in Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, I can tell a little bit about my visits. My students who took part in the visits have really enjoyed learning and experiencing lifestyle and culture of Australian families and society in the effort to strengthen the commitment to create a more peaceful and prosperous world. The youth in Australia and the youth in Indonesia, to me, they are just the same. They both want more freedom of expression, more opportunities to show their creative works and more respect and appreciation from the adults. They both love mobile phones and chatting on the internet. They also enjoy almost the same food: pizza, KFC, and pasta. Have I experienced a funny thing? Yes, I have. Once I was teaching Bahasa Indonesia, and I was playing a role as a doctor and the Australian student as a patient. I asked the student, “Apa keluhan, Anda?" “Pak Dokter, kelapa saya sakit!”. He meant to say, "Kepala saya sakit!” He then laughed loudly when I told him, "Kelapa means coconut."
Different culture, different foodAs an Australian I found Lebaran tradition is interesting. I followed 'mudik' with my friend to Tulungagung. I was given a peci and sarung and visited hundreds of houses for 'mohon maaf lahir batin'. For three days we ate at every house we went to. On the fourth day we finished 'forgiving' at 9pm. I was very full and wanted to sleep but my friend and his family wanted to eat again. I was surprised, "eating again, serious?'. "Yes Lindsay, we haven't eaten rice, and in Indonesia, we don't feel full without rice."
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How can I pray five times daily?My most impressive story was when I was chosen to be the representative from North Maluku to join the Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP) for 2008-9. Australia was such a beautiful place in my mind at that time but I was worried about some things. How can I find halal food? How can I pray five times daily if I don’t know where the kiblat is? The other thing is that I wear a veil and I thought that some people might look at me strangely. I was very surprised when I arrived in Sydney in October 2008 to see many people from different cultures and religions yet they live in peace and without boundaries. Some things that I learned in Sydney included being disciplined and punctual. I especially learned about egalitarianism which is the basis of most things in Australia. Thankfully no people saw me as a stranger in Sydney.I love this country and hopefully can visit it again one day.
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Muhammad
Hamzah Zaidin, an English Teacher at SMAN 2 Makassar. The picture is Pak Hamzah and Mr. P. Holding, the principal
of Macksville High School, New South Wales.
Febrianty Gamalia graduated
from Khairun University in Ternate where she studied English literature. Febrianty has just returned from 2 months
in Australia with AIYEP. See page 9 for more news of AIYEP 2008 - 2009.
Introducing Radio AustraliaRadio Australia (RA) is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's international radio and online service. RA broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week across Asia and the Pacific. RA has been broadcasting to the Indonesian region for more than 60 years ago. Currently RA can be heard through-out the archipelago via more than 35 rebroadcast partner stations.
As Australia actively engages its Asian and Pacific neighbours, RA continues to promote better understand-ing of Australian institutions and attitudes to millions in their own language. Thanks to the extensive network of local rebroadcasting partners, RA is also helps information exchange among communities in the region.
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Champions/Consultative Group 2008During 2008 the KGI Champions and Consultative Group (CG) have advised and guided KGI in many ways. The members of these two groups, through their valuable feedback, have really helped KGI with improvements to the magazine, website, radio programs and the Listening & Reading Class Sets for teachers. So many thanks to CG members Alana, Gayatri, Jeanette, Maggie, Made and Ana. The final meeting of the CG for 2008 was held on October 25th in Bali but they will be back again in 2009. A special thanks to Geoff Crewes from IALF Jakarta for his input and guidance.
Thanks a million also to the fantastic KGI Champions - Asep, Syahrir, Keyko, Wibowo, Ririn, Suryadi and Fadhil. During 2009 the role of the Champions will be even more important for KGI. For one thing they will provide valuable ongoing support to the members of KGI Presenter's and Connection Club networks which actually wind up in December this year. Support from Kang Guru will not stop immediately however. Through the Champions, the support will continue. |
By using the latest digital
technology and new media services, RA actively seeks to engage audiences with a range of diverse content including
news and information. RA's educational content and specialised English lesson are very popular among younger
audiences.
What
does RA stand for and do you listen to RA? Send your answers by SMS to KGI by February 27th, 2009. You can
win a fantastic gift box from RA which includes a watch, flashdisk and a pen!
KGI's Writing Competition for the 20th Anniversary of KGI in IndonesiaHave you ever entered a Kang Guru Writing Competition? If you haven't, or even if you have, be sure to enter this special 20th anniversary Writing Competition from KGI. This annual competition is being announced earlier than usual this year. The reason for this is that we want ALL of you to enter no matter what age you are! Write a maximum of 250 words, in English and send to KGI before March 31st, 2009. What do you like the most about Kang Guru Indonesia? (Choose between 1,2 or 3 things only)We encourage entrants to give evidence for their response to this simple question. Winners will be announced on the KGI Forum and website in April 2009. The Grand Winner, and a friend, will visit Bali in the middle of 2009 while two Runners Up will also be invited to come to Bali. All three winners will be interviewed for KGI and they will all appear in the June 2009 magazine talking about their life and their connection with Kang Guru. Their interviews will also be featured during the final series of KGI radio programs across Indonesia in August and September, 2009. The best 25 entries will also win a KGI 20th Anniversary t-shirt and a special KGI Prize Pack. |
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Here are the latest radio stations to join the Kang Guru Indonesia radio network:
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Kang Guru Interactive Presenters Network
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Listening to the radio
is now easier than ever before especially if you have a mobile phone with an in-built radio. Listening to music
and news is great. If you have an English language interactive radio program in your area then be sure to allow
time to tune in to those programs regularly, okay? Are such programs available in your area? Over the past 4
years the members of the Kang Guru Interactive Presenters Network have worked together, and with KGI, to develop
and improve their interactive English radio programs for their listeners. The presenters themselves are dedicated
and creative and will continue to present their programs for you. The KGI Interactive Presenters network, created
in 2005, will wind up at the end of December 2008. Good luck to all radio stations that are smart enough to have
such programs.
...Youth Trends
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Dear Kang Guru Indonesia, The theme for December 2008 edition is about youth, isn't it? I want to tell you about what's happening in my hometown, especially for the teenagers.
As we know, now we live in modern era. Consequently, we have to know the latest technology. Now, the students
in Tulungagung both SMP and SMA are keen on developing their skills in information and communication technology.
My friends and I really love to go to the internet cafe in our spare time (leisure time). From this virtual
activity, we found some websites which provide interesting way to have friends. There are some websites such
as Friendster, MySpace, and Facebook. But, most of us like Friendster better than others. We love to have many
friends all over the world. By browsing this site, we can enhance our knowledge. We talk about their countries,
what's popular there, and
Jade Nugrahaningtyas L. NB: Jade was the winner of KGI Writing Competition 2007. |
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favourite things to do. I really like to add as many friends as I could. No matter my friends realize
it or not, this community helps us to use technology in positive ways. I think the most important thing is we
can communicate with friends all over the world in English. It's one simple way to practice our writing skills
in English.
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Young Scientists of the Future? For the second year running Sekolah Dyatmika Bali hosted a fantastic Science Fair. 19 schools from around Denpasar were invited to participate. The aims of the Science Fair were to:
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The main activity
involved groups of up to 4 students (SD, SMP and SMA) developing a poster showing a summary of their original
science research project. All the posters were colorful and the judges had a hard time finding the winners. The
Best Model and the Best Investigation categories were won by a team of girls from SMA 5 Denpasar with their Energy
Saving Stove made from waste materials. Students presented on-the-spot science experiments too. Kang Guru went
along and was amazed at the originality of some of the experiments. Other experiments included:
Also visiting the
Fair were ecological organizations explaining about keeping our environment healthy. There were eco-projects
such as worm farms and 'planting' rocks in the sea-bed to encourage the growth of coral.
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