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Kang GURU Magazine - December 2009
Welcome from Kevin DaltonHi everyone and a special g’day g’day to all of our regular and longtime readers. Here we are at the end of another year. KGI has been very busy lately as so many things have been happening. Although the 20th Anniversary was held just a few weeks back (Nov. 20 – 21), the memories of that event are still fresh in so many people’s minds. More news in the March 2010 edition.
Kang Guru will be back in March 2010 with the next KGI magazine - the theme will include the environment. Please enjoy and learn from this December edition and let’s all look forward to a great 2010. So, from all of us here at Kang Guru Indonesia in Bali, the very best wishes for the Festive Season and Happy New Year.
SMS comments from readers about KGI's September 2009 magazine (unedited versions)
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The
theme of this magazine is the myriad links that exit between Indonesia
and Australia. Do you know that there are thousands of people in
Indonesia and in Australia who know each other? They are linked
through a wide range of shared experiences. These links are important
to these people, and to the Indonesia-Australia relationship, and
will always be remembered. In this edition read just some of the
many people to people and government to government links that exist
between Indonesia and Australia. There are three areas where KGI
absolutely knows such links have been really facilitated, developed
and established - alumni, volunteering and exchanges. For many years
KGI has given readers and listeners plenty of information about
these groups of people, right? KGI has told you about the Muslim
Exchange Program from the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII), activities
with the Australia Indonesia Youth Exchange Program (AIYEP), alumni
of Australia who have returned to work in Indonesia, and exchange
programs for journalists, students, artists and teachers. These
programs, amongst others, both bilateral and private, definitely
create those valuable links.
This is the first time for me to write about Kang Guru. I
know about Kang Guru from listening to Pastway Radio in Tasikmalaya.
They broadcast Kang Guru program weekly to more than 170 stations
across Indonesia. I'm interested in the Kang Guru program
because it's a good program for us to practise and increase
my English ability. It was difficult to find a good English
magazine so I was surprised when I began to read the magazine.
There is lots of information that's important for me. I'm
really suprised me cos Kang Guru has reached hundreds of thousands
of students, teachers and communities. Wow ... it's very amazing.
I hope you are always succesful and exist in Indonesia forever.
Thanks to Australia for making Kang Guru exist in Indonesia.
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•Inspiration to improve English!Last year I visited IALF Bali and found the KGI magazine. My first impression about the magazine was usual. But after I read and read I understood this magazine reflected Indonesian and Australian culture. It tells how Indonesian and Australian culture is different. In the June 2007 edition I love the part about Tora Sudiro. Tora is famous and so funny. His advice, which I’ve still remembered until now is “making mistakes in English is good and you learn more. If you don’t speak then maybe you won’t learn anything new”. This advice gave me spirit and inspiration to improve my English. People like Tora Sudiro can be an inspiration to everyone including me. It’s fantastic. Ni Made Inten Lestari Dear Inten, many thanks for the letter and I am sure Tora will enjoy reading your comments. Yes, Tora is on our database!
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•KGI is my daily meal!My name’s Maria Savio Binter. My friends call me Mey. I’m a student at SMAN 3 Sorong, Papua. I know this program from Mr. Sangadji. He used your magazine in our English lessons. KGI is my daily meal. I like your magazine, radio program, study books and cassettes. It helps me how to speak with someone, exercise my hearing and my brain. I hope the KGI crew will visit our school because we want to ask many questions. OK, I think that’s all and good luck. KGI is the best. Maria Savio Binter Hello Maria, it's lovely to receive an email from a KGI reader far away in Papua. When the KGI team goes to Papua next year we will make sure to visit your school.
• Don't stop the magazine!Today I received the Sept 2009 magazine. However don’t think that you can ever stop sending me the magazine just because it is now on your website. I like reading your magazine than reading it on the computer. I always get a headache if I sit down in front of the computer for along time. Do you know sometimes I read your magazine in my room or even bring it outside and read it under a tree. I enjoy it. Wildan Habibi – Sidayu, Gresik, East Java |
• Theme for March mag...!I study in SMP Sw St Fransiskus Aek Tolang. My hobby is swimming & cycling. I am 13 years old. First, Happy Anniversary to KGI. I do know Kang Guru from my English teacher. He teaches us to write letters to Kang Guru. He teaches us about Kang GURU magazine in the school. At school we have good activities for the enivironment. We grow mahoni trees near my school. It is also good to minimize global warming. And today our topic is about Our Forest, Our Life, so I think Kang Guru must do more about this topic. Otniel Thanks for your email. The theme for the March 2010 magazine will include the environment. And yes KGI totally agrees with you - looking after the environment is VERY important. |
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To have time on your hands means you do not have much to do, you are not busy and have spare time. "Now that her children are all at school, she has a lot of time on her hands. Maria has decided to volunteer with the local Red Cross in Padang". |
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To lend a hand is to happily give someone some help and assistance because you have some spare time. "Could you lend me a hand with this table? I need to register the volunteers working here today". "Could you lend a hand with this math assignment? "No problem, I’d be happy to lend a hand". |
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case of in for a penny, in for a pound,
which means that when gambling or taking a chance, you might
as well go the whole way and take all the risks, not just some. |
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I received this short email recently from Andi in Madura. He and his students would like to have an Australian work at their school cos all the students there really love English. Can you see the problems with the email?
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What should Andi have written?After reading your magazine, I’m interested to join the volunteer program. I haveread of this before in the KGI magazine. Could you send a volunteer to our school, it would be great if a native speaker works with my students. 1. interested - for more information look at KGI Quick Fix in the March 2009 magazine. 2. join - a verb : to join 3. ever is only used in question - Have you ever done any volunteer work in your life? 4. great/ wonderful - comfortable is an adjective and usually describes something physically relaxing – a comfortable chair, a comfortable situation. 5. native-speaker - a native speaker of English/ a native English speaker OR any language. Ogi at KGI is a native speaker of Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Bali. |
People to people links are created
when people really get to know each other. They can get to
know each other in many ways. It may be done by studying together
or visiting each other. Perhaps they help each other in times
of disaster or development and then, by working together,
they learn and understand more about one another. These types
of links and experiences usually remain strong for many, many
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These are all important experiences
where people grow and develop personally and professionally.
Afterwards people often remain friends and associates for
many years and even after quite a long time, wonderful memories
remain strong. Throughout the pages of this magazine you will
read about new people to people links being built, and others
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Okay, here's something for you to think about. There are thousands of these people living and working here in Indonesia who have studied in Australia. They may be teenagers, young adults, even middle-aged or older people. In fact some of them could be over 60 years of age. They are all a part of the same group. This very special group of people are called alumni.
Alumni are people who have studied in a particular place – university, college and country. Alumni of Australia are students who have studied in Australia. Alumni of Melbourne University are students who have, some time in the past, studied at Melbourne University. Did you know that thousands and thousands of Indonesians have studied in Australia, some privately and some on scholarships. Do you also know that every year there are about 18,000 Indonesians studying at universities, colleges and schools in Australia?
Rika Kiswardani - an Australian alumni of Flinders University in South Australia
Recently at an Australian Alumni function in Makassar, KGI interviewed Rika Kiswardani, an alumni of Flinders University in South Australia. Rika completed her pre-departure language course at IALF Jakarta before heading Down Under where she graduated from her Masters Degree of Policy and Administration in 2000. As the interview began, Rika told KGI of some of the lighter observations she made whilst in Australia including –
KGI Note: Streets in Indonesia, especially in villages and kampungs, always seem busy during daylight hours with motorbikes, children and kaki limas everywhere. But in Australia? Absolutely a lot quieter. Sometimes a car or a pedestrian may go past on a village street but as for motorbikes - hardly ever! |
While a pre-departure student at IALF Jakarta, Rika not only studied but also met and worked together with people such as David Spiller, ADS Team Leader 2000 – 2008, and Geoffrey Crewes, CEO IALF. As Rika says, it is interesting now because in her current position she has quite a different relationship with Geoffrey Crewes, and with the current ADS Team. They are now partners working side by side to further improve the scholarship scheme. Rika told KGI that while she delivers input from the GOI her Australian experience is of great assistance to her. Through discussion and sharing, and drawing on her Aussie experiences, Rika believes she is able to better communicate with her Australian scholarship partners about the ideas of the GOI.
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Rika
not only studied in Australia but in the process learnt a
lot about the Aussie way of doing things. Rika also made lasting
links with people there, especially her mentors at Flinders
University. Rika is the Head, Division of Bilateral Technical
Cooperation, Bureau for Technical Cooperation, State Secretariat
in Jakarta. In that role Rika is the main contact person between
the Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) program and
the Indonesian Government (GOI). 
Journalists building links between Indonesia and AustraliaI thought I already knew a bit about Indonesia before my visit earlier this year. After all, I had travelled there as a young backpacker in the 1990s. I was enchanted by the friendly people and beautiful landscapes. But I soon found out that there were other fascinating dimensions to this country, which has had such an interesting transition to democracy in the past decade. Then in 2008 I was awarded an Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award. Returning as a journalist, I was able to meet Indonesians from various walks of life - politicians, academics, fishermen and farmers. I also made friends with some journalists in Jakarta and was impressed to see how vigorous and spirited the Indonesian media is. One highlight of my trip was visiting Nurul Huda School in Bekasi, outside Jakarta. There I met students, teachers and parents, who were determined to make the school, which was built through AIBEP and funded by the Australian government, a success. Another memorable day was when I travelled to a small island near Makassar to observe Australian officials at work. They were talking to a fishing community about where Indonesian fishing waters end and Australian fishing waters begin. This is one of the issues that can still cause tensions in what has become a very close relationship between our two countries. It was impressive to see the level of engagement and grassroots diplomacy as both Australian and Indonesian officials took questions from the fishermen and their families and then sat down together to a delicious seafood lunch.
After a month in Indonesia, I flew back to Australia with my new friend Kartika Sari, from Rakyat Merdeka, the Indonesian winner of the 2008 Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award. Then we both attended the Australia-Indonesia: Partners in a New Era conference in Sydney. At this conference, there was a lot of talk about how the relations between our governments have become very close, but more needs to be done to encourage people-to-people relations. I felt was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to make new friends during my trip and to see parts of Indonesia that I had not experienced as a backpacker. I came away from my exchange knowing a few more Indonesian words and thinking that it would be a very good thing if more Australian school students had the opportunity to learn Bahasa and visit Indonesia. Sophie Morris, a journalist from
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hope that we will be able to visit them again in the
next 12 months. My new job in Australia is working at
Melbourne Zoo. I use my experience from living in Indonesia
everyday because I teach many Australian students about
life in Indonesia and the wildlife that lives there
including elephants, tigers and of course orangutans.
Keep reading KGI for more news from me here in Melbourne.
These people once dreamed to go abroad and their dreams have come true. Some went for a short visit and some went for longer periods. Most of them could not have done that without a scholarship. Yes, they received a scholarship to study abroad. How did they get the scholarship? Find out more by reading their own stories.
A letter from Gung Mas: Hi I’m a student of SMA 1 Bangli in Bali. I participated in a program called East Indonesia-Northern Australia Exchange Program offered by Diknas Bali. In March 2009, there was a test for every student in Singaraja and Bangli Regency to join in a student and teacher exchange program. From my school there were only 4 students and one teacher who participated in this program. I underwent an English test including speaking, reading, writing and listening and I did a “wawasan kebudayaan”, “wawasan nusantara”, and personality test. I was surprising when Mr. Dewa Nurjana called me and he said that I was successful to join in exchange student to Australia. I arrived in Darwin, Australia, on 24th of August. I will be here for 4 months, and I will back to Bali on 4th of December. Of course, I’m studying here. I’m studying in Darwin High School in year 11. And my job here is to learn about Aussie culture and introduce Balinese culture.
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must be 19 – 24 years old, have a 450 TOEFL ITP score
(not prediction), have a good academic record, be active in
any kinds of community services, be independent and open –
minded, and creative. For further information please visit www.iief.or.id or Google IELSP. Sultan – leader of one of the former KGCC English language clubs in Lombok. |
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yeah KGI, this Saturday afternoon, I will dance a Balinese
dance in Consulate of Indonesia here in Darwin This is a fund
raising event for the victims of the earthquakes in Indonesia.
I
joined the program called Indonesian English Language
Study Program (IELSP) to study Intensive English and
American culture in Ohio University from April 4 to
May 30, 2009. This program is available for all undergraduate
university students around Indonesia.
Rara Indah Permatasari
I followed “SEAMOLEC technical assistance program for Hanoi Open University”. SEAMOLEC stands for Southeast Asian Minister of Education Organization Regional Open Learning Centre. It’s one of SEAMOLEC programs to develop capacity building in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and my school (SMKN 1 Surabaya) is one of SEAMOLEC partners. Information about the SEAMOLEC open job training program
is available from JENI (Java Education Network Indonesia)
in SEAMOLEC office in Jakarta, and online. From vocational
high school students that have job training in SEAMOLEC, they
chose 2 students to go to Hanoi, that is me and my friend,
Basofi. We have now passed some selection processes. Now we
are in Hanoi, Vietnam, for 3 months. After that we come back
to Indonesia to continue our study at school and prepare to
face final examinations. |
Did you know that December 5th is International Volunteeer Day? Check it out - www.sealthedeal2009.org/unv
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development
organisation, in their offices in Ruteng. I don’t
always work directly with the people in the communities,
but I do take weekly trips and accompany staff into
the field, which gives me first-hand knowledge about
what happens on site.
Kang
Guru often receives questions from schools about how
their school can get an English native speaker volunteer
to work at their school. Ogi from KGI met with members
of the AVI team in Salatiga in October including Jon
Hunter, the Country Manager of AVI Indonesia (see picture
left). He mentioned that AVI's native speaker volunteers
do not teach in classrooms directly but work with English
teachers. If you would like more information about AVI
please contact:
The Australia Indonesia Partnership (AIP)
The ELTIS project from AusAID has achieved remarkable results since starting in 2007. Schools, teachers and students across three target provinces are already benefting from the project and the support from the Australian Indonesia Partnership. ELTIS (English Language Training for Islamic Schools) was established in 2007. It is an AusAID program in Indonesia and is under LAPIS (Learning Assistance Program for Islamic Schools). What is the aim of ELTIS? Caroline Bentley, Team Leader for ELTIS, is a great friend of KGI. Caroline told KGI about the aims of her program. ELTIS aims to develop the English language expertise and teaching capabilities of Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs or Islamic Junior Secondary School) teachers from selected districts in East Java, NTB, and South Sulawesi. All ELTIS programs are working towards the improved language ability of girls and boys in Madrasah Tsanawiyah, to equip them with a key skill for entering higher education and the professional workforce. This is achieved by working intensively with their English language teachers through a series of English language upgrading courses and teaching methodology modules.
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An important health partnership tackling maternal mortalityMaternal mortality is when a woman dies during pregnancy, delivery, or immediately after delivery of her baby and up to 42 days after. Neonatal mortality is when a baby dies at any time between birth until it is 28 days old. Deaths of mothers and babies can be prevented. Prevention begins at home. When planning the pregnancy, planning for a safe place to deliver the baby, and with the best person to support the birth of the baby. Families, husbands, and mothers themselves should make sure the woman’s health and nutrition is good. When the baby is born it should happen in a well equipped health centre with a trained midwife or doctor. Community preparedness, and support, for pregnancy is important for success. Maternal or neonatal deaths can also be prevented by having well equipped health centres and well trained and competent health staff to manage any problems that may arise. As an AusAID project, the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH) is working with the governments in 9 districts in NTT to help reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. The Partnership includes BAPPEDA (Regional Development Planning Board), the Health Department, Women’s Empowerment, Community Empowerment, and the Family Planning Bureau. |
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Mr. John McComb and his team at AIPMNH work with partners at community level through Desa Siaga, Posyandu, PNPM, and other local organziations to mobilize community and family care for women and new born babies. The AIPMNH also works with health service providers in health centres and hospitals to make sure staff are well trained and have the right equipment and supplies.
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KGI received an SMS from Supandi, SMAN 1 Lembar, on 6th November, 2009
"I would like to express my appreciation to the Royal Australian Air Force. As I have seen on TV, they have been doing great things to help our government to help the people of Padang (which was) swept up by the earth quake. That's what we call 'Good Neighours Make Good Friends".
DEPLU Youth Ambassadors to AustraliaMy name is Balqis. I am one of Youth Ambassadors of Indonesia 2009. All of us met Kevin from Kang Guru and the Ambassador of Australia in Indonesia when my friends and I visited the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. After that we all went to Perth in Australia. Perth is a very natural and very beautiful city and its citizens are so friendly. On the first day a delegation of members of the Western Australian Parliament welcomed us in their office. They gave us some snacks and drinks. And after giving us a welcoming speech they kindly gave us a free ticket to the Perth Zoo. On Day 2 we visited a local high school and received information about the system of teaching Bahasa Indonesia there. And I was very surprised because they have very, very brilliant ideas about how to teach Indonesian language and make their students enjoy it. On the third day we did our live theater performance at Perth College. The students liked our performance very much. Visiting Perth was an unforgettable experience so thanks Australia that you are a good neighbour to Indonesia and I trust that Indonesia and Australia will have a good relationship forever. Thanks Kang Guru. Atina Balqis Izzah, a member of the 80 strong DEPLU Youth Ambassadors of Indonesia 2009 delegation to Australia in August 2009, attends Asshiddiqiyah Islamic Boarding School in Jakarta.
The links began way back in 1952At a recent, Australian Scholarships alumni gathering in
Bogor, the guests included alumni from 1962 up to 2009. Yes,
scholarships to Australia have been around for a very long
time. Bapak Endang Supriatna graduated from The University
of Queens-land with a Masters degree in Science (Chemistry)
in 1962. He arrived in Brisbane in 1957 on a scholarship but
still remembers fondly his experiences in
IDP, in partnership with the Governments of Australia and Indonesia, hosted the alumni gathering in Bogor. www.students.idp.com |
I’d like to tell you about our BRIDGE link with Cok Anom - SMAN 1 Denpasar "Australia, I am on my way!"
Antoni is one of the top 10 awardees for the
ADS this year. He was born with a congenital defect that means
he is wheelchair bound and has limited mobility. He works
for the local government in Padang as a translator and looks
after their website. Antoni is also a volunteer teaching English
to 60 of his neighbours in the garage of his house. Although
his home was damaged during the earthquake, Antoni's classes
are now open again. Good Luck DownUnder Antoni.
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Australia.
“Brisbane was very quiet in those days but I loved my
time in Australia”. Endang returned to Indonesia to
become a leading educator in Science – and expert in
waste water treatment. Now 78, Pak Endang still delivers guest
lectures at the Bogor Agricultural Institute and often refers
to his experiences DownUnder. 
Antoni
Tsaputra, a 2009 ADS awardee, will soon be heading to Australia
to do a Masters of Arts (Media and Communcations) at Griffith
University, Brisbane. 
Oxfam International Youth Partnership (OIYP) is a global network of young people working with their communities to create positive, equitable and sustainable change. if you are working with your community to create a positive future, then you can apply to be a part of the Oxfam International Youth Partnerships. Between 2010 and 2013, you will have opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding and to talk and exchange with other young people from around the world. You will be able to use these opportunities to support your work with your community. To apply you must be:
Your application will be assessed against selection criteria. Applications close on 31 December 2009. Your participation in OIYP will start in march 2010. If selected, you must be available to attend an event in November 2010 in New Delhi, India. Contact KGI for more details including application forms - kdalton@ialf.edu Joint Scholarship - Depdiknas & Curtin Uni"I have spent many years involved with teacher professional development programs in Indonesia, including Kang Guru workshops. I am motivated to follow more teacher professional development and investigate its effectiveness on students’ learning. To make this wish come true, I read many references about teacher professional development then wrote a research proposal. I browsed the internet to find a university in Australia and a professor whose publications would fit my area of academic interest. After working for some time, I found the targeted professor and I contacted him by email. I told him about my wish to become his student and do research under his supervision. After communicating with him for about one month, he was interested in my proposal. Then he granted me a scholarship to study in his university. As I am a civil servant, I contacted Mr. Abe Susanto, the Manager of Beasiswa Unggulan from Depdiknas. I was awarded two scholarships covering full living costs from Depdiknas, and my tuition fees from Curtin University."
Titien Soewastiningsih Soebari, a P.hD student in Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, is a recipient of Beasiswa Unggulan and Curtin International Research Tuition Scholarship (see picture above, Titien and her kids at Curtin campus). |
Erasmus
Mundus Scholarships Monbukagakusho
Program Research Student 2009 Sampoerna
Foundation German
Academic Exchange Service / Australian
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JOEY'S TASK 1. Look at the JOEY'S. They are voluntarily helping the earthquake victims. The received some basic training from tthe Red Cross team before going to the field. Look at the pictures and help JOEY'S to unjumble these sentences (begin the sentences with their name). | |||||||||||||
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JOEY'S TASK 2. Where else can you volunteer? complete the following heading and make a list of things that you can do as a volunteer. The best list will receive a Macquarie dictionary and a koala toy from KangGURU! We have given you some examples. Now you can continue and write as many ideas as you can | |||||||||||||
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We volunteer because we want to do something good for the community while we are young. Not only older people can do volunteer work. We can do it as well!! And by volunteering we can learn lots of new things, meet lots of new people and the most important things is do something good for others. If we can do it, you can too! Look around you and give a helping hand to people who need it without expecting anything in return! Reach out and help! |
In mid-October KGI traveled to Central Kalimantan to present a very special teacher workshop at Sekolah Bina Cita Utama (BCU), Sei Gohong, Bukit Batu about 26 km from Palangkaraya. Karsten McDonald is an Australian Volunteer International (AVI) at the school and he invited KGI to visit. The workshop featured the new KGI 'List and Learn with Kang Guru Indonesia' teacher materials - the first time ever. Some teachers traveled for 5 hours to be a part of this workshop - thanks for that. For most participants, this was the first teacher workshop they had ever been to.
Building Exchange Links LocallyWhen teachers and students think of exchanges they usually think about going to another country. That is not always possible BUT valuable exchanges can also happen locally. The experience gained by teachers and students can be just as valuable as going to another country. Recently BCU students had the opportunity to work with an Australian health professional.They carried out research on malaria. This is a health issue that affects many villages in all parts of Indonesia. Students created a powerpoint presentation and wrote and enacted a short drama. Then they presented their work to over 350 students in 6 different local schools. The main message was prevention and early detection of malaria in order to save lives. BCU school also participated in a direct student exchange with nearby schools. In May 2009, ten SMP students from Palangkaraya spent a week in classes at BCU. They enjoyed the opportunity of being able to practice and improve their English, and to make new friends. In the feedback forms students commented that the school environment and classroom practices were different to what they were used to. These types of exchanges, whether teacher to teacher, school to school, or student to student are valuable and positive ways to bridge differences and to develop friendships.
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KGI Teacher materials and merchandiseIbu Ermi from Solok in West Sumatra wrote to KGI with a classroom problem. Ibu Ermi has 30 students in her class and only had 25 KGI magazines – not enough! Some students were not happy with their photocopied versions while other students had full color magazines direct from KGI.
Teachers Please Note: In each KGI Listening & Reading Class Set there are 25 magazines. Students should work in pairs, sharing a magazine and helping each other to understand and complete the activities.
On November 12th, Kevin boarded the Argowillis in Surabaya to travel to Madiun. Pak Adli, from Ngawi, togther with several students picked him up for the one hour drive to Ngawi. What a huge surprise awaited him at SMPN 2 Ngawi. Hundreds of students were assembled to present a very clever dance and singing routine using the letters K A N G G U R U. There were other activities and all presented to celebrate KGI’s 20th Anniversary in Indonesia. At the second meeting at SMK Muhammadiyah 1 that afternoon there were a further 400 students. Ngawi is certainly a good place for English. On Saturday Kevin presented a Teacher Workshop for 60 teachers from the Ngawi area. Activities given to the teachers were mainly taken from KGI’s new ‘Listen and Learn with Kang Guru Indonesia’ – SMP level. Hello, I’m Yusmaida, an English teacher from Ngawi, East Java. After the workshop which has been held on Saturday, 14th November 2009 at Notosuman Ngawi, I just want to say big thanks to you and Kang Guru Indonesia because I can motivate my students to be more active in the class. The methods that you have given absolutely help me to make English become fun and easy to be learnt. Especially for teaching vocabulary and listening. like your suggestion I have already done the activities for 3 days. All of gifts which you have given to me can make my students be very happy. It is not only because of the gifts but also because it was their own success. Yusmaida, English teacher in Ngawi |
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It is not at all unusual for celebrities worldwide to lend their famous names to development, community and charitable causes. Indonesia's own Anggun is currently the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Angelina Jolie works with UNHCR - the United Nations Refugee Agency while Christine Hakim & Ferry Salim actively support UNICEF - The United Nations Children's Fund. Bella Saphira helps with HABITAT for Humanity and from Down Under, Nicole Kidman works with UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women. |  |
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Kang Guru Champion but do you know that she is also a singer? Ayu (A): When did you start your singing career? |
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A: What sort of songs do you have in this new
album? R: In my album people will find some gothic-metal song, trance rock and dance-techno and electro. A: So what's the name of your new album? R: It's called 'Angel or Evil'. A: Do you write your own songs? Are they your songs on the CD? Did you write them? R: Yes, but my team helps me to edit and write good lyrics to make it more poetic. A: I've seen some of your video clips. How are you going to promote your video clips? R: I want to promote my video clip through website, You Tube, and Facebook. |
Volunteers and Charity Events in Australia
Many charity events are held in Australia every year to promote awareness of a variety of illnesses and problems. These programs involve individuals and communities where they can assist by giving donations, participating or volunteering their time. Charity event organisers, usually volunteers, always make these events attractive and different. The main purpose is to reach the wider community to get them involved. Many charity events even become regular annual events.
'What makes charity events interesting is the idea of involving people to take part in the program is often unique, they ask people to colour their hair, shave their head or put on silly read plastic noses and people do that to help other people. So besides helping, people can also have fun!- I think it’s great!’ Adi, an ADS student in Australia.
Here are some examples of annual charity events in Australia -
Red Nose Day raises money for SIDS (Sudden Infant (bayi)
Death Syndrome) and Kids, an organisation focusing on research
and support for families affected by SIDS. Money is raised
by selling soft red clown noses, pins, and teddy bears, etc.
If you see some people wearing red noses when you are in Oz
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The World’s Greatest Shave (TWGS) raises funds for
The Leukaemia Foundation. On that day (in March) teams from
TWGS will be found on almost every corner of the street ready
with coloured hairspray and a shaver. People who want to donate
money can either |
color
their hair or have their head shaved! Many young people do
it. The money raised is used to support leukaemia research
and provide accommodation for families close to the hospitals
where children are receiving treatment. 
When I was in Sydney as an Indonesian Youth Ambassador for
Culture in 2008, we stayed in youth hostel for the first few
days. Then our supervisor gave us some introductory information
about Australian culture and customs. He told us that we can
get drink water from water tap (kran). That‘s safe.
“If you stay with your host family you can drink
from water faucet/tap there. It‘s safe, don‘t
worry'. Then he drank the water from the tap in the bathroom.
I was surprised and didn‘t believe it. But it's true! For the first days with my hosts in Oz I felt a bit awkward with all of these new things but finally I understood I was IN Australia and not Indonesia. I sort of adjusted to these new things in just 2 weeks coz I had a very welcoming and friendly host family who were keen to look after me. Raja Armansyah, an AIYEP participant 2008
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Adi Witono Waluyo, a long-time friend of KGI, has just returned from his Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) study in Australia. He was in Melbourne for two years so what did he find interesting while living in the Land DownUnder? Adi thinks Indonesia beats Australia with -
The funniest aspects of Australian culture?
A few VERY surprising things -
Adi Witono Waluyo, Teacher - IALF Bali |
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The word 'sorry' made me confused
Erna, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra |
KGI's Champions creating links and bondsAbout 100 students gathered at SMK Palebon Semarang on October 14th for a cultural day organized by Keyko through wonderful cooperation between SMK Palebon, The English Soul Community English language club, INDOSHELTER and Kang GURU Indonesia. The day was opened by students of SMK Palebon Semarang
who performed Tari Gambyong. It’s a Javanese dance and
was dedicated to all the guests attending the show. Mrs. Jumilah,
Principal of SMK Palebon said her school was very happy to
host the event as it can motivate the students to be more
interested to learn English and learn about other cultures.
Mrs. Mardian Keyko is a KGI Champion. Keyko's primary activity in Semarang is with INDOSHELTER, working with street children. Check the KGI website for more information www.kangguru.org/kgrechampions.html KGI Champions - International Youth ConferenceIn September 2009, Asep, Suryadi, Wibowo attended a special conference set up by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The theme of the conference was “The Role of Youth to Establish Peace: Toward a Future World without Violent Radicalization”. UNESCO worked together with the State Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Indonesia in collaboration with the National Commission of Indonesia to UNESCO of the Ministry of National Education. One hundred and sixty two participant youths from 22 countries were there.
Read more from the Champions who attended the conference
- www.kangguru.org/kgrechampions.html |
Download KGI podcasts onto your phoneHi, I am Dian from Semarang. I love your magazine so much! but I think, it’s too hard to browse your magazine from my laptop. I know now we can listen KGI from mp3, but I do not know the way to get it yet .. exactly. It’s easier if I can listen to you anytime from my handphone. Please tell me how I can download mps to my phone. ANSWER: If your handphone has GPRS then you can download direct to your handphone. However, if it doesn't have GPRS then you need to download files to your computer first, then transfer to your handphone. Here is the technical procedure: Cara download file podcast - 1. Kunjungi website
kanguru di 2. Klik menu magazine
3. Di Kotak ungu sebelah kanan, pilih edisi podcasts yang hendak di akses
4. Temukan player audio yang berwarna abu-abu di bawah gambar wajah di bagian akhir kotak masing-masing artikel. Player ini berfungsi untuk mendengarkan secara online.
5. Untuk mendownload, klik link yang tersedia pada tulisan warna biru (MP3) yang terletak di bagian akhir kalimat keterangan cara penggunaan player di atas. Indira
Asih,
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talked
about her country, the Netherlands. She wore the traditional
Dutch costume and talked about her work with INDOSHELTER.
The program continued with a performance by INDOSHELTER students
and an Indian dance called Dandiya. It was choreographed by
Mrs. Ritu Kumar and Keyko. Mrs. Ritu Kumar spoke about her
country, India. Kevin from KGI talked about Australia and
Kang Guru in Indonesia. He taught the OZ song ‘G’day
G'day’ and everybody sang together - it was terrific!
Thanks to all of the sponsors and all the media who published
our programs - TV-Ku Semarang, Harian Suara Merdeka, Harian
Semarang and Meteor.
KGI's 20th Anniversary Quizzes for YOU!
The batik shirt design used as a background here was presented to the Australian Ambassador, Mr Bill Farmer, by renowned Indonesian batik designer Iwan Tirta. The design was originally conceived by Pak Iwan for presentation to former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating for an APEC Summit meeting in Jakarta. (see page 5) |
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