The Pouch
Kang Guru Connection Bulletin January - February 2004
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It’s From The Clubs & For The Clubs

Happy New Year 2004 to all club members from all of us here at KGRE in Bali. In this special edition of the POUCH we would like to present some great activities from a few very active clubs in the KGCC network. Read about clubs working with their local communty, conducting special events or celebrations plus club outings, discussions, language activities and games. These activities have proven to be effective ways to maintain friendships and harmony as well as improving English language skills. Please feel free to write to any of these clubs for more information.

Medan English Society - KGCC # 050

Most children in our neighbourhood know nothing about English. They just get the English lessons from their school. Most of them said it is very expensive to take an English course. We found out the teachers keep teaching just grammar. Even the teachers themselves are confused since they do not know what to do with them. So we made up our mind to work on a simple project called ‘English Special For Street Children’. We invited six children in the neighbourhood to follow a short training program for English conversation. This program lasted for two months. We plan to organise the same program in the future and of course with more participants.

Clubs and club members can win KGRE t-shirts SO EASILY in February. We have 300 KGRE t-shirts to give away- completely FREE! All you have to do is create a wall hanging (kumpulan komentar dalam bentuk display). The information on the display (written and drawn) must show the impact (dampak) that KGRE has had on individual members and the club itself. It is important to involve club members in this writing and artistic activity. Make sure to send the names of the people involved and make it clear which comments or ideas they have contributed. If you would like to know more then just telephone KGRE and talk to Ogi. Offer closes March 31st, 2004.

Simply explain how your connection with KGRE over the past months, or years, has helped your club or club members – to develop English language skills, to increase interest in English, to inspire confidence to use the English language, to learn more about Australia, to understand more about the role that AusAID plays in Indonesia.

Nurul Ihsan Meeting Club - KGCC # 028

Nurul Ihsan Meeting ClubWe have been teaching English to students of Nursing Academy for several months. Some of the teaching material were taken from KGRE magazines and Reading Set. We are now teaching for play group and primary school children. We teach them counting, common knowledge and English. For English we made one book and we call it ‘monitoring book’. We can understand their ability when we see that book.

Raflesia Club KGCC # 055

Working together with another organisation, the KNPI (Youth Organisation) Kab. Rejang Lebong, the Raflesia English Club Curup supported their program called ‘Parade Musik Rock Perang Narkoba (Rock Music Parade - War Against Drugs). People who signed their names on a 30 meter long spanduk included the Bupati and all people in Rejang Lebong including members of Raflesia English Club.

The first 20 neatest and most eye-catching entries will win 15 KGRE t-shirts for that club. That’s adds up to 300 t-shirts. A further 50 t-shirts will be awarded to individual members for their contributions - contributions that KGRE considers quite special and unique.




In This Issue of The Pouch
It’s From The Clubs & For The Clubs
Medan English Society - KGCC # 050
Nurul Ihsan Meeting Club - KGCC # 028
T-shirt, T-shirt, T-shirt

Clubs of the Month:
The Six Sense Club, Denpasar - Bali
CLUB CORNER - Sharing Ideas and Activities
Suggestions for Maintaining Clubs
Language Activity for January-February

Radio Highlights for Jan - Feb. 2004