My
name is Rachel Pearson. I just started working with KGRE on the 1st
of February. My job is ELT and Training Specialist. I am English but
I was born in Papua New Guinea and I grew up in Ireland. I have lived
in Vietnam and worked in China, but now I live in Bali. Last September
and October I traveled a little in Indonesia. I went to Sumatra, Bali
and Lombok. I love Indonesia and I am very happy to live and work here.
On Saturday the 26th of February I visited my first Kang
Guru Connection Club. Ogi and I traveled along the coast of Bali to Rambut
Siwi Temple in the Jembrana district of west Bali. It was a really beautiful
journey. There were so many beautiful rice fields and forests of coconut
palms. The coastline was stunning and most of the beaches had black sand.
The Rambut Siwi Temple was right on the edge of a cliff overlooking the
ocean. It was a fantastic location.
The Formula English Club from SMP 1 Mendoyo, Negara in
Bali organised the day. They have been members of the Kang Guru Connection
since November 2001. They are a very active and enthusiastic club. The
Formula English Club invited along three other local clubs to join in
for the day. They were the Generation English Club, The Teenagers English
Club and The Fellowship English Club. They also invited some representatives
from the Negara district Department of Education and Culture.
The
first event was a magnificent welcome dance performed by some members
of the Generation English Club. They were really excellent dancers and
beautiful girls. Next there were some opening speeches from the organisers.
Ogi and I felt so warmly welcomed. For the rest of the morning each club
took turns performing. The Generation English Cub told stories and performed
poems. The Formula English Club members performed a mini drama and a dance.
The dance combined both traditional movement and modern pop dance steps.
Then the Teenagers English Club performed a mini drama of their own. The
theme of this drama was “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”.
After that the Fellowship English Club told some really great stories.
After
these wonderful performances showed Ogi and I some of the typical language
activities they do at their club meetings. Firstly, the Fomula English
Club held a discussion forum. The topic was the new government rule that
SMP level students cannot drive motorbikes to school. I think the majority
of people watching agreed with the government. The Teenagers English Club
then did a guessing game, this was a “Who Am I?” activity.
It
was really well done. After that the Generation English Club did a great
quiz and then the Fellowship Club did an activity called “Hunting
Words”. Just before lunch Ogi and I had our turn. First we gave
the club members some feedback. But there was little to say! The clubs
were so well organised. They all used a variety of games and activities,
such as quizzes, discussions, music and songs, mini drama, story-telling,
poetry ... But the most important thing was they all seemed to really
enjoy themselves. All the activities and performance I saw were really
great. I could not believe how well the students spoke. Many of them had
really good pronunciation and very natural intonation and expression.
Well done to all of you!
Ogi and I then told a story. Story-telling is one of my
favourite English Club activities. We told a story about a young man who
learns how to make his dreams come true. It is one of my favourite stories.
Finally, Ogi and I presented a quiz about Australia and gave away Kang
Guru ‘goodies’ as prizes. We gave a lot of good things - T-shirts,
keyrings, notebooks, plannersd, posters, stickers ... lots of goodies!
It was a wonderful day and I went home feeling very tired and very happy!
Thank you guys. You were wonderful!!!!!!
My
name is Rachel Pearson. I just started working with KGRE on the 1st
of February. My job is ELT and Training Specialist. I am English but
I was born in Papua New Guinea and I grew up in Ireland. I have lived
in Vietnam and worked in China, but now I live in Bali. Last September
and October I traveled a little in Indonesia. I went to Sumatra, Bali
and Lombok. I love Indonesia and I am very happy to live and work here.
The
first event was a magnificent welcome dance performed by some members
of the Generation English Club. They were really excellent dancers and
beautiful girls. Next there were some opening speeches from the organisers.
Ogi and I felt so warmly welcomed. For the rest of the morning each club
took turns performing. The Generation English Cub told stories and performed
poems. The Formula English Club members performed a mini drama and a dance.
The dance combined both traditional movement and modern pop dance steps.
Then the Teenagers English Club performed a mini drama of their own. The
theme of this drama was “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”.
After that the Fellowship English Club told some really great stories.
After
these wonderful performances showed Ogi and I some of the typical language
activities they do at their club meetings. Firstly, the Fomula English
Club held a discussion forum. The topic was the new government rule that
SMP level students cannot drive motorbikes to school. I think the majority
of people watching agreed with the government. The Teenagers English Club
then did a guessing game, this was a “Who Am I?” activity.
It
was really well done. After that the Generation English Club did a great
quiz and then the Fellowship Club did an activity called “Hunting
Words”. Just before lunch Ogi and I had our turn. First we gave
the club members some feedback. But there was little to say! The clubs
were so well organised. They all used a variety of games and activities,
such as quizzes, discussions, music and songs, mini drama, story-telling,
poetry ... But the most important thing was they all seemed to really
enjoy themselves. All the activities and performance I saw were really
great. I could not believe how well the students spoke. Many of them had
really good pronunciation and very natural intonation and expression.
Well done to all of you!