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SITUBONDO: Multigrade in a Big Way
Even though SDN 6 Kedunglo is not an MBE target school one of the district facilitators comes from the school, which is 20 Km from the sub-dustrict education office and is difficult to get to. Multigrade teaching is going on in a big way at SDN 6 Kedunglo. This is because the conditions in the schools make it necessary, as it only has two classrooms, one for the principal and teachers and one for the children from classes 1 to 6 (51 students, 5 teachers). With that one room teacher creativity is very important to ensure that the teaching and learning processes go satisfactorily. Of course, it is difficult to concentrate in a room where there are so many different class levels. “But, as educators, we have to do our best to do our job,” explained P. Harnoto, S.Pd, the principal of SDN 6 Kedunglo).
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School Photo: Banyuwangi District Facili-tators, Situbondo DC, the School Supervisor, Education Branch Office Head, Asembagus and the teachers and pupils of SDN 6 Kedunglo.
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Moving Class di Situbondo
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There is something new at SMPN1 Panarukan. The school has adopted a system of ’moving class’. This is the first time iN Situbondo district.
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In this system the children don’t have their own classroom. The classrooms in SMP1 Panarukan are subject rooms. The advantage of this system for teachers is that they can show their creativity and innovation in organising the rooms.
”At the moment we have provided a piece of carpet 1m high by 4 m long on each classroom wall. It is to display the children’s work or the best of their tests,” said the school principal, Hajar.
(News from Radar Banyuwangi)
Above: Special room for B. Indonesia as part of grouping classes according to subjects. Left: A map of the rooms in the school to help the children find their way around and make sure they don’t waste time changing classes.
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The PAKEM Virus Starting to Spread in Trenggalek!!!
Several primary schools in Karangan sub-district (not an MBE target sub-district) made their own study visit to MBE schools in Blitar.
Above: Teacher from Karangan sub-district learning about PAKEM at SDN 1 Babadan Blitar; 5 Jan ’05
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PATI: Sonorejo's Committee is Developing the School
On 6 – 7 December 2005 DBE project schools from Kudus and Jepara visited MBE target schools in Jakenan sub-district (SD Sembaturagung 02, SD Sonorejo) and Pati sub-district (SD Pati Kidul 01, SD Kutoharjo 03) as well as a number of dissemination schools in Gabus sub-district (SD Gabus 01, SD Kuryokalangan 02 and SD Karaban 04).
The focus of the visits was on making school development plans which is part of the School Management, Community Participation and PAKEM program. The 111 visiting participants included Dinas Staff, Principals and School Committee members. One of the activities at SD Sonorejo was a discussion between school committees from two districts with the head of the school committee from the school.
The picture on the right shows Bpk Sutono, chairman of SD Sonorejo’s school committee discussing and explaining to visitors the work program the school has made and is implementing. This includes:
At the end of 2004/2005 academic year, at the initiative of the school committee, they carried out a special teaching program program for grade 6 focused on subjects included in the national end-of-school examinations (UAN). The activity lasted from 14.00 till 20.00 and used funding from the school committee. The program was started six months prior to the UAN and time was allocated for each subject.
The parents’ role in teaching and learning for grades 1-6 increased. The grade 1-2 parents made a rota for them to help the teachers with their teaching and with classroom management (picture right). Grade 3-6 parents focused on classroom management (such as making displays and classroom maintenance including painting the rooms).
The role of the committee as a mediator between the community and the school has increased, for example, when the school wanted to build a health room and library. At a meeting called by the school and the committee, the function of the building was explained to the parents and they agreed to collect funds from the better-off parents to the amount of Rp.78.000 per person. These funds will be collected over a period of six months starting in January 2006.
What's Happening In Trenggalek ?
To improve the implementation of the MBE PAKEM program in the target schools a team of facilitators has been chosen from teachers, school principals and supervisors who have participated in SBM and PAKEM training. On the shoulders of these facilitators rest the hopes of achieving deep-rooted improvements in the quality of learning through PAKEM and make it become normal practice for teachers in basic education.
To make sure that the facilitators were of good quality, capable, and dedicated the selection process was rigorous. The candidates were observed by consultants and facilitators from other districts during the training. After the training period they were also monitored by a team from the district education office together with the district coordinator and school supervisors.
On the 21-22 November 2005 they were observed by consultants in their own schools and were then interviewed by consultants during a Focus Group Discussion activity. Through a long process designed to ensure quality, 12 local facilitators were eventually selected.
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