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Stories from the Districts...
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BANYUWANGI: School Moves with the Community
Even though it is in the middle of Banyuwangi, SDN Temenggungan is not a large school. From the district assembly hall it only takes one minute to walk there, but it is in the middle of a densely populated kampong, so people are not very interested in the school. At the moment there are only 72 students.
Ibu Barorotin, one of the MBE facilitators, who has been principal of this school for one year, is trying to implement the SBM, community participation and PAKEM program and to improve the reputation of the school. She faced many challenges at the start from the inside and outside the school.
But through transparent finances, involving the local community and implementing PAKEM, she is gradually achieving success. The community, which previously ignored the school, started to pay attention and made display and notice boards, painted the school, planted trees and did lots of other things.
Because Temenggungan has lots of culture related to Banyuwangi, the school has been working with community leaders to hold extracurricular activities, which make use of local facilities and training. This has all been possible because of the partnership between the school, committee and community, supported by transparency and accountability.
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Top: Ibu Barorotin, Principal of SDN Temenggungan (left), PAKEM is going well and is combined with multi-grade class teaching (right).
Above left: The school is in the middle of the kampong and the schoolyard is shared with local residents.
Above right: Fitri showing her work, which consists of instructions on how to make a toy boat.
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Stories and Questions from the Districts
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Using School Libraries
In general school libraries are not well organized and interesting and not much used by students. But this is not the case at SD 1 Alas Malang, Situbondo. The library at this school is interesting and attractive and well used by the children.
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The books are displayed so that you can see the front cover and the title.
There is a low table down the middle of the room. Underneath it is a carpet so that children can sit comfortably and read books.
The library is organized by a teacher, Bpk Nur, but his work is not too difficult, as he is helped every day by the students in grades 4 and 5. It is very important to involve the students in managing the library, so that they feel ownership of it and learn how to manage it.
The organization and use of libraries and reading corners is one of the themes addressed in the fourth and latest MBE training package.
Please send in other stories about innovative examples of the organization and use of libraries.
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SITUBONDO: The Spirit of PAKEM
Having been involved in the MBE program for about a year, some activities in MBE schools in Situbondo district, especially in teaching and classroom organization epitomize the spirit of Active, Creative, Effective and Joyful Learning (PAKEM). Examples of this include a number of class activities which are creative and innovative and which make the children's learning more enthusiastic and joyful.
This is because the teachers are getting more skilled in delivering lessons using PAKEM models. Stuart Weston, the director of the MBE program visited a number of target schools some time ago to see these activities for himself.
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Bpk Sudarso, a teacher from SDN Alas Malang who shows creativity in his teaching and has created a happy classroom environment which makes the children very enthusiastic.
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Stuart Weston together with the school principal and staff of SDN 8 Mimbaan and primary and junior secondary school supervisors.
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