SMP 1 has already started doing activities to support the CBC by having discussions (1), practical work in physics (2). The students' work is also displayed around the school (3).

Our Team

Back row (left to right): Phillip Rekdale (Media and Communications), Edi Priyono (CLGI), Abdurrahman As'ari (East Java Coordinator), Lynne Hill (Curriculum and Teacher Training), Stuart Weston (Chief of Party), Suhardi (Pacitan Coordinator), Prima Setiawan (Education and Finance Management), Dinn Wahyudin (Education Management), Anwar Sutranggono (Banyuwangi Coordinator)

Front Row (left to right): Dyah Utami (Project Secretary), Hening S. Putranti (Batang Coordintor), Neneng Widiastuti (Education Management), Eddy Budiono (Probolinggo Coordinator), Munadi (Pati Coordinator), Wahjudi S. (Curriculum and Teacher Training), Moh. Najid (School Based Management)

Inset: Dewi Listyowati (Office Manager), Bob Cannon and Toto Purwanto (Education Consultants)

Districts are Disseminating MBE

The MBE program develops the capacity of districts to make progress, by doing school mapping in two subdistricts and developing models of SBM and PAKEM in a number of schools. The program also trains district teams in mapping and SBM and PAKEM. We very much hope that these activities will be disseminated within the districts and to other districts. MBE is pleased to give technical help with this process. We are very pleased that several districts are already replicating the program in other schools and subdistricts. Banyuwangi has already trained all the schools in two subdistricts in SBM using their own funds. Pacitan has already done school mapping in all subdistricts using its own funds. Probolinggo has even helped train other districts in East Java.

Activities planned for May and June 2004
Mei - Juni 2004

• Training of Trainers (2nd Round) in Batu
• Review and Planning Meeting in Yogyakarta
• Orientation Meeting for New Districts

Concerned about Education?? If not us Who Else?! - a slogan found in Banyumas which applies to schools everywhere.

Stories and Questions from the Field
We are ready to answer your questions about PAKEM, Contextual Learning, SBM or anything else. We also ask you to send in your stories to us from MBE or other areas about innovations or educational issues at school, community and district levels. Send them to us in Jakarta for Suara MBE. If they are accompanied by photographs, so much the better. Send by post, fax or e-mail. Our address, fax number and e-mail address are at the bottom of this page.