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Recently I was invited to speak to teachers in Medan. Medan is the largest town in Sumatra, an island in Indonesia. These teachers were from 3 private schools that cater to students with “special” needs. As these schools are private, non-profit schools, their teachers do not get the benefit … … Read More Recently, I was invited by a friend to visit some private schools in the city of Pekan Baru in Sumatra, Indonesia. He had heard from a fellow Indonesian about how Goducate was helping the private schools in Batam and wanted me to do a “survey” of the school situation … … Read More I gathered we are going to Batam for our staff retreat as well as to visit a learning centre there. The first thing that struck my mind then is the last time I did volunteering work was closed to 20 years back. I was still studying in NTU, and … … Read More Last week I visited some needy schools in Sumatra (Medan and Pekan Baru). This week I received an invitation to visit a very needy school in Nias Island (Pulau Nias) which is an island off the west coast of Sumatra. For many of us, Sumatra is not on our … … Read More I just returned from a trip to Sumatra, Indonesia today. I visited Medan (Indonesia’s fourth largest city) and Pekan Baru (the oil capital of Indonesia and the city with the highest per capita income in Indonesia). I had been invited by an Indonesian co-worker with whom I have cooperated … … Read More Just last month Dr Paul Choo conducted a seminar on Principle of teaching for the 100 teachers of the seven schools under an Indonesian educational NGO (in English called “New Sprouts”). Subsequently, Goducate was invited to conduct English camp for their first year Junior high students on the 7th … … Read More A team from Goducate Indonesia, led by its Founder Paul Choo, conducted a seminar on teaching in Batam, Indonesia. About 100 teachers from seven schools under an Indonesian educational NGO (in English called “New Sprouts”) attended the seminar on the Principles of Teaching. “New Sprouts” is one of the … … Read More Recently one of Goducate’s Indonesian partners invited me to visit her work in central Sumatra, with the view of starting Goducate centers there. Though Sumatra is a neighbour of Singapore, it was my first visit to this island. It is strange that though I’d visited many distant, hard to … … Read More |
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