Subsequently, Goducate was invited to conduct English camp for their first year Junior high students on the 7th and 8th ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/batam-english-camp-at-tunas-bahru-junior-high-school.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/goducate-seminar-for-indonesian-school-teachers.html http://www.goducate.org/goducate-seminar-for-indonesian-school-teachers.html#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:52:49 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=4290 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 educational NGO’s in ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/goducate-seminar-for-indonesian-school-teachers.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/visit-by-students-to-goducate-learning-center-at-punggur-batam.html http://www.goducate.org/visit-by-students-to-goducate-learning-center-at-punggur-batam.html#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:53:33 +0000 Samuel Quek http://www.goducate.org/?p=4281 On the 13 and 14 July we had 15 students and 3 teachers from Singapore Peicai Secondary School to visit our center.

They came as part of the school program to help their students be exposed to life outside their country and to do their part to help the less fortunate ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/visit-by-students-to-goducate-learning-center-at-punggur-batam.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/monthly-goducate-english-camps-in-batam-indonesia.html http://www.goducate.org/monthly-goducate-english-camps-in-batam-indonesia.html#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:21:31 +0000 Samuel Quek http://www.goducate.org/?p=4244 Our English camps were held with students coming from Tunas Baru Secondary school in Batu Aji, Batam. We had over 45 students for each month of May and June. Their ages are from 14 to 16 years. The purpose was to teach them conversational English through games and ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/monthly-goducate-english-camps-in-batam-indonesia.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/goducates-first-indonesian-camp.html http://www.goducate.org/goducates-first-indonesian-camp.html#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:29:56 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3954 Last weekend, Goducate held its first International English Camp for the youth of Indonesia on the island of Batam. On Friday at lunch time, 60 Indonesian teenagers gathered at the brand new HIM Community Center for their first camp experience. After a short opening ceremony, fun-time began. A games team (one ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/goducates-first-indonesian-camp.html/feed 0 http://www.goducate.org/goducate-is-invited-to-start-work-in-sumatra-indonesia.html http://www.goducate.org/goducate-is-invited-to-start-work-in-sumatra-indonesia.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:38:05 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3904 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 reach ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/goducate-is-invited-to-start-work-in-sumatra-indonesia.html/feed 3 http://www.goducate.org/our-indonesian-goducate-worker-finds-a-beautiful-bride.html http://www.goducate.org/our-indonesian-goducate-worker-finds-a-beautiful-bride.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:19:17 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3895 Recently I attended the wedding of our Indonesian Goducate staff worker, Lekson. The wedding was held at our Goducate Learning Center in Batam. The hall that normally is full of noisy kampong kids learning English was transformed into a “grand” wedding hall.

It was a joy for me to see Lekson, ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/our-indonesian-goducate-worker-finds-a-beautiful-bride.html/feed 2 http://www.goducate.org/goducate-offered-camp-site-in-batam.html http://www.goducate.org/goducate-offered-camp-site-in-batam.html#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:05:29 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3887 Goducate has been offered the free use of a camp-site in a “prime” location near one of the busiest towns in Batam, Indonesia. This brand new facility is not the typical youth camp-site but is ideal for “urban” camping. It consists of 6 terrace-houses (connected houses), an internal covered courtyard ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/goducate-offered-camp-site-in-batam.html/feed 1 http://www.goducate.org/the-helpless-become-helpers-2.html http://www.goducate.org/the-helpless-become-helpers-2.html#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:05:28 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3676 Lexon is from Indonesia (front row, extreme right). After finishing middle high school in his home place in Sumatra, Lexon migrated to the island of Batam to look for work. He found a manual job in an oil refinery.

I first met Lexon, over three years ago, when he lived in ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/the-helpless-become-helpers-2.html/feed 1 http://www.goducate.org/urgently-needed-english-teachers-and-computer-teachers-for-indonesia.html http://www.goducate.org/urgently-needed-english-teachers-and-computer-teachers-for-indonesia.html#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:59:02 +0000 Dr Paul Choo http://www.goducate.org/?p=3601 Yesterday, Ibu Roska, our co-worker in Indonesia came to the Goducate office to share with us her need of English teachers and computer teachers for Indonesia. Ibu Roska has been my long-time friend and co-worker in Indonesia. All our three centers in Batam, Indonesia, have been started with her help. ... ... Read More]]> http://www.goducate.org/urgently-needed-english-teachers-and-computer-teachers-for-indonesia.html/feed 0