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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 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 … … Read More 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 drama. … … Read More 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 … … 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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