SEEDS partner Yayasan Tunas Aksara (YTA) has partnered with local education departments and local business PT. Kalimantan Prima Persada (PT.KPP) to train more than 75 teachers from 12 schools in three provinces in Kalimantan as part of the ‘Kalimantan Loves Reading’ project.

This partnership, now in its second year, builds on a previous pilot program run in three local schools. Following promising test results for students taught with the Saya Suka Membaca compared to pupils in control schools for the pilot program, PT. KPP and local officials were keen to expand the program into new schools.

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The Perahu Nusantara Foundation is on a mission to build environmental awareness in coastal communities and to have fun at the same time!

Children’s youth clubs that teach environmental awareness are becoming a popular way of educating young people about the importance of protecting the planet. These clubs provide a platform for children to learn about various environmental issues that affect the world around them and encourage them to take action and make a difference in their community.

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One of my friends, who is a professor from the university, always complains that many of her students have low motivation in studying, and it’s difficult to get them to attend classes and hand in assessments.

However, one day I joined the Korean Day in the university and I was so impressed with how the students prepared all the booths by themselves to introduce Korean culture to others, such as Korean letters, traditional games and Korean dances.

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SEEDS partner, Pendar Pagi, is committed to seeing the skills and expertise of volunteers and staff used to empower the realisation of SEEDS’s goals in their local community. With the recent addition of a Physio and Occupational Therapist to the task force, market research has begun in relation to home therapy services. Anecdotes of neighbours and friends indicates that families struggle to care for loved ones upon discharge from hospital or after adverse health events.

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With just a balloon, recyclables, straws, and wooden skewers, can you build an air-powered car that can travel at least two meters?

This was a recent design challenge given to a group of students at a STEM day camp in Bangkok. After exploring physics principles through hands-on activities, the students were given these materials plus a hot glue gun, tape, paper, and pencil.

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There is no doubt that the current generation of young people has a global perspective. Among them Generation Z who are finishing higher education and starting to enter the market place with its enthusiasm, idealism and new ideas to make a meaningful contribution in this global world.

One of our SEEDS educational consultants works in partnership with the Hasanuddin University in Makassar (Indonesia) where he comes alongside students and hopes to not only equip them in terms of expertise and knowledge but also in terms of getting ready for the global challenges of our days.

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Helping the children have dreams is one of my prime motivations in preparing some fun and active English learning activities for them. One of the children’s unspoken dreams is to help uplift the economic status of their families. Getting an education is just one of many steps towards getting a better job and realizing their dreams. So, we encourage them to communicate well in English, and let them feel that learning is fun.

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One of SEEDS’ goals is to partner with educational institutions to help develop students who will later become community leaders that work to uplift their surrounding communities.  One of our SEEDS educators, Joshua Pong, was asked to speak at an educational conference held by the International Program of Science Education at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia in Bandung.

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Most of life has returned back to normal in West Sumatra. Students are back on campus and are going to in-person lessons.

The library that our SEEDS worker has in her home has been popular. Children read books and do educational games that will increase their abilities in logical thinking and hand-eye coordination.

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English Zone (EZ) re-opened after the pandemic on June 11, 2022. This fresh new start is also a celebration of the EZ’s move to a new location in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, and also the new EZ coordinator’s first big project.

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