Progress Report of Children Learning Community in August 2018

Dear friends,

We were grateful to God and to our loyal friends who supported the children learning community activities throughout August 2018. The activities run smoothly at Cakung and Sarang Tupai, Ciawi.

In the 2^nd week of August 2018, big sister Camilla gave two days English short courses for the children.  Course was given on Friday the 10^th of August and Saturday, the 11^th of August 2018.    

All Cakung’s children participated in this program.

On the first day of course, children learned about numbers and animals. On the second day, children learned about color and the 2018 Asian Games participant’s country flags. 

First, children stood and introduced themselves in English. They stated their name and age.  

Children were very excited learning English. Children learned about animal’s instinctive movement. After that, they played guessing game by mimicking the animals’ movement. 

Children also danced, learned command such as stand, sit, left and right round turn.

Day I activity ended with paintings. Children were divided into four groups. Each group is assigned to paint animal faces which were tiger’s, zebra’s, panda’s and giraffe’s face. 

After that, the children tried to paint each other faces in their group. Big sister Camilla and facilitators helped them. 

In Day II, children learned about color, body parts and national flags of the Asian Games 2018’s participants.

Day II began with listening children’s introduction about their favorite colors.  

After that, children learned the English words for body parts. At the end, the facilitator reviewed the lesson by asking children to indicate and pronounce those body parts out loud.

Children also were stimulated to movement such as singing and dancing. They dance in slow pace and faster pace. We closed the activity with the children painted all the Asian Games 2018 participants’ country flags.

Big sister Camilla gave prizes to children who answered questions during quiz. 

Children thank big sister Camilla for her time and unique method in teaching. Children had big fun learning English that day. 

Children hope that big sister Camilla will keep the children’s in her heart and continues relationship for future event.

A few days before Indonesia’s Independence Day, children prepared flags and decorate Cakung’s learning hall.

In the third week of August, we had a second quarter review at learning home in Cakung as well as at learning terrace in Ciawi. 

  

After review, we organized competitive games to celebrate the 17th of August, Indonesia’s Independence Day.

In Cakung, the review and games happened on Saturday, the 18^th of August. In Ciawi, the review and games went in different days which were Wednesday, the 15^th of August, Monday, the 20^th of August and the next Monday the 27^th August 2018.  

In Cakung, facilitators organized the games after review.

During review and Independence Day’s games, Cakung’s children were accompanied by big brother Ludo. He replaced big brother Amad who was working somewhere else that day. 

Children were happy to receive big brother Ludo. He was attentive to the children.

Children were reviewed on their own stage. Children in stage, category 0, 1 and 2 were leaded by Mrs Mar’ah, big sister Yohana and big sister Debby. Meanwhile big sister Indri and big brother Ludo leaded the category 3’s children.   

Children were evaluated in Mathematics, Language Bahasa Indonesia, and general knowledge. Category 0’s, 1’s and 2’s children also tested in their ability to memorize national anthems and the five nation pillars, Pancasila.

After evaluation at 3 pm, we prepared games on the empty lot near by Jakarta Garden City real estate. Cheerfully, children walked to the lot. They played the games with joy. 

        

Games played including crackers eating contest, marble race, and inserting pencil into bottle, inserting small straw flag in the bottle and chain messages. 

  

After games, children enjoyed snack with fruit punch which were prepared by mothers and facilitators. 

On Saturday, 25 August 2018, we announced the winners after learning. During learning, we also review’s result.

In Sarang Tupai, Ciawi, review happened on Wednesday, the 15^th of August and Monday, the 20^th of August 2018.  

On Monday, at the 20^th of August 20198, after reviewing session, children played games celebrating Indonesia Independence at the 17^th of August. 

Children enjoyed the games at big yard inside the villa.

Many kids participated.

The Independence games played in Ciawi included crackers eating contest, marble race, inserting small straw flag in the bottle, inserting small nail into bottle, gunny sack race, and tug of wars.  

On Monday, at the 27^th of August 2018, there was also Independence Day activity in Sarang Tupai, Ciawi. Only this time, the participants were mothers and facilitators of Children Learning Community.  

Mothers competed on making healthy dishes. After being judge, those dishes were served for lunch. The same activity also happened last year. 

Initially, the menu served should be soup or liquid dishes. Due to lack of clean water available in the area, we decided not to making healthy dishes competition. 

Drought season also impacted Ciawi community. Large portion of area were developed into real estate and hotels. Many trees have been chopped off, making the area’s temperature rise and not much plants to sustain ground water.   

   

Mothers also used simple tools to cook avoiding heavy used of water to clean their dishes later on. 

In Ciawi, the mothers played more sporty games such as gunny sack race, balloon dancing, twisting games and tug of wars. 

Mothers and facilitators were excited. They were very eager competing in games. This time, the spectators were children which excitedly cheered for their mother.

After event, every one enjoyed vegetable soup and meatball. Mrs. Tjandra prepared this dish and Ciawi’s mothers prepared rice. They ate while listening to the announcement of game winners and children’s review results.    

Children thank Cakung’s and Ciawi’s community for their food preparation during the Independence Day events.  Children also thank Mrs. Tjandra who always available with her healthy dishes.  

During the month of August, Mrs. Mar’ah, Yohana, big brother Ludo, big sister Indri, big sister Ari, and big sister Debby helped Cakung’s children with their learning. Meanwhile Mrs. Lanny, Mrs. Ruth, Mrs. Vera, Mrs. Tjandra and big sister Debby assisted Sarang Tupai’s children.

We thanked facilitators, volunteers and surrounding community who gave their time, efforts, finances and facility for this learning program.

In the month of August, for the scholarship program, we fulfilled participants need such as monthly school fees, school transportation, school supplies, photocopies fee and monthly school activity.  

We thank loyal donors who relentlessly providing us with scholarship assistance. Your support is valuable for these children’s future.

Throughout August 2018, we prepared various healthy meals for Cakung’s and Sarang Tupai’s children. We prepared milk; cookies; vegetable rice cake coconut soup and boiled egg; tofu omelets; jackfruit punch; cold young coconut water; oranges; jams; skewed barbeque mushroom; boiled breadfruit with starfruit chilly shrimp paste; lesser galangale crackers; cocoyam crackers. 

Tofu omelets were prepared by the Ciawi’s mothers. After learning, young girls helped frying the omelets. 

Cakung’s children thank big sister Camilla for bringing apples. Ciawi’s children thank Mrs. Tjandra for preparing cookies. 

We also thank facilitators Cakung’s and Sarang Tupai’s community for their effort in preparing healthy menu throughout August 2018. 

“Kartini” cooperative effort ran well. Cakung’s community spared their time to purchase their grocery at the cooperative after learning session.

We thank our loyal friends for their support.

We wish for longevity of this program.

September 2018 Plan:

1.                Learning Activity

a.   We are going to have 4 students from High Schope Junior High School doing their community works in Cakung’s learning home in September and October 2018.

b.   Sarang Tupai, Ciawi’s community continue to do handicraft out of recycle coffee pack followed by knitting.

2.                Scholarship

a.   Fulfill Elementary, Middle School, High School and Vocational High School participants’ school needs and equipments.

3.                Staple Needs Cooperative Effort

Purchase out of stock items.

We are grateful to our friends for their support in prayers, finances, efforts and materials for this month.

We are deeply touched by many of our donors’ generosity who put others before themselves. We truly appreciate your trust in our effort.

We thank the Ursulin Sisterhood for saving us recycles coffee pack. We also thank Mrs. Tjandra for donations of writing tablets and cookies.  

Thank you very much to Jason and Mr.David for your kindness in translating this report. 

We thank our donors for their financial support. Your donations were valuable for daily operational of this program.

We thank for your loyalty, commitment, trust and warm friendship.

May the Lord grant you with healthy body and financial blessings. We hope for your continuous work together.

We are called to bring peace and welfare to the world.

God bless us all.

For monthly activity report, please visit us at: http://cakungchildrencommunity.blogspot.com.

To order teenagers’ and mothers’ crafting product, please kindly look us at: http://cakungchildrencreation.blogspot.com.

Warm regards,

On behalf of the Children Learning Community

Debby 

P.S.
To place your donation through the bank.

Account holder : Debby Maitimu or Dwi Resmi Sari
Bank                  : BCA Branch office Matraman, East Jakarta, Indonesia
Account no.       : 342-2792161

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