Raker Kepala Sekolah Yayasan Salib Suci (Hari ke-1)

Pelepasan Siswa-Siswi TK SD ST Yusup Cikutra, 17Juni 2011

Kunjungi Stand Bursa Kerja Yayasan Salib Suci, 18-19 Juni 2011

LIONS QUEST PROGRAMME

LIONS QUEST PROGRAMME
Cipayung, 12 – 13 May 2011

 

We believe the children are our future

Teach them well and let them lead the way

Show them all the beauty they possess inside

Give them a sense of pride to make it easier….

That’s a part of a song, sung by Whitney Houston. That is one of my favourite songs.That song is very inspiring and gives me spirit to guide the children and young people. That was also the spirit that made me say : “YES, I will join this program”, to the Lions Club invitation. Lions Club invited me to join their program named : Lions Quest. The goal of this program is to help young people develop their self-confidence, build their strength for a safe and healthy approach of life, free from the harm of drug abuse and violence. It will be given by Ms Frances Portillo from the USA. When I heard about this program I spontaneously said :”Wow, that’s me. I will join the program!”.

The training was held in Pondok Remaja Cipayung Bogor. I joined the second group (May 12-13). I met Ms Roslina from St. Aloysius Bandung there. I was very surprised to meet the participants of the schools which I never heard them before, like SDN Cikarang, Pa Hoa, SMPN Tambun, and so on. So, there were only 3 schools from Bandung participating in this program. The training itself was given in English.

When somebody asks me about what materials I got in the training? I can’t answer it certainly, but if they ask me “What did you get?” I can answer it confidently :” THE SPIRIT”. Yes, the spirit to guide the children and young people growing up. No theory, no materials. For 2 full days Ms. Frances invited us to pull out our spirit for loving and caring children and young people. The spirit for loving our students is : having passion for them so that we (teachers) will give and serve our children the best. We went home bringing a workshop guiding book, the SPIRIT and commitment to spread the Lions Quest program to our friends at school. So we can walk hand in hand to guide the children and young people growing up.

This program is one of Lions Club’s programs which has already held in 50 countries. It is the first for Indonesia. So everyone called just wait for the next Lions Quest training program. Hopefully it can be given in Indonesian Language.

 

CAD Prastyaningsih
Counsellor  of Slamet Riyadi School, Kb. Kangkung,Bandung

LIONS QUEST Workshop

 

LIONS QUEST Workshop

by:  Murnijati
(Head Master of  St. Maria 1 Senior High School,Bandung)

 

As a teacher, I have always been interested in everything dealing with education. The issue of education which is often discussed today is character building or character development. However, honestly, I had no clear description about what it is and how to implement this in my school. Character development is a matter of behavior, values and life skills, which I know, are not easy to deal with, moreover those of teenagers in big cities. But, thanks God, I was then introduced to the LIONS QUEST Workshop, a Lions Club’s Program in education. This workshop lasted for two days, 12 – 13 May 2011, in Cipayung, Bogor, attended by around 23 participants consisting of teachers from various subject backgrounds, principals, as well as social workers. The goal of the workshop is to prepare us to help, guide, and support the positive development of youth so that we or the school community can best support the development of capable, healthy, and caring young people with strong character and desire to serve.

From this workshop, I got not only the understanding about the important life skills and character development for young people, but I also learned how to implement them in my school since all participants were really involved in some model classroom activities. The activities simulated through the workshops were really practical. The curriculum or materials of the program are graded in such a way that they are applicable for students of primary to secondary education. We are just to adapt them with the condition of our schools or students.

I saw and felt that every single activity done in each session give me enlightenment; from grouping students or children, various energetic dynamic classroom activities and how to manage them, delivering materials and assignments, drug information guide, to conducting parent meeting. The participants got two advantages at the same time; learning the materials of the program as well as learning how to implement them in class, schools, or even in the community outside the schools. I also learned a lot from Ms. Frances Portillo as a trainer and a teacher. She was really professional. She was very friendly, attentive, energetic, but she was firm as well. She made the whole sessions of the training exciting. What an ideal model of a teacher!

One more thing. I was really amazed to see how teachers from other schools speak English. They are kindergarten teachers to principals of secondary schools, and they are not English Department graduates! I would like to invite all teachers to see how teachers from other school have make progress so that they have great self confidence and keep ‘survive’ as ‘up to date’ teachers. If they can make it, then we can, too. Even we can do better than them.

Finally I would like to say that the program I attended is inspiring and encouraging me to do my best for the youth of my people start from my own school community.

 

Bandung, June 1 2011

Ya, Aku bisa ! Mathemagics Competition…

Satu prestasi diraih oleh SD Talenta ditengah-tengah keraguan akan eksitensi dan kualitas pembelajaran di SD Talenta. Tidak tanggung-tanggung, SD Talenta mendapatkan juara 1 dan juara umum untuk perlombaan olimpiade Matematika kategori kelas 1, yang diadakan oleh Be Smart Mathemagics hari Minggu 1 Mei 2011, bertempat di Aula SD Santa Angela, pukul 08.00-13.30 wib. Sedangkan Juara 2 diraih oleh Natasha Shayla Afifah dari SDN Nilem 1 dan Bryan Kuncoro dari Santa Angela mendapatkan Juara 3.

Perlombaan ini dihadiri oleh sekitar 245 siswa SD kelas 1 – 6 dari sekolah-sekolah yang ada di beberapa Kabupaten/Kota di Provinsi Jawa Barat, diantaranya sekolah Darul Ihkam, BPK Penabur, St. Aloysisus, SDN Merdeka, SDN Banjarsari dan Angela.

Jason Enrico Manuela adalah siswa kelas 1 SD Talenta yang memenangkan juara 1 sekaligus juara umum pada perlombaan olimpiade matematika ini. Kemenangan yang diraih Jason, tidak hanya membuat bangga dirinya dan orang tuanya, tapi juga sekolah dan jajaran pendidik di SD Talenta. Keberhasilan Jason tidak dapat dipisahkan dari peranan, dukungan dan bimbingan terus menerus yang diberikan oleh Kawil, Kepsek dan guru-guru di SD Talenta.

Prestasi Jason bukan semata-mata sebuah prestasi individu, tetapi juga merupakan sebuah prestasi bagi tim sekolah SD Talenta. Ini adalah salah contoh praktik terbaik (best practice) yang bisa disebarkan untuk memberikan motivasi dan inspirasi bagi sekolah-sekolah di lingkup Yayasan Salib Suci.

Pendidikan adalah sebuah investasi jangka panjang, sudah selayaknya kita lebih menekankan kepada proses daripada hasil itu sendiri. Seperti yang dikatakan oleh John Dewey “Pendidikan adalah proses sosial. Pendidikan adalah perkembangan. Pendidikan, bukan persiapan untuk hidup, pendidikan adalah kehidupan itu sendiri”. Ibarat mencari harta karun, itulah yang harus kita lakukan sekarang. Memastikan bahwa proses berjalan baik dan mencari bakat-bakat terpendam siswa maupun guru yang bisa menjadi contoh praktik terbaik lainnya

(E. Roseanty Agustina-de Saint vis)

SMA TALENTA Team Brings Home the Bacon

 

Pose for Excellence: (from left) Mr. Sapta (English Mentor),Laurencia Bella, Clarissa Maretha Sulaiman,
Nicholas Zherenovski, Christian, Evan William Chandra, Ms. Mega and Ms. Rose (English Mentors).

 

A day to celebrate! This was the cheerful shout of the SMA TALENTA students who grabbed three (3) rewarding trophies from the English Days Competition held at Parahyangan University on February 18, 2011.

The students were overjoyed about the result of the contest since they were able to bag two (2) First Place award and one (1) Third Place prize. Laurencia Bella, Grade 10, won the First Prize for an all out performance in the VJ Hunt category. While Nicholas Zherenovski, Grade 11, won the Third Prize for the same event. Quiz Bee team, Evan William Chandra, Christian Heryakusuma and Clarissa Maretha Sulaiman (all Grade 11), competently won the First Prize.

“It was a nice experience, I and my friends had fun during the competition and we barely even felt nervous” said Evan (Quiz Bee contestant). SMA TALENTA participants all agreed to join the competition to experience English fun as they regarded themselves English enthusiasts. Laurencia Bella (VJ Hunt first place) said, “I like learning English but the experience I had during the competition made me love English, now, I become more passionate in watching and listening to movies, videos and songs which are in English. I also gained more confidence in speaking it.”