A Cambridge School for Jakartas Poor Children Slug: Indonesia school Date: 10/06/2013 Reporter: Vitri Angreni INTR

According to the latest national census! there are "ore than 1 "illion children in #a$arta %ho don&t ha'e access to pri"ar( school) The( "ostl( co"e *ro" poor *a"ilies))) earning less than 1 +S dollar a da() A school in #a$arta is o**ering hope *or these children ,( o**ering lo% priced ,ut internationalstandard education) Vitri Angreni 'isits the school to *ind out "ore) T./T S0/ 1 children pla(ing outside school 1hildren are pla(ing in *ront o* their school 2 a 3-,edroo" house %ith a ,ro$en *ront door and gra**itti on the %all) S0/ 2 children singing There&s a strong ele"ent o* 1hristian on the school)) the school is also *unded ,( one 1hristian education *oundation) Sa"uel 4a",o$ Nainggolan is the *ounder o* this Se$olah 5arapan 6agi 6angsa 2 or 5ope *or the Nation School) It&s a school *or poor children )) ,ut uses an international curriculu") Sa"uel clip 1 78ale! Indonesia9: :6( using the 1a",ridge curriculu"! %e can see that the children are learning *ast) The( don&t "e"ori;e te<t ,oo$s! ,ut the(&re learning ,( doing) So the( can a,sor, the lessons *aster)= The school has ,een using this +>-,ased s(ste" *or the past *our (ears) The class are taught in .nglish))) %ith .nglish te<t ,oo$s and .nglish-spea$ing teachers) The( also ha'e *ree internet access *ro" the t%o a'aila,le co"puters inside) School principal Rosliana Saragih sa(s the(&re using lots o* educational tools to support the learning process)

Rosliana clip 1 70e"ale! Indonesia9: :?e&re using an(thing a'aila,le around us) ?hen %e learn a,out plants! %e go out *ro" class and learn *ro" the plants around the school)) a,out its roots! lea'es! *ruits and "an( things) 1hildren can a,sor, the lesson "uch *aster))) oh this is ho% the roots loo$ li$e! the *ruits! etc) ?e can also learn .nglish at the sa"e ti"e) So %e&re using e'er(thing around us)= There&s a gro%ing nu",er o* international schools in Indonesia using international curriculu"s including the 1a",ridge one))) ,ut usuall( parents ha'e to pa( a 5I@5 price *or it) 6ut here! parents onl( need to pa( 3 +S dollars a "onth) Teacher Dora >ristina tells "e one o* the tric$s the( use to $eep the cost do%nA) Dora clip 1 70e"ale! Indonesia9: :?e photocopied all the te<t-,oo$s used here) It %ill ,e too e<pensi'e to ,u( the original ,oo$s)= S0/ 3 Bulo @e,ang The school is located in Bulo @e,ang! one o* #a$arta&s slu" areas) 8ost o* the people here %or$ in in*or"al areas))) sca'enger! street singer! or dri'er) S0/ C Trac( pic$ing up gara,age ne o* the students is D-(ear-old Trac() Trac( clip 0 70e"ale! .nglish9: :8( na"e is Trac())))= She pic$s up and sell gar,age a*ter school hour) Trac( clip 1 70e"ale! Indonesia9: :I collect %aste at 1p" a*ter school *inishes) A*ter that I eat lunch at ho"e! ta$e a ,ath and do "( ho"e%or$)= 3C-(ear-old Riata"ina is Trac(&s "other) Riata"ina clip 1 70e"ale! Indonesia9: :She&s so "uch cle'er no% a*ter stud(ing here) She has good grades at school) She %as the ,est student in the $indergarten and she continues ,eing the ,est no% on her 2nd grade) I&" so proud o* her)= **iciall( state pri"ar( schools are *ree *or e'er(one in Indonesia) 6ut poor people co"plain that there are al%a(s hidden *ees and the Eualit( o* the education is poor) School *ounder Sa"uel sa(s! the( %ant to gi'e hope to poor *a"ilies in the area)

Sa"uel clip 2 78ale! Indonesia9: :8an( children here don&t go to school) It&s a poor area here and no,od( %ants to help the situation) 5o% can these $ids go to school thenF= S0/ 3 children pla(ing outside school Trac( is read( to pic$ up gar,age a*ter school hour)) Trac( clip 2 70e"ale! Indonesian9: G) ?hat do (ou %ant to ,e in the *utureF :Doctor)= This is Vitri Angreni *ro" #a$arta! *or Asia 1alling)