Quality Education for Children in Indonesia

Celebrating Indonesia’s Independence Day in August is one of the most highlighted and anticipated activities this year. Many competitions, both fun and educative for all, are held for two whole days during afterschool hours, at YUM’s site in Cipanas. They include drawing and coloring, marble race, dropping the pencil in the bottle, eating Keropoek, moving food using chopsticks and many such delightful activities.

Prior to announcing the winner and distribution of awards, children were given an opportunity to spontaneously showcase their talent on the spot and displayed outstanding confidence while they sang and danced in front of the crowd. The event finally ended with distribution of awards, which the children had been eagerly waiting for. There were 246 children that participated in this event and it was organized jointly by the staff of YUM and tutors from the Tutoring and Remedial Class project.

We also conducted competitions for the Pre-school students, which was held on a different day from that of senior students. The competition was designed to enhance their overall development and stimulate their motor skills, like putting on the school uniform, moving the balls with cups and water movement race. The students also learnt teamwork, as they had to be in various groups for certain competitions. All of them received small rewards as a token of recognition of their bravery and participation in the event.

Yayasan Usaha Mulia is ever so grateful for the generous cooperation extended by all the donors of GlobalGiving, without whose kind support, this event would not have been possible. Thank you!

Once a year before the long school holiday starts, the preschoolers of YUM’s Early Childhood Learning Centre go on a school trip. This year they went to D’Jons Water Park and Cianjur Square Park, which are located an hour’s car ride from the preschool.

D’Jons Water Park is a family favorite recreation site because it not only provides a swimming pool but it also has many fun and enjoyable attractions such as a mini zoo, ATV car rentals, outbound tracks and many other activities.

Under the parents’ and teacher’s supervision, the students enjoyed their swimming and water activities a lot. Afterward, they went together to the mini zoo. They were given a guide that explained about the animals they saw and the students loved it very much. Before, they only knew the animals from books and movies, but now they got to see it all in real life.

After D’Jons, the students went to Cianjur Square Park and had lunch there. At this park they enjoyed performances from a local artist, taking pictures at a photo booth and they played around in this beautiful park. Unfortunately, they were not able to stay there for long because an hour later it began to rain.  Despite the weather, it was such a beautiful and relaxing day for everyone.

Dear GlobalGiving donors, thanks to your donation, this is the type of activity that the children are able to enjoy each year. Without your support, they would not be able to discover new sights and experiences. We are very thankful for your kind support to our project!