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Hi, my name is Ida. I was a teacher at a formal school until 6 years ago. I resigned to help my husband organize his institution, an English learning centre (non profit organization). My husband built it 16 years ago. The institution concerns community based education. We are located in Sidoarjo, a small city in East Java.
Our English Learning Centre has 3 general focuses: our English improvement program, Chinese improvement program, computer networking, and improving day-school subjects. While the students are learning these skills, I enclose some moral values, cooperation, conservation awareness, charity, social projects and many more. The centre provides some extracurricular programs and community involvement such as: photography, theater, journalism, literature, nature club, traditional dance club, art and many more. It is a non-profitable oriented institution. We host many poor and the orphans students without payments. Our goal is to build a balanced education system for the poor and the rich. We are in need of more volunteers to make our institution grow better and bigger. Our village can continue to be empowered by the many resources the institution provides it. I want this institution to benefit not only around my village, in Sidoarjo area, but throughout Indonesia.
Everyone who would like to support our vision are welcomed. I believe good education is the precious asset we need to reach our dreams, and to make Indonesia a better nation. I want to dedicate my whole life to education.
I have various students here. Starting from kindergarten until university students, employees or professionals. We distinguish them in some classes or levels. As our classrooms our centre has eco-gazebos and we use some of the local people's front space as classes. My students are charming, helpful and kind. I love them very much.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
While volunteering with us, I will help you to learn the real Javanese and Indonesian culture in our neigborhood. Occassionally we invite the volunteers to take a part in national holidays, cultural events, local cermonial agenda, etc. Such as, attending wedding party, etc
Help
Lots to do here. A couple times a week we will visit schools to motivate students to continue learning English. From Monday to Friday we have our regular evening classes that run 16:30-21:30. You will be tasked with practicing Speaking English with the students in form of topic discussions, debates, or creative learning.
Other forms of help at our centre include: holding some charities program (fund raising), donating to my public library, gardening, cooking traditional food, planting some trees in my village, shopping in the traditional market, recycling some rubbish, presenting a seminar to the community about a topic of your interest, participating on the citizens program around my village and many more. If you have other skills to teach, we welcome you to share.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Indonesian: Fluent
Javanese: Fluent
Accommodation
You can feel different atmosphere while living with us. You will have your own bedroom and fan. You'll always have 3 healthy meals a day, Indonesian style. Free Wi-Fi all day. We can accommodate vegetarian diets.
Smoking and consuming alcohol are prohibited in our village, especially in school area.
What else ...
Our institution is close to Surabaya. Taking 30 minutes from Juanda International Airport, 30 minutes from Purabaya Bus Station, 10 minutes from Sidoarjo Railway Station. On the weekend, the volunteers used to spend their time to visit some historical or recreational sites around Surabaya or Sidoarjo, such as Batik Production House, Hero Monument, Kenjeran Beach, Mpu Tantular Museum, Art shop, House of Sampoerna (Cigarette Museum), Mangroove Conservation, Leather bag Center, Pari Temple, Hot mud Lapindo and many more. You can also visit another ones which are in distant location around East Java like Bromo or Semeru Mountain, Safari Park, Songa Rafting, etc. We used to go everywhere by bike, motorbike and public transportation.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Depends :) - Sometimes a morning agenda, and Mon-Fri evening classes 16:30-21:30
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They went above and beyond to make sure we felt comfortable at their place.
I really enjoyed working with the students, too. They are very eager to learn and… read more
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They went above and beyond to make sure we felt comfortable at their place.
I really enjoyed working with the students, too. They are very eager to learn and… read more
If everyone helped guests and their… read more
Usually I had three classes a day or some event such as visiting a boarding school. The students are very eager to learn and attentive. You will lead the classes yourself, which might be a bit hard if you have never taught before, but its definitely possible (it was basically my first time as… read more
This school is formidable, it's rare to find as much as generosity, love and kindness.
I stayed just 2 weeks and it was so short. I hope a lot to come back again because I miss them very much. I visited some school to promote their english learning class and I taught during… read more
Bu Ida, Ba Zam, their family, the students, and the teachers live and breathe kindness. You will feel so warm and loved here. The students and teachers are filled with motivation and interest. You are treated with utmost respect, and everyone will always be up for a conversation. The institution… read more
We will miss you.
Thanks for all your kindness to… read more
Ida and Roni are some of the most generous, kind-hearted and amazing people I've ever met. They as well as their students welcomed me with open arms. They gave me a local experience which was unforgettable.
The students are kind and eager… read more
Ida and Roni
Ida and Roni are the kindest, most generous hosts I could have asked for and it was such a pleasure to stay with them and get to know them both. We share so many values about teaching. The students were all so welcoming and hard working and I enjoyed… read more
They are such inspirating and loving people!
All the student are working hard to reach their goals. They have a lot of ambition and determination. Its been a truly rewarding experience, and I also learned a lot about myself!
I recommand to… read more
There's never a dull day here: during the times I didn't have… read more
We were given a warm welcome by everyone and by Ida and… read more
