In January this year a Goducate friend started an informal English class in Batam, Indonesia. The class was held at the house of another friend, and it taught conversational English to 8-12 year olds.
During the course of these classes, some of the parents suggested that they would like a kindergarten. They belong to a poor community, many of whom came from other parts of Indonesia to seek work in Batam, and are unable to afford to send their children to kindergartens. Hence Goducate agreed to set up a kindergarten that would provide quality but affordable education for their children. The kindergarten was opened in July, and before we knew it, the class was full, and we had to turn away applicants.
