Goducate in Indonesia held a Summit on July 29-31 on Samosir Island to celebrate its 5th anniversary. Samosir is an island (almost the size of Singapore) in Lake Toba (South-east Asia’s largest lake), Sumatra, Indonesia. Almost 60 of the team (Indonesians, Filipinos, and Singaporeans) attended the Summit. Since the team is based in four different cities (Batam, Bandung, Pekanbaru, Medan), this was an opportunity for them to get to know each other and to bond together as a Goducate family.
We spent the first half of our Summit looking back at what we had done in the past 5 years. We were amazed and thankful at how our Sing Your English (SYE) program has become a favourite of thousands of Indonesian students. Our SYE students have overcome their fear speaking of English and are now enjoy conversing in it.
We were thankful that our E-Talk (English-Talk) program has been well received by many adults and has helped them progress in their jobs.
We also heard reports of how our agricultural programs have helped rural communities.
The second half of our Summit was spent dreaming and planning for the future. SYE is planning to double its enrolment for the coming year. To do so, many more Indonesian facilitators will need to be recruited and trained. SYE aims to be the top English ECA (extra-curricula activity) in Indonesian schools in the near future.
We left the Summit refreshed, united, and excited that we can do more to help Asians help themselves.
