Goducate’s Sing Your English program (SYE) used to be taught in schools in Indonesia, but was temporarily halted when the Minister of Education announced on June 15, 2020 that extracurricular programs, whether delivered online or offline, should not be forced on students, especially during a pandemic.
Convinced that the ability to communicate in English is important, Goducate began to promote SYE online through a webinar for teachers. The webinar was attended by thousands of teachers from all over Indonesia, and as far as Sabang (Aceh) and Papua. The teachers were encouraged to register their own children for the SYE program on Zoom, and also to invite the parents of children attending their SYE Zoom lessons to join the class.
The response was amazing. As of November 2020, there were more than 100 SYE Z-Class students and registration is continuing, though the number of parents joining the classes is far from the target.
The SYE Zoom Classes are held every afternoon. Class levels range from Kindergarten to Junior High School. Parents are delighted that their children are occupied by SYE at home.
There is no charge for the SYE Zoom classes but students are encouraged to buy the SYE books.
*Our guest writer is Sarah Sihombing, SYE Coordinator/Programme Development.