Episode 22
13th August 2013
Activity
Indonesian School
Key Learning
Students will develop an intercultural understanding of Australia and Indonesia by exploring the cultural
traditions, values and beliefs. Students will develop their knowledge, skills and understandings about the
histories, geographies, cultures, arts, literatures and languages of Indonesia.
The Australian Curriculum
Geography / Geographical Knowledge and
Understanding
The location of the major countries of the Asia region in relation
to Australia and the geographical diversity within
the region (ACHGK031)
Geography / Geographical Inquiry and Skills /
Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing
Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
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Asia and its diversity
Achievements and contributions of the peoples of Asia
Asia-Australia engagement
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/CrossCurriculumPrioritie
s/Asia-and-Australias-engagement-with-Asia
Collect and record relevant geographical data and information,
using ethical protocols, from primary and secondary sources, for
example, people, maps, plans, photographs, satellite images,
statistical sources and reports (ACHGS041)
Discussion Questions
1. How much do you know about Indonesia? Discuss with another student.
2. Describe some of the similarities between the two schools in the BtN Indonesian School story.
3. Indonesia is Australia’s closet neighbour. True or false?
4. Look up Australia and Indonesia using Google Maps. Compare the land size.
5. Approximately how many people live in Indonesia?
6. What percentage of Australian students are learning Indonesian at school?
a. 5%
b. 15%
c.
50%
7. Why do Australian political leaders want more students to learn Indonesian at school?
8. Why is it important to learn about other cultures?
9. What is a sister school?
10. How do the schools in the BtN Indonesian School story connect with each other? What do they learn?
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Activities
Indonesia profile
Students will be researching and developing a profile on Indonesia to gain
a deeper understanding of the country.
Encourage students to gather information from a variety of sources. There
are some website links at the end of this activity sheet that may be useful.
Working in pairs, ask students to brainstorm what they know about
Indonesia and record their responses. Using the `who, what, why, when,
where and how’ framework, ask students to write questions that they would
like to find the answers to. Students share their questions with the rest of
the class. Discuss how the students could find answers to the questions
they generate.
Refer to BtN’s Indonesia Profile teacher resource for further activities.
Indonesia Profile story – http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2635787.htm
Indonesia Profile teacher resource – http://www.abc.net.au/btn/resources/teacher/episode/20090728indonesiaprofile.pdf
What is meant by the term culture?
Students will write a definition of culture in their own words and their compare with other students. Students
discuss how they would describe their own culture. They should think about their food, clothing, language,
architecture, social behaviour and symbols. Students can work in groups or as a whole class.
Students will then investigate and research Indonesian culture, including for example food, clothing, festivals,
traditions, beliefs and religion.
Students will investigate the types of foods eaten in Indonesia and Australia and then compare. Students will
then choose one or more of the following activities to complete:
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Collect Indonesian recipes and make a recipe book – include an
index of common ingredients used in Indonesian cooking. Include
an Indonesian translation for the ingredients listed in the index.
Teach another class in your school how to make gado gado.
Introduce yourself to the class in Indonesian. Discuss the
ingredients and the appropriate etiquette for eating.
Grow mung beans.
Write an Indonesian restaurant menu.
Record the similarities between growing rice and wheat.
Refer to Scootle resource A Market Somewhere to take part in a range of interactive activities.
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http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/S1261/index.html (this link requires a username and password)
Learn Indonesian in your classroom
The websites below introduce students to everyday Indonesian greetings and phrases. Teachers may like to
use some of the greetings etc in their daily classroom routines (for example good morning...selamat pagi...
when the students arrive at school).
Digital dialects – Indonesian Language
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Indonesian.htm
Languages online – Indonesian
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/indonesian/indonesian.htm
Asia Education – Bermain and Bahasa
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/verve/_resources/go_indo_bahasa.pdf
Get involved!
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Get your class involved in the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE
project.
Intercultural understanding assists students
to understand their own cultural traditions,
values and beliefs and to engage with the
experiences and ideas of others. It is a
prerequisite to develop responsible local and
global citizens in our interconnected world.
The challenge for educators is how to best
enable their students to develop intercultural
understanding and how to develop their own
skills and capacities to lead this work in schools.
BRIDGE schools participate in an in-country experience alongside their Australian/Asian partner school. This
experience provides deep insight into the social, cultural, historical and educational aspects of the
partnership country. It provides the opportunity to build personal and professional relationships and plan for
partnership activity.
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/indonesia_bridge.html
 Related Research Links
Asia Education Foundation – Australia-Asia Bridge School partnerships
http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/bridge_school_partnerships_landing_
page.html
Global Education – Indonesia
http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/2366.html
BBC News Asia-Pacific – Indonesia Profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238
Digital Dialects – Indonesian Language
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Indonesian.htm
Behind the News – Asian Languages
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2931033.htm
Behind the News – Indonesia Profile
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2635787.htm
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