Friday, August 29, 2008

The Friendship Trip


Over these years, finally our school held it's first ever overnight camp for both, seniors and juniors at once. We were overwhelmed when we all found out about this trip. We were all going to a special place called Bumi Mandiri Centre in Padepokan, Sukabumi. There were many activities that thought about leadership; Ring Toss, Fish Catching, Flying Fox, The Elvis Bridge, The V-Bridge, Campfire and many more exciting events. We got to see the village houses and the people who lived there. A river near those houses provided a water source for them. Since the theme was friendship, so the main purpose of this trip beside leadership was working together and become one as a team.


We arrive there, with smiles on our faces and a feeling of curiosity. The event finally started, everyone was getting pumped up. We were separated into a few groups. And in each group, was chosen a leader to lead the team all the way through. The leader held the group together to find out strategies on solving the problems and challenges that were given there. Everyone had their parts in the group and every little thing counts. Even though each event for each team was the same, they were not being held at the same time. But we all had fun and had a great time.


We started out with an introduction. The instructors introduced themselves to us. Once we know their names, it's our turn to creat a group and also the yell-yells. Everyone was very creative in deciding their group's names and yell-yells. It was a really fun start.



Later that day played numerous games. But at the time when each group members have to cross the Elvis Bridge, apparently some were afraid of heights. But other members support and encourage those people to try their personal best. Guess what? They did it! Suprisingly those people have overcome their fears and succeded even though not completely. After all the excitement, it's time for us all to go back to our rooms and take a rest.











That night, after the short rest, we had dinner and we all prepared a number of performance for the campfire session. Each group perform a play or song. The teachers did perform a dance and everyone was entertained. We end the night by eating grilled corns and cup of hot tea or ginger water. Then we all laid down in our mats, talking and joking around just right under the stars. The lights were turned on again and the instructor said that we need to take our rest. We went back to our room and go to sleep. We can't wait to see what obstacle and challenges we will face tommorow.



The next day, we all woke up at 5am and we can't believe that this is the last day in this trip. We started our day by going around the village nearby. We saw beautiful paddy fields and the people there starting that day. It was a really good and refreshing walk because, we got to see something that we rarely see in our neighborhood. Kids were running around the streets with their mother and father preparing to go to work. It was quite exhausting. We move to our next activity wich is catching fishes. Everyone was hipped up. When we got to the pool, evryone start running around trying to catch a fish. Some girls were screaming but the boys, well they run oraound trying to steal the fish their friend have captured. Waters splats everywhere and laughs and whines were filling the air. Every group captured at least one fish. This activity is finally done. Next up, River Journey! We went on to our next and last activity, right after we finished catching fishes. It was one of the most memorable activity that day. Students were pulling their teachers in to the river and splatting them with water. Some were, busy splatting, some were just sitting on the side. But we had a lot of fun.












After all the activities that day, we have to fill our stomach up and eat. The food provided was delicious. Everyone ate a lot and when we're done eating, the closing ceremony starts. Here, the instructor announced the name of the students who has done a good job. Well, everyone did a good job though. Prayer comes after the award ceremony and we went back to our room, take a bath and went home.
















Since this is the first trip, we were very excited. Everyone went home with a big smile on their faces Hopefuly, some other time, we would hold another camping trip for senior and juniors again!

Monday, August 25, 2008

Task for grade 8

Guys, this is task for you along this week. Choose 2 kinds of frame from http://www.insidegraphics.com/frames/default.asp .

Good luck.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Journalism and Photography at Media Indonesia

Today, some of the students from PSKD Mandiri is sent to represent the school at a journalistic and photography seminar. This event is being held at the Media Indonesia Office in West Jakarta. Rindra, Odelia, Jennifer and Anabel are the ones chosen to represent. There, they were trained to write a good journal and photography. There, some journalist and photographer attended the event and shared their experience and thought with us. Rachmania Arunita is one of them. She wrote the novel Eiffel I'm in Love and there she shared her experience writing it and tips to write a good story.






Media Indonesia building









Odelia taking pictures on the photography session




Mr Agus Wahyu explaining about dummies

Thursday, August 21, 2008

We celebrated Independenceday at PSKD Mandiri

August 15 was the right time for us to celebrated Indonesian Independence day. Two weeks before the day, all classes decorated their classes as theme they got, for example grade 7 they got Sumatra Barat, grade 8 decorated with Bali, Papua was the theme for grade 9. For senior classes, they chose Aceh (grade 10) and Dayak for grade 11 and 12.


All students and teachers were so enthusiastic not because this was kind of a competition. But they were happy to have this yearly activity.


Back to the celebration. August 15, we started with raising the flag by senior students who already prepared as "Paskibraka". Actually this was a normal assembly, what make us different today was the costume. All students from early childhood to grade 12 were wearing traditional costume. While all teachers a wearing red and white and staff wearing Kebaya. They were so wonderful.... We saw Unity and Difersity in our school.

After the "Paskibraka" had finished raising the flag, we had a traditional costume show coordinating by Bu Anne and Pak Budi. Every class sent their representatives to do like a 'fashion show' but in traditional costume. Some parents and Ibu Laurel who joined the assembly looked so happy to see some students walked in the 'cat walk' while showing their costume.


Not only traditional costume show, some classes also performed volk songs, angklung perfomance, and presentation from grade 7.

Rindra, Thalia and Odelia was presenting about Indonesian Proclamation.

Our celebration not finished with some traditional performances. We changed our traditional costume and then..... we had some games.. We played soccer dangdut, catching eel, sack race, eating cracker and collecting coins from watermelon.

Go Billy... you can do it!


Go girl...


Pradnya and her team got many eels.. Well done girl.


Miss Tanya was competing with Jennifer in a sack race.

Pak Budi raced with his students..


We were happy. We had so much fun in celebrating Independence Day.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Our Fun Time

PSKD Mandiri is a place for us.... not only to study.... but it is also a place for us to have fun with friends....

We're playing mini hockey during recess time.


POSE!!!


Feel like in World Cup :]


Nice Block, Kev!


Faster!


Try to steal...


Slam dunk ... just like Kobe Brian :]????

Friday, August 1, 2008

This week assembly

This week we had a second assembly. Grade 7 had a responsibility to this Monday assembly.

We went to our gym through corridor.


Went upstairs to the gym.


A little bit fun before assembly.


Ibu Tya (Our Executive Director) and Pak Moreno were heading to the gym too.



Our pianist.


Grade 7 performed a song about friendship.


The song was "I call you friend"


Time for Pak Ebo, our principal, to talk about 'student committee and student exchange'.


We prayed before ending our Monday assembly.


Back to the class.


Chat along with classmates in the way to the class.