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Indonesian News!

We had a really big first semester in Indonesian. Our newest Indonesian students, the Year 7s, have come so far in their first semester and have really enjoyed the challenges of learning a new language. To celebrate their success, they participated in an Indonesian Amazing Race challenge which was a wonderful way to revise what they had learned. A big thank you to the Year 10 Indonesian students who helped make this event happen. Similarly, our Year 8s finished the semester with a fun cultural challenge – to dress each other up using Bu Lundie’s Indonesian costume box! There were a lot of laughs to be had as students learned more about Indonesian traditional dress.

The most exciting news we have is that in just 8 weeks, a group of 15 students, 1 parent and 2 staff will be departing for Bandung, Indonesia. This is a part of our reciprocal sister school exchange so students will be participating in a homestay and Indonesian school experience. We are all really looking forward to learning firsthand about Indonesia’s culture as well as the challenges of communicating in Indonesian for 12 days!

Wishing all of our students a happy second semester!

Jessica Lundie

Head of Languages