Rekan-rekan yang baik - welcome back to Term 2. I hope you had an enjoyable and refreshing holiday break and are ready for the term ahead. There are a number of events happening this term, so don't forget to place these dates in your diary.

Free Indonesian music workshops for government schools with an Indonesian language program. Please book a workshop for your school ASAP, by contacting Judy Shelley at the Australia-Indonesia Arts Alliance:
M: 0405463663
E: judybyronbay@yahoo.com
W: www.aiaa.org.au

The Asia Education Foundation's National Conference will be held in Sydney from 16-18 June. You can register now via the conference page on the AEF's website.

Year 12 Indonesian Speaking Practice day on Saturday 21 June at Burwood Girls High School. Click here for more information or contact Ilian Yang at ilian.yang@det.nsw.edu.au

The MLTA NSW is also conducting two events for languages teachers this term - an iPad workshop on Friday 30 May and a Languages TeachMeet on Friday 13 June. Visit the MLTA website for more information.

Encounters with Bali: A collector's journey exhibition of Indonesian textiles at Mosman Art Gallery, Saturday 3 May - Sunday 13 July. For more information visit the Gallery's website.

And don't forget that entries for this year's Kompetisi Siswa close Friday 27 June, the last day of term. View the flyer here and download the entry form here.

Lastly, I always love to hear from YOU and to find out what is happening in YOUR school. If you know of a good website/video clip/resource for Indonesian, have created any resources that you would like to share, have news about Indonesian in your school, or are looking for ideas and suggestions from other teachers, please contact me at lyndall.franks@det.nsw.edu.au or 9244 5355 and share on this Blog!

Salam
Lyndall

Below is a message from Sue Cooper, President - Westralian Indonesian Language Teachers' Association (WILTA). This is great opportunity to participate in language classes and cultural activities after the ASILE Conference in September, as well and to share ideas and make connections with our Indonesian teaching colleagues from WA and SA!

"As you are probably aware, WILTA has a group going (with a few intrepid INTAN members thrown in) to the ASILE Conference at the IALF Bali in September, and afterwards to the Cinta Bahasa School in Ubud for some post-conference language and cultural activities.  

Stephen and Ochie at Cinta Bahasa have worked together with us to set up the post-ASILE activities from 2 to 4 October inclusive and we would be delighted if some of our interstate colleagues were interested in joining us for these.  Stephen has quoted us Rp.900,000 for three mornings of language classes at a choice of three different levels, with an added cost for the cultural options of your choice.  If any of your colleagues or members are interested in taking up this opportunity, please register your interest with Cinta Bahasa by going to www.cintabahasa.com/post-asile-2014-language-culture-program-ubud-bali/ .  They will be able to deal directly with Cinta Bahasa for all quotes and bookings in Ubud, including transport and accommodation."

Ida Harsojo and Ilian Yang are planning a Speaking Practice Day for Year 12 students of the Beginners, Continuers, Extension courses.

It will be held at Burwood Girls High School on Saturday morning 21 June 2014.

To help with the planning, we would like an indication of the number of teachers and students likely to attend.

If you and your students would like to participate, please email Ilian ilian.yang@det.nsw.edu.au

Terima kasih dan selamat berlibur!

Ida and Ilian

Consultation on the Review of Languages Education in NSW concluded in December 2013. More than 300 people attended public consultation meetings held in metropolitan and regional NSW.

Many responses were received from students, teachers, parents, school executive members, community organisations and education authorities.

The consultation report provides the key findings on the Review’s six initial proposals and additional themes emerging from the consultation data. The report also provides information about the consultation process and the consultation respondents.

The consultation report is now available to download from the BOSTES website.

For more information, contact:
Languages Review Team
languagesreview@bos.nsw.edu.au
(02) 9367 8205

A NALSSP (National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program) Languages Support Officer position  has just been advertised on jobs.nsw. 

The role involves supporting the implementation of the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program (NALSSP) in NSW and assisting DEC staff in program implementation.

This is a temporary full time position up to 26 January 2015 and is located in DEC State Office at 1 Oxford Street, Sydney.  

For more information and to apply: go to the jobs.nsw website and search for the job reference 
number (EO1/ETS - 172561) - 00002QAC

At Open HS, we will be taking our students to see 9 Summers 10 Autumns as part of the Indonesian Film Festival Educational Screening on Friday 2 May 2014. That is the first Friday in Term 2.
 
If there is any other school interested in taking their students on that day, they are more than welcome. They can contact me for details.

Kind regards,
Ms C. Anggrahini
Indonesian, Japanese and ESL Teacher
Open High School
Ph: 02 9381 4811
E: Christin.Anggrahini@det.nsw.edu.au

There will be additional screenings of the educational film 9 Summers, 10 Autumns as part of the Sydney Indonesian Film Festival. See below for details.

Dates: 29 April and 2 May.
Venue: CB02.04.06, University of Technology Sydney
Time: 10am
Bookings: Randy 0430 950 125

AIR presents three artists’ responses to their personal experiences between Indonesia and Australia. ‘Air’, as well as the English word for the substance we breathe, is the Indonesian word for ‘water’, highlighting the shared and often contentious air and water between the two countries.

Tea and Talk with the artists Sunday 13 April 3pm
Exhibition closes Sunday 13 April 2014
Open Thursday to Sunday 12 noon-5pm

107 Redfern Street, Redfern
http://www.107projects.org/