National Australia Indonesia Language Awards (NAILA) is running a national speech competition for primary and secondary schools to promote proficiency in the Indonesian language. The speech theme for 2019 is the ‘Environment’, with $10,000 prize money to be won.
 
Registrations close on Monday 30 September 2019.
 
For more information, please contact Levina Risdya on 0439 779 846.

Most Indonesian teachers are aware of the annual, cross-sectoral Kompetisi Siswa, but may not know what happens behind the scenes!

In this short video, you can learn more about this competition for Indonesian language learners, as well as see the 2017 judging in process and the fantastic entries from so many talented students:
https://www.filmpond.com/ponds/openhs/films/s-joeqddptvw

Kompetisi Siswa is an annual Indonesian writing competition for NSW schools, sponsored by the Australia-Indonesia Association of NSW (AIA NSW) in conjunction with the Modern Languages Teachers' Association of NSW (MLTA NSW) and the Indonesian Consulate, Sydney. 

The competition is open to students of Indonesian in NSW, from Kindergarten to Year 10. Many teachers find this a great opportunity to raise the profile of Indonesian within their school community and for their students to experience competing with students in other schools at a state level.

Each Stage is given a different topic and format for submitting entries. Teachers are asked to coordinate their students’ work by selecting six entries per Stage to be entered in the competition.

The closing date for entries is Friday 22 September 2017.

Prizes for first place, second place and highly commended are generously donated by the Australia-Indonesia Association of NSW. All students will receive a certificate of participation from the MLTA of NSW. Each participating school will receive a certificate of appreciation from the NSW Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia.

See the flyer for further details and the entry form to participate.

Terima kasih banyak to the 67 students from 8 schools who entered this year’s Kompetisi Siswa.

Members of the Australia-Indonesia Association of NSW, along with the MLTA of NSW and the Indonesian Consulate, including Bapak Yayan Mulyana, the Indonesian Consul-General and his wife, Ibu Irene Mulyana, jusged the entries last week. 

Each year we receive many creative and interesting entries, which makes choosing the winners a difficult task.  Congratulations to the winners from each category, who will each be receiving a prize generously donated by the Australia-Indonesia Association of NSW.

All students who entered the competition will receive a certificate of participation from the MLTA of NSW and each participating school will receive a certificate of appreciation from the Indonesian Consulate.

A full list of winners in each category can be downloaded below.

A very special thank you to the teachers who encourage their students to participate in the competition each year.

ABBI - Australia Bisa Berbahasa Indonesia - is a new, not-for-profit competition, aimed at helping students K-12 demonstrate their creativity in Indonesian. The competition aims to:

• - inspire your students’ creativity
• - provide examples of how other students around Australia are learning Indonesian
• - become a teaching resource
• - be a whole lot of fun.

Australian students who study Indonesian can upload a film to YouTube and compete to win one of three prizes.
The Prizes

1. Yang Bahasanya Paling Bagus (The one with the Best Language Use) – ACT Indonesian Teachers’ Network Prize – $100
2. Yang Paling Lucu (The Funniest) – The Bu Zara Prize – $100
3. Yang Menunjukkan Budaya Indonesia (The one that best explores Indonesian Culture) – Balai Bahasa Indonesia ACT Prize – $100

Deadline extended – Sunday 13th November
For more information and details on how to enter, visit ​http://www.buzara.org/

Applications for the National Australia Indonesia Language Awards close on Tuesday 27 October.

There are 4 categories for school students including, Primary School, Junior School, Middle School and Senior School with prizes of $300, $400, $600 and $1000 respectively. Applications are via video submission with winners of each category invited to attend an award ceremony in Melbourne in late November.

This is a great opportunity students at all levels to compete in a national competition that aims to reward and foster the development of Indonesian language learning in Australia. Please encourage your students to apply.

For more information on how to apply visit NAILA.ORG.AU