By Hanif R. Arrayyan, published in The Jakarta Globe, March 11, 2009. Despite the long educational process which every child needs to go through, the fundamentals of early human development rely on early childhood programs. It is understood, therefore, that it is every parent's dream to have their children take advantage of the best educational opportunities available. The growth of international preschools and kindergartens in Indonesia has paved the way for better educational awareness … [Read more...]
Tokyo Disneyland: The Children Dream Land
Without doubt, the amusement park Disneyland is the most highly desired holiday destination for children worldwide as the park has so many rides and attractions to offer. It is not a surprise that the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California, which was created by brothers Roy and Walt Disney in 1955, was once named “the happiest place on earth.” Situated at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan; the Tokyo Disneyland can be given much credit as well. With its four classic … [Read more...]
A Vision to Accomplish
Having been implanted in a value of achievement, Auriel Valentcia Febryn Sutardja and Wilbert Dietriech Sutardja tell Aulia R. Sungkar their courage to bring the name of Indonesia to the international stage of ice-skating. They have only been intensively skating for less than three years, but both Auriel and Wilbert have collected dozens of gold medals. “I actually had started practicing the ice-skating at the age of two, but I quit the following year and got back to the rink when I was … [Read more...]
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Yessy Riana Sutiyoso shares her happiness with Aulia R. Sungkar about her four-year-old only child Martasha Savira. Met by Tatler Bambini at her school, Martasha (Tasha) and her mother are seen playing a simple rhythmic of gamelan, leaving an impression of likeness between mother and daughter. “I can play a bit of Ampar-Ampar Pisang. My mother teaches me how to play the melody with gamelan,” Tasha exclaims in delight. “She can sing the whole song along with other regional songs like Suwe … [Read more...]
Raising the Sunshine
The presence of the one-year-old Dauphine Alix (Princess) has brought a meaningful life to Shirley Gouw. Having an intense labor, Shirley was struggling in pain for 27 hours before she had emergency c section surgery in the hospital in order to have a normal delivery. But her struggle reached fruition when she eventually saw her first born, Dauphine Alix. Inspired by the movie Queen Marie Antoinette of France, of which she watched it during her pregnancy, Shirley favored French name for … [Read more...]
Role of phonics in teaching children to read
Text and photos by Aulia Rachmat, published in The Jakarta Post, May 14, 2006. In the area of English language programs for children, phonics is becoming established as a basic concept to teach kids to read. A number of schools using international curriculum have adopted phonics as the fundamental approach to teaching children to read. Nevertheless, how effective is phonics as a method to teach children to read?Phonics is a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words … [Read more...]