Alternative Education Program Exposure to Bandung: Bandung Nature School (SAB), ‘Taboo’ Creative Room and Saung Angklung Udjo
Monday, 26 September 2011by adminstube
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta held an Alternative Education training program. This program is motivated by the fact that education is the rights of everyone in Indonesia, but in fact education is still a luxurious opportunity. With a GNP (Gross National Product) of $ 174, this means $ 0.8 per capita, Indonesia still has to fight hard to get a decent level of education.
Thousands of islands scattered throughout Indonesia bring difficulties in providing the same standards and facilities for education. There are many disadvantaged areas, especially those in difficult areas such as mountains and remote areas, for example in eastern part of Indonesia. Although education requires facilities to achieve quality, in order to get the essence of education, a person is required to seek alternative education. The emergence of alternative education was formed because of concerns toward education in Indonesia.
The objectives of the Alternative Education Program are 1) Finding alternative education models that inspire participants to carry out alternative education in remote areas by bringing local content. 2) The inspiration is expected to stimulate activists for non-formal education delivery. 3) Ability to map educational potencies and obstacles in their home regions. In order to realize these goals, the training participants did exposure by visiting Bandung Nature School (SAB), Taboo Creative Room, Dago Pojok, Bandung and Saung Angklung Udjo in Bandung, on September 23-25, 2011
The journey to Bandung Nature School (SAB) started from Dago Atas bus station, walk to the west and then follow the path to SAB area. At SAB we met Eko Kurnianto, the pioneer and manager of SAB. He is from Kutoarjo, Central Java and since 1998 he began studying nature schools. In 2007 he began looking for academic experience about nature schools by pursuing master degree.
Indeed this school limited the number of students, such a student quota, as a consequence to make education run optimally. Regarding mentoring students, their sense of criticism is not restricted, even children are trained to be critical to problems. SAB was established as a form of resistance from conventional education which is considered has silenced the critical power and creativity of the nation's generation. From kindergarten to college, students are educated not to be critical and creative. For example, students who are critical of the rector's policy will be threatened with DO, or elementary students who are critical and creative are considered naughty children and troublemakers because they want to state something different. Students who often ask questions are considered to disturb class peace.
Regarding the curriculum at SAB, it emphasizes the learning process that is delivered actively and fun, because in general, children will prefer to be in an informal, open and free space compared to a formal atmosphere, closed with a special environment. Learning resources can be taken from natural objects, the nature itself because inspirations in the world of education are always through nature, the emergence of nature. There are only two curriculum here that is curriculum created by the teacher, and by the children themselves.
Doing creativity in an open and free school environment, children can enjoy their school time, so that the development of their creativity and abilities becomes more effective. This process can be done under a tree, like a school at the past, or on the edge of a pond, but don't jump into it. Actually in such process, the teacher is more accurately called as education facilitator.
Human Rights Training
Monday, 8 August 2011by adminstube
Stube-HEMAT Yogyakarta training on Human Rights at Wisma PU Yogyakarta on August 5-6, 2011, was attended by thirty students from various campuses and study programs, besides being attended by students from Yogyakarta, this training was also attended by students from Salatiga (Cental Java) and Timor Leste. The activity was held in two places, in Yogyakarta for training and Surakarta for exposure
Prof. Dr. Martino Sardi, OFM, became the facilitator for Human Rights training. Human rights are fundamental rights (something basic) because everyone has dignity or self-esteem. Therefore, that right must not be insulted and ignored. Rights are not obtained or granted by the government, but are owned by humans because of human dignity. This fundamental right cannot be pulled out from everyone, if it is separated from that person, the value of humanity or dignity will degenerate, be demeaned, humiliated and undermined and not respected as a human being.
The participants explored the Government's Role in Enforcement of Human Rights presented by RYS. Gunawan Handoyo, SH, the representative of Indonesia Democratic Perjuangan Party fraction. He started his speech with his study experience in university that actually it is not enough entering the community or the world of work directly after graduating, so while studying in Yogyakarta he suggested the participants to try any available opportunities to learn from other experienced-people or organizations.
In relation to the enforcement of human rights, in line with the goal of the representative is actually the issue of human rights itself. No country wanted to be said not to defend human rights. Every country is competing to be said as human rights defender. Indonesian government has laws discussing human rights and in addition there is a Commission of National Human Rights. The problem of human rights promotion is actually how the implementation is? The reflective question is, wether the government is really doing enforcement of human rights? Honestly, the government has not optimally handled human rights issues. The duties and responsibilities of the state regarding human rights have been formed in each hierarchy of government to the regions. However, Yogya region has not responded it seriously. People who do not respect human rights will be quickly condemned by many people, even sent to court. The challenge of enforcing human rights actually comes from the government itself.
‘Living together with other people’ is a slogan taught by Romo Mangun when young Gunawan Handoyo is doing ‘internship' there. These words are very valuable in relation to the world of human rights (solidarity). The biggest question is, what is our role to reinforce human rights. For example; there are poor neighbors who are sick and they do not have Askeskin (health insurance), how we will respond it? What are the procedures to take him to the hospital with a little help?
Our job is minimizing conflicts to protect human rights. What about the Trisakti case and the Ahmaddiah case? Is the government really responding? Perhaps the government did not dare to reveal the case. There are also satirical words 'poor people are prohibited going to schools', 'poor people are banned to be sick' This is kind of criticism to the government to pay more attention for the poor and marginalized. Actually there have been violations of human rights in the commercial world of education and in the world of health. The Indonesian government is currently experiencing a moral decline, and corruptions are also human rights violations. Traditional traders are now being squeezed by supermarkets. In this case, it is expected that government initiatives to regulate the arrangement of traditional markets and make trade agreements in Jogja.
Complementing the understanding and application of Human Rights, participants took exposure to YAPHI LPH office in Surakarta. Here, the participants explored LPH YAPHI institutions, the scope of activities and services carried out and the challenges faced by these legal defense institutions including the challenges faced by members and administrators when facing legal cases
The interesting thing is the concept of paralegal, it is course for people who are non-law study backgroud but they have sufficient understanding and provision in directing legal handling, for example how to make complaints or report cases at the community level to the authorities.
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