Category: Expanding Gold Teak

October 13th, 2014 was a big day for SD Cibeureum, because PT. Goldteak and PT. Petrolink again gave donation to all students and gave presents to the best students who received “Best Achievement from Department of Education”. Since 2009, SD Cibeuereum took part of the science competition in West Java regents (Bantar Gadung and Sukabumi). They are on the top of 28 Elementary schools in that Regents. It is a big progress of Goldteak CSR, supporting the school to develop student’s education. SD Cibeureum collects many trophies, but the most important thing is the students have been applying the knowledge in their live. All walls in their class rooms are full with their creativity, they also plant vegetable in limited land and water with hydroponic. Every body is proud of them.

John Dewey said “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”.

SD Cibeureum is a small school, for 6 grades it only has four class rooms and one room for the teachers and the Principal. It does not have any educational facilities like Library, Hall for sport and play, Yard for games. The students do not have opportunity to develop their social knowledge and do exercise. Even books, they have very limited, they only learn from books given by the government and the books should be returned to the school when they have completed half year program.

when they need to buy books, they have to go to book store in Sukabumi, 20 km from Cibening village. Not all students can buy books, because some of their parents do not have money to buy the books.

Five years ago, Goldteak started to donate books for the students as the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) program. Almost every month, students receive books (new or used ones including children magazines or recycling manual).

The students usually read the books together during the break or practice to make recycle products with the teachers. This activities have made a big progress for the students, they are more creative and productive.

Like Jacqueline Kennedy said: “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all”.

From the side of the road, we can see Elementary School “ Cibeureum” has a small and simple building, with five rooms, a small veranda and a front yard. One room for the Principal, teachers and administration office, the other four rooms are for the class rooms. The six grades students should share the four rooms, small classes should be joined together in one room.

SD Cibeureum is a government school, In 2013-2014 it has 79 students and five teachers included the Principal. Such as other schools in villages, the school has limited facilities. It does not have enough class rooms, no library, no sport and music facilities, and enough educational aids.

Although it has very limited facilities, since the last five years SD Cibeureum has got many achievements. The Principal, the teachers and the students have been working together and show the significant progress. Goldteak encourages the Principal and the teachers to motivate the students to study and to take championships in Kecamatan (sub-district) and Kabupaten (district). Up to now, the students already collected many trophies from many championships (science and mathematic, social science, art and Islam subject).

Last year, Goldteak and Petrolink donated several computers to be used as educational aids, so in the near future all students are better prepared to get more achievements. Goldteak has proved that The CSR program was designed for the students and other children in Cibening village as a real contribution from the company to the community.

This year SD Cibeureum received a support from Department of Education, Sukabumi district to build one class room. As we know that the school only has 4 rooms included the room for the school principal and four teachers.

After Cibening village received electricity, the school has a chance to use an audio and video equipment to study. The students now become more enthusiastic after they received many trophies and awards  from science competition. The students need more than books, they also need TV and computers to support their activities.

Since Goldteak planted the trees in Cibening village nine years ago, Petrolink always support the project by doing the CSR (Corporate Social responsibility). Visiting the school to donate books, bags, school shoes, school uniforms or milk and cookies for the students and children in the village. 

This month, Petrolink donated two computers to the school. The computers are set up  more simple so the students easily use to practice. Although they are still elementary students they can study mathematic, science or social subjects like English or culture (traditional dance) or even sport through TV and computer.

By having computers, the teachers and the students are expected to get more knowledge beside the subjects they learn from the books. The school principle, teachers, parents and students appreciated for the donation.

Beside giving donation to the school, Petrolink also gave an attention on environment, 100 trees will be planted in India as a pilot project and along with GoldTeak also help to repair the bridge in the Cibening village by giving donation to the village officials for the bridge repairment.

This year Goldteak supported the school by donating books, children magazines, encyclopedia and guidance books for teaching. This is not just a charity project, but a program to help the schools teach the children for a successful future.

We have implemented a support program that requires that the children participate in a business venture and earn some of the money needed to pay for their supplies, and Goldteak matches that amount to help cover costs.

Goldteak also helped to enhance the teachers skills by providing four learning days with an outside consultant.

This year marked great improvement in the competitions that schools participate in, bringing home to Cibening more awards.  The school has been chosen by the local government in Sukabumi as a ‘Model School’ because of its growth and the unique cooperation with a local corporation.

Goldteak is very proud of its commitment to the 3 P’s:  People, Planet and Profit.

Since 2006 GoldTeak has started to plant some trees in Poza Rica, Mexico to see whether there’s a possibility to expand a new pilot project to the area. The following pictures are taken on August 2010, and it’s apparent that the trees have grown healthy and tall.