Category: Expanding Gold Teak

CSR activities in 2020 will end with a Drawing & Composing Contest program for SD Cibeuerem students. Since the Covid-19 epidemic, students have not studied at school, they study at their own homes. They don’t play or do homework together, they spend more time indoors than outdoors.

Goldteak provides opportunities for students who are interested in participating in drawing and writing contest. The topic given is about the Green Environment and Healthy Family.

Students learn how to be healthy during pandemic and how to protect the environment from the pollution. All are for the continuation of a balanced life, a clean and green environment is a prerequisite for healthy living.

Since the Covid-19 epidemic began, students of SD Cibening  have been studying at home. Every day they study at home by themself or together with their siblings, and three times a week they study online to meet with the teacher to check their assignments or get new ones.

Cibening Village has less population, and they are all healthy, no one has been affected by Covid-19. Villagers follow government advice to adhere to health protocols: wear cotton masks, wash hands frequently & maintain hygiene and avoid crowding, always maintain health & eat healthy food.

School students and younger children play around their houses and do not go to study & play at school. Many learning & playing activities are carried out with family and neighbors only, sometimes they do greening activities around the house , make flower & fruit seedlings.

Learning at home is still continuing, the students of SD Cibeureum are still not studying at school. Every day they study at home alone or with their siblings. Sometimes the mother also accompanies them. Twice a week they study online, through their cellphones, but not all students have cellphone, so they have to study together with their friends who have one.

It has been almost half a year for the students have to study independently at home, but they also have to start the new habits. During Covid-19 pandemic, they have to be aware of their health, they have to wash hands frequently and wear cotton mask or plastic mask and keep distancing when they meet people, also they have to avoid the crowds. Previously the students were given masks made of cloth, so the masks could be washed and reused the next day.

This time PT Goldteak donated plastic masks or face shields for the students. Plastic mask is used to cover the face from forehead to chin and it is to protect the eyes, nose and mouth from possible exposure to aerosols or droplets / splashes containing viruses in the air.

When the students wear the plastic mask, they can protect themselves from Covid-19 transmission. But the most important thing is now students aware to their health with new habit; washing hands frequently, not touching face with dirty hands, and keeping distance when they meet friends or other people. The students should take care the masks, clean or wash the masks before used.

The government plans send students back to study at school, because Cibening village is a green zone and is considered safe. The school principal together with teachers and village officials are preparing facilities in the classes, porch and yard.

Health Protocol Instruction has been provided to all students and parents. During learning at school, they must continue to implement the Health Protocol, where the school will divide the class into two groups, they will come to school in turn. Students and teachers have to wear masks at all times, they must avoid physical contact. The habit of shaking hands is temporarily replaced by greeting or nodding. They have to keep a distance when they are together.

In addition, the school will provide a place for washing hands along with soap and water. It is a new habit for villagers to wash their hands more frequently. With new habits, it is hoped that awareness of the importance of health will arise.

PT Goldteak always supports government programs in collaboration with Cibeureum Elementary School. When students have to learn from home, Goldteak donates cotton masks and hand washing soap for students. Goldteak also provides Health Protocol Sheet/notice pasted on the washing bottle, so students can read it when they wash their hands.

It has been almost four months since Cibeureum Elementary School students are learning from home. They are not studying in school because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has created an online Home Learning program, twice a week they meet with class teachers via mobile phones. They are given self-study assignments, and when they meet the teacher their work is checked and given directions for new lessons.

Since then, the social life of the children in Cibening village has changed, beside they have to self-study they also have to follow health protocols; cover mouth & nose with a mask when going outside or meeting people. They had to wash their hands with soap frequently and had to shower quickly when they got home. And most importantly they have to keep their distance from anyone when they meet, walk or gather. It is recommended to have nutritious food  to stay healthy during pandemic time.

PT Goldteak, through its Social Responsibility program, has distributed masks, soap and clean water as well as counseling on health protocols to the community & students. Until now, Cibening village is still in a green zone, meaning that no one infected or died by Covid-19.

When studying is no longer in school, the choice is to study at home or in the open air. Many things can be learned or discovered by students when they study and play alone or together. The social environment and the natural environment will contribute knowledge to them.

Students can enjoy adventures together to find new things according to their interests, whether they are happy with games, sports, gardening, art or studying religion. Activities outside the home for one hour a day can keep students active, their motor muscles developing. An independent attitude will grow together with the ability to explore.

Environment with trees, animals, running water and clean air will have a positive influence on their growth and development. Skills and creativity will develop together with growth in social awareness and improve group relationships.

In the end the real learning activities are not only in school but can also be done outside of school, in addition to being physically and mentally healthy, they are also happier and more excited.

“You don’t play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.” (Bobby Knight)

One of the Goldteak programs for elementary Cibeureum students is learning to make a clean and green environment. They learn to maintain the cleanliness of the school and home environment and also learn to plant trees.

Students can plant trees in the traditional way, directly sowing the seeds in the polybags or ground.

When they play outside, they can collect any seeds they found, seeds from big trees, flowers or vegetables. They also can collect any waste plastic bottles or any containers that they can make recycled pots to make seedlings or plant the vegetables.

Learn by doing is a very effective way and they always remember until they are adults. Home yard or porch are good places to put their seedlings, they will be happy when the seeds grow into trees.

Since the Corona outbreak, Cibeureum Elementary School students have been studying at home. They do not go to school or play together with friends. If they have to leave the house they have to wear a cloth mask covering their mouth & nose.

The month of Ramadan has arrived at the end of April, students over the age of seven have started learning to fast. In the afternoon, the children went to Madrasa school to study & read the Koran. But this year, they have to recite at home with their parents or their siblings.

This time Goldteak donated Juz Amma books to students, so they could practice reading the Koran at home together with family. Beside reading students books, they can borrow story books from school. Goldteak donated a lot of books and the school put them on the shelves, anytime they need, they can take the books there & bring them home.

Since the Corona Virus (Covid-19) outbreak began, the government gave instructions to all schools in Indonesia, students should study at home. The school closes and will reopen when the outbreak has subsided and things are back to normal.

The teachers are very busy preparing the lessons to be given to students, so they can study independently in their homes. Before this situation happened, the students are also accustomed to independent learning, because of the limited number of teachers. Students are used to learning to take turns in class or on the school porch.

Now they study at home every day, they start studying like they study at school, start studying since morning and finish at noon. But this time there were no teachers, only their mothers or their siblings. Studying at home is like studying during school holidays, not hearing the school bell, not wearing uniforms & shoes and there are no lines lined up before entering class.

All students and teachers hope that the Covid-19 outbreak will soon end and they can learn again at school. Almost all students use maskers when they leave home.

The happiness of students is when they can go to school to study and meet school mates.

SD Cibeureum’s situation with the lack of teachers makes students need to learn independently in school without the presence of a teacher in class. For them it is enough when the teacher comes to their class to give an assignment and return to check their assignment.

Given the opportunity to read story books on the porch with friends is to fill their study time. Taking turns reading or grouping each other makes examples of projects that are exemplified by books. There is no day without reading, because books are a window to the world.