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| SMAN 7 Manado: The Winner of the Best Use of Theme |
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| Tuesday, 14 April 2009 | |
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The W.O.R.D.S. Competition was organized by AMINEF’s Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs). The U.S Government funds professional teachers of English to teach English at 33 public and religious high schools throughout Indonesia. This competition blending creative writings such as original short poems, songs, stories, narratives, or speeches composed and performed in English met art performance. It was worth attending as the finalists not only presenting their writings in English but they also exhibited Indonesian cultures.
“I am very surprised. I did not think that I could win. It took only a few weeks of preparation. I just thought that not many people know about Mapalus. I want to share its moral values with others.” Shinta said excitedly.
Mapalus, as she explained in her essay, is a tradition in Minahasa, North Sulawesi. It can be said as cooperation or working together. Mapalus always works as a group of 10 to 20 people in which they have a leader. The rule of Mapalus tradition is everyone will get the turn to help each other and get help from others. It promotes valuing society, clan, togetherness, deliberation, and discipline. The spirit of Mapalus to create peace and harmony does matter in changing the world.
“It was all Shinta’s efforts. She even interviewed her grandfather.” Erica Karapandi, her English Teaching Assistant (ETA), explained. “I just assisted her in the language.” She added.
Through good cooperation with her ETA, Shinta deserves prizes including TOEFL preparation materials and scholarships for high school tuition. Congrat!! |
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| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 September 2009 ) |
Jakarta, 4 April 2009 – Shinta D. Manurung, was selected to be the winner of the Best use of Theme in W.O.R.D.S. competition hosted by the American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation (AMINEF). Shinta’s essay, “When Mapalus Tradition Matters in a Changing World, creatively fit with the topic of this year’s competition: “How Do My Traditions Matter in a Changing World?”. The purpose of the topic was to encourage students to express themselves in English about Indonesian culture. In this competition, she competed with other finalists from 32 different schools. Six of which are schools supervised by Sampoerna Foundation-United Schools Program: SMAN 7 Manado, SMAN 13 Surabaya, SMAN 19 Surabaya, SMAN 12 Makassar, SMAN 1 Pundong, and SMAN 1 Pandaan
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