Annual Report December 2014 Australia-Indonesia bridge school Partnerships Project



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Annual Report

December 2014

Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnerships Project




CONTENTS:

ANNUAL REPORT Page 2

Attachment 1: SCOOP IT! 2014 MEDIA Page 14

Attachment 2: EVALUATION AND SUMMARIES OF 2014 SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS Page 20

Attachment 3: EVALUATION OF 2008-2014 SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS Page 33

Attachment 4: 2014 CASE STUDIES (4) Page 44

Attachment 5: FINANCIAL STATEMENT Page 57

Goods and Services Provided

The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) has successfully delivered the 2014 Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnerships Project. A range of outcomes indicates that there have been positive impacts on Australia-Indonesia school partnerships and wider contributions to Australia-Indonesia relations. These include: These include:



  • identified 32 Australian (16) and Indonesian (16) schools

  • selected 64 Australian (32) and Indonesian (32) teachers to participate in the project

  • established 16 Australia-Indonesia school partnerships

  • delivered two, four-day pre-departure professional learning workshops for Indonesian teachers

  • facilitated two, three-week professional learning programmes for the 64 Australian and Indonesian teachers in February/March and May 2014

  • delivered four webinars to 89 Australian (57) and Indonesian (32) teachers

  • delivered 13, one-day professional learning workshops for BRIDGE alumni across Indonesia to 117 teachers.

  • delivered eight, one-day professional learning workshops for BRIDGE alumni across Australia to 68 teachers

  • contributed to the generation of 23 media items and eight promotional activities.

Project Deliverables

In 2014, the AEF achieved all deliverables as outlined in the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project 2011-2015 head agreement.



Australian school and teacher selection

Sixteen Australian primary and secondary schools were selected through a competitive application process (administered through SmartyGrants) to participate in the 2014 Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project. Thirty-eight applications were received for 16 places.

Selected Australian schools were allocated to the February/March or May professional learning programme according to geographic location to support regional school and teacher networks.

Successful applicants demonstrated a particular interest in Indonesia, a moderate to high standard of Internet access, and support from within the school leadership. The selected cohort of schools represent Australian educational sectors from regional and metropolitan locations within all states and territories of Australia (refer to Figure 1 and 2).


Indonesian school and teacher selection

In partnership with the AEF, the BRIDGE Indonesia office, based at Australian Embassy in Jakarta, facilitated the selection of sixteen Indonesian schools1 and 32 teachers (13 males and 19 females) to participate in the 2014 February/March and May professional learning programmes (refer to Figures 1 and 2).

The Indonesian schools were selected from across primary, junior high and senior high school levels and from a variety of rural and metropolitan locations. Four provinces were targeted in 2014, bringing the total of Indonesian provinces engaged with BRIDGE to 132:


  • East Java

  • South Sumatera

  • West Java (new)

  • Yogyakarta

As a conduit for the AEF, the Indonesia BRIDGE office, establised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with education authorities in each of the targeted provinces. The MoUs require each province to nominate a number of schools for consideration in accordance with the head agreement. Schools are then shortlisted by the BRIDGE Indonesia office. To be eligible, Indonesian schools are required to demonstrate access to electricity, moderate or higher standard of Internet access, sufficient ICT hardware and an interest to engage with a school in Australia.

Indonesian schools then nominate four teachers for consideration, of whom two are selected for participation in the programme. Teacher selection is based on assessment of English language, interest in engaging with Australia, leadership qualities, ability to affect change, and enthusiasm for being part of a school partnership.

Indonesian teachers are vetted for their appropriateness to work in an Australian school as part of the Australian visa process. Where possible an equal proportion or majority of female Indonesian teachers are selected to ensure gender equity and to develop capacity and skills among Indonesian women.
Australian and Indonesian school partnering

Indonesian and Australian schools are partnered according to their sector, level (e.g. primary, secondary); and as appropriate, teacher professional roles, such as class year levels and subjects taught.

Where possible, schools in one Indonesian province are partnered with schools in one Australian state/territory (or geographical location) to support local teacher and school networks.

The 2014 programme has increased the total Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE school partnerships from 96 to 104. The school partners for 2014 were:



Figure 1: Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE school partnerships establish in February 2014




Australian Schools

Indonesian School

February/March Programme

Bruny Island District School, TAS

SDN Karangpawulang, West Java

Campsie Public School, NSW

SDN Ungaran 1, Yogyakarta

Greenway Park Primary School, NSW

SDN Sukarasa 34, West Java

Light Pass Primary School, SA

SDN Lemahputro I Sidoarjo, East Java

Narre Warren North Primary School, VIC

SDN Lempuyangwangi, Yogyakarta

Rapid Bay Primary and Yankalilla Area School (combined partnership), SA

SD Marsudirini, Yogyakarta

St Paul's Catholic School, NT

SDN Cicabe, West Java

St Thomas More's Catholic School, TAS

SDN Margorejo IV/406, East Java

Figure 2: Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE school partnerships establish in May 2014






Australian Schools

Indonesian School

May Programme

Camperdown College, VIC

SMPN 2 Leuwisadeng, West Java*

Bertram Primary School, WA

SDPN Pajagalan 58, West Java

Woolooware High School, NSW

SMPN 2 Parung, West Java*

Braemar College, VIC

SMPN Satu Atap 1 Lohbener, West Java*

Northampton District High School, WA

SMPN 3 Cileungsi, West Java*

Mount Stromlo High School, ACT

SMPN Satu Atap 2 Losarang, West Java*

Wandong Primary School, VIC

SMPN 2 Satu Atap Sukalarang, West Java*

Ringwood North Primary School, VIC

SMPN 4 Gegerbitung Satu Atap, West Java*

* Education Programme (EP) school.
In-country professional learning programmes and pre-departure workshops

Two pre-departure workshops and two in-country professional learning programmes were delivered to the 2014 cohort of Australian and Indonesian teachers. These included:



  • Four-day pre-departure professional learning workshop was delivered to 16 Indonesian teachers 10-13 February 2014 in Jakarta

  • Three-week in-country professional learning programme was delivered for 32 Indonesian and Australian teachers in Australia from 24 February to 16 March 2014.

  • Three-day pre-departure professional learning workshop was delivered to 16 Indonesian teachers 28-30 April 2014 in Jakarta

  • Three-week in-country professional learning programme was delivered for 32 Indonesian and Australian teachers in Australia from 12 May to 1 June 2014.

As indicated in progress reports, teacher feedback was positive with high levels of satisfaction recorded. Examples of feedback from Indonesian and Australian teachers:

Simply the presence of two Indonesian teachers has lifted the profile of Indonesian within the whole school community, that is staff, students and parents. All stakeholders have gained new knowledge on a variety of aspects including school system, culture, religion etc. the concept of us being different and yet the same.” Australian teacher

There were many professional benefits associated with the programme. For our school it was a definite step to becoming more ‘Asia Literate’ and developing our intercultural understanding of Indonesia. It also highlighted the importance of our relationship with Indonesia and in particular its people.” Australian teacher

There were many personal benefits for me, mainly raising the profile of the Indonesian language learning programme at our school. It has enabled teachers in many classrooms to create cross-curricular links in their inquiry based learning programmes and has highlighted how easy it can be to create these links.” Australian teacher

The programme has motivated and engaged my students even more in their Indonesian language learning. It has provided further opportunities for our staff to engage and create positive relationships with our Indonesian partners, and to gain confidence in effectively communicating with our Asian neighbours.” Australian teacher

“…My knowledge increases. I can compare the curriculum here with my school - strategy to teach, pedagogy, methodology and language...” Indonesian teacher

...Very remarkable benefits for me such as understanding the nature of class discipline, family cooperation between children and parents, exploring different learning methods, identifying the school's facilities to suit the needs of student learning and school management.” Indonesian teacher

I learnt more English and even different Australian cultures. Australians are much more friendly than I thought and very good friends to us.” Indonesian teacher

The school visit and homestay provided insight into the English language, curriculum, education and teaching methods. This will help me with the development of educational programmes that I create.” Indonesian teacher

Face-to-face professional learning workshops

AEF and DoE Jakarta have delivered 21 one-day professional learning workshops across Australia (8) and Indonesia (13). The Canberra workshop was cancelled due to low registrations. Teachers from Canberra were offered to attend the Sydney workshop. These one-day workshops were focused on sharing practice, exploring new technologies, developing activities for student engagement and creating a school partnership collaboration plan for 2015.

The workshops assist the AEF in monitoring progress of school partnerships and provide support for increased engagement.

As in previous years, the professional learning workshops were also open to Australian teachers of the China, Korea and Thailand BRIDGE Projects (figures below represent teachers involved in the Indonesia BRIDGE Project only). The purpose of including teachers from other Australia-Asia BRIDGE Projects is to encourage the development of communities of learners to support collaboration and share best practice. A total of 185 Australian (68) and Indonesian (117) BRIDGE teachers attended these professional learning workshops.



Figure 3: Thirteen one-day professional learning workshops delivered in Indonesia

Date

Location

Attendees

22 September

East Nusa Tenggara

9

24 September

West Nusa Tenggara

8

25 September

Bali

3

29 September

South Sulawesi

7

2 October

Central Java

7

3 October

Yogyakarta

14

6 October

South Sumatera

6

8 October

West Kalimantan

7

10 October

Central Kalimantan

3

11 October

East Java

18

13 October

DKI Jakarta

6

14 October

Banten

7

16 October

West Java

22

Total Attendees

117


Figure 4: Eight one-day professional learning workshops delivered in Australia

Date

Location

Attendees

10 October

Darwin

6

20 October

Melbourne

12

20 October

Perth

8

24 October

Adelaide

8

27 October

Sydney

14

31 October

Hobart

8

31 October

Geraldton

9

8 December

Brisbane

3

Total Attendees

68

Webinars

Four webinars were delivered to 89 Australian (57) and Indonesian (32) teachers in 2014:



  1. On 12 February 2014, a webinar was delivered to 16 Australian teachers participating in the February/March professional learning programme. Their 16 Indonesian partner teachers from the pre-departure workshop in Jakarta joined them. The webinar covered project expectations and preparations for the professional learning programme in Australia

  2. On 30 April 2014, a webinar was delivered to 16 Australian teachers participating in the May professional learning programme. The aim of the webinar was to provide an overview of programme expectations, delivery schedule and preparations for the professional learning and school visit/homestay. Their 16 Indonesian partner teachers from the pre-departure workshop in Jakarta joined them.

  3. On Thursday 11 September 2014, a webinar was delivered to 13 Australian BRIDGE teachers participating in the Bahasa Indonesia and Cultural Study Programme. The aim of the webinar was to provide an overview of the in-country professional learning programme and prepare teachers for their school and homestay visit to their Indonesian partner school.

  4. On Thursday 11 December 2014, a webinar was delivered to 12 Australian BRIDGE teachers participating in the Indonesia Study Programme. The webinar provided an overview of the in-country professional learning programme and prepared teachers for their school and homestay visit to their Indonesian partner school.

Study programmes to Indonesia

Funds provided to DFAT by the Department of Education support Australian teachers to reciprocate visits to their Indonesian partner schools. Each year 32 scholarships of $2,500 are offered to the current cohort of teachers (2014) plus 16 scholarships of $1,000 to Australian teachers from previous years (2009-2013). Three in-country professional learning programmes have been offered to 27 Australian BRIDGE teachers in 2014:



  • Programme 1: 4 to 14 January 2014 – eight Australian teachers from seven schools received $2,500 each

  • Programme 2: 6 to 12 July 2014 – eight Australian teachers from six schools received $2,500 each

  • Programme 3: 28 September to 5 October 2014 – 11 teachers from seven schools received $2,500 each

Pre or post each study programme, each Australian teacher spends five-days undertaking a school and homestay visit at their partner school.

In addition to the above, 13 Australian teachers (from the 2012-2013 cohorts) took up a $1,000 scholarship to visit their partner school in 2014 and early 2015. This visit helped to stimulate the schools partnership with an increase in student to student exchanges.



Webpage and Social Media

The Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project was promoted widely during 2014. This included:



  • AEF website (averages 72,000 hits per month) - visit www.asiaeducation.edu.au

  • BRIDGE pages (averages 2,250 hits per month) – visit www.bridge.edu.au for detail of programme and AKF support

  • Asia EdNet email discussion group (3,605 subscribers)

  • AEF’s fortnightly AEF E-News (10,115 subscribers)

  • BRIDGE Facebook page (312 likes)

  • @AsiaEducation twitter account (2,199 followers) and the hashtags #bridgeproject
 and #AEFchat

  • Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE school partnerships Wikispaces – www.indonesia.bridge.wikispaces.net

A range of content has been added to the BRIDGE website to promote the project and showcase school partnership activities. This includes new BRIDGE videos, news stories and school partnership activities:



  • BRIDGE - a blended learning professional learning model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnXEYligr1g&list=UUlQbtUYCLJsxfIhCwlwS4Cg 

  • BRIDGE – supporting primary school language learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKRfMSO1pTU&list=UUlQbtUYCLJsxfIhCwlwS4Cg 

  • BRIDGE – supporting secondary school language learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfy1vGcjHx4&list=UUlQbtUYCLJsxfIhCwlwS4Cg 

  • A new video profiling the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project was produced for the AII 25th anniversary celebration. This video provides a project overview; featuring teachers and students from both countries discussing the impact the school partnerships have had on learning outcomes. http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/video/show_embedded_video.asp?videoid=13913&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=405&width=560.

  • The BRIDGE Videos page has been redesigned to increase navigation functionality and showcase the range of videos in Australia and Indonesia. http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/bridge_videos/bridge_videos.html

  • BRIDGE news profiling the visit of an Indonesian media delegation to Tranby College in WA http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/bridgenews/tranby_college_indonesia_bridge_mar_2014.html

  • BRIDGE news includes a story on the AII 25th anniversary at Parliament House in Canberra. The Hon Julie Bishop MP gave the keynote address and teachers from Australia–Indonesia BRIDGE partner school Marlborough Primary School showcased their partnership. http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/bridgenews/australia_indonesia_institute_celebrates_25_years.html

  • A range of new school partnerships in action stories have been published. http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/bridge_in_action.html

Media and promotional activities

The following media items featuring the Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnerships Project were published in 2014:



  1. Editor. 19 March 2014, Bridging Cultures in Newstead, Archdiocese of Hobart. http://hobart.catholic.org.au/media/news/bridging-cultures-newstead

  2. Nurfuadah, R. 24 March 2014, Siswa SMAN 5 Surabaya Belajar dari Sister School, Okezone.com. http://kampus.okezone.com/read/2014/03/24/560/959638/siswa-sman-5-surabaya-belajar-dari-sister-school

  3. Surachman, M. 24 March 2014, Puluhan Siswa SMA 5 Surabaya Menari di Perth, MetroTV News. http://news.metrotvnews.com/read/2014/03/24/222450/puluhan-siswa-sma-5-surabaya-menari-di-perth

  4. Dewi, S. 24 March 2014, Cinta Menebar Budaya Indonesia di Australia, Koran Indonesia. http://koran-indonesia.com/2014/03/cinta-menebar-budaya-indonesia-di-australia/#.UzP22BgoQ3Y

  5. Dewi, S. 24 March 2014, Asyiknya Ikut Pertukaran Pelajar, Koran Indonesia. http://koran-indonesia.com/2014/03/asyiknya-ikut-pertukaran-pelajar/#.Uzjcz9zLjdJ

  6. Dewi, S. 24 March 2014, "Jembatan" Penghubung Antara Sekolah Dua Benua, Koran Indonesia. http://koran-indonesia.com/2014/03/jembatan-penghubung-antara-sekolah-dua-benua/#.UzP1DBgoQ3Y

  7. Nurfuadah, R. 24 March 2014, Asyiknya Ikut Pertukaran Pelajar, Okezone Kampus. http://kampus.okezone.com/read/2014/03/24/560/959822/asyiknya-ikut-pertukaran-pelajar

  8. Ivan. 24 March 2014, Siswa SMAN 5 Surabaya Belajar dari Sister School, haloCities. http://halocities.com/43131

  9. Dewi, S. 24 March 2014, Mandi Empat Menit ala Tranby, Koran Indonesia. http://koran-indonesia.com/2014/03/mandi-empat-menit-ala-tranby/#.UzjflNzLjdJ

  10. Anggraeni, D. 25 March 2014, Is Indonesia-Australia Relationship Still on Track?, Tempo.

  11. Rahadi, F. 25 March 2014, Siswa SMAN 5 Surabaya Perkenalkan Budaya Indonesia di Australia, Republika Online. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/14/03/25/n2yn5b-siswa-sman-5-surabaya-perkenalkan-budaya-indonesia-di-australia

  12. Rahadi, F. 25 March 2014, Australia Butuh Lebih Banyak Guru Bahasa Indonesia, Republika Online. http://www.republika.co.id/berita/pendidikan/eduaction/14/03/25/n2ypdj-australia-butuh-lebih-banyak-guru-bahasa-indonesia

  13. Dewi, S. 25 March 2014, Siswa SMAN 5 Surabaya Perkenalkan Budaya Indonesia di Australia, Koran Indonesia. http://koran-indonesia.com/2014/03/siswa-sman-5-surabaya-perkenalkan-budaya-indonesia-di-australia/#.UzjeXtzLjdJ

  14. Editor. 25 March 2014, OMG! Di Australia SD-SMP Wajib Belajar Bahasa Indonesia, WartaNews.com. http://www.wartanews.com/lifestyle/24c15c88-0117-5a58-7020-d8015ee151a9/omg!-di-australia-sd-smp-wajib-belajar-bahasa-indonesia?utm_source=AIYA+National+newsletter&utm_campaign=c2ee8eb45a-aiya_links&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8e232b7513-c2ee8eb45a-110826381

  15. Dewi, S. 26 March 2014, Jalan Panjang Bahasa Indonesia, Koran Indonesia. http://koran-indonesia.com/2014/03/jalan-panjang-bahasa-indonesia/#.UzjepdzLjdJ

  16. Editor. 23 May 2014, Breaking down cultural barriers, Camperdown Chronicle

  17. Editor. 27 May 2014, Indonesian experience for Wandong, North Central Review.

http://www.newspaperhouse.com.au/images//pdfs/NorthCentral/NCR%2027-05-14%20pg1-56.pdf

  1. Media Release. 4 June 2014, Australia-Indonesia Institute 25th Anniversary, Minister for Foreign Affairs: The Hon Julie Bishop MP.

http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/Pages/2014/jb_sp_140604.aspx?ministerid=4

  1. Lindsey, Tim. 15 June 2014, Perbedaan yang justru memperkaya, Kompas, p.4

  2. Peucker, M & Hassim, E, Promoting Asia literacy and intercultural understanding in Australian schools: the BRIDGE experience, Ethos, Vol.22, No.3, pp.14-19, http://www.sev.asn.au/resources/76&*bnj%3E%3C-45jk.html

  3. Muharji, I, Civics and Citizenship Teaching in Indonesia, Ethos, Vol.22, No.3, pp.34-37, http://www.sev.asn.au/resources/76&*bnj%3E%3C-45jk.html

  4. Hassim, E, What works for developing Asia-relevant capabilities in Australian schools, Australian College of Educators, 8 October 2014, http://austcolled.com.au/article/what-works-developing-asia-relevant-capabilities-australian-schools

  5. Hanson, R. 23 September 2014, Lansdowne Crescent Primary pupils lead the way for visitors, The Herald Sun3, http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnjj6013-1227066711295

In addition to the above, eight other promotional opportunities occurred in 2014:

  • Seven ASEAN senior journalists (led by DFAT staff) visited Marlborough Primary School, VIC on Thursday 20 March 2014. The delegation spoke to BRIDGE teachers and participating students about the project in their school and its impact.

  • Five Indonesian journalists (supported by Australian Embassy staff) visited Tranby College, WA on 23-24 March 2014. The delegation represented media outlets covering print, online and television. Journalists shadowed a student exchange from Tranby’s Indonesian partner SMAN 5. An Indonesian youth show called ‘Teenalicious’ filmed part of the visit and will include footage in an upcoming episode.

  • Hon Julie Bishop MP gave the keynote address at the AII 25th anniversary on 4 June at Parliament House in Canberra. Bishop praised the work of the AII and in particular the BRIDGE Project, “For a quarter of a century the Institute has been bringing Australians and Indonesians closer together, helping us to get to know and understand one another.” Bishop went on to call the project “another jewel in the Institute's crown.” Full transcript of speech: http://foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/Pages/2014/jb_sp_140604.aspx

  • His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC was a keynote at the Asia Education Foundation 2014 National Conference, Sydney, NSW, 17 June 2014. The Governor-General commended the BRIDGE Project and its impact. “…I particularly commend the great work of the Foundation in co-managing the Asia-Australia BRIDGE Project. For those not familiar with BRIDGE, it funds collaboration between teachers in Australia, Indonesia, China, South Korea and Thailand. At present it involves 324 schools and 520 teachers. I congratulate the Foundation on the resounding success of this programme only six years since its inception.” Full transcript of speech: https://www.gg.gov.au/speech/asia-education-foundation-2014-national-conference

  • Twenty-eight artworks created by Indonesian students from BRIDGE schools were displayed in an outdoor gallery called ‘Tembok Seni Australia’. The gallery is a 400-metre section of the boundary wall to the new Australian Embassy (under construction). More than 175 paintings and drawings were received from 29 BRIDGE primary and secondary schools across Indonesia.

    • http://www.flickr.com/photos/tembok-seni

    • http://www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au/jakt/MR14_008.html

    • https://www.facebook.com/australianembassyjakarta/photos/a.333847849997877.69693.294456123937050/641958112520181/?type=1

    • http://jaringnews.com/seleb/umum/63721/kedubes-australia-adakan-pameran-tembok-seni-terbuka

  • AEF hosted its first twitter chat focused on school partnerships. This held on Wednesday 17 September between 5 and 6pm and used #AEFchat as the hashtag to tie the discussion together. Over 120 tweets from 25 users were posted (with quite a few users just following the discussion). Based on potential reach, there were at least 500 users who read parts of our conversation. The Twitter chat has been captured on Storify and can be viewed here - http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/twitter_chat.html  

  • DFAT public diplomacy will support BRIDGE schools to engage with the Masters of Modern Indonesian Portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery. DFAT and gallery will provide catalogue and teaching materials on exhibition to all BRIDGE schools in Australia - http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/exhibition.php 

  • DFAT working with AEF to identify all BRIDGE schools visiting Canberra as part of the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) programme over the next 12 months. DFAT has agreed to support these schools with behind the scenes parliament access and meet with their federal representative. Narrogin Senior High School from WA visited Canberra on the 29 September and were fortunate enough to meet with Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop - https://twitter.com/JulieBishopMP/status/516821425030565891/photo/1. Three schools have been identified as visiting Canberra in the next quarter. 

A visual display of media items and promotional opportunities over the last 12 months has been loaded into ‘scoop.it’ – visit http://www.scoop.it/t/bridge-2014-media/ (see Attachment 1).

Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation material is appended to this document. It includes:



Evaluation and summaries of 2014 school partnerships (Attachment 2)

Drawn from survey responses of Australian and Indonesian teachers, collaborative Wikispaces and phone/email contact, data indicates the 2014 school partnerships are on track to establishing strong relationships. Many school partnerships have undertaken a range of collaborative activities and reciprocal visits (Australians to Indonesia).



Evaluative summary of Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnerships 2008-2013 (Attachment 3)

Drawn from survey responses of Australian and Indonesian teachers from 2008-2014 school partnerships, the evaluation summary provides an insight into the impact of BRIDGE on teachers, students and school communities.


School partnership case studies (Attachment 4)

Sixteen Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE school partnership case studies have been completed since 2011 (refer to previous annual reports for case studies one to twelve). Four school partnerships were nominated for the 2014 case studies:



Partnership

Indonesian School

Australian School

Partnership 20 (2009)

SMA Katolik Santo Petrus, West Kalimantan (Catholic, Senior High)

Hawker College, ACT (Government, Secondary)

Partnership 51 (2011)

MIN Cempaka Putih, Jakarta (Islamic, Primary)

Marlborough Primary School, VIC (Government, Primary)

Partnership 75 (2012)

MTS SA Al Islam Jamsaren Solo4, East Java (Islamic, Junior High)

Illawarra Sports High School, NSW (Government, Secondary)

Partnership 94 (2013)

SMPN 1 Sampit, Central Kalimantan (Government, Junior High)

Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, NSW (Government, Secondary)

The four case studies provide an overview of school partnerships and the successes and challenges encountered. The inclusion of school partnerships from 2009 and 2013 provides insight into the growth and customization of engagement as relationships evolve.

Financial statement

The AEF invoiced DFAT for AUD$830,853.67 (excl. GST) as per Schedule 6 of the agreement varied on 26 June 2013. A financial statement of expenditure for 2014 will be forwarded to DFAT in mid-January once all expenditure has hit the ledger (Attachment 5). The AEF anticipates a surplus of around AUD$70,000 and proposes to expand the number of partnerships established in 2015 from 16 to 20 (see further detail Updates and Issues relating to future delivery).



Tasks or jobs not completed in accordance with the agreement

All tasks have been completed in accordance with the agreement.


Problems Encountered and Actions Taken to Resolve

The following key implementation issues arose during the last quarter of 2014:



Issues

Effects

Resolutions

Bandwidth and technology access in Indonesian schools

A number of Indonesian schools have reported issues with Internet bandwidth. This has impacted on the productivity for some school partnerships.

AEF and the Indonesian BRIDGE office will undertake an IT and Internet audit of all Indonesian schools in early 2015. This exercise will scope current ICT capacity of Indonesian schools and identify opportunities to engage provinces in strengthening accessibility.

Access to video conferencing technology.

A number of Australian schools have reported issues with video conferencing due to software bans.

AEF has explored new software that circumnavigates software bans. Further work is underway to provide more options for video conferencing.

Staff changes in Australian and Indonesian schools.

A number of schools have had staff changes in 2014, which have resulted in the loss of lead teachers in some instances.

AEF and the Indonesian BRIDGE office will support new teachers from existing school partnerships to up skill and lead the BRIDGE Project in their school.

Updates and Issues relating to future delivery

As outlined in the Financial Statement above, there has been savings in the 2014 budget. This has been achieved through a higher than usual exchange rate in 2013 and 2014 as well as project efficiencies.

The AEF see this as an opportunity to invest in a greater number of school partnerships in 2015 – boosting the partnership numbers from 16 to 20 with the addition of four new school partnerships. Overall, this will result in Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project delivering 132 school partnerships instead of 128 targeted for the current contract for 2011-2015. The AEF seeks DFAT’s approval in delivering four additional school partnerships in 2015.

Key dates for 2015 include:



  • Late January 2015 – Indonesian pre-departure workshop (4-days)

  • 23 February to 15 March 2015 – Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project professional learning programme (welcome dinner to be held on either 25 or 26 February – tbc).

  • Mid-April 2015 – Indonesian pre-departure workshop (4-days)

  • 18 May to 7 June 2015 – Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project professional learning programme (welcome dinner to be held on either 20 or 21 May – tbc).



1 Seven Education Partnership (EP) schools were selected from West Java

2 Bali, Banten, Central Java, Central Kalimantan, DKI Jakarta, East Java, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, South Sumatera, West Java, West Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara and Yogyakarta


  • 3 The same article has been published nationally across 6 outlets:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnjj6013-1227066711295

  • http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnj4f7k1-1227066711295

  • http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnjj6010-1227066711295?nk=29bd569783642cdd43d96ee091c2a3c5

  • http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnjj6012-1227066711295

  • http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmania/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnn32rbc-1227066711295

  • http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/lansdowne-crescent-primary-pupils-lead-the-way-for-visitors/story-fnjj600z-1227066711295?nk=67cad00cdbde81f4aee6dacb654c2a51




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