NAME: DANIELA D. ALEJAGA SCHOOL: CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY

BSEd English 4 Roxas City, Main Campus

MY SEA TEACHER JOURNEY IN INDONESIA

(PERJALANAN SEA-TEACHER SAYA DI INDONESIA)

Halo! I am Daniela D. Alejaga, 22 years old and a 4th year college student at Capiz State University, Main Campus. I am a participant of 10th Batch of SEA-Teacher Exchange. Together with my three fellows Capsunians coming from different satellite colleges, we flew to Indonesia on January 27, 2025. Our host university in Indonesia was Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto, which is known for its academic excellence, Islamic values and international collaboration. Meanwhile, my cooperating school was SMP UMP (Islamic Global School) which has quality learning environment and modern technologies. Both schools welcomed us with warmth and kindness, making us feel at home despite we are miles away from our families.

SCHOOL: GENERAL INFORMATION AND ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

SCHOOL PROFILE

SMP UMP is one of the Private Junior High Schools in Central Java 53182. SMP UMP was first designated as a Private School inaugurated on March 10, 2023 with NPSN: 70039068. Based on the Decree of the Minister of Basic Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia No. 503/001/DPMPTSP/SMP-B/III/2023.

LOCATION

Senopati Street No. 17, Dukuhwaluh, Kembaran District, Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia 53182

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone : +62 811 276 2023

Email : admin@smpump.sch.id

Instagram : smp.ump

Tiktok : smp.ump

SCHOOL OBJECTIVES

Within a period of one year, the school is able to produce students who:

1. Achieve superior academic achievement through an integrated learning program with a target of 70% of students reaching an advanced level in academics.

2. Form independent and responsible students through good habits of performing the obligatory Dhuhur prayer in congregation, playing an active role in zakat, and attending the Ramadhan pesantren.

3. Have a leadership spirit in IPM activities, with 50% of students involved in leadership activities.

4. Able to compete at the national and international levels by involving 10% of students in national and international activities.

SCHOOL'S MISSION

In accordance with the vision and indicators of the vision above, the mission of SMP UMP is determined as follows:

1. Realizing the development of superior Muslim personalities in Science and Technology (IPTEK) with a target of 80% of students being able to achieve an advanced level in academics in 3 years.

2. Realizing students who are independent in every obligatory worship practice through congregational Dhuhur and Ashar prayers at school in 3 years.

3. Realizing the instillation of student leadership through an active role in the Muhammadiyah Student Association (IPM) and the habit of rotating Kultum after Dhuhur prayers in 3 years.

4. Realizing the development of Arabic and English in students to improve global insight through participation in national and international competitions in 3 years.

SCHOOL'S VISION

In accordance with Law Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System, Article 3, National Education Vision, Government Regulation Number 4 of 2022 concerning Amendments to National Education Standards, Article 6 and Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture, Research and Technology Number 5 of 2022 concerning Graduate Competency Standards, Article 5 (2) and Article 6, as well as input from all school residents, the vision of SMP UMP is determined as follows:

"The formation of Muslim individuals who are Superior, Independent, Have a Leadership Spirit, and Have a Global Outlook".

With Vision Indicators:

1. The realization of the development of Muslim individuals who are superior in Science and Technology (IPTEK) with a target of 80% of students being able to reach an advanced level in 3 years.

2. The realization of students who are independent in every obligatory and sunnah worship practice and learning activities through the habit of morning Dhuha Prayer and congregational prayer in 3 years.

3. The realization of the instillation of leadership in students through active roles in the Muhammadiyah Student Association (IPM) and the habit of taking turns to give Kultum after Dhuhur prayer in 3 years.

4. The realization of Arabic and English language development in students to improve global insight through participation in national and international competitions in 3 years.

CORE VALUES

Islamic, Excellence, and Global Insight

FACULTIES

14 teachers

3 administrative staffs

1 Laboratory assistant

2 Public relation and publication staffs

2 Janitors

1 Driver

3 Security

2 Canteen Officer

TEACHING SYSTEM

An important thing before the teaching process is to establish the schedule. The English subject is taught for 80 mins. Some of the other subjects taught are Matematika (Mathematics), Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language), IPS - Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial (Social Studies) and PJOK - Pendidikan Jasmani Olahraga dan Kasehatan (Physical Education and Health). Another important aspect of the teaching system is the preparation of the materials that will be used for discussion, that includes the lesson plan to ensure that the learning objectives will be attained by the end of the lesson. Classes starts at 8:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm.

Class Period

(1) 7:30 - 8:10

(2) 8:10 - 8:50

(3) 8:50 - 9:30

BREAK

(4) 9:50 - 10:30

(5) 10:30 - 11:10

(6) 11:10 - 11:50

BREAK

(7) 13:00 - 13: 40

(8) 13:40 - 14: 20

(9) 14:20 - 15: 00

MATERIALS AND OTHER LEARNING SOURCE

The materials used during teaching process, especially the books are based on Kurikulum Merdeka or Curriculum 2013. These books include IPS, Pendidikan Pancasila, Bahasa Inggris, Bahasa Indonesia, Matematika, IPA, PJOK, and others. The school has a library where the books are stored. Other books can be found in the library aside from Kurikulum Merdeka. For English, the school also use Cambridge University Press Books.

CURRICULUM

The school follows two Curriculum. For Grade 7, Merdeka Curriculum is used. For Grade 8, they implement the K13 Curriculum.

Merdeka Curriculum - It was introduced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology. It aims to improve the quality of learning and to adapt to the students different learning needs. This curriculum encourages students to work on projects that will help them develop their critical thinking skills, student collaboration inside the classroom and problem solving.

K13 Curriculum - It existed before the Merdeka Curriculum which uses competency based learning. The main focus of this curriculum is to integrate knowledge, the skills and attitudes of the students to prepare them to the real world. The authentic assessments mainly used is through projects, observations and portfolios.

The difference between the two is that Merdeka Curriculum is Student-Centered Approach, while K13 Curriculum is Teacher-Centered Approach.

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