Teaching Location: Upkaruna Kindergarten, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 

At Upkaruna Kindergarten, teaching combined English language use with developmentally appropriate activities. My responsibilities included creating lesson plans and activities tailored to the children’s interests and developmental levels — such as role-playing, arts and crafts, and vocabulary games.

I worked closely with a mentoring teacher to coordinate classroom management and ensure the lessons aligned with the school’s curriculum.

English was the primary language of instruction, so I focused on clear, simple communication, using short sentences, gestures, and visual aids to help students understand and participate.

English was used predominantly both in the classroom and among the teaching staff.

While some communication with locals involved Indonesian, most interactions in the school setting were in English, giving me a great chance to practice real-life English skills in both teaching and daily conversations with colleagues and parents.