Term 4 in Indonesia marks the occasion of the Pesta Indonesia (festival) at both of our junior campuses. During these festivities, our Year 9 and some Year 8 Indonesian students take on the role of educators, taking lessons throughout the day – it's students teaching students!

At Penbank, the festival will take place on Tuesday 31 October, and at Minimbah, it will be Wednesday 22nd of November. To enhance the cultural experience, an Indonesian caterer will be present on these days, offering authentic lunches and sweet cakes for our students to purchase.

Penbank’s Colour Run fundraiser earlier in the year successfully raised over $22,000 for the Melbourne Zoo Orangutan program. An update from the Zoo detailing how these funds are being utilised to enrich the lives of the three resident Orangutans is attached here.

Looking ahead, the SC Indonesian Study Tour runs during Broadening Horizons, from 3-16 December, 2024. This program will involve 18 students from Years 10 to 12, and 5 staff members. To support the tour and our in-country service program, Peduli Alam (Caring for the Environment), we organized a fundraising BBQ event in Term 3 on the 14th of September. The event proved highly successful, raising just over $500. This money will be used to purchase reusable stainless steel drink bottles and school stationary supply kits.

Peduli Alam is an organization that collaborates with local villages in Amed, Northeast Bali. They actively encourage primary students to collect small single-use plastics, which are then repurposed into shopping bags and sold. This initiative plays a crucial role in preventing these plastics from ending up in our waterways. During the study tour, our SC students will spend five days working alongside Peduli Alam, constructing recycling bins within the communities to store the plastics. Additionally, they will be involved in beach clean-up activities with another group called 'Trash Heroes.' Images of these efforts are attached for your reference.

Finally, during Broadening Horizons week, four Year 11 French students, accompanied by two staff members, will embark on a journey to Lyon, France. These students are part of our student exchange program and will spend six weeks with their host families, including experiencing a European Christmas. It promises to be an enriching and culturally immersive experience for them.