The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen),\ntogether with Tanoto Foundation, UNICEF Indonesia, and Global Gate\nFoundation, has launched the Universal Participation for Quality\nEducation programme to enhance literacy and numeracy at the primary\neducation level.<\/p>\n
Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu\u2019ti, explained\nthat the programme involves six local governments, including the cities\nof Medan and Pematangsiantar, and the regencies of Batang Hari, Tegal,\nEnde, and Sikka.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis programme represents ongoing collaboration that, God willing,\nwe will implement until 2029. It is also a collective effort to address\nthe challenges we still face, which have not fully recovered, regarding\nlearning loss, learning poverty, various PISA scores, and other academic\nachievements that are not yet as expected,\u201d he stated at the\nKemendikdasmen office in Jakarta on Thursday (9\/4).<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he noted that these issues should not hinder Indonesia\u2019s\nprogress but rather serve as momentum to do better and provide the best\nfor Indonesian children, particularly at the primary education level,\nand more specifically at the elementary school (SD) level.<\/p>\n
\u201cThus, we hope that through this collaboration, we can improve the\nliteracy and numeracy abilities of primary school children in these six\nregencies and cities as a pilot,\u201d Abdul Mu\u2019ti emphasised.<\/p>\n
Abdul Mu\u2019ti stressed that approximately 500 schools will become\npartners in this programme, and Kemendikdasmen will not only conduct\nteacher training but also implement the programme and adjust learning to\nalign with deep learning policies or in-depth learning.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that the learning approach, textbooks, and various aspects\nrelated to improving literacy and numeracy can run successfully,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
At the same location, Head of Learning Environment at Tanoto\nFoundation, Margaretha Ari Widowati, explained that this collaboration\naims to realise a deep learning approach in educational units.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo in this collaboration, which will be supported by the six\nregencies that will jointly implement the deep learning approach if\nrealised in teaching and learning activities. Hopefully, this can truly\nsupport what has been planned by the government; many innovations are\nneeded, and this is one way,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, UNICEF Indonesia Country Representative, Maniza Zaman,\nstated that in this collaborative programme, her organisation will bring\nglobal knowledge combined with the placement context in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been working here for 75 years, and we think it is important\nto support government priorities, always supporting national priorities\nand how to connect them with local governments. We are really looking\nforward to working with all local governments because ultimately an\neducational ecosystem will be created in the regions and how we can\nstrengthen it. That will impact the improvement of children\u2019s abilities,\nespecially in numeracy and literacy,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-of-basic-and-secondary-education-partners-with-tanoto-foundation-unicef-and-global-gate-foundation-1775739064", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }