Schools to get week's vacation for SEA Games<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city office of the Ministry of Education and
\nCulture is to give the city's elementary and secondary school
\nstudents a six-day vacation to enable them to watch next month's
\n19th SEA Games.<\/p>\n
Hadis Hadianegara, the office spokesman told The Jakarta Post
\nover the weekend that the holidays would be from Oct. 13 to Oct.
\n18, coinciding with the games that run from Oct. 11 to Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
According to the education calender, the students' holidays
\nwere scheduled for the third week of October, after taking exams.
\nDue to the SEA Games, however, the exams will be held in the
\nfourth week of October after the holiday.<\/p>\n
\"We appeal to the students to watch the SEA Games so they can
\nlearn about sports events,\" he said, adding that it would be an
\nenjoyable learning process.<\/p>\n
Asked about whether the early vacation would disturb the
\nstudents' class schedules, Hadi said his office had informally
\nnotified schools in Jakarta about the revision of the education
\ncalender and assured them that it would not disrupt learning
\nactivities.<\/p>\n
\"Basically, the plan is set so as not to burden or interrupt
\nthe classes,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"We have not sent official letters to the schools because we
\nare still negotiating with the SEA Games committee about certain
\nsports events to be attended and their ticket prices,\" Hadi said.<\/p>\n
Hadi hoped students would get cheap tickets and be able to
\nwatch prestigious events, such as track and field.<\/p>\n
Adjustment<\/p>\n
Some of the schools, which have been informed about the
\ncalendar rescheduling, said they would adjust classes to
\naccommodate the early vacation.<\/p>\n
\"It's better to give the students an opportunity to watch the
\nSEA Games, then having them skip classes to see the games,\" the
\nheadmaster of state junior high school SMP 12, Lesman Saragih,
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Saragih said that the plan would force teachers to timetable
\nextra lessons.<\/p>\n
\"From Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 my school was originally scheduled to
\nhave regular classes. So it's for sure that we will have to push
\nthe students to catch up with the missed one week of lessons,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Agus Saputra, deputy headmaster of SMP 19 in Mayestik,
\nKebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, said that during the planned
\nvacation his school was scheduled to have the first-term exams.<\/p>\n
\"As we have been informed of the rescheduling, the students
\nwill have their vacation first and then start the exams on Oct.
\n24,\" Agus said.<\/p>\n
\"It's actually quite tiring for us, because we will be forced
\nto finish all the lessons before the vacation,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The new schedule was sent to the school about a month ago,
\nAgus said.<\/p>\n
The schools are reportedly waiting for further instructions
\nfrom the city office of the Ministry of Education and Culture.<\/p>\n
\"I just hope this plan (to watch SEA Games) will not burden
\neither the schools, the parents or students,\" Agus said, adding
\nthat parents usually complain if they are burdened with extra
\npayments for their children.<\/p>\n
Saragih said he hoped the office would arrange a good deal for
\nthe students to attend the SEA Games. \"Who knows? If the matches
\nare free for the students, it means that Indonesia will have a
\nlot more supporters,\" he said. (07)<\/p>",
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