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As a Guidance Counsellor at EBPP School, my role is to support students in understanding themselves and planning for their future. One simple yet meaningful tool I use is the Dream Tree—a creative medium that helps students visualise their dreams and map out the direction they want to take in life. Through this activity, students are encouraged to reflect on their goals, while I gain deeper insight into their potential, interests, and career paths. Every student has a dream,

During the rainy season, we have been planting vegetables and shallots in the Darmaji School garden. This time, we harvested around four kilograms of eggplant from last year’s plants, and each of us could take some home to enjoy with our families. Since we shaped our previously steep dry land learning garden into terraces, stabilised with Vetiver grass, some crops—like eggplants—can continue being productive because they are no longer easily affected by erosion. Seeing this r

As the new semester begins, schools play an essential role in kickstarting students’ enthusiasm for getting back to learning, with a key focus at EBPP being to strengthening literacy! Literacy goes beyond reading and writing—it also includes understanding information, thinking critically, and expressing ideas clearly. At the start of this second semester, literacy activities at EBPP schools serve as a strong foundation for creating a positive learning culture. Through regular

As 2025 draws to a close, the East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP) Education Team held a Coordination Meeting as a key part of our evaluation and sustainable planning process to reflect on the progress of the educational programs over the past year, while also formulating concrete steps to address the challenges ahead. During the meeting, each department presented performance reports, program achievements, and the challenges encountered throughout 2025. The discussions were open

As part of EBPP long-term strategy to support and develop students’ interests and talents in the arts, we recently initiated the ‘EBPP School Music Group’ designed as a supporting activity to develop students’ creativity, discipline, and self-confidence through music. This group brings together selected junior and senior high school students from our Bunga, Cegi, Pengalusan, Manikaji, and Darmaji schools’ individual music groups, who show interest in developing skills in play

EBPP’s extracurricular music program took an exciting step forward this semester, expanding from modern music to including traditional Balinese music—especially Rindik, a bamboo instrument known for its soft, calming tones. Although Rindik is new to our students, many showed immediate interest and enthusiasm to learn. Every afternoon, after completing their academic lessons, students come down to the EBPP Ban office for practice. They begin with the basics: recognizing pitche

The beginning of the rainy season is always a time we look forward to. Together with my friends, I feel excited again to work in our learning garden and to help my parents on our family farmland. We immediately apply all the skills we have learned about dryland farming, making every activity meaningful and enjoyable. The first thing we did was build a cubang —a rainwater storage reservoir that will be essential during the dry season. We also planted various vegetable seeds, b

Teaching English is both rewarding and challenging. Many students feel shy, anxious, or afraid of making mistakes when using English, which often limits their confidence to express themselves. To make learning more enjoyable, I created the “English Diary Project”  — a one-month activity where students write about their daily experiences in English. The goal is not to be perfect, but to express freely  using simple words and grammar. Through this project, students not only imp

In celebration of Indonesia’s Youth Pledge Day on 28 October, EBPP students expressed their enthusiasm and unity through Senam Anak Indonesia Hebat  (Great Indonesian Children’s Exercises). This simple yet meaningful activity became more than just a morning workout — it was a reminder that health, discipline, and teamwork are the foundations of a strong and united generation. Before lessons began, students gathered in the schoolyard, moving energetically to cheerful music. Th

To improve agricultural productivity in dryland areas, EBPP has partnered with Ms Dewi S, an experienced expert in organic vegetable and grain cultivation. In addition to being active in several organizations focused on developing unique and nutrient-rich plants, Dewi also teaches at an international school in Bali, guiding students in sustainable planting and seed-processing techniques. Her first visit to Ban Village provided a valuable learning experience for EBPP students

One of the creative ways to make English learning more enjoyable is by using Task-Based and Game-Based Learning methods. To achieve this, I introduced an activity called Sentence in an Envelope with junior high students from grades 8 and 9. Each envelope contained several cut-up mixed words that students had to arrange into a correct sentence. The lesson focused on the simple present tense, especially when to add -s or -es to verbs, such as in “She likes apples” instead of “S

One of the important roles of a teacher is not only to deliver lessons but also to encourage students to think critically. To achieve this, I apply Problem Based Learning (PBL) connected to real-life situations. For example, in the topic of hazardous substances, I divided the students into several groups and gave them a problem to discuss, such as: “Why is plastic waste dangerous for the environment?”  Each group then discussed the issue, looked for solutions, and presented w

At EBPP, learning math has become a lot more fun  for primary school children with a simple and creative game called Pass the Pigs . Instead of using regular dice, students toss two small pig-shaped figures into the air. Each position the pigs land on gives a different score, and students must add or multiply their points depending on the result. When both pigs land the same way, the score doubles, something that always brings laughter and excitement to the class. This activi

At EBPP schools, we continually strive to find creative ways to encourage reading as part of our students’ everyday lives. Our literacy...

Bamboo is one of nature’s most versatile grasses. Other than being used for building materials, handicrafts, and furniture, it also plays...

On 23–24 September 2025, we were thrilled to welcome back Mount Barker Community College from Australia, led again by Callum Gribble,...

On 19 September 2025, EBPP schools welcomed a special visit from five staff members of Stella’s Child Foundation. The activities began...

In a spirit of collaboration, teachers gathered to evaluate the curriculum in preparation for the upcoming academic year.