It was
Sunday,June 7, D-day of our fieldtrip. It has been a loooongg time since we
held the first fieldtrip to Singapore. Well, there were some small fieldtrips
held for some ET 6 students, though , but that was a long time ago :D. So,
after so long time having no such fun activities with students, we decided to
have this vintage fieldtrip together with some students from our extension, LIA
Banyumanik. We did something like amazing race by going around Kotalama and did
some fun activities.
Students' activity in Polder Tawang
First, we
divided the students into groups of three or four. There were 21 students
altogether. Most of them are high school students who live far away from the
destination so only few of them have been to Kotalama. So, we think that this
activity is good to let them know that Semarang, their hometown, has such
assets to be promoted. First task was to gather some names of the buildings
around Polder Tawang, complete blind map, count how many lamp posts around the Polder
and take evidence on each building showing that they have been there by taking
pictures in front of the historical building. One thing they cannot miss was to
show off their teeth and eyes wide open in their pictures :D
Feel free to be narcistic in this free country :D
After they
finished their first task, they had to go to the next post, submitting their
task and doing their next task. In the second post, Taman Sri Gunting, they had
to show their competence in memorizing tongue twister. They worked in groups,
each member had to whisper to each other then the last member was to write the
sentence(s). As soon as they finished their task, they headed to the next post.
Oya, before, they had to show the pictures taken to the teachers in charge in
post 2.
Post 2: Tongue Twister line
Students were to show off their pictures to the committee
The next post,
on Kedasih street, students were to count how many graffiti they found around
the post and took some pictures there. Doing a lot of selfie was all they gotta
do, and camera and tongsis were to help
them win the task :D. The following post was Marabunta. This is a historical
place for Semarang since it was used for holding orchestras during Dutch
occupation. Unfortunately, this building is not being used anymore, what I mean
is, no particular companies or individuals use this building. That's why; the
place looks dusty and old. Sometimes, some groups of people use this place to
hold some events, such as reunion, celebration of something, or anything.
Inside the building, it has a looking-like-upside-down-boat that used to
function as a bar. Some stools are still standing there. According to the
keeper of the building, Pak Roes, after Indonesia's Independence, Marabunta was
used as MKL, Muatan Kapal Laut, but then it's no longer for the past few years.
The students enjoyed looking around the place while taking pictures. We spent
around 40 minutes there.
The majestic Marabunta
Mr. rus, the key keeper of Marabunta, explaining the history of the building
Students on one of the wide windows in Marabunta
The last post
was on Taman Srigunting. It is located next to the legendary Blenduk Church-the
icon of Semarang, besides Tugu Muda. Here, students were to submit all the
tasks from the first post to the last post. The teachers in charge would wrap
up all the scores to be decided the winner of today's challenge.
There was
another destination to head to, that is, Art Gallery. This place is located
right behind Taman Srigunting. Art Gallery is to show some paintings by
painters. Last time I went there, there were a lot of amazing paintings that
unfortunately I didn't really get the message :D. But this time, the Art
Gallery had some pictures to display. On the first floor, most pictures were
taken from the miserable disaster happened to Johar Market, public market that
becomes one of the icons of Semarang. The fire burnt not only the stuff kept in
Johar Market, but also the hope of the sellers there. It was really
heartbreaking to see the pictures. The students looked quite enthusiastic
walking around the gallery.
Students in the backyard of the gallery
The last but not
least stop was Lawangsewu, another old building located about 3 kilometers from
Kotalama. The students got relaxed for a while, enjoying lunch and doing Dzuhur
pray. After about an hour, they were gathered under a tree, introducing themselves
and having some quiz. The questions were taken from the locations they had been
to. They worked in groups. They were to make 'ringtone' to indicate before
answering the questions. The winner was the one with 'meong-meong' ringtone :D.
The committee seemed to torture the students longer :D. They were divided into
3 groups. This game was a very hilarious one. They
were to make the longest line by using their stuff, any stuff, including
themselves. They were running here and there, giving instructions among them,
shouting hysterically for winning the game. And, the very last task was to make
poster of Lawangsewu. They roamed around the building, getting ideas of what to
draw. They got 25 minutes to finish it. Finally, we announced today's whole
tasks winner. They were excited, even more after they got discount voucher for
the next term. Yippieee...
At
14.30, everyone headed home, bringing excitement yet tiresome. Well, see ya on
the next fieldtrip, folks. :))
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