"Indonesia is expected to be one of the world`s economic strengths, so that Indonesian language will become one of the most important capital in capturing economic and business opportunities in Indonesia," Consul General Mulyana said while underlininJakarta, May 1 (Antara) - The Indonesian Consulate General in Sidney continues to promote Indonesian learning courses at one of community schools, Pelangi Indonesia Wollongong School, a statement from the Consulate General received by Antara here, Sunday (Apr 28).
Indonesian Consul General Yayan G.H. Mulyana recently visited the school to give support and teaching materials for the school which is run by Indonesian people residing in Wollongong and supported by the local administration.
The visit is part of the Consulate Generals efforts to promote the Indonesian teaching and learning course to the Indonesians who have been living in Australia and have foreign-born parents as well as local people.
Consul General Mulyana appreciated the spirit of Indonesian and Australian people to learn Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesa (the Indonesian language) with a well-prepared system and learning curriculum.
"Indonesia is expected to be one of the worlds economic strengths, so that Indonesian language will become one of the most important capital in capturing economic and business opportunities in Indonesia," Consul General Mulyana said while underlining the importance of mastering Bahasa Indonesia.
He provided Pelangi Indonesian Wollongong school with Indonesian-English dictionaries and an Indonesian map on a sheet of batik cloth.
In the meantime, some students of the school demonstrated their ability to speak Indonesian before the Consul General of Sydney, Smiths Hill High School Principal, officials from the Department of Education of New South Wales (NSW), school teachers of Pelangi Indonesia Wollongong, and parents.
Besides schoolchildren, Indonesian language students at Pelangi School are housewives, lecturers, even members of parliament.
"When we first started this school, the number of students totaled only four, but today we are proud because the number is quite encouraging, although of course the school needs to be promoted further," a school management member, Clara Soedarmo, explained.
According to the Consul of Information, Social and Culture at the Consulate General of Sydney, H. Dimara, originally Pelangi Indonesia School was financed independently with the support of the Consulate General.
"The school then received grant from the administration of New South Wales," he said, explaining that the schools curriculum was set up by the NSW administration .
The Pelangi Indonesia Wollongong School established in 2015 is located in a public school building.
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