Greetings from Bali!
We are having a one-day layover here en route to Flores,
where we plan to go diving and see Komodo dragons. We booked our flights this way just in case
the volcano in east Java delayed flights into Denpesar again (is anyone outside
of the area even aware that this volcano has been erupting lately?).
The girls started school a week ago. We agreed that our travel in Thailand and
Laos was “summer vacation” and that the girls would “go back to school” as soon
as we got to Indonesia.
The girls’ first week of school was a field trip for science
(impact of man on the ecosystems of the rainforests of Borneo), social studies
(economics of Dayak fishing communities in East Kalimantan), and physical
education (trekking).
Children paddling to school on the mighty Mahakam River in Borneo
On Friday, the girls started the more formal part of their
homeschooling. They downloaded and
signed up for a few apps, picked country-relevant literature to read at night,
registered for a couple of online classes, watched one or two Khan Academy
videos, and spent time designing classes based on where we will be
traveling.
It’s going to be an empowering year for the girls. I am convinced that their learning is going
to be deeper than if they were in a “normal” school (and we weren’t taking this
year off). And they will definitely be
true international school students who have a first-hand understanding that
there are other ways of doing things and that the “other” is also correct. It’s going to be an interesting school year!
Nadia
Nadia
I knew about the volcano because Kristina www supposed to go to Bali and they cancelled their flight. Glad you guys weren't disrupted!
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