MOU Between Carra PS and SDN Bikun

During the Spring Holiday, Ibu Sue Mc Gregor has given an MOU to Pak Herli Salim. This MOU has been signed by the school principal and school president of Carra PS. In return, SDN Bikun should also post the same document for Carra PS. This is a formal written agreement between the two schools to establish link in form of sister school. The MOU needs to be reviewed in 2011, So, within 2 years time, Carra PS and SDN Bikun are encouraged to establish link and educational cooperation. The aims and activities as followed:

AIMS
The aim of this sister school is to strengthen relationships, understanding and appreciation between people in Indonesia and the school Carra PS in Victoria, Australia; to deepen understanding of and respect for each culture; to provide opportunities for students and teachers to develop skills which enhance Australia-Indonesia relationships; to support the teaching of Indonesian in Victoria and English in Indonesia and to continue to teach in their respective schools; to develop ties of friendship through regular communication.

ACTIVITIES
Exchange of information about curriculum, school policy and school events; exchange of teaching resources, course materials and teaching strategies; exchange of students works, email, letter, photos, students newspaper, etc to promote mutual understandings; both schools will endeavour to maintain student, teacher and administrator exchange programs to provide the opportunity to study, work, and live in the sister school community.

Each school has signed the documents and will exchange it. The MOU was signed by 17 September 2009. Thus, by 17 September 2011 (in two years time), the MOU will be reviewed. It is on behalf of the school mediator; I congratulate both schools and expect you to start initiating activities (HS, 2009).

Gempa Bumi di Padang, Sumatera

Gempa berkekuatan 7,6 SR yang memorakporandakan Kota Padang dan Pariaman dan terasa hingga Kuala Lumpur dan Singapura, Rabu (30/9), tidak berpusat di zona subduksi lempeng tektonik Indo-Australia dan Eurasia. Demikian penjelasan Dr Danny Hilman Natawidjaya, pakar gempa dari Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI).

"Gempa yang sekarang pusatnya patahan di kerak yang menunjam di bawah Kota Padang," kata Danny saat dihubungi Kompas.com, Kamis (1/10) pagi. Ia mengatakan, pusat gempa tersebut kemungkinan di ujung patahan jauh di bawah dasar laut.

Hal ini pula yang menurut Danny bisa menjelaskan mengapa gempa sebesar itu tidak sampai memicu gelombang besar. "Pergerakannya dominan horisontal tidak vertikal dan lepasnya lebih dalam sehingga tidak men-create tsunami," jelas Danny.

Padang Earthquake

The Jakarta Post , Padang/Medan/Pekanbaru | Thu, 10/01/2009 9:38 AM | Headlines
JP/Irma
A powerful earthquake rattled the city of Padang, West Sumatra, on Wednesday, leaving at least 75 dead and trapping thousands under flattened buildings, officials said.
The death toll was likely to increase as many buildings, including houses, hotels, schools and shops, collapsed, Vice President Jusuf Kalla told a news conference in Jakarta after chairing an emergency meeting on the disaster response and coordination.
As communication lines were cut, the number of victims in the Pariaman regency, which is nearest to the epicenter in the Indian Ocean, are still unknown. A Pariaman native, the politician Indra Piliang, said as quoted by detik.com, “almost all houses are flattened.”