PRAKTIK BELAJAR KEWARGANEGARAAN – KAMI BANGSA INDONESIA TRAINING FOR LAST SEMESTER STUDENTS OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN MEDAN STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTH SUMATERA,
28 – 30 APRIL 2006
I. Introduction
The KBI Training this time was different from the previous ones, since the participants were students who are civic education teachers-to be in the future. They went to a village called Sembahe in Namorambe district about 35 km from Medan, North Sumatra. The view in this village was so beautiful in the past, the rivers are full of various kinds of fish and the forests are green. But then, the villagers used bomb to catch fish so that their numbers and kinds decrease a lot. The temperature goes high since the villagers cut trees in the forests without planning. Now some local NGOs came to that site, trying to give training and explanations to the villagers about the problems. The students find this matter interesting, so they come to the village and by using Project Citizen method, they see the problems in their own view, discuss the problems, try to approach the villagers and find solutions to the problems.
The training was located in BITRA Training Center. BITRA (Villagers Skills Training and Assistance) is a local NGO who tries to approach and give training to the villagers on how they improve the life quality.
The path to the location of the training
II. Participants
The participants are 81 students from Civic Education faculty, Medan State University who will soon finish their study. They also invited 10 teachers from 5 schools which are located in the district.
III. Problems
The main issues that are tried to be discussed and solved by the participants are about the destruction of the environment in Sembahe village. They are divided to two topics; the destruction of the environment relates to the river and one relates to the forest.
IV. Documentation
Participants of the training
Lunch on the bank of a river
Participants doing their project
Participants doing their project
Participants present their project
Giving books to a teacher of MTS Swasta Al-Hilal, Sibolangit
VI. Conclusion
This training is very effective since the participants are the civic education teachers in the future. They will continue to distribute their knowledge to the students. After comparing of what they got in their civic education classes before, the participants think that this method is really interesting. They commit to use the method since they realize that the students will be enthusiat in learning civic education. The method also encourage the students to be able to express their opinions in front of public.
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