NAME : CLAUDIA RAESITA AMOR (11611685) & PANCA RAHMAWATI (18611087)
CLASS : 4SA05
ASSIGNMENT: MS. MILA SOFTSKILL 1
-TEKS ASLI-
CHILDREN
JOIN WEEKEND CLASS TO GET CLOSER TO NATURE
Holding
a long rope, a line of children carefully strolled along the Kalibaru River in
Katulampa subdistrict, Bogor, West Java, on Saturday morning, while parents and
facilitators of Peyapeyo, a parenting and child education community, asked them
to watch out for motorcyclists.
“Say ‘excuse me’ to the men,” said facilitator
Aris M. Luthfi when they passed a group of men near the river.
Aris then asked whether the children knew where
they were be going. “To the mountain!” said 4-year-old Kimi loudly, to the
laughter of the other children.
Kimi was among dozens of children aged between
three and seven who joined a weekend class themed “Knowing Water Better”, held
by Peyapeyo.
Aris told the children they would visit
Katulampa sluice gate, upstream of the Ciliwung River.
As they arrived at the destination, the children
were given a short explanation of the function of the gate and how the water
level was monitored, which was crucial to predicting if floods would hit
Jakarta.
The children were also taught the importance of
keeping the water clean, as it was the source of water in the capital.
The visit to the gate was part of a busy
schedule that morning.
The children also enthusiastically made
so-called Water Apollo toys, then learned about volcanic eruptions in the
nearby Kampoeng Air restaurant, which also had a natural kindergarten.
Water Apollo toys consist of a long narrow
plastic bag filled with brightly colored water and a Styrofoam ball. The
children learned that although they repeatedly turned the plastic upside down,
the ball and the air bubble would keep facing up.
Meanwhile, the children learned about volcanoes
with Play Doh. They used a mixture of detergent, food coloring, baking soda and
vinegar to create the effects of an eruption.
San Bono Pratikno, the parent of 4-year-old
Bumi, hoped his son would learn as much as possible from the activities, so
that his love for nature and creativity would develop.
“I was raised in a village, so this kind of
activity was my cup of tea. However, my son rarely goes out and always stays at
home after school,” he said, adding that he wanted his son to be more sociable
as he did not have many friends his age in the neighborhood.
Yoni Ania Desela, 26, drove from her house in
Serpong, South Tangerang, so her two children could enjoy the activities in
Bogor.
She said she rarely took her children, Kimi and
Kama, to shopping malls during the weekend.
“If they do not have any courses, I find
alternative activities that can trigger their creativity and curiosity,” she
said, adding that the weekend class was one of them.
Dieta Hadi, the co-founder of Peyapeyo, said the
idea of holding a weekend class came up because many parents were still confused
about alternatives for their children on weekends.
“Parents in Bogor usually take their children to
Bandung or Jakarta on the weekends, while Jakartans who visit Bogor usually
only go to restaurants or factory outlets,” she said.
She said Peyapeyo planned to hold a similar
event each month.
Dieta, who also owned a daycare center, said
enthusiasm for the events was quite high.
“We initially held the event for only 20
children, but have since increased the quota to 35 children,” she said.
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ANAK-ANAK MENGIKUTI KELAS AKHIR PEKAN UNTUK LEBIH DEKAT DENGAN ALAM
Memegang
tali panjang, anak-anak berbaris dengan hati-hati berjalan di sepanjang Sungai
Kalibaru, Kecamatan Katulampa, Bogor, Jawa Barat, pada Sabtu pagi, sementara
orang tua dan pemberi fasilitas dari Peyapeyo, komunitas pola asuh dan pendidikan
anak, meminta mereka untuk mengawasi para pengguna sepeda motor.
"Katakan
'Permisi' kepada orang-orang," kata pemberi fasilitas Aris M. Luthfi
ketika mereka melewati sekelompok laki-laki di dekat sungai.
Aris
kemudian bertanya apakah anak-anak tahu kemana mereka akan pergi. "Ke
gunung!" Kata Kimi anak berusia 4 tahun dengan keras, dan yang lainnya
tertawa.
Kimi
adalah di antara puluhan anak-anak berusia antara tiga dan tujuh tahun yang
bergabung di kelas akhir pekan bertema "Mengenal Air Dengan Lebih Baik",
yang diselenggarakan oleh Peyapeyo.
Aris
mengatakan kepada anak-anak, mereka akan mengunjungi pintu air Katulampa, hulu
Sungai Ciliwung.
Saat
mereka tiba di tempat tujuan, anak-anak diberi penjelasan singkat fungsi dari
gerbang dan bagaimana tingkat air dipantau, yang penting untuk memprediksi
apakah banjir akan melanda Jakarta.
Anak-anak
juga diajarkan pentingnya menjaga air bersih, karena itu sumber air di ibukota.
Kunjungan
ke pintu gerbang adalah bagian dari jadwal padat pagi itu.
Anak-anak
juga antusias dengan permainan air yaitu Air Apollo, kemudian belajar tentang
letusan gunung berapi yang berada dekat restoran Kampoeng Air, yang juga
memiliki taman kanak-kanak alami.
Air
Apollo mainan terdiri dari kantong plastik yang sempit panjang diisi dengan air
berwarna cerah dan bola styrofoam. Anak-anak belajar bahwa meskipun plastik itu
berubah terbalik berulang kali, bola dan gelembung udara akan tetap menghadap
ke atas.
Sementara
itu, anak-anak belajar tentang gunung berapi dengan Play Doh. Mereka
menggunakan
campuran deterjen, pewarna makanan, baking soda dan cuka untuk
menciptakan efek letusan.
San
Bono Pratikno, orang tua dari anak 4 tahun yang bernama Bumi, berharap anaknya
akan belajar sebanyak mungkin dari kegiatan tersebut, sehingga cintanya
terhadap alam dan kreativitas akan terus berkembang.
"Saya
dibesarkan di sebuah desa, sehingga kegiatan semacam ini ibarat secangkir teh.
Namun, anak saya jarang keluar dan selalu tinggal di rumah sepulang sekolah,
"katanya, menambahkan bahwa ia ingin anaknya menjadi lebih ramah karena ia
tidak punya banyak teman seusianya di lingkungan.
Yoni
Ania Desela, 26, melaju dari rumahnya di Serpong, Tangerang Selatan, sehingga
kedua anaknya bisa menikmati kegiatan di Bogor.
Dia
bilang dia jarang mengajak anak-anaknya, Kimi dan Kama, ke pusat perbelanjaan selama akhir pekan.
"Jika
mereka tidak memiliki acara apapun, saya menemukan alternatif kegiatan yang
dapat memicu kreativitas dan rasa ingin tahu mereka," katanya, menambahkan
bahwa kelas akhir pekan adalah salah satu kegiatan yang mereka harus jalani.
Dieta
Hadi, co-founder dari Peyapeyo, mengatakan ide memegang kelas akhir pekan
datang karena banyak orang tua yang masih bingung tentang pilihan alternatif
untuk anak-anak mereka pada akhir pekan.
"Orang
tua di Bogor biasanya membawa anak-anak mereka ke Bandung atau Jakarta pada
akhir pekan, sementara warga Jakarta yang berkunjung ke Bogor biasanya hanya
pergi ke tempat makan atau tempat perbelanjaan," katanya.
Dia
mengatakan Peyapeyo merencanakan untuk mengadakan acara serupa setiap bulan.
Dieta,
yang juga memiliki sebuah pusat penitipan anak, mengatakan semangat untuk acara
itu cukup tinggi.
“Awalnya kami mengadakan acara hanya 20 anak,
tetapi sejak peningkatan jumlah untuk 35 anak-anak," katanya.
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