The Floating School, Indonesia

Project name: The Floating School

Project location: Indonesia

Website: http://thefloatingschoolid.org/

Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/thefloatingschool/?hl=en

Project description:

As an archipelago region, the access of education in Pangkep is limited, especially in the islands. The kids who have graduated from elementary school unlikely go on to middle and high school because no middle and high school is available in their islands. As a consequence, many kids have to work and help their family to make a living instead of going to school.

However, many of them are still keen to study but it’s too costly for their family to send them to the main land to get into middle and high school. Therefore, many talented youth in the islands are left behind in many aspects. Meanwhile, there are many skills and interests in the island which they can explore through education.

We believe that the education we offer will stimulate the creativity and improve the quality of life and employment prospects of these island youths.

Therefore, we have been implementing a project called The Floating School that’s now ongoing in three islands in Pangkep, Indonesia, and has reached 90 young people. It is a semi-traditional boat which transports books, stationaries, education materials, and also mentors who will give weekly workshops to the youth in the islands. There are seven different themes in which the youth can choose to study. They are drawing, crafting, literary, basic computer, dance, music and photography.

This project connects the youth from different islands through our program and our boat which will reach them frequently. As the first floating school in Indonesia, this program is expected to be benchmarked by other community in other regions, both in Indonesia or in other ASEAN countries.

Goal and purpose of the project:

Project Goals
To improve the quality of youth in the islands through creative workshops which will enhance their skills based on their passions and talents

Project Purposes

1. Provide high quality and enrichment after-school program for thirteen to seventeen-year-old;
2. Engage youth in weekly development workshop based on the passion and interest;
3. Connect group of young people between islands in Pangkep Regency;
4. Teach youth how to successfully contribute to a team in a work related environment;
5. To expose youth to a several careers in various fields.

Motivation of the applicant / applicant team:

As a semi-traditional boat which provides books, stationery and facilitators who sail to the islands in Pangkep, The Floating School aims to increase youth’s skills through cretive workshops that they have choosen based on their on their interests.

This project in Satando, Saugi and Sapuli island is our arranged plan to achieve our long-term goals in The Floating School. First, Through our project, the youth will learn skills of interest to them. We provide them with education facilities and mentors who will help them to improve their skill. We expect that the youth who join our program will have a skill that they can utilize to have a better life and job. We will give a better understanding about the importance of education to the local people, especially parents and the young people. Through this project, we hope that they will see education as a primary need in life, no matter whether it’s formal or informal education. Second, for the education institution and government, The Floating School will be a role model on how education should be provided to young people in these remote areas. School should be a fun environment for students to study. Creative and encouraging students to think critically. Supportive to develop students’ skill and passion.

Use of prize money:

The money will be used for supplies, travel, personnel and stuffs for exhibition. For supplies, the money will be used to buy some additional supplies to support our seven workshop programs. For travel, the money will be used to pay renting boat and travel cost. For personnel, the fund will be used for meals and facilitators’ lodging. For other expenses, it will be used to organize exhibition.

In addition, if it is still enough, we plan to conduct The Floating School in Sabutung Island which is close to our on-going project places. It will be a way to give bigger impact for our community.