1. Description of Our Community
We are the students of Ciputra Kasih School in Semarang, Indonesia. Mr. Ciputra built our school in memorial as the founder of Indonesia Entrepreneurship education curriculum which is applied in our school. There are 10 school branches all over Indonesia. Those who were part of creating this website were students in grades 8 and 10 in the general term of 10-17 years.
2. Summary of Our Project
One of the colonial buildings that is now also an icon of Semarang City is the Nederlands-Indische Spoorweg (NIS) office or now commonly called Lawang Sewu. Lawang Sewu is a building located at the southern end of Jalan Pemuda Semarang, right at the Tugu Muda roundabout. The building is called Lawang Sewu, which in Javanese means 'One Thousand Doors', due to its large number of doors. After NIS, Lawang Sewu was the office of DKARI (Djawatan Kereta Api Repoeblik Indonesia), Diponegoro Kodam Office, Regional Office of the Ministry of Transportation until now it is again managed by PT. Kereta Api Indonesia and became a museum. Lawang Sewu's colonial architectural features can be clearly seen when we pass through the Tugu Muda roundabout, precisely at the end of Jalan Pemuda Semarang. Today, Lawang Sewu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the city of Semarang. Aside from being a museum, Lawang Sewu can also be used as a pre-wedding photo location, exhibition venue, or a community meeting location. Becoming our duty as the nation's youth in the future to be able to continue to preserve historical buildings such as Lawang Sewu so that they can be a legacy for life to come.
3. Our Computer and Internet Access
A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 50%
B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:more than 6
C. Connection speed used in the classroom:not sure
D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:2-3
4. Problems We Had To Overcome
One of the problems we need to address is time management as we have our own assignments to finish. Another problem was that we were unable to visit Lawang Sewu due to time constraints. To overcome this, we worked together to look up information on Lawang Sewu using the many resources available at the school. Initially, developing this website presented difficulties due to our lack of technological skills. But we can overcome this as long as we practice.
5. Our Project Sound Bite
Lawang Sewu is a popular recreational area in Semarang, and the project will improve our knowledge of historical landmarks. We want to introduce Lawang Sewu to make it more recognizeable and invite people to visit Lawang Sewu. By traveling to historical sites, we contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage. Through our involvement and visits, we are indirectly helping to maintain and preserve the cultural treasures that already exist.
6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?
This project and research collaboration between several relevant subjects, such as journalism interest groups, computer classes, and social studies courses, particularly in history, it has resulted in this initiative and research. The National Independent Learning curriculum is used at our school in conjunction with the entrepreneurial curriculum. In the entrepreneurship program, we learn how to generate useful, unique, and creative ideas. In order to preserve historical landmarks in Semarang, Indonesia, we created a website and spread the word about our efforts online. We think that content published online will be viewed, read, and shared by a larger audience than content published in print media, such as books, posters, or other restricted access publications. This website's creation will make the public aware of one.
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