Kara Passi, a teacher of deaf children for more than 30 years was the guest speaker at our last meeting. Kara had recently returned from the Kara Mulia School for deaf children in Surabaya – her 5th visit to the school over a number of years and the 2nd visit on behalf of Rotary. Kara Mulia is the Club’s longest running international project, having been operating successfully now for 27 years. Kara mentors the teachers and this year there were 14 new teachers and 22 in total working there for less than 2 years. Kara undertook daily 2 hour presentations involving a number of teaching strategies followed by hands on interactive sessions. A parent workshop was also undertaken, with 40 parents attending. Kara stressed the need for collaboration between teachers and parents.
Kara attended a Rotary meeting at the Surabaya Club and gave them an overview of her activities at Kara Mulia. Kara mentioned the management of Kara Mulia may be taken over by the Indonesian Government in the future, but was unsure what changes would occur if the takeover eventuated.
Kara impressed as a thoroughly dedicated teacher and obviously has tremendous rapport and a close association with all the people she has met in Surabaya. An inspiring presentation – a great ambassador for Rotary and Australia.
The Club is making a 3-4 day visit to Kara Mulia commencing 11th June 2025 where visitors will be given a tour of the facilities and more. If you are interested or like more info please contact Graham.