Teaching Media Literacy at School

Media Literacy Education program for elementary school children in Jabodetabek, a collaboration between YPP and ATVI:

Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Time: 08.30 -12.00

Location:

Kedaung Kaliangke 08 Pagi State Elementary School

Daan Mogot Raya Street Km 11, Department of Religion Complex, RT007/RW003, Kedaung Kaliangke, Cengkareng District, West Jakarta.

In Attendance:

Siti Nurlijah, Principal

Imam, Vice Principal

All teachers

Students from 1st grade to 6th grade participated in the program. The activities were divided into 2 sessions, the first for students in 1st grade to 3rd grade and the second for students in 4th grade to 6th grade.

In total, there were 274 students.

Grade 1: 28

Grade 2: 30

Grade 3: 32

Grade 4A: 30

Grade 4B: 32

Grade 5A: 29

Grade 5B: 31

Grade 6A: 29

Grade 6B: 31

Apart from the Media Literacy Education Program, there were also activities in Mobil Weli that were guided by Kak Dian. There, the students could read books and tell stories to their peers.

Imam Sudjarwo expressed his support for the outreach activities, citing its importance in educating students on how to interact with social media, seeing as it continues to rise to prominence amongst elementary school students.

The sessions were led by Kak Ningnong and Kak Oma in which the two would discuss topics surrounding social media and its dangers, as well as the proper way to use it. After a Q&A session with students, the team found that most students had accounts on various platforms, such as Tiktok or Instagram, and had access to their own personal cell phones. Some were even reported to have sold accounts before.

The student representatives, Azka Fadilah and Karunia Latifah, expressed their gratitude for the activities, feeling that they were able to have fun while gaining new knowledge.

There goes a glimpse of the activities by the YPP team

Kak Dance