Its Name Is Sekolah Republik Indonesia, A Form Of Che Guevara's Love For Indonesia Because It Is Warmly Welcomed
JAKARTA - There are two schools in Cuba called the School of the Republic of Indonesia (SRI). This school is a form of love from Che Guevara because it was warmly welcomed by Indonesia during his 1959 visit to President Soekarno.
These two schools are located in Marti city, Matamzas province and in Guanajay city, Artemisa province. Today, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Havana visited and provided assistance to the two schools.
The Indonesian Embassy in Havana team handed over the assistance of a television unit that could be used for future learning activities for the students of the two schools.
Based on information from the Indonesian Embassy in Havana received in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, December 9, the two Cuban schools welcomed the arrival of the Indonesian Embassy in Havana team with art performances, and even SRI in Marti performed an angklung performance that the school had had for a long time.
A teacher named Gabriela Menendez explained that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, SRI Marti students had received lessons in playing angklung from an angklung teacher in Cuba.
However, since 2019, the teaching of angklung cannot be continued because the angklung owned by the school is in a condition that requires repair due to the age factor.
SRI in the city of Marti currently has a total of 47 students from kindergarten to grade 6 SD, where many students are enthusiastic about learning Indonesian culture, especially the art of angklung music, the Indonesian Embassy in Havana said in a written statement.
On a separate occasion, the Indonesian Ambassador to Cuba Nana Yuliana said that relations between the people of the two countries played an important role in improving Indonesia's image in Cuba so that Cuban people could know Indonesia better.
In addition, Ambassador Nana hopes that the Schools of the Republic of Indonesia, both in Marti and in Guanajay, can continue to increase their success in producing the best students as the future successors of Cuba.