POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB IN UII YOGYAKARTA

POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB IN UII YOGYAKARTA

In association with British Council and Muhammadiyah schools, ASA has formed a strategic partnership with English Premier League (EPL) club, Portsmouth F.C., for Indonesia whereby ASA delivers their highly successful POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB program to schools nationwide: POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB INDONESIA with a tagline ‘KICK & LEARN’ is a program for UK and Indonesian students to develop their English & soft skills (leadership, team work & fair play) through sports. POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB INDONESIA = ENGLISH + SPORTS + SCHOOL LINKAGE Key program messages: • POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB INDONESIA will help participating students to improve their English language skills • POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB INDONESIA will help participating students to improve their leadership skills, fair play and other positive attitudes • POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB INDONESIA provides opportunities for education internationalization through links between Portsmouth and Indonesian schools • POMPEY DOUBLE CLUB INDONESIA provides opportunities for participating students to learn other culture, religions, country, etc • Football brings people together ASA Kicked off the annual program in November 2007 with 9 Muhammadiyah pilot schools based in Jakarta and Central Java. A fun sports tournament, suppported by Pak Din Syamsudin, was held in Jakarta and Yogyakarta in March 2008. In May 2008, 20 players travelled to the UK to engage in an 8 day inter-cultural activity program involving student exchanges, coaching clinics, english language workshops, tours (including Fratton Park and Wembley) together with an Portsmouth F.C. vs. Cardiff City FA Cup Final visit!