Empowering young minds through storytelling

Many children of North Jakarta learn journalism through Kelas Jurnalis Cilik - an outdoor classroom where they create honest work with meaningful messages.

In the bustling coastal areas of North Jakarta, a remarkable outdoor classroom called "Kelas Jurnalis Cilik" is shaping young minds. Here, children become junior journalists, weaving stories that breathe life into their surroundings.
With every word written and every photograph captured, this process strengthens their sense of belonging to the place, as they uncover the hidden gems of their community.

Through storytelling, they discover the strength of community, the magic of their place, and ultimately, the transformative power of journalism at its most authentic level.

These young journalists remind us that even untrained eyes can unlock a world of meaning and self-discovery when our imagination is sharpened.

Read more about the course here.

The children photograph a woman in their village with homemade cardboard cameras (Photo credit: The Jakarta post)

The children pose with the cardboard cameras (Photo credit: The Jakarta post)

A girl takes photos as the sun sets in North Jakarta (Photo credit: The Jakarta post)

The final photo exhibition after four months of the journalism course (Photo credit: The Jakarta post)