On the first day of March 2019, Sekolah Gunung Merapi (SGM) held its second “Creative Friday” event called "Clap Your Emotions". The aim of “Creative Friday” or “Jumat Kreatif” is to encourage the students to…
Greetings dear friends of Merapi, we hope you are well! Half term has finally arrived at Sekolah Gunung Merapi, and what a busy two months its been so far! We would like to share with…
On the 21st & 22nd of July 2018, Abhirama "Abhi" Perdana represented SGM in a collaboration event with Animal Friends Jogja (AFJ) as a part of their "Sowan Ngupi" program (Sohib Hewan Tangguh Merapi, or…
(Photo credit: Antara/Aloysius Jarot Nugroho) On Friday the 11th May at 7.40 am, a phreatic eruption occurred Mount Merapi which sent a 5,500m column of volcanic debris into the air. In response to the activity…
(The original version of this article was published on kognisia.co on October 26, 2017 and can be accessed here). On Thursday 18th October 2017, we Masters students of the profession (Mapro) Psychology UII moved to…
After more than two weeks of preparations the day of the self-organized evacuation simulation is getter closer and closer. Seven years after the worst Merapi eruption in this century, the event is meant to get…
(Review of seminar presented by Adelin Martinez, a PhD student from Aix-Marseille University of France, 13th October 2017, IFI Yogyakarta (Institut Francais Indonesia, Yogyakarta)). Adelin Martinez is an anthropology student specialising in relocation. She has…
Since finishing our fundraising campaign with 'Books for the World', some amazing things have been happening at Sekolah Gunung Merapi, and the effects have been immediate. Since starting our new term on the 1st of…