Learning a second language and culture gives children the opportunity to reflect on their own language and culture.

Rochester Primary School provides a language program for students from Prep to Year 6. The Indonesian program runs for 1 hour each week. Within each session, the specialist teacher delivers a practical and engaging language program aimed at teaching basic communicative language skills and Indonesian culture. With the support of the classroom teacher, skills will be reinforced in the classroom between weekly sessions.

The Indonesian program follows the Victorian Curriculum guidelines. Throughout their time at Rochester Primary School, students will develop their language skills and understanding of Indonesian culture through a variety of activities such as language games, stories, word games, rhyming, chanting and singing. They will learn the pronunciation, intonation and body language of native speakers of Indonesian and use the language in structured situations and activities related to their local environment, for example self, family, home, classroom and community.