Pontianak, July 11, 2023 - Children eagerly await the school holiday season as it allows them to spend time outside of school activities. ASTON Pontianak Hotel & Convention Center, in collaboration with the Chemistry Insight Center of Tanjungpura University (CIC UNTAN) organizing a Fun Chemistry For Kids 2023 event for 3 days, from July 11th to July 13th, 2023, held at the Garden Lounge of ASTON Pontianak Hotel & Convention Center. The event was attended by 75 children aged between 5 to 12 years old.

'ASTON Pontianak always supports and appreciates positive activities like this, especially for children, with the hope that one day someone will succeed in becoming an astronaut, inventor, or biochemistry engineer that finds a cure for a disease, all starting from participating in activities like this. And this is our contribution to supporting education,' said Anto W Soemartono, General Manager of ASTON Pontianak Hotel & Convention Center, during the event.

The Chairperson of CIC UNTAN, Intan Syahbanu, S.Si., M.Si., stated that in the Fun Chemistry 2023 event, children were taught to experiment and create Chewy Soap, Kinetic Sand, and Nature Prints, accompanied by the CIC UNTAN team. 'Through this activity, we introduce science to children in a fun way, making science no longer intimidating. Additionally, children can try these experiments at home because they can take the results of their experiments with them,' she added.

Athala, one of the participants in the event, expressed her joy in participating in Fun Chemistry 2023. She was thrilled to not only make new friends from different schools but also gain knowledge and experience in conducting science experiments on her own. Similarly, Yahya, who registered to participate for all 3 days, mentioned that she did not find the experiments boring, but they were really exciting and fascinating. He expressed his desire to try them again at home.

ASTON Pontianak Hotel & Convention Center has been collaborating with CIC UNTAN since 2022. CIC UNTAN is a public service program under the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Tanjungpura University, which aims to provide educational services and enrichment in natural sciences, particularly chemistry, including theory, practice, academic writing, and commercialization of research products in the field of chemistry.