Category Archives: Indonesian Education
The latest news on the proposed Indonesian government regulations for Education
I was recently at a meeting with a number of Education officials who are working to get the Education regulations into place before the end of the year. They were kind enough to share their draft documents. (even if our … Continue reading
South East Asia IB Schools Network/Association
At the IBAP Regional Conference in KL we had a (inaugural) meeting of several of the IB Networks within the region. (Philipines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) We shared ideas that each of our networks do and we have plans to strengthen … Continue reading
Posted in IBO, Indonesian Education, International Education, MYP, Uncategorized
Tagged Dunia, Education, IBAP, korean students, Networks, South East Asia Association
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International School Salaries
Apologies for the formatting, but you can still pull the info you want using the headings given at the beginning of the document. You have school name, and can view Salary, Tax and Converted Net Cash. Keep in mind that … Continue reading
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Local Indonesian Schools
A local school in Tana Toraja, Sulawesi. Teaching in in International school it is easy to forget how the majority of Indonesian students learn day to day, and it’s generally not IB. (though the IB wants to change that).
Posted in Indonesian Education, School budgets
Tagged funding, Indonesian Education, local schools, poor schools, rural
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Indonesia Corruption Watch says National Exams’ ‘Fantastic’ Passing Rate Suspicious
Sad really, these students are trying their best but end up being victims of corruption and politics. Many schools in Indonesia are struggling to provide safe classrooms let alone a decent education. I wonder if the 99.5% pass rate is … Continue reading
International Museum Day : 43 Jakartan Museums to Participate
International Museum Day is Saturday May 18th and will coincide with the Jakarta Festival Museum Day The Jakarta Festival Museum Day is held again by Jakarta Culture and Tourism Department on the upcoming Saturday (5/19). This event aims to increase … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Field Trips, Indonesian Education, Jakarta
Tagged architecture, Arts, Education, Indonesian, jakarta, museums, teaching
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MYP Personal Project Exhibition @ SPH-Sentul
Midweek Sekolah Pelita Haripan (Sentul) held their annual MYP PP Exhibition. In the interests of collaboration (an IB Learner Profile) most of the schools in the Indonesian MYP Network try to invite others MYP schools to visit their PP Exhibitions. … Continue reading
The Association of National Plus Schools (ANPS)
GJIS is one of the founding members of the The Association of National Plus Schools (ANPS) which came into existence in 2000. The idea was to facilitate and promote educational theory, ideas and help schools establish networks with other Indonesian … Continue reading
Physical Education Teacher Smoking During a PE Lesson
The rest of the world may understand the dangers of smoking, but it appears that Indonesia does not, 66% of the population or 165 million Indonesians still smoke the Jakarta Globe reports. Even so, I was still somewhat surprised and … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesian Education
Tagged Education, health, Physical Education, smoking, teacher
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Year 9 UNAS Exams
I thought I wished our Year 9 students all the best for their UNAS exams this week, but my post seems to have disappeared into the ether. (at GJIS the Year 9 UNAS exams are optional, I think ~25 students … Continue reading
Posted in Global Jaya International School, Grading and Assessment, Indonesian Education
Tagged Education, exams, indonesia, teaching, UNAS, Year 9
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