PSKD Montessori Menteng

PSKD Montessori Menteng

I refer to the article in The Jakarta Post, June 4, 1996, page
three, entitled More superschools in the pipeline. I am concerned
that you have missed the point why PSKD Montessori Menteng is
being established. The school will strive for excellence in
education, not to be a superschool.

The founders recognize that Indonesian society is shifting to
an industrial based economy. The shift is taking place in a
global context that requires us to increase productivity in order
to compete. This creates a need to develop managers with skills
that are generally not being taught at public schools. Presently
we are educating our young citizens to be technicians. They are
not learning how to identify critical issues, provide solutions
and have a willingness to take responsibility for subsequent
results.

How does a Montessori SD address this, based on our national
curriculum? This would be a worthwhile topic if you are exposing
the efforts towards improving our schools. Focusing on the
specifics of the Montessori approach to learning compared to
traditional methods would help people put the PSKD Montessori in
an appropriate perspective. Mentioning the cross-subsidy that the
PSKD Montessori will eventually bring to other PSKD schools is
also worthy of mention.

I would appreciate if you would correct the information to
indicate that the fee for July 1996/1997 is Rp. 12,000,000 if
paid in advance, Rp. 13,000,000 if paid by trimester, or Rp.
15,000,000 if paid monthly. This July we are operating at Jl.
Tanjung 53 in Menteng. After we complete the restoration of the
93-year-old PSKD building on Jl. Sam Ratulangi, our fees for July
1997/1998 may approach Rp. 20,000,000. Please call 719-5408 for
any clarifications about the fees and operations of the school.

I appreciate your ongoing coverage of the Indonesian
educational system.

ANIE HASHIM

Secretary, Executive Committee

PSKD Montessori Menteng

Jakarta