Singapore education system introduced in RI

Singapore education system introduced in RI

It has always been every parents' hope to send their children
to the best school for their education. Now, Jakarta has an
additional choice in the Singapore International School (SIS),
which claims to offer Singapore's high education standard for
expatriates in the capital.

Any expatriate children can enroll as long as they fulfill the
prevailing statutory requirements of Indonesian laws governing
international schools.

SIS' classes include preprimary and primary. Admission is open
to children of expatriates of all nationalities in Indonesia.

SIS is modeled after the Singapore concept of education in an
international environment. Key teachers are all recruited from
Singapore and have extensive experience with the Singapore
curriculum.

Adopting a Singapore education curriculum set by the Singapore
Ministry of Education (MOE), SIS offers mother tongue language as
a Second Language and strives to prepare its students to further
their education in Singapore and beyond.

SIS provides a Singapore-based education. Founded on the
principles that govern it, SIS will ensure that its pupils are
exposed to a wider world, and they are equipped with the skills
to take greater responsibility for their own learning and the
capacity to ensure their own survival. In addition, the school
will seek to acquaint pupils with their own heritage and to work
closely with parents. It will be guided by the pursuit of high
standards in all its endeavors.

SIS aims to provide a well-rounded education for pupils to
excel academically, develop strong moral character, be physically
fit and able to appreciate art, music and culture.

The two main long-term goals are character formation and
bringing the best out of each and every pupil. SIS believes that
for an educational institute to be successful, emphasis must be
placed on character formation and then academic excellence. SIS
would continue to provide an environment in which pupils and
staff are given opportunities to exercise their initiative and
creativity.

Everyone develops at SIS, where a culture of both pupils and
staff are continually learning. This is in line with Singapore's
national vision of "Thinking Schools, Learning Nation".

The school's motto Towards Greater Heights hopes that the
staff and pupils will work hard and progress together to achieve
success in all their endeavors.

SIS initially started in early 1997. This historic moment was
a culmination of planning and conceptualizing since 1994 by a
group of concerned Singaporeans in Jakarta.

This group was formed to address the educational concerns of
fellow Singaporeans in Indonesia for their children.

There was a yearning for a school cast in the cultural milieu
of Singapore, with emphasis on high standards, character and
moral formation, the mother tongue, traditional values and the
Singapore spirit. In essence, they wanted a Singapore-style
education for their children.

The school is strategically located at Gandaria, South
Jakarta, and has a growing enrollment. Parents who are interested
in registering their children must fill in the application forms
which are available from the school office. A copy of the
Parent's Handbook will be given upon registration.

SCHOOL HOURS

Preprimary Classes: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Primary Classes: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m

SCHOOL TERMS

Semester 1
Term 1: Jan. 11 to March 10, 2000
Term 2: March 20 to May 26, 2000

Semester 2
Term 3: June 26 to Aug. 31, 2000
Term 4: Sept. 11 to Nov. 17, 2000

For further information, contact:
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,
Jalan Terusan Gandaria No. 1, Gandaria,
Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel: (62 21) 7398914
Fax: (62 21) 7229732
E-Mail: sisjkt@uninet.net.id