The National High Junior School (NHJS) student, Eka Widiyanto

The National High Junior School (NHJS) student, Eka Widiyanto
won a gold award on Saturday in the final round of this years
Asia-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMOPS) in Singapore.

Eka Widiyanto and other five students from NHJS were sent to
Singapore to participate in the Math Olympiad on May 28th, 2005
following their success in the first round of the APMOPS held in
Jakarta earlier.

Our students emerged among the top 40 participants out of
1,500 participating students in the final round of the APMOPS in
Singapore said NHJS teacher Mr. Alvan Singka, who coordinated the
APMOPS in Jakarta.

At least 60 students from different schools took part in the
first round of the APMOPS organized for the first time by NHJS in
Jakarta on April 26th, 2005.

The participating schools include NHJS, Bina Bangsa, Ipeka
Christian School, Singapore International School, Gandhi Memorial
International School and Bina Nusantara.

Eka Widiyanto won a platinum award in the first round of the
APMOPS, followed by Shanice Van Zwienen and Kenneth Wongsosaputro
with gold and silver, respectively. Other NHJS students Ong Mur
Fei, Helen Pratiwi and Sean Widjaja each won bronze.

Meanwhile, one student from Bina Bangsa won a gold award and a
couple students also from Bina Bangsa, won silvers. One student
from Ipeka won a bronze.

As part of a series of the Math Olympiad, the NHJS will
present Certificates of the Math Olympiad to the winners at the
annual awards ceremony to be held at NHJS in Jakarta on June 2nd,
2005 (today).

The success of the NHJS students in Mathematics is inseparable
from the schools curriculum and teaching method.

Established in 2002, the NHJS offers Primary and Secondary
education programs. The curriculum is based on Singapores
national curriculum and English is used as the language of the
instruction.

The NHJS curriculum emphasizes total development of a students
talents. The school offers a unique brand of education that will
help students develop their academic interests in life,

To stimulate students love for Mathematics, we also provide
Math coaching and training after school hours said Mr. Alvan.

Mr. Alvan said that the NHJS is the first school in Indonesia
selected as an official center to use the International Primary
School Leaving Examination (iPSLE). Students who pass the iPSLE
will receive the official certificate from the Singapore Ministry
of Education.

The NHJS interests in Mathematics further developed when the
school was selected by Singapore-based Hwa Chong Institution
(HCI) to be the Host Center of the APMOPS 2005 in Indonesia.

Mr. Alvan said that APMOPS was aimed to stimulate the
excitement and enthusiasm in Mathematics among young children. We
hope to use this opportunity to tap new talent in Mathematics and
to help nurture it further said Mr. Alvan, adding that the event
will be held each April.

Participating students will undergo a training program given
by a specialist from Singapore. More schools are expected to
encourage their students to join us next year he said.

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For any inquiries on the APMOPS, please contact Mr. Alvan Singka,
coordinator of APMOPS. Phone (62-21) 535 6260.