A Notable Alumni - Bina Bangsa School

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C O NTE N T
15th Anniversary
Cambridge Awards
Chinese New Year
HMCA
Notable Alumni
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Bina Bangsa Celebrate
15th Years of Excellence
“Time flies. It’s up to you to be
the navigator.”
Robert Orben
Most people agree that time is valuable and needs to be managed
wisely. Time is a precious commodity, once it’s gone, having it back is
just a mere dream. The challenge
for us human is how to make the
most of our time, our year, our season. This challenge comes with a
hope to never look back in regret
wishing to repeat what can’t be repeated and to undo what’s already
been done.
As one of the founding members of
BBS, it’s really an overwhelming experience to be able to witness how
BBS has grown from time to time.
From the very first year, until it is
now entering its 15th year. I still remember how it all started. A group
of people who share the same ambitions, passion, desires and goals.
A group of people who eagerly aim
to establishing an environment nurturing life-long learners, to provides
an internationally recognised education in Indonesia so that children
can benefit from a good education
without leaving their loving family
environment.
My most sincere gratitude is also
dedicated to every parent who has
given their trust to BBS. Without
your support, there might be no 15
anniversaries for BBS. In this occa-
sion, I would also like to express my gratitude towards BBS’ local partners,
ASD (Academic Supervision Division), principals, teachers, and staff, who
were just recently joining our journey or the ones who have been here with
us from the beginning.
This wonderful celebration is infinitely God-given. Without His divine blessing there would be no Bina Bangsa at all. As we walk towards greater plans
He has set for us in the upcoming years, we hope that our foundation will
become stronger. Consequently, more solid both internally and externally
under God’s direction.
“Each moment of the year has its own beauty.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pak Surya Subandi
President Director
Bina Bangsa School
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Looking
Back…
Bina Bangsa School opened its
doors to 87 students in 2001 in a
rented building and a house. After
15 years, it has branched out to 6
campuses with 2 in Jakarta, 1 each
in Bandung, Semarang, Malang,
and Balikpapan. With over 3,500
students in its care, and thousands
of alumni spread all over the world,
BBS has made its mark on the academic world.
All of these accomplishments and
growth would have been a dream
during the early years of the school.
Though I came in 2004 when BBS
PIK was still building its first classrooms in its current location, it was
remarkable enough to find that BBS
already had 3 working campuses in
3 years. It was always a point of
pride that the school grew in such
a phenomenal way in its second
year, creating the need to open up a
new building for the primary school
in the Kebon Jeruk campus. From
the 87 students that started off the
previous year, the school found itself welcoming 1,100 students in an
amazing growth spurt. This was
proof enough that the school leaders, teachers, and founders knew
what they were doing, earning the
trust and respect of the parents and
the academic community.
In 2003, BBS Malang came into existence at the same time with BBS
PIK in its start up campus at a Ruko
in Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta. The
Cambridge International Curriculum
was adapted and upgrades both in
teaching staff and facilities all came
into play.
In 2004, BBS PIK transferred to its
current location today. Being part
of the pioneer group of teachers, I
personally saw how much effort and
dedication was needed in order to
build a school from the ground up.
We were blessed with so many parents who trusted in the teachers and
the system and eventually, bit by bit,
the campus grew to what it is today.
I still remember the many firsts we
had. We had our first musicals, first
combined sports day, first academic
conventions, first Cambridge Brilliance awards, first ICAS awardees,
and eventually after a few more
years, we were constantly the top
in many things across the region, in
Indonesia, and even the world.
In 2008, the Bandung and Semarang
campuses opened up to less than a
hundred students each. Now, both
campuses have almost reached 10
times their initial enrollment. These
campuses had their own share of
Top in Indonesia awards in Cambridge, and became known either in
the field of music and the arts, or in
sports. In a short while, the students
of these campuses gained their A*s
in the IGCSEs and A levels, which
is proof that the BBS system works.
Now, after 15 years of existence,
Bina Bangsa School stands tall
among the K-12 educational institutions in Indonesia. It was not at all
so rosy. There were many innovations, changes, trials, and hardships
that came our way but through God’s
ever provident grace, we were able
to search for better ways to become
the best that we can be.
Congratulations to Bina Bangsa
School for 15 years of excellence!
By Jon Jason Yogawin
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序培民十五周年感言
-培民学校教育集团总裁 萧平先
生口述 特助萧翠姿整理
美国著名作家罗伯特.欧本说
过：“ 时间飞逝，但你却能主
宰它。”
相信大多数的人都会同意时间
是非常珍贵的这个观念，所以
我们需要对时间加以更加精确
地使用和掌控。一寸光阴一寸
金，寸金难买寸光阴，我们所
需面对的最大挑战就是如何充
分利用时间，利用好我们的每
一天、每一月和每一年。面对
挑战的同时，还需兼顾到方方
面面，不至于留下任何因为时
光流逝所产生的、无法弥补的
遗憾。
身为培民学校的创办人之一，
亲身经历了培民从第一年开始
到现在所经历的十五年历程，
看着培民一点一点地成长，一
点一点地茁壮起来，令人非常
感动。
还记得培民是如何开始
的。学校成立之初，一群有着
相同抱负、相同热情、相同远
景的人，为了相同理念而共同
努力，创办了培民。我们的共
同目标是在印尼本地建立一个
培育终生学习者的教育基地，
一种国际水平的资优教育，让
印尼学童在不离开本土的情况
下也能受教。
我们的教育目标是让下一代能
在全方位接受西方文化教育的
同时，也能接受中国传统文化
的教育，从而提高伦理道德和
品格的修养。
对培民而言，十五周年是一个
重要的里程碑，是值得庆祝的
一年。我们在只有一个校区、
很少的教职员和几位学生的困
难情况下创校，而今日，培民
已经成长为一个有着500位教职
员，400位教师，近4000位学
生，6个校区的教育集团。培民
学校的成长如果没有全体相关
人员一起共同努力并做出最大
的贡献是不可能达到的。
我诚挚的感谢所有将孩子交给
培民学校的家长，感谢你们对
培民的信任和支持。没有各位
家长的支持，培民学校不可能
顺利地走过这十五年。借着这
个机会，我也特别感谢培民团
队的所有股东、学术监管部成
员、校长、老师及全体员工。
感谢你们对学校的全心支持，
培民的成就是属于大家的。
身为基督徒，我相信，这个美
好的庆典完全是上帝的恩赐，
没有它的恩赐就没有现在的培
民学校。让我们在上帝的引导
和庇佑下，共同迈向未来，愿
培民学校能在现有的基础上发
展壮大，让我们有能力为更多
的学子做出贡献，愿大家在上
帝的指引下，共同迈向美好的
明天。
2016年2月
于 雅加达 总校区
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The 15th Anniversary
Celebration
On Saturday the 19th of March we
celebrated our fifteen years of excellence with an amazing concert
in which students from BBS KJS,
KJP and BBS PIK sang, showcased
their musical, dancing, theatrical
and public speaking talents to commemorate this joyous occasion. As
anyone who attended will confirm,
the event was an amazing success
and we are so proud of all of the students who were a part of the event.
Nicole Nirmala Suryadi from Secondary 1, who performed in the
amazing musical medley for the
concert shared that the experience
has been tiring and so stressful but
so much fun as well. “I think that the
KJ students and the PIK students
are just such a good mesh as well.
We have all gotten so close over the
last few months of rehearsal. We’re
going to miss each other a lot. It has
been such an amazing experience.”
Ma Li Lan (Lina) from Primary 4,
who performed in the Chinese Primary choir as well as Emceeing
the event shared that the matinee
show was quite nerve-wrecking as
she had to speak in front of “over
a million people”, but the second
show was much better. “My mother told me that I looked very con-
fident and the Chinese choir dance
was really nice. She especially enjoyed the fireworks during the gala
show.” Lina was proud to have been
selected as one of the emcees for
the event. “The other emcees were
really nice and we became good
friends.”
Ms Ida Vera E. Pagaduan from Kebon Jeruk Primary, who was one of
the stage managers for the event
shared that the concert started with
auditions about a year ago and since
then they have been brainstorming
choreography, participating in team
building activities, costume planning
and rehearsing and rehearsing and
rehearsing! “There were challenges
behind all of those stages, but all
that hard works paid off during the
show. I personally found the experi-
ence wonderful, especially watching
the students share their talents. The
students were more than blissful,
some of them even cried after the
show!”
From an audience perspective the
entire concert was incredible to
watch. The students showcased an
array of amazing talents from singing and dancing to conducting and
emceeing in Chinese and it was all
very impressive. The musical medley in particular stood out as it was
so smoothly arranged and so entertaining to watch. It was lovely to see
so many students working so well
together and complementing each
other to honour their school.
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Outstanding
Cambridge Achievements
Sixteen of our students achieved such commendable results during the June and November 2015 Cambridge
Examination sets that they received Outstanding
Cambridge Learner Awards, Indonesia. We could not be more proud of our
students for these amazing results.
TOP IN INDONESIA 2015
Malvin Kiman
Computing, Mathematics, A Level
Janssen Wongso
Physics, A Level
Daissy Margaretha
General Paper, AS Level
Christian Chonardo
Biology, Chemistry, IGCSE
Christian Chonardo
High Achievement, Chinese, A Level
Hans Albert Lianto
First place in Indonesia
Best Across four Cambridge
AS Level
Jayson Januar Anggono
High Achievement
Accounting, AS Level
Hans Albert Lianto
Biology, AS Level
Briant Vincent
Business Studies, AS Level
Vimalasari Widjaja
Chinese Languange, AS Level
TOP IN THE WORLD 2015
Leonard Gunawan
Economics, AS Level
Christian Chonardo
Additional Mathematics,
IGCSE
Fiona Tanuwidjaja
General Paper, AS Level
Felicia Chen
Computing, AS Level
Evan Yong Vi TIan
General Paper (International)
AS Level
Hans Albert Lianto
Mathematics, AS Level
Christian Chonardo
Physics, AS Level
Berliana Tjendera
Biology, IGCSE
Seranno Tannason Ng
Chemistry, IGCSE
Amadea Calista Budiman
Foreign Language Indonesia
IGCSE
Marchella Mulyawan
Foreign Language Indonesia
IGCSE
Veronica Lim
Foreign Language Indonesia
IGCSE (BBS – KJ)
Kenny Ostyn Harsono
Mathematics, AS Level
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The popularity of Cambridge
programmes and qualification is growing fast,Cambridge offers International
education programmes for
5 to 19 years old, leading to
world-class qualification.
Our programmes and qualifications have four stages: Cambridge
Primary, Cambridge Secondary 1,
Cambridge Secondary 2, and Cambridge Advanced. School can offer
all stages of our International education programmes and qualification or choose just one or two stages for specific groups of learners.
Each stage builds on the learners’
development in the previous stage.
Cambridge programmes and qual-
ification are flexible so that school
can adapt and meet the needs of
different learners. They are fully compatible with other curricula,
enabling schools to build a curriculum that reflects their own value.
At Cambridge, our philosophy is to
teach learners how to apply what
have they learnt – to enable them to
become lifelong learners who are:
- Confident in working with information and ideas, their own and those
of others
- Responsible for themselves, responsive to and respect for others
- Reflective as learners, developing
their ability to learn
- Innovative and equipped for new
and future challenges
- Engaged intellectually and socially, ready to make a difference
These attribute are consistent in
“21st century skills” – a term widely
used by educators and employers
to describe the skills learners need
to develop to be effective in today’s
world.
We support the development of these
Cambridge learners attribute by:
- Writing subject syllabuses that
have educational aims and objectives designed to support the learner attributes
- Supporting teachers to develop
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their professional practice
- Providing support materials that embed the develop of the learner attributes
- Designing our assessments so that they access critical thinking and require students to demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the subject.
- Designing specific syllabuses that engaged students in thinking beyond
disciplinary boundaries, targeted specifically in developing collaboration,
research skills, interdisciplinary understanding, presentation skills and creativity ie.g. Cambridge Global Perspectives qualification and Cambridge
IGCSE Enterprise.
Cambridge also provides the comprehensive support and recourses for
both Cambridge learners and teachers.
Outstanding Cambridge learners in Indonesia
We are pleased to acknowledge the success all of students who passed
Cambridge examinations during the June and November 2015 examination
series. It gives us great pleasure to recognize the exceptional performance
of those learners who have been awarded the highest mark in the subject.
Our awards recognize outstanding performance in Indonesia, apart from
our ‘Top in The World’ which acknowledge exceptional performance globally.
We congratulate learners who have been recognize of ‘High Achievement’
based of outstanding performance in subjects which are not so widely taken
in Indonesia We use strict criteria to calculate Cambridge awards. These
criteria ensure the achievements we recognize are consistent across the
world in all subjects and at all qualification level. Learners receive awards if
they have attained the highest marks in a subject, providing that they have
achieved the minimum grade and standard mark for that award category.
Cambridge learners in Indonesia were eligible to gain award in the following categories:
- Top in Indonesia for Cambridge IGCSE
- Top in Indonesia for Cambridge International AS Level
- Top in Indonesia for Cambridge International A Level
- Best Across Eight Cambridge IGCSEs
- Best Across Four Cambridge International AS Levels
- Best Across Three Cambridge International A Levels
- High Achievement Cambridge IGCSE
- High Achievement Cambridge International AS Level
- High Achievement Cambridge International A level
- Top in the World Cambridge IGCSE
- Top in the World Cambridge International AS Level
- Top in the World Cambridge International A Level
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欢天喜地迎猴年 培民学校全部校区中小学同庆春节
2016 Chinese New Year Celebration
- at All BBS Campuses
2月5日， 2016年2月8日春节假期前一天，培民学校全部校区中小学部分别举办了迎接猴年的春
节联欢晚会，整个学校笼罩在一片喜气洋洋的气氛中。培民学校是一所综合性的国际学校，学生
以华人居多，因此庆祝华人新年的活动也成为本校的一个传统。今年，是丙申猴年，学校华文老
师依照惯例为全校师生准备了一场春节盛宴——华人新年庆祝活动。
当天，很多嘉宾、家长来校观看师生的精彩演出。全体师生身着红色衣服，象征新的一年红红
火火。联欢会开始校领导也走上台为大家送去新年的祝福。各校区准备的联欢会节目多彩多样，
有华乐演奏、师生的舞蹈表演，唐诗宋词诵读表演、《让爱传出去》手语舞表演，……稚嫩的童
音，欢快的舞曲，感人的手语，一双双小小手演绎出春节的意义，一个个坚定的眼神承载着培民
的梦想。
每一年各校区的华文部藉着举办各种华文活动，传承中华文化和精神，相信培民的愿景和目标
一定会在一个个的学子身上实现。
附上培民各校区庆祝活动的精彩图片与大家分享。The various CNY performance photos from all BBS
Campuses.
Jennifer Wu整理
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Harvard Model Congress Asia 2016
Seoul National University
HMCA registration started as early as August. After having the confirmation
of the number of students; sixteen students, BBS KJ proceed with registration of the event. BBS KJ also made arrangements with Jatra tour to help
facilitate the trip to Seoul, Korea.
A few weeks after registration, students were assigned by HMCA for delegated roles. For future improvement, it was suggested; to limit the students
only to international committees/delegates. Domestic assignment maybe
a little irrelevant for the students since it is using a very American system.
Prior to the event, students were put into the Debate Club for preparation.
They were asked to do some research for the topic given to each delegates. By HMCA, each delegate was given two articles, each with 10-20
pages worth of reading. For further reading, each delegate was assigned to
research more on the topics by the Debate Club coach, Ms. Hannia.
During the event, students were grouped into separate locations according
to their committees. They were able to collaborate, discuss, debate, and
learn from other students from different schools, and from the chair leaders
from HMCA.
The students admitted that they have learnt so much from this event.
- They realised that caucus discussions/debates are really extensive.
- They understood more about current affairs in relation to ASEAN, G20,
etc.
- Majority of our students were interested to come back for this event again.
- For future preparation, these students agreed to help prepare even their
juniors for the technicalities and research topics.
Aside from the HMCA event, the students were able to visit KAIST University, one of the leading Universities in Korea in Science and Technology.
KAIST offers full scholarships for overseas students, such as BBS students, with minimum 3A* results.
On top of that, students had a chance to visit sites in Seoul, as part of their
cultural and fun learning. They visited the Palace, Building 63 (a new skyscraper in Seoul), night market in Myeongdong and Gangnam.
While there were slight glitches, overall the students enjoyed and learnt a
lot from the trip. To sum up, many of the students suggested that BBS KJ
should have this trip as an annual event.
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A Notable Alumni
With each eNewsletter, BBS will
feature a story about a notable or
outstanding alumnus or interesting
events involving BBS Alumni. In this
issue, we are featuring Ms Claudia
Novira, who graduated from Bina
Bangsa PIK, was recently interviewed by High End Teen magazine
about her experience as the Star
Teen Winner of 2012.
Claudia shared some lessons she
learnt while participating in Star
Teen. Without hesitation, she said
that the best experience she had
was getting to know lots of people
through this platform, such as Star
Teen seniors, judges and other candidates. Star teen was definitely a
stepping-stone in her career,
she added. The quarantine period
especially, played a huge part in her
growth as an entertainer as she was
pushed to her limits with lots of talent shows, stage acts, dancing, as
well as public speaking. “Success
is a ladder that you can’t climb with
your hands in your pockets” Claudia
shared as her life motto.
The show itself made her realise
that she loves being on stage and
under the spotlight. She was thankful for the opportunity that HET had
given her, and HET is equally thankful to have such an amazing ambassador. “Dream big and take action.
Don’t be afraid to take chances.
Without them, your dreams will only
be dreams.” She shared especially
for aspiring entertainers.
Claudia is now busy with endorsements and blogger events. With
33.8 thousand Instagram followers,
both local and international brands
are flooding in to get their items
featured on her page. She has embraced photoshoots, make up sessions, and interviews as part of her
daily routine.
Majoring in fashion business at Raffles Institution, Claudia shared that
the entertainment industry has always sparked her interest and that
she means to expand herself as an
entertainer. At the same time, she’s
working on a detox tea that will be
launched in Indonesia soon.
BBS wishes Claudia every success
in the future. We are confident that
she will make her alma mater proud
in the years to come.
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BINA BANGSA CAMPUSES
JAKARTA CAMPUSES
KEBUN JERUK PRESCHOOL
& PRIMARY
Jl. Budi Kav 87, Kebon Jeruk
Jakarta Barat, Indonesia 11480
ph: 021 534 8378
fax: 021 534 9284
FB: BinaBangsaSchoolKJPrimary
KEBUN JERUK SECONDARY
& JUNIOR COLLEGE
Jl. Arjuna Selatan Kav 87,
Kebon Jeruk
Jakarta Barat, Indonesia 11530
ph: 021 532 8833
fax: 021 536 1893
PANTAI INDAH KAPUK
PRIMARY, SECONDARY
& JUNIOR COLLEGE
Jl. Walet Elok 8 Blok R-8 No. 1
Jakarta Utara, Indonesia 14460
ph: 021 588 0045
fax: 021 588 4184 (Primary)
fax: 021 588 0224 (Secondary)
FB: BinaBangsaSchoolPIKPrimary
FB: BinaBangsaSchoolPIKSecondary
BANDUNG CAMPUS
PRESCHOOL, PRIMARY,
SECONDARY
& JUNIOR COLLEGE
MALANG CAMPUS
PRIMARY, SECONDARY
& JUNIOR COLLEGE
SEMARANG CAMPUS
PRESCHOOL, PRIMARY,
SECONDARY
& JUNIOR COLLEGE
BALIKPAPAN CAMPUS
PRESCHOOL, PRIMARY
Jl. Sentra Dago Pakar Raya Blok F-1
Resor Dago Pakar Raya - Bandung
Jawa Barat, Indonesia 40191
ph: 022 253 1100
FB: BinaBangsaSchoolBandung
Jl. Jangli Boulevard RT.05/06
Ngesrep, Banyumanik - Semarang
Jawa Pusat, Indonesia 50251
ph: 024 850 2992
fax: 024 850 5678
FB: BinaBangsa.SchoolSemarang
Jl. Ahmad Yani Utara,
Riverside Blok AA No. 1, Malang
Jawa Timur, Indonesia 65125
ph: 0341 299 6777
fax: 0341 299 6733
FB: BBSMalang
SOHO B-C, Jl. Jend Sudirman no. 47
Kompleks Balikpapan Superblock
Balikpapan 76114, Kalimantan Timur
ph: 0811 1919 885
FB: BinaBangsaBpn