Our Vision Our Mission - Singapore School, Bona Vista

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10 th EDITION l DECEMBER 2015
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Events
Activities
Inspiration
4. Clean Up Jakarta Event
9. 10. 11.
Being a Doctor For a
Week Work Placement
with Mayapada Group
Diplomats for a Day
Awakening Kids’ Creativity
and Social Awareness through CCA
12. Chinese Calligraphy Class
13. Real Life Superheroes
14. Medical Mission 2015
16. SIS-KG Student Authors
17. The Importance of Ants
in Our Life
18. Little Big School
The Collaborators
Message
from the Dean
19. An Achieving Student
Athlete’s Corner
5. Olympic Q & A
SIS Olympic Record
Breakers 2015
Insight
6. Perseverance
7. Innovation
8. Integrity
15. Discipline
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PHOENIX I SIS GROUP OF SCHOOLS COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Student’s Voice
19. Pentingnya Pendidikan
Bagi Anak Bangsa
News
EDITORS’ MESSAGE
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... is a Publication of the SIS Group of Schools, Indonesia.
A Community and Alumni Magazine
Publication Month: December 2015
Editors: Clarence Garray & Amita Sharma
Address: SIS Bona Vista,
Jln. Bona Vista Raya, Lebak Bulus,
Jakarta 12440, Indonesia
Front Cover:
SIS Vision & Mission
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for SIS Magazine
t’s been an interesting year for me as a teacher. One
issue regularly on the front burner was a matter of
discipline. An old adage comes to mind, “When the
student is ready the teacher appears.” I’d like to sincerely
thank our secondary Dean of Students, Mr. Hugh who
has given us a synopsis of a much longer article entitled,
“What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids
Was Wrong.” It is a very good read and is something anybody who is around children need to
read. Thank you Mr. Hugh.
News on our Olympics is brought to us by Mr. Gareth and Li Xuan. I am sincerely grateful for Li
Xuan’s work as a contributing reporter and writer for the Phoenix.
I’m really excited about sharing the articles from PIK. Students being doctors for a week is a fabulous
read, but I am extremely happy to present Jennifer Liu’s work from PIK on MUN. Besides the fact
that MUN is close to my heart, I could really feel the love and care that Jennifer put into preparing
her newsletter about her work with MUN; I am super pleased we finally got some of her written
work into the Phoenix Magazine. I hope you all enjoy that read and are inspired to get more events
like this going. I have to take my hat off to Jaina Paraiso, her mentor. Well done PIK.
My hat must come off again to the young writers in Kebon Jeruk and Mr. Murray who worked really
hard on getting his students to provide articles. I enjoy Mr. Murray’s creative ideas and the effort he
puts into getting the right photos for us. I hope you all enjoy the written pieces by his students.
This semester in SIS BV we have been proudly handing out certificates to some students for their
work on their writing and we have two students who are writing novels. That's all well and good,
but after learning what's going on in SIS KG, I feel like we are in wake of speedier little fish. SIS KG
already has three published authors from their primary division; what a success story that is! I hope
this little story will help fan the fires under all young writers in all our schools and encourage those
who are onto their novels to carry on and persevere! Well done KG!
Thank you Ms. Amita for the support you provide for our students at BV. Suzuna has written a
wonderful piece on ants and Julian has won more acclaim from the Jakarta Post. We also learn about
cleaning up Jakarta by a junior college student. I hope we continue to work with “The Jakarta Expat”
and continue to clean up Jakarta.
On one final note we go to SIS Semarang. We learn about a medical mission that is head up by
secondary four students. It looks and sounds like a fantastic way of getting into the community.
That’s all for now. We hope you have a wonderful holiday! All the best in the new year!
Clarence Garay and Amita Sharma
Editors
Singapore School, Bona Vista
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E VENTS
Clean Up
JAKARTA EVENT
By: Singapore School, Bona Vista
C
lean Up Jakarta Day (CUJD), organized by Indonesian Expat, has been
running for three years now. On Sunday, October 18th 2015, Junior College 1
students of Singapore School, Bona Vista joined up with 10,000+ other
volunteers at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium. After the initial gathering, our JC1
class began working around the stadium, picking up trash in the park areas while
many of the volunteers moved out to 36 different locations around Jakarta.
The experience was eye-opening. We
didn’t really realize just how much
trash was around us until we began
to have to pick it up. It turns out
our capital produces 6,700 tonnes
of rubbish each day! We had to sift
through meters of trash and sort out
what was recyclable and what wasn’t.
It also challenged our collaboration
skills because we had to figure out a
system that would allow us to pick
up trash efficiently while putting it in
the correct trash bags. The event itself
was high spirited. It was much more
exciting CAS activity simply due to the
massive number of people involved.
In closing, this activity allowed us
to grow as IB students. We were
communicators because
we had to strategize and
work together, we were
balanced because we used
our weekend to participate
in a CAS activity, and we
were risk-takers because
it was a new activity for all
of us.
Selena Soemakno,
Junior College 1
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AT H L E T E ’ S CO R N E R
Olympic
Q&A
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conducted an e-mail interview with Gareth Jones, Head
of Sports for all Singapore schools, about what he thought
about the 2015 Olympics and the up-coming 2016
Olympics to be hosted by Bona Vista. In the previous edition
of Phoenix an article was printed on a double record breaker
in 2015. I pointed out to the editor that there were at least two
other record breakers in 2015. As a result he asked me to follow
up and find all record breakers. It turns out that there was a total
of 45 records broken from all divisions! As promised in the last
edition of the Phoenix, you can see all the record breakers in the
table on this page.
Here’s the interview.
LX: What do you expect for the 2016 SIS Olympics?
Mr. J.: Since this is our 10th anniversary, I expect an increase
in participation from all of our schools as well as more media
attention.
LX: Can you mention a few things that might be different next
year compared to this year’s Olympics?
Mr. J.: The biggest change this year is the introduction of
a new Junior College category. SIS Bona Vista will also
be collaborating with SIS Kebon Jeruk to make this event
bigger and better than ever before.
LX: How do you think the SIS Olympics benefits the
students at the Singapore schools?
Mr. J.: It benefits them in a number of ways: it brings the
SIS community together and allows students to mix and
make new friends from other SIS schools, it exposes them to
a competitive environment in a variety of sports, and it gives
them a platform to showcase their talents, and it provides goals
to achieve by attempting to break old records!
LX: What are your thoughts on the record breakers this
year?
Mr. J.: I think they are all fantastic! The fact that so many
records are broken every year is testament to the sporting
culture we have at SIS and the dedication of our staff and
students to push themselves each year. The support from the
parents has also been a crucial part of the process as it takes a
great deal of training and expense too, for those travelling from
outside Jakarta.
LX: Is there anyone that stands out the
most to you?
Mr. J.: That’s a difficult question as I
admire every student for participating no
matter what their level is. Having said
that, we do have some remarkable athletes
who consistently set new records. Jessica
and Jayne Cross from SIS Kelapa Gading
are two names that come to mind.
LX: What do you think the future record
breakers will need to focus on?
Mr. J.: They will need to be focused,
determined and above all prepared!
Interview prepared by:
Li Xuan Hou,
Secondary 3
No.
Name of Student
School
Division
Event Name
Time of
New Record
in 2015
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45.
Hiujin Park
Jin Seo
Jesslyn
Gabriella
Edschel
Kang Woo Min
Matteo
Huijin
Charlie Butcher
Riko Kobayashi
Riko Kobayashi
Peter
Yan Yu
Peter
Peter
Pallavi
Ryan
Safira
Peter
Yan Yu
Matlida
Joo Young Lee
Jessica
Raga
Dominic
Juan Lau
Kim A Ram
Kayleen
Juan Lau
Kayleen
Aditya
Satya
Agnes
Ruhani
Hepy
Latisha
Jordan Rusli
Li Xuan Hou
Venicya
Baek Ji Min
Mutiara Schlanker
Jayne Cross
Jayne Cross
Nicholas
Vanicya
SIS CLG
SIS SMG
SIS KG
SIS PIK
SIS PLMB
SIS KG
SIS PIK
SIS CLG
SIS PIK
SIS BV
SIS BV
SIS PIK
SIS CLG
SIS PIK
SIS PIK
SIS CLG
SIS MDN
SIS CLG
SIS PIK
SIS CLG
SIS KG
SIS KG
SIS KG
SIS CLG
SIS CLG
SIS KG
SIS KG
SIS SMG
SIS KG
SIS SMG
SIS KG
SIS PIK
SIS PIK
SIS PIK
SIS SMG
SIS BV
SIS PIK
SIS BV
SIS PIK
SIS KG
SIS BV
SIS KG
SIS KG
SIS PIK
SIS PIK
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A
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A
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A
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B
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B
B
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B
B
B
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60m Run
Tennis Ball Throw
Tennis Ball Throw
Standing High Jump
Standing Long Jump
25m Freestyle
Standing High Jump
Standing Long Jump
25m Freestyle
25m Backstroke
25 Breaststroke
100m Run
200m Run
Tennis Ball Throw
Basketball Throw
Basketball Throw
Standing High Jump
Standing High Jump
Standing Long Jump
Standing Long Jump
50m Freestyle
50m Backstroke
100m Run
Discuss Throw
Javelin
50m Freestyle
50m Freestyle
50m Backstroke
50m Breaststroke
50m Breaststroke
800m Run
Discuss Throw
Discuss Throw
Shot Put
Javelin
Javelin
50m Freestyle
50m Freestyle
50m Backstroke
50m Breaststroke
50m Breaststroke
100m Run
200m Run
Javelin
Javelin
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20.2
12.8
34 m
1.61 m
18.34
31.5 cm
1.59 m
20.72
23.82
25.06
14.31
35.63
35.04 m
10.88 m
8.29 m
38 cm
37 cm
2.25 m
1.67 m
37.01
47.5
14.5
13.06 m
17.91 m
31.53
38.66
52.33
49.15
50.59
2.49.19
21.74 m
17.20 m
8.26 m
24.62 m
13.35 m
31.14
43.32
47.42
51.88
51.51
14.19
27.9
25.91 cm
18.24 cm
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INSIGHT
Perseverance
By: Singapore School, Kebon Jeruk
Few things are impossible to
diligence and skill. Great works
are performed not by strength,
but by perseverance.
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Samuel Johnson
hat will a student’s life be like
if he/she perseveres? How
does perseverance shape one’s
academic performance and character?
Perseverance is the ability to continue to
strive for the best, despite difficulty and
delay in achieving success. Perseverance
is an important element of success.
Without obstacles, difficulties, struggles
and challenges, life would not make
much sense. As one perseveres, he/she
becomes stronger, and even more grateful,
especially when he/she believes in his/her
capabilities to persevere. No one succeeds
without perseverance.
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For most of us, every day at school is a
good mix of fun and challenges. One of
the many obstacles I encountered was
when I was still in Primary 6. I started the
Leveled-Reading Programme, an English
task that requires students to read stories
and then tested with comprehension
questions. I feared that I would not be
able to pass. Don’t get me wrong, I like
reading. I have always liked reading, but
I have to admit that reading a series of
stories and answering questions about
them was not my favourite activity. My
mind was then full of negative thoughts,
especially during my first attempt to finish
Level A. I tried reading as many stories
as possible, but it turned out I could only
finish 5. I started to worry about what
would happen if I failed to complete
the level. That was true for a while, but
through my teachers’, family and friends’
encouragement, I gained more confidence
and determination to go on reading.
Consequently, I was able to jump a level in
just one day. I am sure glad I persevered!
Now, I can proudly say I have enhanced
reading skills. I am now able to use
contextual clues to find the correct reading
comprehension answers. I persevered, even
when it was extremely difficult or rather ...
especially when it was difficult.
If one chooses to add perseverance into
their study habits, he/she is assured of a
better shot at academic success. Someone
who perseveres seeks triumph, despite
difficulties. One should persevere, not just
to achieve something for his/her future,
but also to make something that will be
remembered for eternity.
As young students, we still have simple
tasks to take and simple trials to persevere
and overcome. These, however, are baby
steps towards facing greater challenges in
the future. I want to encourage everyone
to believe that with enough perseverance
and hard work, you too can fulfill any
dream. Don't forget. When your sense of
perseverance starts to wane, find meaning
in what you do, motivate yourself and keep
going; and yes, soar to greater heights!
Eldrian Javier Suwandi,
Secondary 3
INSIGHT
Innovation
I
nnovation is thinking of fresh
and inspiring ideas. Innovation
creates new ideas to improve
our lifestyle. It is innovation that
drives scientists to create new forms
of medical care by making new
and more effective methods. It
is innovation that has enabled us
human beings to evolve from our
ancient ancestors.
Innovation helps us better handle
our problems. Currently, engineers
are building cars that are fast, yet
eco-friendly. Companies are being
inspired to expand their empire
by soaring to new heights and
thinking of strategies to make their
ideas successful. Thomas Edison’s
innovation has influenced much of
the world we know today; without
his innovation the world could very
well be a much different place. We
need these types of innovations
to further improve our livelihood;
maybe our innovation can improve
the world’s problems such as diseases
reduction, world hunger, pollution,
and global warming. Let’s make better
vaccines, better food and maybe even
a machine that can recycle all waste
materials regardless of what it is.
Innovation has its downside as well.
Let’s specifically look at the gun, as
an example. The first device identified
as a gun was a bamboo tube that used
gunpowder to fire a spear. It appeared
in China around AD 1000. Now, one
can argue as to whether or not this
instrument of destruction has been a
positive innovation or not. We have
plenty of positive innovations that give
us better lifestyles, but we must tread
carefully, so that our innovations truly
help our species and not destroy us.
Jason William,
Secondary 3
Think outside of the box and anything is possible
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INSIGHT
Integrity
By: Singapore School,
W
hat exactly is integrity? Well,
integrity is doing the right
thing and following our
beliefs and morals even if everyone is in
opposition to you or even when no one
else is there.
When we are guided by integrity, our
thoughts and words and actions are
completely aligned with our principles. To
have integrity requires complete honesty
with oneself—for before we can be honest
with others, we need to be honest with
ourselves—as well as have the courage to
speak up for our own beliefs and morals.
A life of integrity comes with challenges,
of course, but it will grant you, untroubled
sleep. You will have no guilt eating at you
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and no regrets haunting you. You know
that you’ve stayed true and have done the
right thing, all along.
Living in a world where ‘the end justifies
the means’ has been a way of thinking to
the minds of the people, we must strive to
escape this mad circle of dishonesty, lies
and deceit. For somewhere in the world,
students are bound to lie and fib, all in
the name of excusing themselves for not
doing their assignments. Pupils cheat
during exams because they find it an easy
way out. This vicious circle keeps on going
on and on. There will always seem to be
a reason to justify everyone’s doing (be it
good or bad), which is exactly the opposite
of integrity.
A lifelong journey of integrity is hard. As
a student, it is my duty and responsibility
to follow strong and positive morals, but I
know how difficult it can be. Standing up
for your beliefs when others oppose you,
or staying true and honest when no one
is watching, or resisting the temptation of
cheating, lying and deceiving when under
the pressure of exams, tests and submitting
homework can be very challenging. The
motto ‘Success will come and go, but
integrity is forever’ by a Forbes magazine
contributor, certainly enforces this.
It will take more than these few words to
encourage everyone to embrace integrity,
but I hope it will make you think about
it for a while. Say to yourself. “I have
courage, determination, and integrity!”
I believe, if I can maintain my integrity,
you all can too.
Vania Cheryl Antono,
Secondary 2
ACTIVITIES
Being a Doctor
For a Week
Work Placement with Mayapada Group
By: Singapore School, Pantai Indah Kapuk
We did a wide range of activities during
our five-day work placement. Yovita had a
chance to experience go into the Citogard
Room; it is a specialised room used to mix
cancer medicines and therapy fluids. Upon
entry, people are required to don radioactive
protective gear. Yovita was able to observe
how the chemotherapy drugs are mixed
and assembled.
“The doctor was so professional and so
accurate in taking every measurement! It
was very interesting!” Yovita exclaimed,
describing her experience.
Among all the activities we did, the
most memorable was the day we went
to an operating theatre at the Mayapada
Hospital in Jakarta Selatan. We watched
a laparoscopy tumour removal performed
by Dr. Errawan Wiradisuria. It was just
like the medical movies and we were
like medical students. We observed how
different instruments are used, how the
procedure works,
how different new
technological
machines operate
and we were
taught how to
scrub your hands
before surgery.
F
rom September 7th to the 11th,
2015 were some of the most
exciting days of our lives. It was the
week of our work placement program at
two Mayapada Hospitals. Vincent, Yovita
and I remember waking up at 5 a.m. just
like any normal businessman would. I
remember Vincent getting us coffee on
the way because he could barely keep my
eyes open and I vividly remember the
horrible traffic we needed to go through
every morning. For that period of time, we
were not high school students; we were
considered grown-ups. It is an experience
that none of us will ever forget.
Julius Caesar once said, “Experience is
the best teacher of all things.” He is right!
We learned so many new things in that
one week. On the first day, we went to the
office centre at Mayapada Tower II where
we met our supervisor, Ms. Ike. She took
us around for the tour of the office. We
then joined a meeting with all the heads
of departments and they taught us the key
points of running a successful hospital.
For the three
of us, we are
one step away
from going to
university.
After lunch, we had a chat with Mr. Arif,
the CEO of the Mayapada Corporate
Group Health Care. He shared his
experience about going abroad and taught
us life lessons that are very useful.
During the remaining four days, we
were juggled between Mayapada
Hospital Jakarta Selatan and Mayapada
Hospital Tangerang. Each hospital was
interesting in its own unique way, but
staff in both hospitals were always very
welcoming and happy to have us. We met
Ms. Rima and she was our tour guide and
instructor for our visit.
We have to
soon decide
what are we
going to do
with our lives
and who we want to be.
This wonderful work placement experience
has given us a great sneak peek into the
working lives of those in a hospital. It was a
real eye-opener to what the world of health
care has to offer and what being a doctor is
like. It was truly an experience of a lifetime.
Jocelyn Lee,
Junior College 2
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ACTIVITIES
Diplomats for a Day
By: Singapore School, Pantai Indah Kapuk
MUN in a Nutshell
M
o d e l
United
Nations,
also known as
Model UN or MUN,
is an extra-curricular activity in which
students typically role-play delegates to
the United Nations and simulate UN
committees. This is worldwide and wellknown. MUN takes place in many countries
around the world. Participants need to hone
research, public speaking, debating, writing,
critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership
skills. Delegates present position papers on
global issues related to the UN committees.
They need to draft resolutions to come up
with solutions to the world’s problems. They
need to negotiate with the delegates of
member states through moderated and unmoderated caucuses to pass the resolutions.
SVP MUN Conference
This year, Singapore School, Pantai Indah
Kapuk (SIS PIK) had the privilege to be
invited to one of Indonesia’s top MUN
conferences hosted by Sekolah Victory
10
Plus (SVP) in Bekasi Kota, located in the
outskirts of East Jakarta. The conference
was one of Jakarta region’s largest interschool Model UNs, with approximately
200 delegates coming from 11 schools in
Jakarta and guest delegations from Green
School, Bali and Heerbeeck, Netherlands.
A total of 10 delegates from SIS PIK’s
Secondary Three had the opportunity to
partake in this incredible learning event
on October 22nd, 2015. The conference
follows the rules of parliamentary
procedures adapted from the UNA-UK
and UNA-USA, using the ‘THIMUN’
debate flow and focused on the theme:
Global Security Risks in the 21st Century.
SIS PIK Delegation
Secondary three students,
who participated in last
school year’s Preston
Debate Cup, were chosen
to represent SIS PIK. The
CCA Debate/MUN club,
run by its advisor, Jaina L.
Paraiso, meet once a week
to be oriented on the rules
of procedure, draft position
papers and resolutions, do team research
and practice public speaking.
Five SIS PIK teams made up the delegation.
Each team was composed of two delegates
to represent a country in the UN committee.
As first time MUNers, the learning journey
from the preparation up to the actual
conference day was indeed worth it!
The SIS PIK diplomats took home some
awards and fun citations, gained new
friends and really enjoyed a wonderful
and memorable learning experience.
Jennifer Liu,
Secondary 3
ACTIVITIES
Awakening Kids’ Creativity
and Social Awareness
through CCA
By: Singapore School, Kelapa Gading
S
chools should not just
produce students who
can think and reason
but also students who are caring
and sensitive. SIS-KG Preschool
offers Co-Curricular Activities
(CCAs) geared towards enhancing
creative expression and social
awareness. In term one we offered:
Doodle Arts, Smart Art, Fun Dance and Kids Hip Hop. In term two we
offered four dances: Dinagyang Tribal, Hawaiian Hula, Tari Kreasi and
Urban Bollywood. Children are encouraged to express their own individuality
and creativity. They are also encouraged to collaborate with others. These
CCAs bring up subject matter which enforces an appreciation for dance, art
and culture of other nations. Children have fun while learning the moves and
grooves, and the aesthetic nature and style from different cultures from around
the world. These, along with all their other academic endeavours, pave the way
for our children to become all-round world-class learners.
M. Jacob
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ACTIVITIES
Chinese Calligraphy Class
A man who does not exert himself in his youth will regret
when he grows old.
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
It takes ten years to grow a tree but a hundred years to
bring up a generation of good men.
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ACTIVITIES
Real Life
Superheroes
R
eal Life Superheroes was
a drama competition
organized by “The Jakarta
Post” on October 11th, 2015 at the
Ice Palace Concert Hall in the Lotte
Shopping Avenue mall. There was
a good number of participants from
various schools. Julian Cameron
Benniardi from Secondary 2B posed
as Mr. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the
Governor of Jakarta (also known as
Ahok). Julian won an award for “Best
Costume” and was the first runner
up in the drama competition. He
spoke with great confidence and won
everyone’s heart.
Ms Amita Sharma,
Secondary Literature Teacher
With the Editor in Chief -of the Jakarta Post
With the
mentor M
s. Amita
Sharma
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ACTIVITIES
Medical
Mission
2015
By: Singapore School, Semarang
T
his year SIS Semarang had its third Medical Mission.
Spearheaded by the secondary four students and supported
by staff, teachers and parents, the event offers medical services
to the local community. Sixty patients from around the school
had their cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure and uric
acid checked by three doctors and a nurse. They received free
consultation and medicine as well. The entire event turned out a
success. Everyone’s concerted effort is paid off upon seeing smiles
on the faces of the grateful patients. It is a fabulous endeavour by
the secondary four students to be able to reach out and extend
a helping hand to the community. We are optimistic this will
continue to be a practice in the years to come.
Riska P. Rahmawati
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Discipline
H
ow a child is disciplined
plays a major role in
shaping their lives. The
responsibility of helping a child
to make the right decisions and
equipping each one of them to
understand their emotions strongly
depends on how we discipline
children. For most educators and
parents alike, the question of how
to discipline children is important to
understand.
In most educational facilities, teachers and
administrators still rely overwhelmingly
on outdated systems of reward and
punishment, using everything from redyellow-green cards, behaviour charts, and
prizes to suspensions and expulsions. How
we deal with the most challenging kids
seems to be an adaptation of how we would
train pets for behaviour, but consequences
have consequences. Contemporary
psychological studies suggest that, far from
resolving children’s behaviour problems,
these standard disciplinary methods often
exacerbate them. They sacrifice long-term
goals (student behaviour improving for
good) for short-term gain—momentary
peace in the classroom.
Recent studies have shown that teachers
who attempt to control a student’s
behaviour rather than helping them
control it themselves undermine the very
elements that are essential for motivation:
autonomy, a sense of competence, and a
capacity to relate to others. This, in turn,
means they have a harder time learning
self-control, an essential skill for long-term
success. Even rewards—gold stars and the
like—can erode children’s motivation and
performance by shifting the focus to what
the teacher thinks, rather than the intrinsic
rewards of learning.
In most instances of behavioural problems,
children are not understood for the reason
behind their behaviour. As a result, they
are often targeted with more consequential
action. The few “rotten apples” as many
administrators coin it, are probably the ones
with undiagnosed behavioural problems in
which young children are unable to relate
appropriately to others.
Contrary to the conventional
understanding of how we make sense of
discipline, you would need to realize the
mindset of the child to help him develop
the right kind of behaviour. Think of
behaviour as an attempt to get something
or complain about something. Since
behaviour is a form of communication,
you’ll need to figure out the child’s message.
Is he trying to gain something – attention,
an opportunity to move around? Is he
trying to escape or avoid something –
doing an assignment he doesn’t understand,
sitting next to a child who annoys him?
Once you understand what the behaviour
communicates about his needs, you can
help him learn more appropriate behaviour.
Come up with a strong action plan that
answers these questions.
What new skill/behaviour should your child
learn to replace the problem behaviour?
• How will he learn that new behaviour?
• Who will be an effective role model?
Parent, teacher or maybe another child?
• Where will he practice it? Who will
remind him to use it?
• What changes need to be made in the
child’s environment – time of day, space,
materials and interactions?
• What reinforcement will help him use
the new behaviour - a special activity or
privilege, praise? How often should it
be given? Who should give it?
• How should problem behaviour be handled if it happens again? Are there specific words, cues, or outcomes that should be used to stop the behaviour quickly?
• How will everyone (parents, teachers, and child) involved work together? How often should they communicate?
• When parents, teachers, kids,
administrators, and other school staff
develop a behaviour plan together, success
is more likely. Each person needs to
understand his role and communicate with
others involved.
Another important mental note to make
here is that the process of improvement will
be slow. When students fail a subject, say
math, we don’t expect them to immediately
make an A. Instead, we look for slight
improvements like a D with our tutoring.
This signifies they are moving in the right
direction. From a D we look for them
to improve their grade up to a C and so
forth. In the same way, we can build on the
desired behaviour from children by keeping
their action-plan consistent.
In most schools today, the old code of
discipline may be hard to counter. Though
we cannot rip out the system, a good place
to start is to determine why we hand out
certain punishments, what message those
punishments are sending to students and,
more importantly, whether they really
make a difference. The goal is to get to
the root of the problem, rather than a
quick fix. Focussing on problem-solving
is more effective than punishment. This is
the key to successful discipline. If we can
bring our children up in an environment
that facilitates this approach from their
Pre-School years, these children will have
a much better grasp of social skills and
appropriate behaviour.
Hugh P Ashing,
Dean of Discipline (Secondary)
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INSPIRATION
SIS-KG
Student Authors
Samira Jha and Chhavi Virmani
co-authored “A Bowl of Noodles for
Childrens’ Souls”. Chhavi also authored
“Fairy Friends Forever”. Winston
Purnomo, authored “Fight for the
Land of Sweets”. They all have their
work published works available at all
Kinokuniya bookstores. All of these
authors are under the age of 12!
Kia Chavez,
Primary Teacher
N
owadays, most students would
rather improve their Minecraft
skills or gain more Twitter
followers than to actively hone a valuable
craft such as writing. Nonetheless, a
few determined students like Jaimal K.
Vasandani, Samira Jha, Chhavi Virmani
and Winston Purnomo are starting to pave
their bright futures as published storybook
at the Kidpublish English Story
Writing Competition last year;
it was his first time to join a
writing contest outside the school.
Shortly after winning, he was
invited by the SIS-KG Preschool
Department to conduct a story-telling
session of his book for the preschool kids.
authors!
Currently a
primary four
student at SISKG, Jaimal has
published his first
book entitled
“J.K.T. Fight for
Treasure”. At only
8 years of age, he
won first prize
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It is really an honor to work with these dedicated and hard
working children and to have them in our SIS school. It
is most honorable to think that they flourish with our
support and in our environment but naturally they are
encouraged in their lovely home environment as well.
Well done, parents.
INSPIRATION
The Importance
of Ants Our Lives
H
ave you ever wondered about
ants? Sometimes ants annoy
us by appearing suddenly,
uninvited, in our homes and refusing
to leave. Some of them go beyond
annoying, by actually damaging electronic
equipment. Having said that, they are
also such amazing creatures. Without
ants, our world would fall into chaos.
Ants are foundations of nature itself
on this planet. Soil would be unable to
sustain life. Dead leaves, insects and small
animals would litter the Earth’s surface.
Thousands of species of flowering plants
would disappear in the absence of their
pollination.
mostly consisting of ordinary females
with specific jobs, as workers, soldiers or
caretakers. There are also other females,
the queens, which are responsible for the
reproduction of the species. Other ants
serve as scouts, finding essential sources
of food or searching out new homes
when required. Males, called drones, are
kept only long enough to fertilise the
queen’s eggs, then driven out of the nest
or killed quickly afterwards. Through
the process of evolution, the ants have
discovered the principles of living and
working in harmony.
Perhaps we humans have a lot to learn
from ants!
Suzuna Nozawa,
Secondary 4
One scientist who has studied social
insects for more than 50 years emphasises
the importance of ants to life on Earth.
He said, “They are more important than
earthworms for turning over the top
layer of soil. They are also the principle
collectors and cleaners of waste. They
capture and feed on other small insects
and remove dead creatures, such as small
birds, mice and rats.”
The combined weight of 14,000 species
of ants (and probably an equal number
yet to be discovered) is more than that of
the world’s entire human population. They
have perfected a life that is more social
than anything achieved by humans. Ants
had been building their own homes and
colonies millions of years before humans
even considered walking on two legs.
The most surprising fact is that they
make group decisions without having a
leader. Ant colonies range from a dozen
individuals to millions of individuals,
Image Source : www.google.com
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INSPIRATION
Little Big SchoolThe Collaborators
Together we can!
A
lthough our school, Singapore
School, Kebon Jeruk, is a small,
it is special in its own ways; we
are always collaborating with each other.
We play futsal every day, regardless of
grade, height or how well we play the
sport. We all just have fun. We are always
laughing at our superb victories, our less
than admirable losses, our best moments
and our funniest failures. We help those
who are injured, but even the people who
fall down always get back up, stronger
than ever and with more confidence. We
persevere and move forward.
Many of our students are talented or
have an inner talent which hasn’t been
unlocked yet; some of us are athletes, artists,
musicians, computer geeks and academics,
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but nevertheless, we stand together in
Kebon Jeruk.
Our small school has recently started a
new club, The KJ Word Warriors Writer’s
Club. Our motto is our pens are mightier
than the sword. It’s our own special
place, where we come together to unleash
our imaginations and express ourselves
through writing. We experiment with
methods and put them together to create
fresh stories for all to read. We already
have 40 members and we are still growing.
As I’ve said, some of us are athletes and
every year during the SIS Olympics, we
always encourage each other to participate
in every event possible. Even if we lose,
we also win. According to Newton’s Third
Law: “For every action, there is an equal
and opposite reaction.” In our case, by
competing and giving our all, it makes us
all winners in spirit and that can never be
taken away!
This is OUR school, although we are small
in comparison to some schools, we surpass
them with our strong moral values. We
have true lasting friendships. We have
our motivated and inspired spirit ... the
Singapore School, Kebon Jeruk spirit! As
Sandie Piper once said, “Some groups are big,
some groups are small, we may be small,
but we are the BEST!” It just depends on
what you are looking for. I will end my article
with an appropriate oxymoron.
I love our Big Little School!
Jason William,
Secondary 3
STUDENT’S VOICE
Pentingnya
Pendidikan
Bagi Anak
Bangsa
B
agi saya sebagai seorang pelajar,
tujuan utama dari pendidikan
adalah mempersiapkan kita
untuk masa depan. Dengan adanya
pendidikan, kita diberikan kesempatan
untuk mengetahui dan mengembangkan
bakat ataupun potensi kita. Oleh sebab itu,
pendidikan sangatlah penting untuk saya.
Pendidikan tidak hanya mengembangkan
bakat ataupun potensi kita, melainkan
karakter sebagai individu. Berinteraksi
dengan guru dan teman-teman membuat
kita berpikir lebih luas dan mengetahui
pandangan orang lain mengenai topik
tertentu. Saya berpikir bahwa karakter
itulah yang kita perlukan untuk masa
mengasah bakat dan hal-hal yang saya
minati untuk mempersiapkan saya di
dunia kerja dan masa depan. Dengan
kesempatan yang saya miliki, saya juga
ingin menerapkan semua ilmu saya untuk
kemajuan Indonesia.
Pendidikan adalah pondasi untuk masa
depan dan kemajuan bangsa. Saya
ingin memperdalam pengetahuan saya
di berbagai aspek dan saya akan terus
Francisca Catherine,
Junior College 2
depan dan kehidupan di dunia kerja kelak.
An Achieving
Student
N E WS
By: Singapore School, Semarang
O
ur Sec-3 student, Enrico Glenn
Sitoro is going to the Pro Tour
Golf Academy at Emeralda Golf
Jakarta, couching by Mr. David Milne from Perth,
Australia, he is preparing for the next PON
representing Central Java. Go Glenn!!
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