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- KONTAK -GJIS NEWS

Volume 1

29 August 2014

Welcome To GJISInside this Issue:

Coming Up:

Global Jaya International School Website: www.globaljaya.comEmerald Boulevard Tel: 6221 745 756 Bintaro Jaya Sektor IX Fax: 6221 745 7561Tangerang, 15224 Inquire: [email protected]

Page 4-7,New Staff Introductions

Page 8,NHD Finals in USA

Global Jaya International School

29 - 31 August PYP & MYP IB Regional Workshops

20th September PYP Parents Workshop

Page 3,New Senior Secondary Principal & Middle School Principal

0-12,Independence Day Celebrations

Page 13,PYP IB In-School Workshop

Page 14-15,Sports Programme

Page 9,GJIS Acronyms

14-22 September Cultural Exchange to Azerbaijan

24-28 September Feel The Roar Philippines Trip

21-26 SeptemberKilvington Grammar School Visit to GJIS

We are now into week 3 of Term 1. Students, teachers and all our support staff have joined together to make a wonderful start to the school year....Continue reading on page 2 (Head of School Corner)

Dear GJIS Families,

As every IB student would know, IB is a struggle, but gratefully, a rewarding one. Despite the struggle, the IB has pushed me into what I am today and

what I aspire to be in the future. It teaches me the importance of hard work, it allows me to discover and understand myself better, and it provides me with a foundation for demanding life challenges ahead. I know I would have not been here, if it wasn’t because of the IB Programmes and therefore, I am fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to push through my boundaries, and be open to great opportunities in the world.

Widyadari Anastasia-University of Brighton, UK

22 September International Peace Day Speech Competition

Message from alumni:

Professional Development In-School

Page 16-17,World Scholar’s Cup

http://www.kemdiknas.go.id/kemdikbud/

http://www.acswasc.org/

http://www.globaljaya.com

mailto:sekolah%40globaljaya.com?subject=Inquire

http://www.ibo.org

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Head Of School’sCorner

Dear GJIS Families: I extend a warm welcome to the whole community at Tangerang and Global Jaya International School. We are excited about a number of school wide improvements and new staff who have joined us from Indonesia and throughout the world. These new teachers bring their professional expertise and unique talents to our educational community. It is both an honour and a pleasure to be leading our great team of dedicated professionals into our school’s 2014-15 academic year, as we work together to build happy memories and create bright futures for our students.

Our school year began on Monday the 11th of August. We welcomed returning GJIS families and over 130 new students from Kindergarten to Year 11. Our Student Support Services team prepared a two-day Induction Programme. The programme allowed our GJIS Buddies to help orientate new students to school life. We thank everyone involved for participating in making a smooth transition for Year 7 students and allowing new students to make friends and become familiar with the GJIS Campus.

August continues to be busy, highlighted by Independence Day Events on Monday the 18th of August. Students, teachers and support staff made the day incredibly successful and enjoyable for all. We are proud to celebrate national events during the calendar year and we feel this community effort enriches and supports our school’s vision and mission statements. A reminder of Global Jaya’s vision and mission can be viewed on our website: http://www.globaljaya.com/welcome/visionandmission/Pages/default.aspx

At present, we are committed to upgrading our IT hardware and software. By the end of Term 1, additional Wi-Fi routers will be set up in the Primary building. In the near future, students using laptops, iPads and smartphones will be able to access the most up-to-date educational tools to enhance their daily learning. Following hardware installation and testing, we plan to purchase iPads to further support learning in the classroom. Our ICT Support teachers are dedicated to aiding staff through the implementation and support of IT incentives in their classes, including lesson plan suggestions and more use of student management software, such as ManageBac , please stay tuned for more announcements about ManageBac and future parent workshops.

On behalf of the entire GJIS community, we wish all students, parents and teachers a successful and healthy start to the school year and I look forward to meeting you on campus. Our school newsletter known as “Kontak” will be available on our website and published the last Friday of each month.

Sincere regards,

Head of School

David J. Hornby




Senior Secondary Principal & TOK Teacher

Nicolas was born in Ohio, USA, raised in North America and his father’s Andean homeland of Cajamarca in Northern Peru. His wife, Diana, is from the Rheinland-Palatinate region in Germany. They have two daughters: Mayra (10) and Amelie (9). At home, the family conversation and literature often floats from German to English to Spanish. Nicolas studied international relations and languages at Virginia Wesleyan College and obtained a master’s degree in education from Universidad Champagnat in Lima, Peru. Prior to GJIS, Nicolas worked at three IB schools: Davy College (Cajamarca, Peru), San Silvestre (Lima, Peru) and the International School Neustadt (Neustadt, Germany). His hobbies include: basketball, billiards/snooker, backgammon, reading, mandalas and adventures.

Middle School Principal & DP Music Teacher

Andy is proud of his Texas heritage, although he also grew up in California and spent two years in France as a young boy. Yes, he even had his own horse! He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Music Education. His daughter, Stephanie, is a student in Year 9 and his two older daughters, Salmaa and Salwaa (twins), graduated last year. Prior to becoming Middle School Principal, Andy was the instrumental music teacher and Head of the Performing and Visual Arts Department at GJIS. This is his 15th year at the school. Before moving to GJIS, he was much sought after as a marching band instructor and brass instrument clinician. He is one of the original founders of the famous Marching Band Sampoerna and Marching Band Pupuk Kaltim-Bontang and has been called upon to judge competitions in Australia, Japan, Malaysia, England, Germany, Italy, America, Canada and Korea as well as serving as the Head of Jury for the Indonesian national championships.

Before moving to Indonesia, he was a workshop leader for Attitude Concepts for Today, inc. based in America, which specializes in student leadership development and prior to that was a band director at Woodward Academy in College Park, Georgia. He has a passionate interest in Islam, Psychology and Martial Arts as well as a healthy fascination for epic Asian movies.


New Staff Introductions

Pak Dhanu – Counselor (Secondary)I have just finished my study at Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Indonesia, with clinical and educational psychology as main concentrations. Born and raised in Jakarta, I have always wanted to see the world and explore the diversity of its people. I also have always been very interested in people development, choir singing, and exotic food. I was an organizational development staff at a subsidiary company of one of the state-owned enterprises in Jakarta, but my true passion has always been in education and how things work inside it. I love to learn new stuff, and have never-ending curiosity of technology.

Ibu Ninggar – Primary CounselorMy name is Aninditya Hartarie Andaninggar. I simply go by Ninggar. I went to Universitas Indonesia and received a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology in 2011. I started my working career as a freelance psychological assessor. After a few months looking for a full-time job, I started working full time at the Wall Street Institute (now Wall Street English) as a Personal Tutor; my first teaching position. After a while, in an effort to move closer to my area of expertise, I moved to BrainFit Studio and worked as a Brain Fitness Specialist and Trainer. From this role I moved to a part-time position as an English Teacher at Innovative Learning Center before joining the primary team at Global Jaya International School as the Primary School Counselor. As this job fits my major and passion, I hope to be part of the GJIS community for a long time.

Andi Elisa - Business Management Teacher (Secondary)Hello. My name is Andi Elisa, I usually go by Lisa. I was born in Jakarta, 28 years ago. Teaching has always been my passion since I was in my primary years. Sharing knowledge is something that i really enjoy, I have an ongoing crave of new things to understand and learn about. Before coming to GJIS, I spent the last year being one of the Vice Principal in a National plus school and before that I taught Social Studies for 3 years. I went to University of Indonesia and took Finance as my major, I am looking forward to comeback to teaching with my students in Grade 10 and 11 Economics and Business Management.

Ibu Anna – Assistant Teacher (Primary)I’m Anna Ardiyani Musriyono. My friends usually call me Anna. I was born on the 4th September 1992 in Semarang. Since I was child I have moved around to many places. It makes me love to travel to new towns and cities. I graduated from Satya Wacana Christian University. I hold a Bachelor Degree in the area of International Primary Education Programme. I spend my leisure time watching movies or listening to music. I am looking forward to working with all students, parents and staff of GJIS.


Ibu Widya - Bahasa Indonesia (Secondary )I am Bernadia Widya Hariani. I graduated from Airlangga University for Magister of Comunication and Gadjah Mada University for Bachelor of Literature. I've been teaching IB DP since 2013 (Bahasa Indonesia) in Cita Hati School-Surabaya, and before that, I taught in Dian Harapan School.

Pak Ardy – Lab Technician (Secondary)I am Dadang Sunardy and I graduated from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia for Bachelor of Physics Education. I've been teaching since 2010. (Physics, Mathematics, and also Home Economics). I also taught at SMP Negeri 5 Bandung, PSKD Mandiri (Junior and Senior high school), and now at GJIS. My hobbies incude; swimming, cooking, traveling. And now I'm helping as a Lab Technician Assistant.

Pak Darren– English Teacher (Secondary)Darren was born in England in a town not far from Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford Upon Avon. He graduated from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London with a BA Honours degree in languages. Prior to completing his teacher training qualification at the University of Manchester in English, Drama, German and French, Darren worked in Germany for ten years in diverse roles such as banking and working for the German Space research centre in preparation for the D2 space launch with a team of German astronauts. Darren’s first teaching assignments were in the UK and in 2011, he worked at the International School of Helsingborg in Sweden, his first IB school.In his spare time, he has been a writer for music magazines with many of his articles on singers being published with front cover status. He has also written and produced two music albums and recorded music with some internationally renowned names.

Ibu Karen – Year 3 (Primary)Karen was born, raised and educated in the Yorkshire countryside in the UK. She moved to Jakarta in 2003 and has been living and teaching here ever since. She has joined us after working for 7 years in an authorised PYP school in South Jakarta. Karen currently spends all her free time working towards her Masters in Education. She is married with one son and enjoys travelling around Indonesia with her family.


By Pak Yandi

Pak Mike – Year 6 (Primary)Mike was born, raised and educated in the United States. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University, in Maryland. Mike also spent time in Germany and Ireland before graduation. After teaching for two years in Virginia, Mike moved to Quito, Ecuador and taught 7th grade Math and 7th grade English. He then moved back to Virginia where he continued teaching for a further 6 years. It was during this time that Mike met his wife, Ashley. After a year of marriage, Mike and Ashley moved to Frankfurt, where he taught 4th grade at Frankfurt International School. Mike enjoys playing and watching sports.

Ibu Megan– Music / English (Secondary) Megan was born and educated in New Zealand. She received a Bachelor of Music majoring in classical singing from the University of Otago and a Diploma in Secondary Teaching from the University of Canterbury. Megan has lived and worked in various countries around the world including South Korea, South Africa and Mexico. Megan enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures.

Pak Patrick – MYP Coordinator, Humanities (Secondary)Patrick is from New York, and received his Master of Science in Education for Hofstra University. He started teaching in New York City, before moving overseas to Latvia, Qatar, and now Indonesia. He has been involved with educational research, writing, and publishing with the IBO, MYP, and Harvard's Project Zero. Patrick has a wife and two children.

Pak Ram- Science / Physics ( Secondary )Ram was born, raised and educated in India. He received a Master’s Degree in Physics from Science College, India. Ram has also spent time in Indonesia as well. After teaching ten years in India, Ram moved to Jakarta where he worked in IB World School as Physics and TOK teacher. Ram is Examiner for Physics as well TOK. Before moving to Global Jaya School, Ram has taken part in Mandiri Jakarta Marathon 2014.

Pak Rama– Physical Education (Secondary)Rama, born in Cirebon and settled in Bandung since college, he earned a degree from Bangung University. After graduation he went back to Cirebon to teach for 2 years and settled and worked as a personal trainer and physical education teacher. Rama enjoys playing baseball and won various National Championships during the High School and College. He looks forward to working at GJIS and enjoying everyday.


Pak Sanjay – Mathematics (Secondary)Sanjay was born, raised and educated in India. He received a Bachelor’s in Education and Master’s degree in Mathematics. After teaching 5 years in his hometown in India, Sanjay moved to the Jakarta. For last seven years he has been working as a teacher in different schools in Jakarta. He is married and has a little daughter. He enjoys teaching, traveling, and watching TV.

Pak Tom – Head of Department / Humanities Teacher (Secondary)Thomas was born, raised and educated in Connecticut, USA. He received his BA in Education with a minor in History from Western Connecticut State University and completed his Master’s studies at the University of New England. Thomas has been teaching for twenty-two years. After teaching fifteen years in the USA, he moved to Colombia, then Hong Kong and now Jakarta. He has been Head of Department at the ISF Academy in Hong Kong, BINUS Simprug, and now here at Global Jaya International School. His many interests include travel, SCUBA diving and studying natural history.

Ibu Tracy– Mathematics / Psychology (Secondary)My name is Tracy Shela Mayvira Lasut and I have just graduated from Master of Management Education. I used to work at Sekolah Cikal (IB school) for two years as a Mathematics MYP teacher. I also have experience in teaching at Yohanes Surya Institute (Math Olympic School). In 2012, I joined one of the beauty pageant in Jakarta named Abang None Jakarta as one of the finalist. I’m involved in one of the community service that focuses on education. I have a side job as a boxing promoter in Asia and registered in World Boxing Organization and Japan Boxing Commission’s member. I also actively involved in one of the Indonesia’s party that under of Bapak Jusuf Kalla.

Pak Tomi- IT / Design ( Secondary )Tomi was born, raised and educated in Indonesia. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Indonesia from the University of Gunadarma. He has been an IT teacher since 2007. His hobby is playing Badminton. He has been married and has 2 children, the first child is a boy, his name is Jevon Jeremiah (6 years old) and the second child is a girl, her name is Stevany Shalomita Midel (10 months).

Ibu Yolanda – Year 5 (Primary)Yolanda is from the UK and moved to Indonesia 5 years ago to reconnect with her roots, from her mother’s side. She has a BA (Honours) in Anthropology from Durham University, a PGCE from London South Bank University and is a certified concept based curriculum trainer. She has experience in the British National curriculum as well as the IB Primary Years Programme in international schools. She enjoys exploring new places and spending time with friends and family.


From June 15th - 19th 2014, 3000 of the world’s best school aged historians competed for a limited number of

first, second and third place positions at the National History Day Finals held at the University of Maryland in the United States. Amongst this throng of junior and senior historians, eleven GJIS students, who have all qualified through the GJIS History Day and SE Asian History Day events. Here are the GJIS students who participated in the finals; Ithing Prayitno, Hanna Nadira, Kim Hye Ri, Lee Jaewon, Gladys Edwinadia, Fayren Chaerunnissa, Avi Abiwardhani, Emily Sarah, Jeong Sungoh, Carla Hamida, Lee Jae Yun

What is the National History Day Contest, you ask? Each year more than half a million students participate. They choose a historical topic related to the annual theme, and then conduct primary and secondary research by looking through libraries, archives and museums, conduct oral history interviews, and visit historic sites. After they have analysed and interpreted their sources, and have drawn a conclusion about the significance of the topic, they will then be able to present their work in one of five ways: as a paper, an exhibit, a performance, a documentary, or a website.

“Every student who enters a National History Day contest is a winner for the skills they gain during their participation,” said NHD Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn. “The work these kids do is truly remarkable, and those who reach the national level are engaging in research and critical thinking that is beyond the high school, and in some cases the collegiate,

Leading GJIS historians

competed at National History

Day Finals, University of

Maryland

academic skill levels. I know we will continue to see great things from all of these students.”Over 300 historians and other education professionals evaluate the students’ work at the national competition. $150,000 worth of scholarships were awarded at the national awards ceremony to select students, and approximately 100 students took home cash prizes between $250 and $5,000 for superior work in a particular category of judging.

This trip was the culmination of months of dedicated work and each young historian thoroughly deserves their place in the finals. Their academic success has not come easy. Their journey began last September, when they were given the theme ‘Rights and Responsibilities’ in history to explore. This began their months of research, leading them to the GJIS National History Day event in January. Each student’s entry was judged and only the top three in each category qualified for a coveted place in the SE Asia finals at the British International School, Jakarta in March. The next round was even tougher as students from schools in Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand and the Philippines fiercely contested the coveted positions that would qualify them to go to the National Finals at the University of Maryland this June.

I was extremely proud to introduce to you the GJIS young historians who flew our flag at the National History Day Finals and in their own words, learned what they have gained from their NHD experiences.

By Pak Jonathan Boyd


Coming to terms with many of the Global Jaya acronyms can seem a little daunting at first. The list below is designed to assist our new parents.

Acronym Full termGJIS Global Jaya International SchoolIB International BaccalaureatePYP Primary Years ProgrammeMYP Middle Years ProgrammeDP Diploma ProgrammeLP Learner ProfileCTRICKPROB Communicator

ThinkerReflectiveInquireCaringKnowledgeableRisk TakerPrincipledOpen-mindedBalanced

UOI Unit of InquiryASCP After School Care ProgrammeCPS Commitment, Participation and Sportsmanship ( Primary Sport )PDP Personal Development ProgrammePE Physical EducationICT Information and Communication TechnologyKemdikbud Kementrian Pendidikan dan KebudayanPTA Parents Teacher AssocationCP Class ParentsYLR Year level RepresentativesCL Curriculum LeadersJT Junior TeacherAT Assistant TeacherRec Reception / TK BKindy Kindergarten / TKAWASC Western Association of School and CollegesASA After School ActivitiesMPH Multi Purpose HallMPR Multi Purpose Room

Global Jaya International School Acronyms


In the spirit of Indonesia’s Independence Day that falls on the 17th of August, GJIS held a whole day celebration on the following

Monday. As always, we kicked off the day with a whole school flag raising ceremony to commemorate our national heroes and honour our beloved country. In this event students and teachers were awed by the aura of patriotism when the students who were involved in the ceremony, marched with a rhythmic pace and synchronized movements. To sing the Indonesian national anthem and gaze in awe as “Sang Saka Merah Putih” ascends in its glory was quite an emotional experience for everyone who was there. A sense of pride swelled in our chests and we sang along with great fervor when Indonesian patriotic songs were sung. It was beautiful to see students and teachers, Indonesian or not, show honour and respect towards our great nation.

By Hanna Melissa Siahaan Y.12D

Global Jaya International School KONTAK

Afterwards, the celebration continued with a variety of games that are particular to Independence Day celebrations in Indonesia. Everybody was so excited because it’s been a while since we last celebrated Independence Day with games at school. The activities

included: a game of marbles, a sack race, cerdas cermat or quiz that challenged our knowledge of Indonesia, pencil in a bottle game, bakiak and last but not least, the legendary game of tug-of-war. Laughter and cheers were heard all day long and school spirit was in the air. There was a sense of nostalgia among many of us, but the feeling of joy and amusement were present in all of us.

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At the end of the day, a general assembly was begun by a traditional Saman dance performance by the year 12s, followed by an empowering speech from Nadya Noor in year 11. And to wrap it up the Independence Day Committee, which consists of a number of

our Indonesian teachers presented “Gebyar- gebyar”.

It was a wonderful way to not only celebrate our country’s independence, but also to revive our spirits in welcoming the new school year. I would like to thank the Independence Day Celebration committee for the hard work and dedication they put into this event and also to

all the students for participating. Hopefully this celebration will continue to be an annual event here in GJIS. Merdeka!


Year 2

Classroom highlights !

Year 5 Year 6

Kindergarten & ReceptionYear 1

By Primary Teachers


IB Asia Pacific offers schools a number of different professional development options from which to choose. In-school workshops

are one of the options which GJIS chose to implement during the first and second day back for teachers (August 6th and 7th). Teachers were given the opportunity to participate in one of the following workshops;

• TheLearningEnvironment andInquiry

• TeachingandLearning

By conducting in-school workshops we were able to involve all Primary teachers and focus on specific programme issues and strategies. Some of the benefits of this approach are collaborative learning and planning, strengthening the school community and collective improvement to the school context/environment.

IB In-School Workshops in PRIMARY

By Ibu Windy


The programme has continued building on the successes of last year. GJIS has maintained the objective of providing quality professional development for coaches over the school year and, as a result the coaching standard among the teacher/coaches has

increased. I am very pleased with the quality of our sports programme that we are offering to our students across the school. This has built upon commitment both on the field and in the classroom, sportsmanship in victory or defeat and cooperation in striving for excellence. Our Commitment To Excellence in sports is centered upon the ideas of the 4C’s Commitment, Composure, Confidence and Communication.

The GJIS Sports Programme

The Jakarta Area Athletic Conference has emerged as a strong partnership between the top international schools in Jakarta. Volleyball, Soccer and Basketball all have a defined league schedule with a playoff format for the finals. This year, the league schedule will consist of both home and away games with the other members of our division. The playoff format will have quarter, semi, and finals. This will provide our students with a clear schedule and the incentive to fully commit the time and energy to a worthwhile opportunity that will improve a variety of sports related skills.

I am very pleased to witness the continued growth in numbers of participations in the Middle School Sports Programme. The focus of the coaches is skill development and supporting the core values of Physical Education Mission Statement. The mission of Physical Education is to empower all students to sustain regular, lifelong physical activity as a foundation for a healthy, productive and fulfilling life. Many of the coaches have commented about the students’ commitment and enthusiasm for representing GJIS.

I would like to thank Pak Colin and the coaches for their hard work in bringing structure to the sports programme for our Primary students.

Varsity Sports Middle School Sports

Primary Sports


Season 1 Sport Coach Training Days

Fitness Training

Beginning JAAC Final

Varsity Girls Volleyball P.Kelly /P. Lexi T-TH W Aug 14 Oct 3Boys Volleyball P. Dedi T-TH W Aug 14 Oct 3

Girls Soccer P. Eko T-TH W Aug 14 Oct 4Boys Soccer P.Totok T-TH W Aug 14 Oct 4

Middle School

Girls Badminton U15

I. Harna W-F TH Aug 21 Sept 27

Boys Badminton U15

P. Tofan W-F TH Aug 21 Sept 27

Girls Basketball U15

I. Sarah W-F TH Sep 3 Nov 8

Boys Basketball U15

P. Rama W-F TH Sep 3 Nov 8

Track and Field P. Gary T-TH Aug 28 Sept 26

It is fantastic to witness the changes to the sporting environment that has taken place over the last few years and I would like to thank all of the stakeholders for helping,

organizing and supporting these changes. The students have overwhelmingly supported and thrived in our sports programme.

Sports Outline 2014 - 2015

By Pak Kelly


The last week of the school year is traditionally the week of the Global Round

and so it was for 2014. Nine intrepid GJIS students (Mika Hainim, Fayren Chaerunnissa, Raysa Irzami, Zidny Arbi, Eyre Mamintada, Kris Wijaya, Jordan Hikmawan, Clara Florence and Keshia Saradima) took part in the Round that included debating, writing, team challenges, a scavenger hunt and knowledge of WSC materials. Our junior team (Mika, Fayren and Raysa) were three students out of 600, and though grossly outnumbered, still did well enough to be invited to the Tournament of Champions at Yale University in November. Our senior teams fared much better but were still little fish in a very big pond. Zidny, already a seasoned WSC performer with quite a large fleet of fans, wowed the audience with his guitar.

WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP GLOBAL ROUND- SINGAPORE JUNE 23-27 By Ibu Deborah

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Our GJIS competitors before leaving Jakarta

Jordan’s Mum designed a duck

mascot to replace the one that was destroyed, but we are still not exactly sure what happened to

it by the end of the competition.


The number of attendees was overwhelming, and WSC has gone from a rather small competition to a huge event in the four years that GJIS has been competing. Whether or not the WSC will continue at GJIS with most of our seasoned competitors retiring and my leaving GJIS, remains to be seen.

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