kontak may 2016

KONTAKGJS’s Newsletter

www.globaljaya.com [email protected]

Page 2,Head of School Corner

May, 31 2016

Inside this Issue:

Vol 19

Coming Up:

Page 3,GJS News

Pages 4-11,Primary News

Pages 12-19,Secondary News

TSAN by PTA (3 June 2016)

Primary Sport Day (15-16 June 2016)Year 6 Graduation (21 June 2016)Last Day for Students (half day 23 June 2016)

Global Jaya School

Head of SchoolCornerDear GJS Families:

David J. HornbyWith sincere regards and best wishes,

Head of School

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The weeks are rapidly going by and we are again at newsletter time. There are always plenty of events to report to our community. This months ‘Kontak’ features Primary highlights, World Scholar’s Cup and Secondary vocal and drama class projects. We hope you enjoy reading what has taken place on and off campus at Global Jaya School in May.

This month’s IB Learner Profile features knowledgeable learners. Students at GJS are critical and creative thinkers which combine to develop knowledge. The IB profile describes knowledgeable students as those who, “explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance. In so doing, they acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines.” (Source: http://www.ibo.org/globalassets/publications/recognition/learnerprofile-en.pdf)

Over the 2015-2016 school year, students from Kindergarten to Year 12 have demonstrated knowledge in many forms. Primary students have worked very hard, with the support of their parents and teachers, to complete the PYP programme. This year, a total of 62 Year 6 students will complete their Primary year’s studies; they have acquired knowledge in many forms and become knowledgeable learners through inquiry based learning. An example was the Year 6 Exhibition and student projects which were innovative, creative and inspiring!

Another wonderful aspect of GJS students being knowledgeable is demonstrating their debate, communication and critical thinking skills at the recent World Scholar’s Cup event, held at Global Jaya (23rd and 24th of April). Secondary students representing GJS where in the top end of discussions, debates and forums on the academic stage. Read more about World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) on pages 16-17.

Parents, teachers and the whole school community should be proud of our knowledgeable and caring students. The balance of the Learner Profile illustrates the holistic philosophy which the IB programmes support. Knowledgeable is one of ten IB Learner Profile attributes which we believe can produce students who can contribute as global citizens in their communities and ultimately create a better world.

The end of academic year 2015-2016 is around the corner. Here are a few reminders of major events and dates to place in your calendars:

• Friday, 3rd June – MYP Graduation, Year 10 (Gym, Dance Room – 13.30)

• Tuesday, 14th June – Secondary MUN General Assembly (MPR 1 – All day)

• Tuesday, 21st June – Year 6 Graduation Ceremony (Theatre – 13.00)

We hope the final weeks of school are filled with lasting, fond memories. In addition, we anticipate your child(ren) can finish the school year with positive outcomes and set new goals over the break.

Have a wonderful month of June; we will have one more newsletter at the end of June to complete this academic year.

Global Jaya School 3

GJS News

The Environment Committee would like to thank all teachers and students for their outstanding support of the Primary School Earth Day celebration on April 22, 2016. All year levels organised Earth Day activities and contributed to the Earth Day Gallery in the primary plaza. The work on display was generated from learning engagements related to Units of Inquiry on Sharing the Planet as well as from projects specifically designed to mark Earth Day in a meaningful way.

Special thanks to Ibu Kinanti Kusumawardani, our guest speaker who reminded us about the plight of the Sumatran elephant, and to Ibu Elly, Ibu Anne and Pak Ahmad who had the challenging task of judging our Earth Day competitions.

We Do Care

"On Earth Day (April 22nd, 2016) the Primary Environment Committee of Global Jaya School organized a celebration. One of the activities was turning the electricity off for an hour. It was a good activity for a good cause, but some teachers said it's bad for your eyes. Overall the celebration was a success" Hanif Year 5B

"On Earth Day, we held some competitions:

Drawing or Painting

The cool thing is we had more than 150 participants. The Environment Committee is proud and happy about that " Neiha Year 5A

The most interesting part of Earth Day was the display and the competitions. The most interesting part of being on the Environment Committee is that we can make our school and earth more clean. The most fun part was preparing for Earth Day " Arrian Year 3B.

Poster making

Art & Craft using recycled materialsPoem

The Judges

The guest speaker


Primary News

The annual Kindergarten Camp happened again! It was a great event where students experienced the change from day to night. The children came to school at 2.30 PM and participated in various activities until 7 PM. First, we played in the playground together.

Then we divided into groups: Sun, Moon, Star and Sky. We did 4 rotations that took place in tents and at the basketball court. The activities were story telling, face painting, coloring nocturnal animal masks, and playing with scooters. After that, the students changed into their swimsuits and played 4 different water games in and around the pool. It was great fun! As the sky changed from dusk to dark, we gathered around the big pool to observe what happens during that change. We looked up and saw bats and the first twinkling of stars! When the sky finally darkened, it was the signal for the students to shower and change into pajamas. The last activity had the children using flashlights in the darkened gym to do a Treasure Hunt. In the end, with parents and other family members, we ate, sang, and danced around a bonfire and watched fireworks before going home. It was a lovely afternoon and evening.

Kindergarten By Ibu Diana


Reception

Connecting with the central idea of UOI 5, ‘People and nature use colour for many purposes’, on Thursday, May 12th the Reception classes had great experiences with colour use through engaging and enjoyable activities:

C o l o u r y o u r l i f e

Indonesia has so many different kinds of colourful food and drinks. We had the chance to experience how colour is used in making traditional Indonesian food and fresh juice made of mixed fruits and vegetables. Yummy!

1. Food and drink tasting

2. Colour Powder Fun

Red, Blue,

Purple, Pink, and Yellow! Choose any colour. Now close your eyes, and feel the colour all over

you!

To end the unit memorably, we concluded the Colour Festival using coloured powder that is traditionally used to celebrate Holi, a festival in India that marks the arrival of spring and reminds its people to love and share with one another. First, we watched and talked about a short video about Holi and then we had our own celebration outside using the coloured powder. However, we used it to mark the end of our unit and to commemorate the various ways colour is used around the world. While the powder is harmless and soluble, we wore swimming goggles to prevent it from going into our eyes.

We all had a lovely time covering one another in colour and filling the sky with clouds of 5 bright colours: Pink, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Purple.

It was our first time to have this kind of activity in our school. Thank you so much to the parents and the school for all of your colourful kindness.

“The best colour in the whole world is the one that looks good on you!”By Ibu Hadiana

I see your true colours, and that’s why I love youI see your true colours shining through


In Unit 5, under the transdisciplinary theme ‘Sharing the Planet’, Year 1 students explored vertebrate animals, learning about the five animal’s kingdoms: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles to enrich their knowledge and help them to gain the information to form their imaginary animals. They combined the animal’s characteristic and independently created their own 3D imaginary animals using junk materials and clay. We invited the Year 2 students to come and see the Mini Zoo. They were enthusiastic and knowledgeable in explaining their animal. They also created the habitat of their animal. Have you ever seen an animal, which has a tiger’s body, a lion’s face, a leopard’s legs and an elephant’s nose? We have!!

Year 1

Everyone was happy on the Mini Zoo day!

Besides, who doesn’t love animals? Children are the true animal lovers!

By Ibu Yenny


In our current unit, each student has created a procedure text for making his/her own favourite sandwich. To help make the learning engagement more authentic, we had each student (with your help) use their procedure text to prepare a sample of their sandwich for a ”Tasting Event” on Tuesday 3rd of May.

If possible, each student should bring one sample of the sandwich ie. one made from 2 slices of bread. The sandwich can be already cut into 4 portions.

In the tasting event the students will be applying what they have been learning about how to respond to the ideas, or in this case the favourite sandwich, of others in a respectful way; both in the words they use and their body language.

Year 2 MAKING A SANDWICHBy Ibu Tessa


Year 3 students have just finished their involvement in a unique educational programme opportunity called Junior Achievement (JA) Cha-Ching provided by Prestasi Junior Indonesia, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide. The JA Cha-Ching, Programme is a global financial literacy programme which provides economic curriculum to inspire students on how to earn, save, spend and donate using their money-management skills. This programme is an excellent extension to the previous unit in Year 3, ‘How we organize ourselves’, in which the students were taught the monetary cycle and the value of money.

Both the students and the teachers enjoyed the programme and we have heard a great deal of positive feedback regarding this programme from students.

Below are some of their comments and some of the photos from the programme sessions.

Comments from students:

“I learned about money, earning, saving, spending and donating. I also learned how money works.” Bira 3A

“I learned that we should buy our needs first then buy our wants if we have enough money in our budget. We have to try to save money, not spending too much.” Roberto 3B

“I learned that ‘earn, save, spend and donate’ is very important. I also learned how to ‘earn, save, spend and donate’.” Olga 3C

Year 3 By Ibu Dewi


On the 12th and 13th May, we went to Bandung, Lembang and Cikole. Before that we had to prepare, so on every Friday before the Transdisciplinary Camp we had a Year 4 meeting to get ready so we had to write about what activities are connected to the transdisciplinary themes. For the first activity, we went to the Geology Museum. We touched gemstones like rose quartz, amethyst, garnet, obsidian and even more. I got to touch an amethyst. Then we got the chance to feel what an earthquake feels like. At the resort, we were planting pine trees. Going to the dairy farm, picking the cabbage and cooking serabi as the traditional food were another experiences. The first day was wrapped up with a relaxing activity, watching the traditional dance performance.

The second day, we went to the tea factory. In there, they told us what they use to make the tea. They explained how much one tea sack cost, which was 12 million, in one room. After the tour, we had a chance to taste the tea, which was so good. After that, we went to Kawah Gunung Tangkuban Perahu. The tourist guide explained about how big this volcano was and how the lava made crust over it, so we did not get to see the lava, but I learned a lot. After that experience, we went hiking through the forest. I was not tired when we went to hot spring water at Kawah Domas. There was this one water that was the hottest that it can boil an egg in 5 minutes and if you put your hand there you could burn yourself. Going to the volcano has inspired me to make a 3D model of it for our new unit.

by Jennifer Year 4C

Year 4


On Tuesday, May 3rd 2016, Year 5 students got the opportunity to be doctors for a day! It was very fun.

Hi, I am Dhira. I got a chance to be a general practitioner, or GP. My responsibility was to diagnose patients and refer them to a specialist doctor if they needed further treatment. I shared one booth with Rafa for the day. It was a great experience because it was my first time being a doctor to help people get better.

Hi, I am Amelie. I was an alternative medicine therapist. The alternative medicine I chose was acupressure and reflexology. I got to share one booth with Gita who was a candle therapist. As an acupressure therapist I can help people who have stress by showing them how to reduce it. I gave them some tips of acupressure points. They can do the treatment by themselves anywhere without the therapist. It was very fun to be a doctor and help people get better!

On that day there were also nutritionists, dermatologists, sports therapists or physiotherapists and psychologists. We treated lots of conditions from acne to eating disorders by referring the patients to the right specialist, even if the general practitioners could treat it!

We feel that the activity was very interesting because we could learn how the system works in a hospital, plus we learned the treatments and symptoms for certain conditions! We think all of us had a great time since it was an amazing day. Thank you to everyone who came. It was a FANTASTIC day!

Clinic Day 2016Year 5 By Dhira and Amelie (Year 5B)


As Year 6 prepared for our culminating project of product marketing and sales, Pak Rendy and Pak Refany joined us as guest speakers for our entrepreneurship unit. Pak Rendy focused on explaining the producing, financing and marketing strategies in order to be successful during the Year 6 sales days. Furthermore, Pak Refany talked about entrepreneurship in general and the four methods of making money: as employee, self-employee, business owner and investor. He also emphasized the roles of Indonesian entrepreneurs and investors in the ASEAN region.

The Year 6 Sales Days is a two day event where the students sold their products and services. It was held on May 10 and 11. Students and parents were invited to come and buy the products. The students not only had to sell their products but also had to explain more about the benefits and strengths of their products. In fact, all products were sold out! The students were really happy and enthusiastic for the success! In addition, all profits will be donated to some institutions around in our community.

Year 6 By Pak Eka


The Year 10 Choir and Drama Class performed their long-awaited play, Roro Jonggrang, on the 3rd of May, at the Global Jaya School Theatre. It has been 10 years since Global Jaya has produced an Indonesian drama production. This year the students created their own original soundtrack and dance movements.The plot revolves around an ancient Javanese legend, where Bandung Bondowoso falls in love with Roro Jonggrang, a charming princess. The process in preparation for the drama production took effort, collaboration and active communication between the students, the teachers and the dance instructors. The different stages during production were writing the script, music, and creating dance movements as mentioned. The class was separated into different groups, however, these different groups; were able to compile their ideas into one and produce an entertaining performance. Active communication between the students to the principals was also required in the process. The students made their own proposal, conveying the hard work and effort they have put into preparation of their play, and the principals recognized that. It was also essential for there to be symbolism in the play, related to Javanese legend. The Year 10 Choir and Drama class researched the history of the legend Roro Jonggrang and the local beliefs surrounding the legend. It took them approximately a month to complete the research. Therefore, the students also applied organization skills during the production, with the guidance from Bu Tria and Bu Ria, as they had to manage their time effectively. ‘Roro Jonggrang’ was an exceptionally successful play, as students were able to collaborate, actively communicate and organize their time effectively. It was a long anticipated play, as last year there were no drama productions from the Year 10 Choir and Drama class. This year, the Year 10 Drama class took a risk and did something different by creating their own original script and soundtrack. They strayed from the ordinary, yet produced an enjoyable play.

1The strong and powerful Bandung Bandowoso summons the djinns to challenge his power. To symbolize the act of fighting, the Year 10 Drama students conveyed this through a form of dance.

Accompanying the gallant dance movements are masks worn by the students and fog representing the mystical nature of Djinns.

SECONDARY NEWS

Vocal and Drama Classes ProjectBy: Carla Y. 10C


2The girls of the Year 10 drama class perform a dance of the villagers. Showing, ‘gadis desa di pasar’, each girl carries a

basket full of Indonesian delicacies; challots, garlic and fresh fruits. The girls are dressed in kebaya and wrapped in draped cloth.

3The dauntless king, Prabu Baka (Rajanta 10C), wears a costume that suits his name. Prabu Baka, according to legend is a giant,

wears an immaculate headpiece and frightening make up- which builds up a theatrical effect. The fearsome king is accompanied by his trained soldiers, ready for war. The soldiers wear a traditional Javanese ensemble.

4The dénouement scene includes the legendary myth of how Bandung Bondowoso (Alex H 10A), successfully

builds 999 temples; however, he needs to build one more temple to fulfill Roro Jonggrang’s (Katie 10D) desires. The temples are colored in majestic silver, depicting the kingdom of Prambanan that once shined.

5These are the members of the band who were creators of the musical

magic. The band consisted of a teacher, Global Jaya Students and professional gamelan practitioners. They gave the audience a mix of gamelan to give an old feeling of Java, accompanied by current musical instruments, which really gave the performance a vibrant feeling.


Top Left: A close up of the ominous Bandung Bondowoso.

Top Right: The stouthearted Bandung Bondowoso holds the chin of the enchanting Roro Jonggrang, while catching Roro by surprise.

Bottom Left: The villagers are dancing to ‘An Army of Knights’, a show tune written and produced by the Year 10 Drama class, expressing their gratitude to their almighty king – Prabu Baka.

Bottom Right: The alluring Roro Jonggrang changes her attitude and becomes arrogant, as she gives an announcement to her people. She is accompanied by her Patih (Shilla 10E), who is commanding of the people to treat Roro with respect.


On a cloudy Saturday morning in April, the gates of our school were crowded with dozens of families from our local area. They were eagerly waiting for when the clock struck nine so

they could flood into the West parking lot behind the Primary building. Why were they there, you ask? The Year 11s were holding the annual CAS Project, the Flea Market.

This CAS Project consisted of selling pre-owned clothing and other utensils from the Global Jaya community, as well as distributing sembako filled with basic household needs (e.g. flour, sugar, soap) to the families.

We were led by David 11A and Sherlyn 11E, who guided everyone in order to execute the event smoothly, efficiently and more importantly, meaningfully. It was a hectic spectacle, but nonetheless a fun occasion for both parties. We even managed to hold a mini-fashion show to showcase the clothing!

The Flea Market was a long time coming—we had collected donations from the beginning of the academic year, looked for sponsors, promoted the event to students and even held an earlier Flea Market during our trip to Kuningan, West Java.

By participating in this event, we not only bonded as an angkatan, but also paid respect to the community around us by reaching out. It was a lesson well learned—that we should always help out wherever help is needed.

On behalf of Year 11, I would like to thank our sponsors, PT Delowill, Lotte, CIMB Niaga for your support. Thank you also to the security and other staff members who lent a hand during the day’s events; furthermore, thank you to the leaders, David and Sherlyn and lastly, thank you to Ibu Widy and other teachers who endured with our efforts to make this event as meaningful and successful as it was.

By Alisa Nadhifa 11D


The word is out, and it’s “pwaa”. Recognized as the sound of a happy alpaca, the sound of its reiteration was heard all over the school on the 23rd - 24th April, as Global Jaya hosted the Jakarta round for the World Scholar’s Cup (whose mascot is, you guessed it, an alpaca). With students acting as committee members organising the event and as scholars competing in the event, some may think it’s too great a feat to succeed at both organisation and competition. Knowing the GJS Hawks, though, it should be no surprise that students soared past obstacles and achieved great feats.

The World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) is an international competition where scholars from all over the world debate, write argumentative

pieces and learn different topics from six different subjects. This year’s theme? An imperfect world. This year, Global Jaya hosted the Jakarta round, which scholars must take part in to qualify for the Global Round to compete at an international level.

As the host school, we were in charge of putting the event together. With guidance from the official staff, a student committee was assembled to organise meals, prepare venues and run the event. Acting as the head of the student committee was no easy feat, but with support from other members, the event was a huge success.

As a scholar, however, it’s a different challenge altogether. Training argumentative skills and exploring the curriculum required

By Alisya Reza 11F


multiple meetings, but it all prevailed as five junior teams and all six senior teams qualified for the Global Rounds in Bangkok.

On behalf of the entire committee and all the scholars, we would like to thank Bu Elzie and the Admin Building team for all their support and aid for the committee; thank you to all the GJS securities and staff members; thank you to Mika 11F and her team of volunteers; and a huge thank you to Bu Lisa and Pak Tom Bravo, who were coaches for the senior and junior divisions, respectively.

With our committee running the biggest Jakarta round of WSC to date, scholars earning a total of 76 awards for our school (the sixth most total awards won in the Jakarta round!), and a rank of fourth place overall for senior team 507 (Audrey 11D, David 11A, and me) among other awards, at a glance it may give the impression that the best victories are those with concrete evidence.

At the end of the day, however, the best part about World Scholar’s Cup isn’t just the competition, and definitely not just winning. It’s self-improvement, confidence, and teamwork, virtues I’m sure every scholar will embrace as they continue their journey in the Global Round and future rounds to come.


The summer holiday is definitely something our children are looking forward to. They get to have a nice break from academic matters, have some catching-up time with the family and beloved friends, to sleep in and forget the morning rush through traffic. Then, at

some point, they start to realize they have spent weeks feeling bored and unproductive.

One way we can help them enjoy the summer productively is to provide alternative activities that give our children the opportunity to develop their characters, personalities and life skills. These, in turn, have a direct impact on the academic challenges they will face in the next academic year or in college.

There has always been something magical about a summer programme experience, and it is not merely because of the location. Each and every provider offers a unique set of programmes with carefully crafted acitivities and itineraries that meet our childrens’ interests. Designed to make your child experience the best, these programmes also have hidden treasures of history and traditions that enrich character and identity.

The world needs the next generation to be more tolerant of each other’s views, ideology, value and beliefs. As global citizen, children nowadays are expected to learn those qualities in a real-life experience, under real-life settings. Having said that, a summer programme provides such an opportunity for your child to be exposed to the best of human character, reflect on their life and future and incorporate worthy values and skills. Thoughtfully tailored activities are dedicated to showing your child how to have fun, learn from others, and make friends from all over the world in person rather than online. These experiences, alongside with their academic journey, are also valuable components in your child’s application essay to universities. University admission officers tells us that these experiences of personal growth are precisely what they are looking for.

Here is a list of this year’s summer programmes for you and your child to consider. We wish you every success and will be happy to provide additional information or guidance should you need it.

By Pak Dhanu


No Name Country(ies) & Location(s) Subjects Contacts

1 Hult Pre-University Summer School

USA - Hult International Business School (Massachusetts & San Fransisco)

University Preparation Year 10-11

www.hult.edu/preuniversity

2 Summer Discovery & Discovery Internship

USA - UCLA Anderson School of Management

New York City, Boulder, Austin, Boston, Michigan, London, etc

Various: Business, Media Studies, Leadership, University Preparation, etc.

+Internship Opportunities

Year 9-11

www.summerdiscovery.com

3 Knowledge@Wharton Global Young Leaders Academy

USA - University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Business School (Philadelphia)

Leadership, Business & Finance, University Immersion Leadership, Business & Finance, University Immersion

Year 9-12

www.wharton.braingainmag.com

4 OSC (Oxford Study Course)

UK - Oxford University IB Preparation, IB Revision, University Immersion

Year 10-11

www.osc-ib.com

5 EU Business School Spain - Barcelona University Immersion, Industrial Visits and Cultural Activities

Year 10-11

http://info.euruni.edu/international-summer-school-barcelona/

6 Experience America Summer Programs with University of Washington & FiDM

USA - University of Washington, (Seattle) & Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM Los Angeles)

Japan - Tokyo, Nagoya

Entrepreneurship, Game Experience, Fashion, Japan Immersion

Year 9-11

https://www.expamerica.net/summer/

7 University of Exeter Pre-University Summer School In Medicine

UK - University of Exeter Various programs of summer

Any www.exeter.ac.uk/international/

8 Rustic Pathway Group

Australia, Burma, Cambodia, China, Costa ica, Dominican Republic, Fiji Islands, Ghana, India, Laos, Mongolia, Morocco, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand, United States, Vietnam

Academic summer programs for students aged 13 to 18

Year 7-11

rusticpathways.com

http://www.youtube.com/rusticpathways/travelersmanifesto

9 Oxbridge Academic Programs

Oxford & Cambridge

The New York College Experience

France & Spain: Cultural Immersion & Academic Enrichment

Academic summer programs for students aged 13 to 18

Year 7-11

www.oxbridgeprograms.com

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