Bandung International Schoool
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Bandung International School was founded in 1972 and now serves the needs of the expatriate and local community in Bandung
, Indonesia
. The Pre-school to Grade 12 student population is approximately 230 and represents 24 nationalities. The language of instruction is English
. Our interactive, inquiry-based programme is designed to offer high academic standards through innovative teaching and learning practices.
BIS is an IB (International Baccalaureate) World School, offering the IB Diploma Programme in High School and the Primary Years Programme from age 3 -11 years. BIS was fully authorized by the IBO to run the PYP in 2004.The Language curriculum is designed to develop students’ abilities to communicate effectively in speech and writing, and to listen with understanding. It employs a variety of both literature-based and phonics approaches to enable students to be enthusiastic, responsive and knowledgeable readers. The Mathematics curriculum is structured and developmental, placing a particular emphasis on conceptual understanding and the processes of mathematical thinking. Both Language Arts and Mathematics are integrated with Social Studies and Science, where appropriate, through carefully planned and resourced units of inquiry.
BIS is fully accredited by the Council of International School
(CIS) based in UK; the New England Associations of Schools and Colleges (NEASC based in USA) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva
, Switzerland
to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the Elementary School
from Early Childhood to Grade 5 and the IB Diploma
Programme in Grades 11 & 12.
programme. The practices are operational, resulting in an outcome with tangible evidence. The requirements are specific to each programme. When the IB carries out Evaluation Visits they look at the school through the lens of the Standards and Practices and therefore it is crucial that these are reflected in our curriculum documents. There needs to be consistency of commitment to the IB philosophy (its educational beliefs and values) and the practices of the programme, e.g. it must be inquiry based, concept driven and transdisciplinary. We hope that this consistency is evident in our curriculum documents.
In the elementary school it have based curriculum documents on the PYP scope and sequence documents. The purpose of the PYP scope and sequence documents is to provide a tool to inform the school community about teaching and learning in each subject area, especially about the conceptual understanding, skills and knowledge being developed in that subject; to make transparent the essential elements of the PYP in the context of the subject areas; and to clarify the role of the subject areas in a transdisciplinary programme. During parent workshops we explain the emphasis on conceptual understandings and the use of phases to show development.
The PYP acknowledges the vital role of language
in the construction of meaning and emphasises the importance of mother tongue development. The processes involved in language learning represent a series of developmental continuums. Language provides a vehicle for inquiry and wherever possible language should be taught through the relevant, authentic context of the unit of inquiry.
The language
, mathematics
, arts
and PSPE scope and sequences are organized around “phases” rather than age-banded stages and there is a move away from year by year benchmarks. This is in recognition that learning is a developmental process and that the learner does not always progress through age-related stages in a strictly linear fashion
. The resulting continuums are organized in such a way as to place primary
importance on the construction of meaning, leading to deep understanding of concepts. The continuums make explicit the conceptual understandings that need to be developed at each phase. Evidence of these understandings is described in the learning outcomes associated with each phase.
The present campus occupies a site of 50,000 sq. meters. Facilities include two playgrounds, and a multi-purpose hall that includes a stage, weight room, climbing wall and aerobics room.
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. The Pre-school to Grade 12 student population is approximately 230 and represents 24 nationalities. The language of instruction is English
English language
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. Our interactive, inquiry-based programme is designed to offer high academic standards through innovative teaching and learning practices.
BIS is an IB (International Baccalaureate) World School, offering the IB Diploma Programme in High School and the Primary Years Programme from age 3 -11 years. BIS was fully authorized by the IBO to run the PYP in 2004.The Language curriculum is designed to develop students’ abilities to communicate effectively in speech and writing, and to listen with understanding. It employs a variety of both literature-based and phonics approaches to enable students to be enthusiastic, responsive and knowledgeable readers. The Mathematics curriculum is structured and developmental, placing a particular emphasis on conceptual understanding and the processes of mathematical thinking. Both Language Arts and Mathematics are integrated with Social Studies and Science, where appropriate, through carefully planned and resourced units of inquiry.
BIS is fully accredited by the Council of International School
International school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
(CIS) based in UK; the New England Associations of Schools and Colleges (NEASC based in USA) and authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva
Geneva
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the Elementary School
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
from Early Childhood to Grade 5 and the IB Diploma
Diploma
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Programme in Grades 11 & 12.
Curriculum
The curriculum documents are designed to meet the IB Standards and Practices which were reviewed in early 2011 to refine and develop a more user friendly document and to reduce duplication and redundancy. The standards are what a school should know and be able to do to implement an IBIB
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programme. The practices are operational, resulting in an outcome with tangible evidence. The requirements are specific to each programme. When the IB carries out Evaluation Visits they look at the school through the lens of the Standards and Practices and therefore it is crucial that these are reflected in our curriculum documents. There needs to be consistency of commitment to the IB philosophy (its educational beliefs and values) and the practices of the programme, e.g. it must be inquiry based, concept driven and transdisciplinary. We hope that this consistency is evident in our curriculum documents.
In the elementary school it have based curriculum documents on the PYP scope and sequence documents. The purpose of the PYP scope and sequence documents is to provide a tool to inform the school community about teaching and learning in each subject area, especially about the conceptual understanding, skills and knowledge being developed in that subject; to make transparent the essential elements of the PYP in the context of the subject areas; and to clarify the role of the subject areas in a transdisciplinary programme. During parent workshops we explain the emphasis on conceptual understandings and the use of phases to show development.
The PYP acknowledges the vital role of language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
in the construction of meaning and emphasises the importance of mother tongue development. The processes involved in language learning represent a series of developmental continuums. Language provides a vehicle for inquiry and wherever possible language should be taught through the relevant, authentic context of the unit of inquiry.
The language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, arts
ARts
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and PSPE scope and sequences are organized around “phases” rather than age-banded stages and there is a move away from year by year benchmarks. This is in recognition that learning is a developmental process and that the learner does not always progress through age-related stages in a strictly linear fashion
Fashion
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. The resulting continuums are organized in such a way as to place primary
Primary
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importance on the construction of meaning, leading to deep understanding of concepts. The continuums make explicit the conceptual understandings that need to be developed at each phase. Evidence of these understandings is described in the learning outcomes associated with each phase.
Programmes
The programmes in Bandung International School are:- Early Childhood
- Elementary
- Middle School
- High School
- ELS & CAT
- ECA
Infrastructure
The school opened its current campus in 1993, located in Surya Sumantri street, about 2 kilometers (or a 10 minute drive) from the city core. The campus has 48 classrooms with semi-private teacher's offices and storage facilities. There are 4 computer labs, 3 science labs, demonstration rooms, a photography lab and a library.The present campus occupies a site of 50,000 sq. meters. Facilities include two playgrounds, and a multi-purpose hall that includes a stage, weight room, climbing wall and aerobics room.