Charis Global School

Charis Global School is a private National Plus school in Lippo Cikarang, Bekasi City, West Java, Indonesia. Essentially, the school programs are developed into three categories: Early Childhood Program (Nursery 1-2 and Kindergarten 1-2), Primary Program (Grade 1 to 6)[1] and Secondary Program (Grade 7 to 9).[2]

Charis Global School
Lippo Cikarang
Location

Indonesia
Information
TypePrivate, National Plus
MottoNurturing Global Citizens
Established2007
PrincipalAminah Salim
Head of schoolRuel Diwa
Average class size20 students
Student to teacher ratio1:6
CampusM.H Thamrin Business Park Kav 135-A Lippo Cikarang
Color(s) 
Websitewww.charisglobalschool.com

The school provides an English-medium education system besides Bahasa Indonesia as the language of instruction for Indonesian-based subjects. The student composition is primarily Indonesian but includes other nationalities. There are expatriate students mainly from Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, and India.

History

Charis Global School was established in 2007 for local and expatriate students living in Lippo Cikarang.

The school has grown rapidly after initially opening only a pre-school level that offers the Early Childhood Programs. In 2009, the school started its Primary Program. The school changed its name to Charis Global School from Charis Global International School to comply with the Indonesian government's regulations on prohibiting the use of word "international" in school names.[3]

By 2016, the school had expanded into its Secondary Program.

Today the school has a total staff of about 70, out of which, 55 are teaching staff.

Curriculum

CGS main building in Lippo Cikarang

Charis Global School follows the National Curriculum[4] prescribed by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in Primary and Secondary levels, and also adopts the Singapore education curriculum[5] for English-based subjects such as Math, Science, English language as well as Mandarin.

The school uses a wide range of teaching and learning methods to promote effective and engaged learning. For example, students are engaged in project-based learning. They also put up presentations to share their learning with their peers.

The school encourages participation in competitions, such as Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads (SASMO),[6] American Mathematics Olympiads (AMO),[7] National Science Olympiad (OSN), etc.

Extracurricular activities

The school provides extracurricular activities such as:

Facilities

The room facilities including classrooms are mostly air-conditioned. The school provides main facilities for students such as:

Sports activities are conducted inside and outside the school area. For the gymnastic is conducted at the schoolyard. For the other sports activities such as basketball and swimming are conducted at the Sports center Lippo Cikarang.
There are a large number of CCTVs in all areas of the school.

Annual events and activities

Charis Global School has following activities as the part of the annual academic calendar:

  • School orientation
    The School allocates orientation for the new students at the beginning of the new term to ensure they become familiar with their new environment, and to get along with their teacher and other students.
  • School leadership program
    Leadership is a quality that all students at Charis Global School are encouraged and supported to develop. Through the School leadership program, each student takes on the role of leaders of their own learning. Through the curriculum and extracurricular activities, all students are encouraged to develop the skills necessary to be a leader.
  • Parent teacher meeting
    Parent-teacher conference gives an opportunity to increase communication between school and home, keep parents informed about their child's progress, and develop a plan for the student's future.
  • School Dental Health
    School Dental Visit
    To comply with the 2012 Ministry of Health regulation about School Dental Health programme, the school provides a dental visit programme to monitor the dental health of the students by working closely with other health professionals, parents and focusing on early intervention and prevention.[8][9]
  • Open House
    The school's doors are open to the general public to allow people to look around and learn about it. During the Open House, the school displays school activities such as student performances from each student clubs, a seminar for parents, etc. Some teachers may be willing to discuss individual students' progress with their parents.
  • School Overseas Immersion Program
    In line with the school vision that the Charis Global School is committed to nurturing Global citizens, the School Overseas Immersion Program is designed to develop key 21st-century competencies such as global awareness and cross-cultural skills and sensitivities of the students that will contribute towards preparing them to thrive in the age of globalization.[10]
  • Field trip
    Field trips are integral to the culture and program at Charis Global School. On almost any given school day, the students set out to learn about the world outside of the classroom. Field trips are important integrated elements within each grade's curriculum.
  • Independence day
    One of the annual events of Charis Global School is the Indonesian Independence day celebration. This event is celebrated by both local and expatriate students. Through this event, the students learned more about the history of Indonesia, the meaning of the 1945 proclamation for Indonesia, and how the Indonesian people celebrate Independence Day.
  • Religious holiday's Celebration
    Religious holidays are celebrated according to each student's faiths.
  • United Nations Day Celebration
    The students celebrate the United Nations Day to promote the peace, tolerance, and the respect of cultural diversity every year.
  • Final Project
    The final projects are carried out to promote and encourage the creativity of students to explore real-world problems and challenges, simultaneously developing cross-curriculum skills while working in small collaborative groups or individuals.

Notable achievements

Key   Winner   Runner-up   Third Place   Finalist
Year Level Competitions Achievements
2014 Primary Sakamoto Competition Matematika Beregu 6th position
2015 Primary English Story Telling Competition Runner-up (1)
Third Place (2)
2015 Primary Marshall Cavendish Books – Mentari Books English Writing Competition Top 20 Entries
Final Round
2015 Primary EF National Try Out English Competition[11] The Winner
2015 Primary American Mathematic Olympiads[12][13][14] 3 Silver
3 Bronze
2015 Primary Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads[15][16] 1 Gold
2 Silver
4 Bronze
2016 Primary National Science Olympiad(OSN)[17] District Winner
2016 Primary Reading, writing & Numeracy (Calistung) Bekasi district Competition Finalist
2016 Junior High President University English Speech Competition Third Place
2017 Primary Singapore & Asian Schools Math Olympiads[16] 2 Silver
4 Bronze
2017 Primary National Science Olympiad(OSN) Mathematics Competition[18] Sub-district Winner
2018 Kindergarten World Mathematics Invitational KINDERGARTEN level[19] 1 Bronze
2018 Primary World Mathematics Invitational PRIMARY level[20][21][22][23] 5 Silver
3 Bronze
2018 Junior High World Mathematics Invitational SECONDARY level[24] 1 Bronze
2018 Primary Asia International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) Grade 3, 4, 5, and 6[25] 1 Gold
15 Silver
4 Bronze
2018 Junior High Asia International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) Grade 7 and Grade 8[25] 1 Silver
3 Bronze

References

  1. "Profil SDS Charis Global". kemdikbud.go.id. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. "Profil SMPS Charis Global". kemdikbud.go.id. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Pelarangan sekolah dan rumahsakit berlabel internasional".
  4. National Curriculum 2013 2017-edition
  5. "Singapore Education Curriculum".
  6. "Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads (SASMO)".
  7. "American Mathematics Olympiad".
  8. "Dental visit".
  9. "School Dental Health Regulation; The Ministry of Health Indonesia 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  10. "Singapore Government School Immersion Program".
  11. "2015 EF National Try Out English Competition".
  12. "P3 AMO result 2015" (PDF).
  13. "P4 AMO result 2015" (PDF).
  14. "P6 AMO result 2015" (PDF).
  15. "2015 Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads". Archived from the original on 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  16. "Singapore and Asian School Math Olympiads". Archived from the original on 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  17. "Peraih mendali OSN 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  18. "1.280 Siswa bersaing di olimpiade sains nasional 2017".
  19. "World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2018 KINDERGARTEN" (PDF).
  20. "World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2018 PRIMARY1" (PDF).
  21. "World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2018 PRIMARY2" (PDF).
  22. "World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2018 PRIMARY3" (PDF).
  23. "World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2018 PRIMARY6" (PDF).
  24. "World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2018 SECONDARY1" (PDF).
  25. "2018 Asia International Mathematical Olympiad results" (PDF).

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