CHARACTERISTIC 2: INDONESIAN CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

  •  “There is knowledge of and respect for Indonesian cultural values, diversity, and the natural environment”

  •  2 indicators

  Indicator 1: The school provides clear evidence of respect, preservation and promotion of Indonesian culture and environments including:

Indonesian visual and performing arts

Indonesian religious and ethnic diversity

Indonesian language

Observance of Indonesian national holidays (mandatory)

  Indicator 2: The school provides clear evidence of awareness of and respect for the natural environment (developing)

CHARACTERISTIC 3: LANGUAGES USED

•  “Students are educated in, and can communicate using both Indonesian and English”

•  5 indicators

Indicator 1: English is used as the predominant language for student learning in at least the core subjects of English, Mathematics, and Science (mandatory)

Indicator 2: Students are able to communicate formally and informally in both Indonesian and English (developing)

Indicator 3: Bilingual resources are integrated in the curriculum and utilized by teachers and students (developing)

Indicator 4: Opportunities outside the classroom are provided for students to use and extend their bilingual knowledge and skills (developing)

Indicator 5: The Library provides bilingual curriculum-based and recreational resources (developing)

CHARACTERISTIC 4: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•  “There is a commitment to plan and implement ongoing staff professional development”

•  6 indicators

Indicator 1: Commitment for teachers to participate in shared professional development activities where teachers from various schools can exchange and develop educational practices (mandatory)

Indicator 2: Teachers participate each year in a workshop or seminar related to international educational standards and developments (mandatory)

Indicator 3: Structures exist within the school for ongoing internal staff training and development (mandatory)

Indicator 4: Regular meetings are held in the school for ongoing planning and development (mandatory)

Indicator 5: Regular appraisal of staff performance by the designated line manager (developing)

Indicator 6: Commitment to provide staff with ongoing language training support in their non-native language (developing)

CHARACTERISTIC 5: LEARNING OUTCOMES

•  “The school develops and uses national and international learning outcomes in their curriculum framework”

•  4 indicators

Indicator 1: The school's vision and educational practices are inclusive of international standards and outcomes (mandatory)

Indicator 2: The school has a process for measuring its student learning outcomes and provides an international comparison with like schools (mandatory)

Indicator 3: The stated learning outcomes are comparable with other national plus and international schools and institutions (mandatory)

Indicator 4: Assessment and reporting provide individual student accreditation that is recognized by national and international education institutions (developing)

CHARACTERISTIC 6: TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAM

•  “Educational programs, teaching methodologies and a range of assessment practices support student-centered learning”

•  6 indicators

Indicator 1: A school-based curriculum has been developed, documented, and implemented for all grades and/or subjects that specifies:

What is to be learned

What the learning outcomes are to be

What activities are to be used to achieve the desired outcomes

How the students will know what they have learned

How the teachers will know what the students have learned (developing)

Indicator 2: Teachers use a variety of teaching methodologies (developing)

Indicator 3: Teachers use a variety of assessment strategies (developing)

Indicator 4: Cumulative assessment occurs and an ongoing record is kept indicating individual student development (developing)

Indicator 5: Parents participate in their child's educational development, including conferencing and reporting (developing)

Indicator 6: Opportunities are provided to enable parents to contribute towards the educational development of the school (developing)

CHARACTERISTIC 7: RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

•  “An appropriate range of resources and facilities are provided to achieve described learning outcomes”

•  4 indicators

Indicator 1: An optimal student-teacher ratio is set to achieve the school's described learning outcomes (mandatory)

Indicator 2: Buildings and individual classrooms promote a positive learning environment (developing)

Indicator 3: Facilities including library, science laboratories, computer laboratories, visual and performing arts centre and sporting facilities are designed and equipped to support teaching and learning programs (developing)

Indicator 4: Issues of safety standards are addressed (mandatory)