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On 7 December, the whole school celebrated diverse cultures and countries of ACG School Jakarta. Global Village Day, in line with our school mission of international mindedness, was a fantastic way to bring us all together in one big, happy day of celebration and learning. Students, parents and teachers arrived in the morning wearing their…

Thinking is one of the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. Thinkers exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognise and approach complex problems and make reasoned, ethical decisions. Critical and creative thinking are skills we endeavour to teach all students from an early age.

Year 12 and 13 students at ACG School Jakarta received personalised one-to-one career advice from international career coaching service, Swivel Careers, who came from New Zealand to provide students guidance on making choices around their future.

Renowned educationalist and author Lance King held workshops on Courage, Resilience and Failing Well for ACG School Jakarta teachers, students and parents during a two-day visit to Jakarta.

On Saturday, 3 December, the ACG School Jakarta Orcas Swim Team competed in the first swimming event of the season at AIS. This year, the Orcas have their biggest team ever, with twenty five swimmers from Years 3 – 12. Twenty four of those swimmers participated in the recent swimming event and ACG had the…

This year’s Primary Sports Day proved a close competition, with three out of four House teams tied on 34 points after an entertaining morning session.

On Friday 16 November, ACG School Jakarta held its first annual Secondary Learning Celebration. The afternoon gave all students and parents the opportunity to interact with students and engage in conversations about learning.

Year 11-13 Art and Design and ESS students visited the Louis Vuitton Time Capsule pop-up exhibition to explore the history, design and impact the label has had over the years.

Last month, we wrote about the IB Learner Profile attribute of being Communicators. With school holidays fast approaching, it is timely that we focus on another IB Learner Profile attribute – Balanced.

Students in Years 9-12 attended this year’s five-day Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, held from 24-28 October.

In Year 2’s Sharing the Planet unit of inquiry, students explored the impact that human choices make on our planet and our responsibility to care for the Earth.

Talented Year 12 musician Alisha has been at ACG School Jakarta for five years. She plays volleyball, loves science and is considering studying Environmental Engineering at university. Alisha was involved in the school’s very first recital – and has taken part in every one since.

In the past, the Student Council has hosted a variety of events. Recently, one that resonated the most with the secondary students – and has been a tradition for the past two years – is a Movie Night.

The aim of the IB PYP and DP Programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world (International Baccalaureate Organization 2013).

The students of year 6 recently held a Market Day in their classrooms.

She is an English and Art enthusiast who paints in her spare time. This year, she is ACG School Jakarta’s Head Girl.

This year’s Head Boy Edwin aspires to work in a company like Tesla or Shell and, one day, to meet his idol Elon Musk.

“I felt happy because I was part of something really important.” More than 150 ACG School Jakarta students and 25 staff members took part in Clean Up Jakarta Day last month, an annual event devoted to cleaning up some of the 7,000 tonnes of rubbish produced in the city each day.

On Wednesday 19 September, the Year 5 students travelled to the Museum Bank Indonesia in the Kota Tua area of Jakarta as a kick start to their ‘How We Organise Ourselves’ unit of inquiry.

Our Secondary School House Sports Carnival was held this week. House spirit was certainly on display as students competed for points throughout the day. Students participated in a range of fun and competitive team sports such as basketball, badminton, baseball and volleyball.