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My experience in the BINUS Youth Leaders’ Summit was extraordinary as many unanticipated events took place in the span of three days. Firstly, I encountered many different individuals who presented different ideas on significant issues that are happening in our country, Indonesia and inspired me in many ways.

This month, we continue to explore the Learner Profile attributes with a particular focus on being principled. One of the greatest struggles that each person is faced with is finding the balance between being opportunistic and standing by their principles.

On Wednesday 20 March, Year 4 students went on a field trip to visit a neighbouring school in Ragunan. The purpose of the visit was to deliver books the school had purchased with the money raised during the Read-a-thon.

Year 6 students went to Lembang, just outside Bandung, for their annual camp. On the way to camp, we had a great time singing and dancing to songs chosen by the students/DJs.

Congratulations to our Orcas Swim Team for their achievements at the recent Aqua Dragons Open. This competition is one of the top meets with the best swimmers from international schools and clubs in Jakarta and Indonesia.

ACG School Jakarta’s first IBDP Visual Art Exhibition was held on Wednesday evening, 13 March 2019.

More than 60 students in Years 2-11 are benefiting from a personalised English Language Support (ELS) programme at ACG School Jakarta that has helped hundreds of students acquire valuable language skills over the years.

IGCSE Biology students recently worked with the Year 5 students to teach them about genetics and the structure of DNA. The Year 10 students designed a lesson that included a presentation and exciting DNA model building activity.

As part of the Foundation for Environmental Education accreditation, students in Year 9 recently conducted a school-wide audit to investigate how eco-friendly the school was.

On 23 February the ACG School Jakarta Orcas swim team took part in the annual JAAC Swim Championships. This was a key meet of the season with all notable international schools and club teams in the Jakarta area taking part.

Students in Year 13 are currently finishing up their IBDP Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) projects. These are the culminating CAS experiences, where students work in groups to complete service projects of personal and social significance.

The IB Learner Profile represents the IB’s mission statement in action. It provides a long-term vision of education. The qualities in the IB Learner Profile prepare IB students to make exceptional contributions in life on and off campus. This month we explore the Learner Profile attribute: knowledgeable.

The senior boys and girls volleyball teams had a busy last two weeks of their season with home and away games with SIS BV, and neighbourhood rivals School 57.

Year 2 students created a marketplace as part of their How We Organise Ourselves unit of inquiry. They learned what needs and wants were and that these were not necessarily the same for people around the world and throughout history.

Year 3 enjoyed an awesome sleepover in February. It began on Thursday afternoon with a scavenger hunt around the school in which students had to unravel clues which led them to another area to solve another clue.

The excitement was palpable. Students and teachers couldn’t wait to read, write, and talk about their writing and the books they’d read. All week, there was a buzz in the air, as students anticipated the day’s events!

Kindergarten is an important opportunity for children to make a positive start to education, says ACG School Jakarta Vice-Principal Primary, Jennifer Kesler. “It helps them build social skills, confidence and independence and shapes a foundation of literacy and numeracy skills that provide the ideal set-up for the next stages of education,” she explains.

Students from ACG School Jakarta participate in the Jakarta Schools Football League. The JSFL is the largest football competition in Indonesia, with more than 200 teams from around 60 schools participating in this event.

Inquiry is at the heart of teaching and learning at ACG School Jakarta. Inquirers develop their natural curiosity.

The ACG Orcas Swim team season is in full swing, with several key meets upcoming in February and March.