Wassenaar Campus — As part of the first semester examination in ICT subject, students of our Secondary Schools participated in a computer graphic design project (2 and 3 dimensions) under the guidance dan assistance of Mr. Yudha A. Pribadi, 16 December 2011. All the regular students were involved in the project. Here are some of their selected works.
Wassenaar Campus — Today, 9 December 2011, SIN Wassenaar formally received the result of its accrediation by the Indonesia’s National Accreditation Agency (Badan Akreditasi Nasional/BAN) by the Agency’s Decision No. 122/BAN-SM/X/2011. Based on the decision, our Senior High School (SMA) receives A Grade, Junior High School (SMP) obtains A Grade, and our Primary School (SD) receives B Grade. This outcome reflects the quality of our school measured from the 8 standards of national schools, and will be valid for 5 years.
The decision was formally made after the BAN assessors Prof. M. Fakry Gaffar and Prof. Ki Supriyoko had come to our school end September 2011 to verify the existing facts of SIN Wassenaar.
The grades should encourage our civitas academica to sustain the achievement and to creatively search for new methods and continuously learn from best practices.
NEMO Museum Amsterdam – Planned as an academic component, students of SIN Wassenaar’s Primary School took part in a contextual learning programme at the NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, 24 November 2011. Setting out in the relatively chilly autumn morning from The Hague Central Railways Station the group took an intercity to Amsterdam Central Railway Station, and then continued the trip to the museum by bus.
The all nine regular students were supervised and guided by three teachers: Bu Dessy, Bu Yayu, and Pak Gun, and specially assisted by Bu Yenni Ramon Mohandas.
At the museum the children in groups explored, discovered and tried various science themes, at the sections of Phenomena, chained reactions, and Codename: DNA. Interspaced with a lunch break, the learning continued with watching DNA movie at the 3D Theatre, krachtpatsers, water power, water kingdom, techno-lab and the balls factory.
During this inquiry approach to learning, the children learned contextually, explored and experimented, before drawing conclusions and followed by reinforcement by the teachers. A compilation of students report on their experience is expected to be eventually submitted to the school.
In the afternoon they left the museum, walked to the Amsterdam Central Railway Station taking a straight intercity back to The Hague. It was a great day of contextual learning for the young learners!
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Wassenaar Campus — To commemorate the 83th anniversary of the Indonesian Youth Pledge Day (Hari Sumpah Pemuda), SIN Wassenaar held an event dubbed as the “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Exhibition” on 28 October 2011. This exhibition is attended by the parents and guardians, Dharma Wanita Persatuan of Indonesian Embassy, and the representatives of partner schools (e.g., International School of The Hague and the Candea College). A news coverage of the event by detik.com is linked here.
The programme was commenced with the presentation of Indonesian culture by 6 couples of SIN Wassenaar’s students wearing traditioanl costumes representing 6 main Indonesian islands, namely Sumatera, Jawa, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua. The presentation exposed and promoted the cultural heritage, such as tourist resorts, art and dances, food, etc. of the islands. It was then followed by the reciting of the Youth Pledge (Sumpah Pemuda Declaration), poetry reading, and singing the national anthem, Indonesia Raya, and the serving of Indonesian traditional dish, tumpeng rice. Those all symbolized the rich of Indonesian culture, nature and ethnics, which are firmly united under the “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”, the motto of Indonesia, which approximately means “Unity in Diversity”.
Mr. Umar Hadi, Indonesian chargé d’affaires at interim appreciated it very much as he addressed the attendees, that SIN Wassenaar had been able to organise such tremendous event successfully as well as supporting our government to promote Indonesia to the international world. He also explained the history of Sumpah Pemuda to the audience.
This event is also intended for the inauguration of “Kartini Bloemen Project” performed by Mr. Umar Hadi and Mrs. Nila Hadi. This project is supported by the Indonesia Embassy in the Hague by providing a large number of tulip bulbs as well as the fertilizers.
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Wassenaar Campus — On Tuesday morning, 25 October 2011, SIN Wassenaar received a delegation from the P2TK of the Primary Education Directorate of the Ministry of National Education (has been recently restored to the Ministry of Education and Culture). The delegation was welcomed by Ms. Arbayah Kumalawati, our Director, and accompanied by Mr. Ramon Mohandas, Attaché of Education at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague.
Led by Prof. Baedhowi, the delegation members consisted of Mr. Harlan (Subdit Program, P2TK), Ms. Haryati (Subdit Program, P2TK), Ms. Rostina (Subdit Program, P2TK), Ms. Rosprita, and Mr. Aditya (Subdit Program, P2TK).
The mission of this visit was to socialise the up-dated policies on the capacity building of teachers, school directors, and education supervisors. Presentations and discussions were held in the teachers’ room.
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