MYP Updates

Year 10 YLM - Friday, February 26th 2021

We are here for YOU

I am so proud to be part of the GJS community. We build communication and collaboration between parents and teachers to provide an excellent learning environment for the students. YLM is one of the places where we can give examples of how to build good teamwork.

Ibu Devi - Mother of Bryan 10B

After spending a whole year in quarantine, we were finally given the opportunity to meet our lovely Year 10 students during today's YLM (26 Feb'21). This event was arranged to celebrate the countless hours they have spent working on their Personal Project as a culmination of the MYP. I would like to thank Ibu Popy and all Year 10 teachers for your continuous support for our children. I am very proud of you, Class of 2023! Good luck on your next journey for DP. Regardless of anything, we truly love you…

Ibu Ayu - Mother of Gana 10A

Finally today we really had a get-together again after so long, although we had to do it online and see faces from my laptop screen but it made my day already. My highest appreciation to ibu Popy and all Year 10 teachers who made today's event succeed, also to parents and students who supported today's YLM. How I miss seeing the performances, exhibitions and events in our school theatre.

From what I saw today in the YLM presentation, I can conclude one important message that we must maintain is our perseverance and gratefulness during this tough time, because we are not alone. And after visiting each PP presentation, I can reassure myself that these Year 10 students/year 23 is filled with strong and open minded students, hopefully the result is satisfying both to students and teachers and the students can later step into DP years with confidence.

Ibu Mel - Year 10C advisory

Today we celebrated the end of the Personal Project experience and the support of our Year 10 community. There were a record number of participants in the meet, with many parents joining us too. This helped to support the overall theme and message of the YLM: “We are here for you”. It was great to see happy parents smiling and clapping during our meeting. Firstly, a student from each advisory class shared their experience of the Personal Project and offered thanks to those who had helped them on their journey. We also watched video messages from parents who wanted to motivate and inspire our students to keep on going with their learning journeys, even when the times get tough.

Pak Jon - Year 10A advisory

We had a fun celebration of our students’ achievements today, especially with the completion of the personal project. It was great to see some of our students' family members join us and share videos, poems and songs to celebrate the idea that “We are here for you.” The examples shown really demonstrated the amazing GJS community and how it continues to shine both at home and at school during the pandemic. Hopefully all the grade 10s will truly know that teachers, family and friends are all there for them through thick and thin.

The Seekers in Global Jaya School were established to quench students thirst for a public speaking club. Where they can express their general knowledge in both Model United Nations (MUN) conferences and in the World Scholars Cup (WSC) competitions. In the Seekers, students are encouraged to hone their research skills, debate current topic and practice public speaking by taking roles such as countries delegates and congressman/woman.

We participate annually in major international MUN events such as Harvard Model Congress Asia (HMCA), Georgetown University MUN in Qatar, ThaiMUN and also a year-round knowledge and debate competition in WSC. This year HMCA, our year 10 student, Laksana Lazuardy, received an Honourable Mention in his World Trade Organization Committee. Last December, Global Jaya School held its first MUN General Assembly together with British School Jakarta. It was a great experience, especially for our participating Year 7 students.

Below are some testimonials & pictures from The Seekers members who have participated in MUN events so far this academic year.

Hi, I’m Anika from 7B. Joining the Seekers was very beneficial for me because I enjoy debating and writing. I mostly do the things in WSC. The other Seekers members and I were able to share ideas openly. The Seekers ASA allowed me to practice my skills in the area I am familiar with, and also it pushed me to try something new, which is MUN. On December 4th, we had an online MUN GA (General Assembly) with BSJ. We prepared for the general assembly during the time we had in the Seekers ASA. During the general assembly, we did introduction speeches, a moderated caucus and an unmoderated caucus. As I am not really a MUN person myself, the experience still gave me a good opportunity to practice my presentation skills, speaking skills, and social skills. It was overall a great experience and opportunity for me and the other delegates of the GA.

Hello, my name is Thoriq Ridzza, and I am from 8C, and now I would like to share my online MUN experience. I have been joining online MUN for 7 months now, and currently, I have joined 5 MUN and have chaired one online MUN before. Although online MUN is not as fun as offline MUN’s, there are some benefits from it. For example, you could meet many new people from all over the world. You could join MUN’s every week because there are many online MUN’s at the moment and many more benefits. Personally, I really enjoyed online MUN because you can do it in your own room! And my experience has been great; I made new friends through online MUN, won awards, and have chaired an online MUN before, and I would chair 2 other MUN’s in the future. That is why I encourage you to join online MUN’s because it would be a fantastic experience. You would get a lot of new knowledge from it and have many new friends!

(From Adara Sharmila Putri, 11B)

GJS x BSJ G20 Friendly Conference 2020 | December 4th, 2020

Preparing for the GJS x BSJ G20 Friendly Conference 2020 was one of my favorite preparations I’ve done for any MUN. With our weekly Seekers meeting, I had the chance to explore two different country stances on Global Warming, which helped me build a more constructive perspective for the real conference, and about Global Warming in general. Through the preparation process, I also found out the research method that works best for me. Besides basing my research on official government websites, I learned that I could also refer to content created by citizens, such as YouTube commentary videos, to hear the voices of the people I am representing. Although the real conference only lasted for a few hours, I am glad to have met MUNers from a different school and to work with other delegates to come up with a resolution.

Jakarta Students’ Conference - International Criminal Court 2021 | January 16-17th, 2021

My teammates and I were new to the procedure of the International Criminal Court. I can not lie; it was intense and nerve-wracking at times. But it did push us out of our comfort zone and showed us our strengths and weaknesses. It was different, but the experience allowed me to broaden my horizon about legal procedures, specifically about prosecution. It was eye-opening to learn that the guilty charges pressed upon a defendant heavily rely on how well attorneys can convince the judge and jury, regardless of whether they had committed the crime in reality. The academics aside, the conference was enjoyable as the council was very kind and friendly, especially during the post-conference events where all of the participants got along!

(From Mazaya, 11A)

"This weekend, Dara, Tiara and I took part in Jakarta Students Congress as a team for the International Criminal Court. We went in there pretty prepared but within the first day, arguments that we had spent days revising crumbled as we were met with the trippiest real-life plot twists. I know it sounds crazy, but that's actually part of the thrill. MUN conferences are unpredictable like that. Sometimes it’s boring. But you always get to talk about issues that really do have global significance, and you always meet people whose thought processes could be moving in a completely different direction from yours. In the end, the experience, the friends you make, and the skills you improve are worth it. You really get the chance to learn.

(From Laksana Lazuardy, 10A)

“It was a great honour to attend the 2021 Harvard Model Congress Asia, let alone to receive an honourable mention during my first HMCA conference. I could not have done it without my fellow participants, members of the Global Jaya Seekers club, and last—but certainly not least—the faculty member—Bu Dani—who guided us in the days preceding the competition. During the competition, we must improvise, adapt, and overcome challenges—both foreseen and unforeseen—facing the world. The objective of each conference is to find Pareto optimal solutions to complex issues and problems. The aforementioned objective may seem daunting at first but with the support of Bu Dani and the committee chairs, the conference turned out to be more of a cooperative ‘game’, instead of a zero-sum, non-cooperative game. At the end of the day, the main benefit of attending conferences and MUNs such as HMCA is to meet with students from various nations and expand one’s network. Governments around the world are famous for negative political clashes and gridlock, but it gives me a glimmer of hope seeing fellow students cooperating and finding solutions towards complex problems that current governments around the world are struggling to solve. As comedian Dave Chappelle once said, “Modern problems require modern solutions” and that is what HMCA and other conferences alike are all about.”