VOL.75 September 30, 2022
VOL.75 September 30, 2022
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Head of School Corner
Head of School Corner
Dear Community Members,
The Global Jaya School campus is buzzing with cheerful students, innovative projects and initiatives, great student-led assemblies, and many extra-curricular and after-school activities from Monday to Friday. We look forward with great anticipation to next week's Athletics Carnivals, an opportunity for our youngest through to our older students to compete for their houses, Elang, Garuda and Rajawali, while showing their school spirit.
I am so proud as our GJS students, staff, and parents work harmoniously to practice the GJS Vision & Mission, which aligns the school's academic goals and strategies with the IB Learner Profile attributes. Through their words and actions, community members are demonstrably caring, balanced, principled, and risk-takers. Through our term reports, and reinforced via discussions during MSCs, we will see students demonstrating how they have been inquirers and thinkers, as well as knowledgeable and reflective. These attributes, adopted as our Schoolwide Learner Outcomes, are at the very heart of what we seek all GJS students to grow to embody.
This academic year sees GJS stakeholders diligently preparing for re-evaluation and authorisation visits from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). Our K-12 Curriculum Coordinator and Accreditation Officer, James Merry, spearheaded focus group discussions. Each meeting is designed to have honest, constructive feedback to help GJS improve its learning and teaching and plan for a new schoolwide strategic action plan.
As previously mentioned, the joint visitation is scheduled over five days from the 9th to the 14th of April, 2023. The two organisations, IBO and WASC, are well-established and highly professional organisations that support our focus on improving our student outcomes while fostering continual school improvement. We want to thank all teams and focus group participants for their time and quality input. With participant dedication and valuable input, our school's focus and direction will continue to move us forward, further ensuring that GJS students are leaders in their communities, with the tools and knowledge to succeed in a mobile and competitive global society. Sources: ACS/WASC and IBO
Mid Semester Conferences
Mid Semester Conferences
Next Thursday, 6th October, and Friday, 7th October, we host our Term 1 Mid Semester Conferences. We look forward to full engagement across the school over these two days. For new or long-existing families of GJS, we strongly encourage you to meet your child (ren)'s teachers to discuss their progress since beginning classes on 7th August. All teachers, Principals and Leaders at GJS look forward to seeing you soon on campus during the Mid-Semester Conferences.
Global Jaya School Board - SY 2022-2023 Introductions
Global Jaya School Board - SY 2022-2023 Introductions
The Global Jaya School Board comprises 3 Directors from our Yayasan Pendidikan Jaya, the GJS Parents Association Chairperson, 3 Parent Representatives (one for each of the PYP, MYP and DP programmes), our General Manager and myself as Head of School. This advisory body convenes three to four times per school year to discuss a wide range of matters related to GJS operation and management: student enrolment, student achievement, staffing, school fees, risk assessment, strategic planning and so on. In particular, the Parent Representatives serve as a voice of their constituents, helping the board understand prevalent concerns and viewpoints. The information shared, inputs and feedback provided help guide the School Leadership Team in performing their functions with the school's day-to-day operations.
To read a short bio of each Board member, please click on the down arrow V beside their name. Please join me in welcoming the Global Jaya School School Board for the 2022-2023 school year:
October Events
October Events
October 3: Kindy / Reception Athletics Carnival
October 4: Primary Athletics Carnival
October 5: Secondary Athletics Carnival
October 6 and 7: Mid- Semester Conferences
October 8: Prophet's Birthday
October 8 - 16: Term Break
October 17: Teacher Professional Learning - Full Day - No Classes for Students
October 18: Term 2 Starts
October 26 and 27: Global Connect 2022 - 12noon - 3pm for Years 9-12 and Parents
October 31 - November 4: Book Week
Bapak Edmund Sutisna - School Board Chairperson
Edmund Sutisna is one of the school founders, who also served in the School Board since the beginning in 1998. He now serves as the School Board Chairman and also leads The Yayasan (foundation) as Ketua Pengurus (Chairman of The Executive Board). His passion and dedication towards education has been proven for by more than 50 years serving and guiding schools and universities. He is also one of the Directors in JAYA Group.
Bapak Okky Dharmosetio - Member of School Board
Okky Dharmosetio has been with the board since 2010. Graduated in engineering he has served in JAYA Company for more than 40 years. Now he is a director in JAYA’s company specialised in mechanical and engineering and also one of the Supervisory Board in Yayasan (The Foundation).
Bapak Trisna Muliadi - Member of School Board
Trisna Muliadi has been with board since 2000. He has serves in JAYA Group as one of the Directors for more than 20 years, and now he is also one of the Trustees at the Yayasan (Foundation).
Ibu Tasya Nuarta - Member of School Board PYP Parent Rep
Tasya has been part of the Global Jaya School family since 2016 and has 3 children in the Primary Years Programme. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Art: Product Design & Development and Master's Degree in Business Administration: Entrepreneurship from SBM ITB Bandung. With 18 years of experience working in the field of art and culture in Indonesia, she also has 8 years of teaching experience in several Indonesian top Private and Public Universities. We welcome Tasya as our Primary Years Programme Representative.
Bapak Denny Fikri - Member of School Board MYP Parent Rep
Denny has been with the board for more than 3 years starting as the PYP Parent Rep and now serving as the MYP Rep. He has had an extensive professional career in business for more than 25 years in various Industries, and now he is a director with a pharmaceutical company.
Ibu Devi Ariani Trisnadi - Member of School Board DP Parent Rep
This year is Ibu Devi's 5th year as a school board member, with her previous experiences in the banking industry (Finance and Treasury). Since joining the GJS community in 2007, she has been appointed as a Year Level Representative (YLR) or a Class Parent (CP). Her children, Billy and Bryan, were/are members of the graduating classes of 2019 and 2023 respectively.
Ibu Adhisty Kampono - Member of School Board PTA Chairperson
Adhisty Kampono serves as Head of PTA at Global Jaya School since 2021 and took part as GJS school board since.
She specializes in Public Relations, Marketing Communication, Media and Arts Entrepreneurship.
She built the first in Indonesia, an urban dance academy and dance company "United Dance Works" and performing arts incubator in the past 19 years. She is also part of International Dance Council, UNESCO.
Ibu Lien Lien Anggrahini - Member of School Board
Lien Lien Anggrahini holds a degree in accounting and has served at Yayasan (the Foundation) since 1998. Now she is the General Manager of the school and appointed as member of the School Board in 2017. She is also the Executive Director at the Yayasan (Foundation).
Bapak Cory Carson - School Board Member Head of School
Cory is in his 4th year as Head of Global Jaya School. His career as an educator has spanned 31 years, seeing him serve in a diverse range of learning communities in Canada, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brasil, Turkey, Qatar and Indonesia.
From all faculty, staff and leadership to our wider community, THANK YOU. The start of the year, now two months in, has been tremendously positive as we have re-engaged with operations on-campus and sought to normalize and rebuild our habits and routines for teaching and learning together in a face-to-face environment. Stakeholders' overwhelming support and positivity are greatly appreciated as much as they are welcomed. We recognize continued efforts to regain our pre-pandemic position fully; with your support, trust and partnership, we will see this become a reality sooner rather than later.
Please remember that our weeklong fall break will be from 8th October - 16th October, 2022 and that Monday, 17th October, will be a professional learning day for all GJS faculty. Term 2 resumes for students on Tuesday, 18th October, 2022. Please enjoy your break, engage in family activities, and cut the electronic devices used as you have earned a well-deserved, well-timed break from your school routines.
Warm regards,
Cory Carson
Head of School
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