Principal

Moving to our own building in Academic Year 2011-2012, after staying in BLPT area for two years, has brought us to another fruitful year. Students have marked the year with various achievements in different fields. Our new site, which has bigger dormitories equipped with canteen and multi-function hall and other facilities, has given the students more rooms to conduct the activities of their interest and helped them to contribute more trophies to school. School Production, Entrepreneursip and Leadership programs have been successfully executed. Not only that, as the CIE Center, we have fasilitated other students from other schools in South Sumatera to sit IGCSE and A Level examinations.

This year is another rewarding year as we  have our first graduate ready to pursue their tertiery education in different universities. Three students will continue their studies in the United States and four students have accepted another scholarship. Some others have been offered for scholarships in reputable universities in Palembang and Jakarta. Not to forget, all students passed the National Examination with no exception. I am truly proud of them as they valued the integrity and honesty when sitting the examination. I believe these values will bring them to be great future leaders who will keep themselves down to earth.

Our partnerships with Haleybury School and Iowa State University have been continued. In November 2011 six Haileybury School students, two teachers and the Vice Principal visited our school and conduct collaborative work with our students and teachers. We also sent two grade 11 students, Chaidir and Esty Rista, and one teacher Ibu Hesti to learn different learning  strategies and teaching approaches as well as experiencing cultural differences in February 2012.  ISU student teachers, Heather Fremont and Sasha Francic stayed at our school conducting their international teaching practices in March-April 2012. We also have built partnerships with various schools in Indonesia and overseas.

Opportunities to visit and explore different countries to learn and bring home new things and skills came to some of our school members, grade 12 student Raven Dwipa Wangsa and Pak Kasim joined an exchange program to Japan through AFS. Two students, Adila Nawan and Reyhan Danu stayed for a year in the United States to study in the high schools. I went to the U.S.A, China and Australia to visit our school partners and built further partnerships with other parties.

It will be too many to mention what students, teachers and staff have achieved in year 2011-2012. All of these would never happen without the commitment of the stake holders, to bring the best in them for the school. I, therefore, would like to express my gratitute to all donors, the Government of South Sumatera, Putera Sampoerna Foundation, School Board, teachers, staff, my beloved students, the community and other parties for making the school a center of excellence. You are amazing!