Surabaya Intercultural School
Surabaya International School, Indonesia, was founded in 1971 as a non-profit, English-medium, college preparatory school for foreign students under the sponsorship of the American Consulate. It was called the American Consulate School and began operation with 14 students. Today, it is a Pre-K through Grade 12 school governed by a seven-member school board elected by the Foundation consisting of parents of children of the school. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[1] SIS graduates go on to four-year college programs in the US, Australia, Singapore or home country universities. The school staff consists of faculty and administration from eight countries. Of these staff members, 55% have advanced or graduate degrees.
Curriculum
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The curriculum is U.S. based education with some modifications. The school offers the Advanced Placement (AP) program in English, Economics, European History, Chemistry, French, Calculus, Psychology and Computers. The high school student teacher ratio is 9:1. Twenty-four nationalities are represented in the school. SIS follows an American system of education with two semesters in the school year. Semester I runs from August–December and semester II is from January to June.
SIS implements the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Science program, which integrates the fundamental concepts of biology, chemistry, and physics, in a student centered, standards-based curriculum.
Infrastructure
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The school opened its current campus in 1995, located in Citraland west of Surabaya, about 15 kilometers (or a 30-minute drive) from the city core. The campus has 48 classrooms with teacher's offices. There are four computer labs, three science labs, demonstration rooms, "Little Theater," a photography lab and a library.
The present campus occupies a site of 50,000 sq. meters. Facilities include two playgrounds, a full-size athletic field, an Olympic-size swimming pool and a multi-purpose hall that includes a stage, weight room, climbing wall and aerobics room.
Technology
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In August 2006, Surabaya International School became a wireless, laptop school. Each enrollee in grades 6-12 is issued a school-owned laptop computer. The school is now in its second phase of laptop deployment having distributed new laptops to secondary students in August 2009. The program includes:
- A campus-wide wireless computing environment with a hard-wired connection to and from the teacher's housing compound.
- Paid online resources including periodicals for individual and group research.
- An online virtual school component.
- A broadband internet connection to the school's 400 computers.
Teachers and students use the Moodle online course management system for communication, assignment posting, discussion boards and online testing.
Sports
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The school has teams in volleyball, soccer, basketball, swimming, badminton and softball. The school belongs to two sports leagues: SEASAC or the South East Asian Student Activities Conference, which comprises schools throughout South East Asia and IISSAC or Indonesian International Small School Activity Conference.
