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Early Year 2 – English: Check-In

Early Year 2 – English: Check-In

Playing and experiencing make children learn meaningfully because what they do allows the knowledge received to enter long-term memory. EY2 students are learning about boarding procedures. This time the students learned about checking in the ticket as one of the procedures for boarding a plane. They learned to be aware of the gate where the

Secondary 1 – Project Based Learning: Collaboration

Secondary 1 – Project Based Learning: Collaboration

Secondary 1 students work together to prepare their drama performance. This collaboration involves students in various roles in the preparation of the drama, such as script writers, directors, narrators, actors, sound and music operators, and set and costume teams. Students are very excited to work with their friends to make the drama performance a success.

Early Year 1 – Arts: Making Rain Craft

Early Year 1 – Arts: Making Rain Craft

After learning about how rain is made, the EY1 students had the opportunity to make a rain craft by following some steps of making, such as drawing lines, cutting paper, coloring with crayons, fingerprinting, and gluing. This activity aimed to develop the pupils’ fine motor skills as well as their subsequent teaching skills. ***

Primary 3 – Science: Matter and Mixtures

Primary 3 – Science: Matter and Mixtures

In science, the P3 students learned about matter and mixtures. They learned that materials can be solids, liquids, or gases. They also learned that the materials in a mixture can be physically separated. In this activity, the students carried out an experiment to separate a solid/solid mixture and a solid/liquid mixture. The teacher asked the

Primary 5 – Bahasa Indonesia: Menulis Laporan Wawancara

Primary 5 – Bahasa Indonesia: Menulis Laporan Wawancara

Pada pelajaran Bahasa Indoensia, siswa kelas 5 belajar menulis laporan wawancara. Sebagai pengantar, siswa belajar membuat daftar pertanyaan dan mewawancarai temannya. Sebagai bentuk implementasi pembelajaran, para siswa mewawancarai S-Team dengan topik cara menjaga kebersihan sekolah dan cara pendistribusian bekal makanan siswa. Setelah itu, hasil wawancara dituangkan ke dalam laporan. Para siswa melakukannya dengan antusias. Kegiatan

Early Year 1 – Reading Celebration: Si Kancil dan Siput

Early Year 1 – Reading Celebration: Si Kancil dan Siput

Siswa EY1 mengikuti kegiatan pertunjukan cerita sebagai perayaan Reading Celebration. Setelah dikenalkan pada cerita anak Indonesia yang berjudul “Kancil dan Siput”, mereka pun berbagi peran, menggunakan kostum yang sesuai dan memperagakan cerita dengan arahan guru. Pertunjukan cerita ini disaksikan oleh kelas lain, sehingga siswa EY1 dapat berlatih untuk menunjukkan kepercayaan diri saat di panggung. Selain

Nursery: How the wheels work

Nursery: How the wheels work

Nursery students were enthusiastic to learn how the wheels work and why the wheels are round by rolling some 3D shapes such as cylinders, cubes, triangular prisms, and so on. The students also learned that the cylinder can roll well because it’s round like a wheel. Afterward, the students also learned how different surfaces affect

Primary 2 – IPC: My Colour Monster

Primary 2 – IPC: My Colour Monster

This week, students learned more about the Colour Monsters to confirm their understanding of feelings. They started their day by reviewing the Colour Monster feelings and the corresponding colors. The students were enthusiastic mentioning all the colours that represent their feelings. Then, they created their Colour Monsters based on their emotions. Describing their feelings, some

Secondary: Upacara Hari Pahlawan

Secondary: Upacara Hari Pahlawan

Siswa-siswi Secondary mengikuti kegiatan Upacara dalam rangka memperingati Hari Pahlawan 10 November. Dalam Upacara kali ini Mr. Rafi ditunjuk untuk menjadi Pembina Upacara, dalam pidatonya Mr. Rafi mengingatkan kepada Siswa-siswi Secondary akan pentingnya disiplin belajar dalam hal ini disiplin waktu. ***

Baby Class – Motoric: Collecting Eggs

Baby Class – Motoric: Collecting Eggs

The babies looked enthusiastic to find the colorful plastic eggs spread at the playground. They were asked to collect the plastic eggs and put them into the water. This activity was good for developing their hand-eye coordination as they needed to see where the eggs were and hold them using their fingers well. Moreover, by

Primary 2 – Outdoor Learning: Bakery Adventure in Ganep’s

Primary 2 – Outdoor Learning: Bakery Adventure in Ganep’s

Siswa-siswi P2 mengikuti rangkaian kegiatan Outing ke Roti Ganep’s Tradisi Solo. Dalam pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia, mereka belajar tentang cara menjaga keselamatan di tempat umum. Mereka juga belajar tentang peraturan di pelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila. Sedangkan di pelajaran Science, mereka belajar tentang “Forces” selama pembuatan roti. Siswa-siswi P2 sangat antusias dan bersemangat selama mengikuti kegiatan ini. Mereka

Secondary – English: SMP Warga Speech Contest

Secondary – English: SMP Warga Speech Contest

FIS Secondary sent three students to join the SMP Warga Speech Contest, entitled ‘My School, My Pride.’. Among all the participants joining the first round, there were 10 students selected to go to the final round, 3 (three) were from SMP Focus Independent School. In the final round, three students were taken to be the

Early Year 2 – English: Flying Objects

Early Year 2 – English: Flying Objects

EY2 students were happily playing in the playground. At the same time, they had an observation to find out about the objects that can fly in the sky. They saw some birds and insects flying here and there above the trees. They were also allowed to fly the paper airplane. This activity is aimed to

Primary 4 – Science: Fizzing Lemon

Primary 4 – Science: Fizzing Lemon

In Science, P4 students learned about Materials, Substances, and Particles. They learned that physical change is a change in which no new substance is formed. A chemical reaction is a process that results in the formation of one or more new substances. In this activity, students experimented using lemon and baking soda. They cut the

​Primary 1 – Bahasa Indonesia: Melompat Riang

​Primary 1 – Bahasa Indonesia: Melompat Riang

Melompat riang! Siswa P1 terlihat gembira dan antusias saat melakukan aktivitas bersama Guru di kelas. Guru mengajarkan siswa cara menjaga kebersihan melalui permainan engklek dengan cara yang sederhana. Siswa diminta untuk melemparkan sebuah benda ke nomor yang telah dipersiapkan oleh Guru di lantai. Setelah mendapatkan nomor tertentu, siswa harus melompat ke nomor tersebut untuk memperoleh

Nursery: Road Safety

Nursery: Road Safety

The Nursery children were very enthusiastic when they started the new theme ‘Going Places’. During the entry point, they were very excited to share their experiences of traveling to school in different vehicles. The students were then invited to observe the road and learn about road safety, such as how children should never cross the

Primary 5 – IPS: Barang Tambang di Indonesia dan Manfaatnya Bagi Kita

Primary 5 – IPS: Barang Tambang di Indonesia dan Manfaatnya Bagi Kita

Siswa P5 mempelajari tentang SDA yang tidak dapat diperbaharui, yaitu barang tambang yang ada di Indonesia. Mereka mengenal bentuk, proses terbentuknya, daerah penghasilnya, dan manfaat yg bisa kita gunakan di sekitar kita. Mereka membuat miniatur barang tambang, mencari informasi penting tentang barang tambang tersebut, dan mempresentasikannya di depan kelas. Siswa P5 sangat antusias mempersiapkan miniatur

Early Year 2: A Visit to Balaikota Surakarta

Early Year 2: A Visit to Balaikota Surakarta

EY2 students had fun walking around Balaikota Surakarta. They were able to observe the buildings such as the Mayor’s Office and Pendhapi Gedhe. The students also interacted and communicated with some employees there. This activity gave the students a new experience of visiting a government office and learning about the function of Balaikota. It also