Charis Global School is a private National Plus school in Lippo Cikarang, Bekasi City, West Java, Indonesia. Essentially, the school programs are developed into three categories: Early Childhood Program (Nursery 1–2 and Kindergarten 1–2), Primary Program (Grade 1 to 6) and Secondary Program (Grade 7 to 9).
The school provides an English-medium education system besides Bahasa Indonesia as the language of instruction for Indonesian-based subjects. The student composition is primarily Indonesian but includes other nationalities. There are expatriate students mainly from Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, and India.
History Charis Global School was established in 2007 for local and expatriate students living in Lippo Cikarang.
The school has grown rapidly after initially opening only a pre-school level that offers the Early Childhood Programs. In 2009, the school started its Primary Program. The school changed its name to Charis Global School from Charis Global International School to comply with the Indonesian government's regulations on prohibiting the use of word "international" in school names.
By 2016, the school had expanded into its Secondary Program.
Today the school has a total staff of about 70, out of which, 55 are teaching staff.
Curriculum
Charis Global School follows the National CurriculumNational Curriculum 2013 2017-edition prescribed by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in Primary and Secondary levels, and also adopts the Singapore education curriculum for English-based subjects such as Math, Science, English Language as well as Mandarin.
The school uses a wide range of teaching and learning methods to promote effective and engaged learning. For example, students are engaged in project-based learning. They also put up presentations to share their learning with their peers.
The school encourages participation in competitions, such as Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads (SASMO), American Mathematics Olympiads (AMO), National Science Olympiad (OSN), etc.
Notable achievements Key Winner Runner-up Third Place Finalist
Year Level Competitions Achievements2014 Primary Sakamoto Competition Matematika Beregu6th position 2015 PrimaryEnglish Story Telling CompetitionRunner-up (1)Third Place (2)2015 PrimaryMarshall Cavendish Books – Mentari Books English Writing Competition Top 20 Entries Final Round2015 Primary EF National Try Out English Competition The Winner 2015 Primary American Mathematic Olympiads3 Silver3 Bronze 2015 Primary Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads1 Gold2 Silver4 Bronze2016 PrimaryNational Science Olympiad(OSN) District Winner2016 Primary Reading, writing & Numeracy (Calistung) Bekasi district Competition Finalist2016 Junior HighPresident University English Speech Competition Third Place 2017 Primary Singapore & Asian Schools Math Olympiads2 Silver4 Bronze2017 Primary National Science Olympiad(OSN) Mathematics CompetitionSub-district Winner2018 Kindergarten World Mathematics Invitational KINDERGARTEN level 1 Bronze 2018 Primary World Mathematics Invitational PRIMARY level5 Silver3 Bronze2018 Junior High World Mathematics Invitational SECONDARY level 1 Bronze 2018 Primary Asia International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) Grade 3, 4, 5, and 61 Gold15 Silver4 Bronze 2018 Junior High Asia International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) Grade 7 and Grade 81 Silver3 Bronze
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