Advanced Placement vs. International Baccalaureate ? A Parent’ Dilemma
Parents want a non-biased review of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) from the International Baccalaureate Organisation, Genève, Switzerland, and...
Education
The Teacher Exodus: Why are International School Teachers Leaving?
Teachers come to Indonesia to teach at international schools for a variety of reasons: the opportunity to grow as an...
OMG Skool is Soooo Yesterday!
These dayz edukashun trewly is a compleet waist of time. Don’t need English anymore cz we alwz abbreviate and every1...
Bali & Massachusetts: Two School Systems Worlds Apart
Bill Dalton recounts his daughter Aysah’s unique but unenviable opportunity over the past ten years of alternating between two school...
Interning in Paradise | Julie van der Meer Mohr
Julie is Operational Manager of Internship Bali; an agency with a unique approach, placing students and growth-oriented individuals in exciting...
AIS Indonesia: A Lesson in Australian Education
The Australian Independent School (AIS) operates four sites across Indonesia, with over 700 students. Brenton Hall is the Principal of...
5 tech Start-ups Looking to Capitalise on Indonesia’s Education Industry
With the power of the Internet, these start-ups are looking to impact Indonesian academia and change the way people approach...
Let’ Talk About Sex: Are Indonesia’s Youth Ill-Prepared?
Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, is not an advocate for teaching formal sexual education...
Bali’s ROLE Models
The 3rd Annual Bali Women’s Role Model Awards 2014 This year BaliWISE has given skills education to more than fifty...
An Adventure of a Lifetime: Red Nose Foundation Goes to Poland
American writer and social activist Helen Keller once said that “Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all.”...
Meet Mike O?Leary
Founder and CEO of ROLE Bali, a non-profit humanitarian organization whose aim is to improve the education, well-being and self...
Global Village: An English School without Walls
Bukik Batabuah, Agam regency in West Sumatra. is blessed with beautiful rice terraces and cool air. The road along the...
Singapore International School Bona Vista students seriously care for their environment
Dua Tangan Cukup: Actions from Across the Archipelago The students of Singapore International School, Bona Vista, are always eager and...
Kids in the Kitchen
Small hands are a big help, and kids enjoy eating their recipe creations. Chubby hands held a measuring cup, poised...
Meet Dennise Rao
Meet Dennise Rao, one of the administrative, creative and inspirational forces at Jakarta International School. When did you come to...
Meet Ibu Robin Lim, CNN Hero of the Year 2011
Internationally renowned midwife and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat, Robin Lim provides services to expectant mothers and their children, as...
Inspiration Comes in all Shapes and Sizes: The Madura Library Project
Inspirational adults striving to make a difference in their communities are out there. Inspirational teenagers, however, are not as easy...
Indri Gautama, Owner of Royal Academy School
In this issue of Indonesia Expat’s Business Profile, we meet Indri Gautama. Indri is the owner of the Royal Academy...
The Jungle School
Butet Manurung is widely known in both Indonesia and on the international arena for her SOKOLA initiative, otherwise known as...
Meet Dr. Titus Leber
Meet Dr. Titus Leber, an Austrian filmmaker who transformed Borobudur into interactive multimedia....
The Physical and Emotional Connections of the Five Vital Organs
The foundations of traditional Chinese medicine dates back some five thousand years. The concept of Yin/Yang, together with the five...