School: General Information and Academic Administration
SD Pelita Nusantara
School Profile
Pelita Nusantara was built in 2004 under the auspices of the Advanced Harapan Bangsa Indonesia Foundation.
SD Pelita Nusantara Profile
Principal: Ratna Sari Dewi
School Name: SD PELITA NUSANTARA
NPSN: 20247253
School Status: Private
Form of Education: Elementary School
Address: Jl. Suka Asih 61 A Setiabudhi
RT / RW: 2/6
Village / Kelurahan: GEGERKALONG
District: Kec. Sukasari
Regency: City of Bandung
Province: Prov. West Java
Postal Code: 40153
Latitude: -6.867.1 billion
Longitude: 107.596 billion
No Tel: 022-2038933
Fax No: 022-2040268
Email: delivery from school@gmail.com
Date of Decree Establishment: 01-01-2004
Ownership Status: Foundation
Date of Permit SK: 01-01-1910
The School is labeled as ;
"A Homey School for Future Leaders"
Bringing welfare and knowledge to all stakeholders, institutions, teachers, students & parents.
Become an integrated special school in Indonesia that is able to create a healthy and responsible young generation who will become candidates for leaders who are Global minded, Adult & Independent
Unity in diversity. This is to cater whatever needs of the learners no matter how diverse they are.
Academic Support System
SD Pelita Nusantara
The initials SD stands for Sekolah Dasar which means Primary.
Sd Pelita Nusantara is both a national and international school for primary pupils. The school aims to provide students the learning and experiences that they deserve through bringing welfare and knowledge to all stakeholders, institutions, teachers, students & parents.
Pelita Nusantara School is one of the Cambridge International Schools, the school applied learning material based on the Cambridge curriculum with the main subjects being the Mathematics, Science and English with the Cambridge checkpoint assessment upon reaching higher level.
This educational institution is engaged with skillful and competent teachers wherein they aims to develop every learner holistically. "The learning concept is student centered based on the Active Learning Program which offers our students the opportunity to be independent, tolerant, open minded and have the initiative to do things themselves. We guide and motivate them to maximize their potential so that they will be ready to actualize themselves and face challenges in their communities and an independent global world" said Yanti, said Ratna Vijayanti .
They conduct quarterly exams to measure the performance of the learners. In preparation for their Cambridge Examinations as part for their international curriculum, teachers give students parallel test and thorough review before the actual cambridge checkpoint assessment.
In terms of the physical environment, the school is surrounded with facilities that encourage pupils to learn in a conducive way because a healthy,safe and motivating environment contribute to the successful learning of the learners. They have air-conditioner in every classroom, well and organized classrooms and a spot for learners to play.
Teaching System and Curriculum
TEACHING SYSTEM
The teaching system and curriculum of SD Pelita Nusantara School includes the Character Strengthening Education (PPK) the school used the character building formation with a license from 7 Habits - Steven Covey
In the teaching system in academic ,the content of the subjects are taught in a spiral progression in which it starts from simple to complex basis.It is conducted by the teachers in different strategies in a way that the strategy that they have used is suited for the learners. For example, teachers in grade one often used a one on one strategy and emphasizes the use of mother tongue.Teachers come in simultaneously in each class depending to what subjects they are concentrating.
It is part on the teaching system of the school to a lot time for muslim pupils, faculty and staff to do their praying.
CURRICULUM
The school’s content of teaching are both grounded from the national and international curriculum . The national curriculum is grounded to educational plans that are in accordance with the demands and changes that occur in society. On the other hand, the school follows an international curriculum of Cambridge. The Cambridge Assessment International Education prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning.
National Subjects include
Bahasa Indonesia,Sain,Social Science,Matematika,General Education, Leadership Building, P.E, Religion, Arts and Music.
International Subjects include
English, Mathematics and Science
7 Habits
SD Pelita Nusantara equips every learner to become globally competent. With this, the school doesn’t just provide an excellent educational experience but as well also with the upholding of proper positive values. These 7 habits are recited by the students every friday each week to remind and to live their lives by the truth and meaning conveyed by the 7 habits of Steven Covey, USA
Applied the National Curriculum from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and adapted it to an international license under the Cambridge International Examination with an ID number from ID257.
Materials and other Learning Resources
Materials
Based from my interview with teacher Kiki, the vice principal of the school. She explained that the materials in common for the teachers are the teaching journals. The teaching journals contain the syllabus of what should be taken within the school year. In addition to this, the learners also have their own books and workbooks for their different subjects. According to Ms. Kiki, It is encourage to every teacher to bring other instructional materials and learning resources in deepening the lesson. Thus, they can be creative as their own and search in the internet for ideas, as long as it is still parallel to the curriculum that they follow.
Other learning resources
The school have;
Leadership building programs from Leaders in Me,
7 Habits, Steven Covey, USA.
Enriching learning experience with Fun Hour Programs every Friday (PG, KG and Primary)
Field Trips
School Immersions for all levels
Pupils' book in international science
CLASS TIGA(3)B doing their worksheet in international math.This is a follow up evaluation to how deep they understood the topic.
In addition, teacher Kiki explain that in terms of evaluating and measuring the knowledge of learners, they keep record on every scores that the pupils get in every quizzes, scores from their workbook and performance tasks.
Other than these are evaluation and measurement that can be found in the internet such as rubrics for performance tasks. This is because, it is hard for a teacher to grade if you do not follow a basis. It has to be rated through a given set of standards. In connection, a teacher can provide authentic evidence of the performance of the learners.
The evaluation is not limited to appear in a paper and pencil test in every individual student but as well also to the group activity tasks ratings.
Measurement and Evaluation
Teaching Plan
The teaching plan of teachers in SD Pelita Nusantara varies from any teacher depending on their teaching strategies and to what type of learners that they are dealing with but they have a uniform format in making the lesson plan. Below is the example.docx of their weekly form for lesson plan. This lesson plan has to be checked by the principal of the school before its implementation. It is scheduled to be submitted in the first day every week.
Also, the teacher who will teach to a certain subject is not a sole responsibility of the adviser. This means that there are subject teachers assigned in each class. For instance, in class tiga(3) B, they have IbuRatna, the principal of the school as their class teacher in their Bahasa Indonesia subject. Teachers come simultaneously in the class.
General Curriculum
Pelita Nusantara follows a Dual Curriculum it is a combination of National Curriculum and International Curriculum. Thus, it follows the following set of standards.
1. Following the National Examination in accordance with the provisions of the National Education Office.
2. Obtain International Curriculum with frame work and book books from the UK (United Kingdom) such as: Math, English, Science
3. Get Pelita Nusantara Featured Lessons such as Creativity and Problem Solving, Life Skill, Intensive Sport Activities.
4. Introduction to English. Daily conversations and teaching and learning activities use English actively (except for a few National lessons)
5. 7 Habits Character Formation Program (Steven Covey, USA) delivered every week in theory (Workbook & Agenda)
6.Fun Week Every semester is filled with various activities that contain elements of education.
7.There are Ethics Lessons Like:
Moral Ethics Students are given advice relating to commendable behavior delivered by experts such as religious leaders·
Applied the National Curriculum from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and adapted it to an international license under the Cambridge International Examination with an ID number from ID257.
A pupil of class dua(2)-B making an art drawing.
A video of one of the activities that the school conducts. It is part of their celebration of Independence Day.
Teaching is never easy;It requires passion and determination
love to service
SD Pelita Nusantara:Captured Moments
