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NORTH JAKARTA INTERCULTURAL SCHOOL KELAPA GADING, NORTH JAKARTA, INDONESIA HEAD OF SCHOOL START DATE: JULY 1, 2019 NJIS.ORG Mission The mission of NJIS is to provide a challenging and enriched international education with an American curriculum that prepares our students for success in higher education and excellence in all aspects of life. Vision NJIS delivers an innovative educational program that instills in its students integrity, a commitment to learning, and the confidence to excel and lead. OVERVIEW North Jakarta Intercultural School (NJIS), an independent, not-for-profit day school for students in Preschool through Grade 12, seeks a Head of School effective July 1, 2019. An international school with an American orientation, NJIS believes in building bright futures for its students. The school views education not just as an investment, but as a commitment to developing well-educated children who, equipped with the right tools, can and will make the world a better place. NJIS strives to educate children for the unique and challenging world in which we live. The school sees its students as individuals and as capable learners who need to be equipped with the skills that are necessary for success. To facilitate the development of these skills, teachers build creative learning opportunities to prepare students to meet unknown challenges. Children are provided with time to share ideas, express opinions, and describe their perspectives so they can be ready to collaborate across boundaries to solve problems. Students at NJIS graduate equipped with the social, emotional, and academic skills necessary for the future. They are global citizens with a worldview and commitment to community. They are engaged learners and academically-minded individuals who demonstrate growth in multiple disciplines. They are critical thinkers, communicators, and technologically literate learners who use technology to enhance their learning. Upon graduation, students are well prepared for college, confident in their unique abilities, and ready to make a difference through their contributions to society. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 1 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com Fast Facts Students Enrolled: 272 Zip Codes Represented: 26 Students of Color: 36% Student to Faculty Ratio: 7 to 1 Faculty and Staff of Color: 51% Faculty Holding Advanced Degrees: 74% Athletic Teams: 8 competitive varsity and junior varsity teams Endowment: $2.5 million Total Financial Aid Awarded for 17-18: $1.4 million Students Receiving Financial Aid for 17-18: 21% THE SCHOOL The North Jakarta Intercultural School (NJIS) is an independent, co-educational international school, founded in 1990 and established in the Republic of Indonesia as a not-for-profit social foundation. The school offers an American curriculum and the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program. NJIS takes the approach that students are best engaged through a balanced college- preparatory program that emphasizes inquiry-based approaches, critical thinking, a love of learning, and promotes global citizenship in a community that is enriched by its diversity. Students have the opportunity to demonstrate growth and learning in a number of areas. NJIS especially believes that the development of leadership is critical to student success and that students should be prepared to contribute to each other’s success. The school enrols both expatriate and Indonesian students. Regardless of the nationality of the student, the educational program is personalized for the students’ needs and facilitated by a caring and engaged staff. NJIS faculty members are a primarily expatriate, with the majority being U.S. citizens. All teachers have at least a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years’ teaching experience. All teachers are certified by recognized and accredited universities. Most faculty members have a master’s degree. NJIS is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS). The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 2 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com ACADEMICS North Jakarta Intercultural School offers an international experience with a progressive, U.S. orientation. It follows the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life. The standards focus on core concepts and procedures starting in the early grades, which gives teachers the time needed to teach them and gives students the time needed to master them. Because their design and content have been refined through successive drafts and numerous rounds of evaluation and feedback, the standards represent a synthesis of the best elements of standards-related work in all states and other countries to date. Maximum class size is 22 students with many classes much smaller. Because many students come to NJIS from non-English speaking schools or are not fully fluent in English, NJIS provides a language immersion education wherein English is the primary language of instruction. Language immersion provides a content-rich environment in which English is explicitly instructed from elementary through high school, and in classes where English Language Learners learn in the same context as their English-speaking peers. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 3 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten NJIS is committed to developing the youngest of learners in an Early Childhood Education program which emphasizes the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of each child. In the warm, caring, and nurturing environment of Preschool (ages 2-4, which opened in January 2018), Pre-K (age 4), and Kindergarten (age 5), NJIS strives to provide an experience that will meet students’ needs and stimulate learning in all developmental areas. Teachers help students discover and enhance their full potential in order to become independent, responsible, and socially adjusted individuals in schools, at home, and in the community. Bright and spacious classrooms, activity rooms, and play spaces allow children to learn and inquire. Facilities also include a library with a large collection of developmentally-appropriate books and a music room for Kindergarten students to participate and engage in music, rhythm, motor, and language programs. Lower School In Lower School for students in Grades 1-5, teachers ensure that children are exposed to opportunities for positive social skill development and awareness of self and others. The environment created by the faculty allows students to be engaged and successful participants in their own education, instilling a love for learning at an early age. The grades are founded on the cumulative and social nature of learning, through which children grow and develop into committed, productive global citizens. Students follow a core academic program that helps them develop into effective communicators and critical thinkers. Students pursue coursework in all learning areas, including language arts, math, science, social studies, English language development, physical education, Mandarin, library, art, choir, music, and performing arts. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 4 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com Middle School Peer relationships and groundwork for the formal college preparation program found at the high school level are central to the Middle School program for Grades 6-8. During this period of physical, emotional, and social change, Middle School strives to achieve a balance between the demands of a college-preparatory school and the needs of a growing adolescent. Maintaining focus on the development of the whole child, the curriculum addresses intellectual, social, emotional, aesthetic, creative, physical and ethical development. Teachers combine their knowledge with students’ special interests to promote an academically stimulating environment. Opportunities are available for individual and collaborative experiences. The Middle School curriculum provides a solid foundation in subjects including English, math, science, social studies, Indonesian, Mandarin, physical education, English language development, library, performing arts, and choir. The Search Group | Carney, Sandoe & Associates 5 [email protected] | www.carneysandoe.com College Matriculation NJIS graduates have matriculated to the following colleges and universities, among others: American Center for Education, Singapore Babson College, USA Bentley University, England Berklee College of Music, USA Boston College, USA Donhisha University, Japan Emily Carr University of Arts & Design, Vancouver, Canada Harvard University, USA Hult International Business School, London & San Francisco Campus MacEwan University Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Maryland Institute of Creative Arts Baltimore, Maryland, USA Melbourne University, Australia Monash University, Australia High School Queens University, Canada High School at NJIS offers an American curriculum for Grades Ramapo College of New Jersey, 9-12 designed to allow each student a unique opportunity for Mahwah, USA Savannah College of Arts, growth. The program promotes the development of effective Savannah, USA communicators, literate individuals, critical thinkers, self- School