Mission and Vision
Our Mission and Vision guide everything that we do from how we learn to the dispositions that JIS students gain while at our school.
- We are passionate, inquisitive and creative – learning in Indonesia to be best for the world.
- We value perseverance, integrity, responsibility, respect, compassion, balance and fun.
- We will inspire joyful, rigorous learning and foster wellness as a pioneering, inclusive, and collaborative community.
- We learn by reflecting and relating, by being resourceful and resilient.
- cultivate a safe, inclusive, and empowering learning environment that supports all learners’ emotional, social and cognitive development
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use the backward-by-design planning model
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design materials and assessments that are situated in meaningful contexts
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explore a variety of resources to foster and enhance learning
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expose students to varied learning experiences to build resilience
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make lesson goals clear
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regularly assess students to determine their current level of understanding/performance in order to prepare next steps
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accommodate student needs by differentiating instruction and offering multiple modes of assessment
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give feedback that is aligned with learning goals
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ask questions and provide meaningful experiences that allow students to apply their learning
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challenge students’ misconceptions
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promote associations between learning and the transfer of learning
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model, provide exemplars, and scaffold learning to give students enough information to help them acquire concepts
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provide students with methods and approaches to consider how they learn and to choose relevant strategies for effective learning
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provide opportunities for each student to personalize their learning and explore their passions
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ensure students are working to expand their comfort zone and support cognitive struggle by differentiating learning experiences