JIS Athletics | Jakarta Intercultural School

JIS Athletics is committed to offering all members of our community opportunities to participate in a variety of physical activities and competitive sport that are guided by the JIS Core Values.

JIS Athletics believes the experience of athletics, while challenging and rigorous, is rewarding, as students are guided towards success; success being defined as reaching the utmost of one’s abilities and potential in that activity.

Additionally, JIS Athletics programs are recognized as an extension of the students’ learning experience, and all programs support the holistic process of development established by the school.

Mission Statement

JIS Athletics is an education-based platform for sports participation and the mission for all JIS athletic programs and participants is that they will show respect for self and others, value teamwork, honor commitments, develop and demonstrate resilience, and win and lose gracefully. While team and individual successes are natural goals in the pursuit of excellence, the focus for all participants and supporters is that the principles of good sportsmanship and the JIS Core Values take precedence at all times.

Athletics at JIS

High School

Participation in athletics is an integral part of student life at JIS. Our teams play friendly games with local schools and sports clubs, as well as participate in the Jakarta Area Athletic Conference (JAAC) and in the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS) conference. The sports calendar for students in Grades 9-12 is split into three seasons spread throughout the high school year.

Season 1

August to October

Cross-country
Soccer
Volleyball

Season 2

October to February

Basketball
Rugby & Touch Rugby
Swimming
Tennis

Season 3

February - April

Badminton
Baseball & Softball
Golf
Track & Field

Middle School

The Middle School athletics program is designed to give as many students as possible an opportunity to play and experience sports. We are inclusive in the fact that we do not make any cuts from the program, and all students are welcome.

Within the program all participants will have the opportunity to compete. In each sport we will select at least one competitive team, that will represent JIS in an end of season tournament. An 'in house tournament' at the end of each season will allow any student not selected in a competitive team to develop as an athlete and refine skills learned.

Season 1

September - November

Basketball
Track and Field
Tennis
Softball/Baseball
Girl Power

Season 2

November - February

Soccer
Volleyball
Cross Country
Girl Power

Season 3

March - May

Badminton
Swimming
An Introduction to Contact Rugby
Touch Rugby
Girl Power

What is Girl Power?

Girl Power Inspired by the following article, from the Guardian newspaper which addresses girls stopping physical activity in their teenage years. After reading this article and with collaboration with the school counsellors we surveyed all MS students, and although not quite as extreme as the UK, where the article is written about, there were enough similarities for us to want to try to take action.

Girl Power is a program that will be run by female role models for female students. Female teachers from all divisions of JIS will offer a physical activity that they are passionate about. There is an incredible range of activities on offer, from Yoga and Pilates, to Dance, Badminton and Body Pump. Our hope is that Girl Power will give some girls who in the past have not chosen to do a traditional sport an opportunity to be physically active.

Early Years & Elementary School

Community Sports offers sporting and fitness activities in order to better serve both students and adults. These activities are operated outside the JIS curriculum, and so carry a separate fee per program. We offer a wide variety of year-round, after school activities and holiday camps taught by expat and local experts for elementary, middle & high school students, and we further have offerings for adults.

For more information about Community Sports you may send an email to: communitysports@jisedu.or.id

User Regulations for JIS Athletics Facilities

To support the wider community, external organisations or groups that align with our missions and objectives may make requests to use our facilities for activities. For more information about booking and renting our facilities, please email the High School Athletics Coordinator at: acolston@jisedu.or.id.