"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." - Alexander Graham Bell

After a long end-of-the-year holiday, we are recharged and ready to give the best education to our students. Discussing the lesson plans, upcoming events, schedules, and receiving inputs from other colleagues are some of the things that we did today.

Students, we hope you had a wonderful holiday and we'll see you on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 for the first day of school in Term 3.

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As the One-and-Only IB World School in Yogyakarta which offers the official IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP), we are proud to report that our school has passed the first 5 years evaluation (re-accreditation) by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), with an outstanding result.

Through this evaluation process that took place at the beginning of November, YIS gained a deeper understanding of both the aspects of the program that are being implemented effectively and the aspects that need further development. With great pleasure, we saw tremendous support from parents, teachers, staff, and students during the interview sessions with the evaluating team. We are content that YIS is able to provide the best education for the students and a conducive learning atmosphere which is supported by very solid stakeholders.

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The YIS End-of-the-Year Concert which was held last Friday was a huge success. We were taken to Neverland, a beautiful island full of magic and wonder, where we can see the adventure of Peter Pan, Wendy, and her little brothers.

Congratulations to everyone involved in making the beautiful concert happen, and happy holiday!

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Wow, we are now in the last week of Term 2. How time flies by!

Our PYP students are busy preparing themselves for the End-of-Year Concert which will be held this coming Friday. Amid their busy schedules, they still had time to buy secret gifts for their friends and shared their favourite food at the Secret Santa potluck party.

So, who is your secret Santa?

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Who likes science experiments?

We do! And today, we had Science Fair to celebrate World Science Day. The purpose of this amazing event is to highlight the important role that science and scientists have in our society.

The theme of this year's science fair is “The Science of Light and Colour”. Students demonstrated how colours can change if mixed with a certain chemical, how colours can glow in the dark, how to make paintings with pendulum techniques, etc. Parents were invited to this event, and it was interesting to see the interaction between parents and students.

Thank you to all YIS teachers, the Science Fair Committee, all students and parents for making this event successful.

What a fun day!

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Have you ever heard a story about dragons in Polish?

This morning, our Early Years and Grade 1-2 students invited Franio and Joseph's dad, Bapak Bartosz Jerzy Nowak, to tell some stories about dragons and to teach some words in Polish. He also gave a brief explanation about the origin of the Polish language. At the end of the class, Franio and Joseph sang a Polish song for their friends. It was fun!

Dziękuję, Pak Bartosz.

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