About Us

Message From Principal

The Indonesian international School Yangon (IISY) is one
of the Indonesian schools aboard which was originally
founded as a diplomatic school. Its purpose was to provide primary and high school education for the children of the Indonesian Embassy staff and for the children of Indonesian families living in Myanmar. One of its main missions was to be an agent of culture.

In 2004 the school became an international school which then offered education to not only Indonesian students, but to Myanmar students and to other nationalities. As a result of this decision, to communicate with one another, English (being an international language) was adopted and is now spoken both in and out of the classroom.

To accommodate and to teach the different nationalities we have recruited teachers from Myanmar, Europe and Australia. These teachers have special qualifications to be teachers at IISY. In this current academic year 2006/2007, we have 26 teachers and 15 staff members. Myanmar people make up 75% of the employed staff.

At IISY we have designed a curriculum and a program to meet the needs of our students. It is a curriculum that provides a way that can be followed and understood by the Indonesian, Myanmar and other nationality students. We have combined Indonesian, (stated by Depdiknas) Myanmar, and International curriculums within a framework that is both exciting and challenging. It is a curriculum that should satisfy most students The curriculum will help the teachers and students alike. For teachers it will promote the development of better quality teaching methodologies and teaching practices. For students the curriculum offers subjects that will be interesting and enjoyable. Students will again skills, knowledge, and qualifications that will prepare them for their careers. In addition, it will prepare them for further education and equip them for their life.

Also in the design of our learning program we have developed our curriculum with reference to the four pillars of education. These are:
• Learning to know
• Learning to do
• Learning to live together
• Learning to be

Many of our activities are designed to increase a student's knowledge and to improve their skills so as to prepare a firm foundation for their future. In preparing a firm foundation, we have therefore included information technology (IT) as a subject. We have realized that information technology increasingly plays an important role in life so it has become one of our major educational programs.

Another important activity that we have is the extra-curricula program. We support our overall academic program by encouraging all students to participate in this program. There is a wide and varied range of activities which, depending upon student interest and the availability of facilities and materials, will vary from time to time.
At IISY our aim is to provide quality education of the highest order for all of our students irrespective of where they come from. We want to provide a friendly and relax atmosphere so as to maximize a student's learning. We want our students to enjoy school and treat is like a second home. Moreover, we would like the student to see their teachers as second parents while they are at school.

In stating our aims and our activities, we recognize that the indonesian Embassy in Yangon, the parents, the students, the teachers, and the school administration are all involved in the process of education. We thank everyone for their support and co-operation.

Finally in this era of globalization, it is our hope that IISY will be able to respond in an effective and relevant way to the modern needs of education.

 

Best Regards
RAHMAN PRIAELMU
 

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