Al-Izhar Pondok Labu (AIPL) is a moderate Islamic
K-12 school in Pondok Labu,
South Jakarta
South Jakarta ( id, Jakarta Selatan; bew, Jakarte Beludik ), colloquially known as ''Jaksel'', is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not ...
,
Indonesia
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. It consists of a kindergarten, primary school, junior secondary school and senior secondary school. It is a
National Plus school A National Plus school in Indonesia refers to a school that offers education beyond the minimum requirements of the national Indonesian accreditation authorities. It is an unofficial term, undefined by law, regulation or any official body and theref ...
and the language of instruction is Indonesian. The school's motto is ''Beriman, Mandiri, Kreatif, Nasionalis'' or Pious, Independent, Creative, Nationalist.
History
AIPL was founded by
Bustanil Arifin
Bustanil Arifin (10 October 1925 – 13 February 2011) was an Indonesian politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, rej ...
, a former Minister of Cooperation and Small and Medium Enterprises. It was established in 1974, beginning with its kindergarten program, officially opened by the Minister of Education at the time,
Fuad Hassan. The following year, the school opened a primary school. In 1979, the junior secondary school was officially opened by
B. J. Habibie
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (; 25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian engineer and politician who was the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. Less than three months after his inauguration as the seventh vice preside ...
, then-Chairman of the Union of Intellectual Indonesian Muslims who later became the third president of Indonesia. In 1982 it completed its offering of educational levels when it opened a senior secondary school, officiated by Wardiman Djojonegoro, the Minister of Education and Culture at the time.
Campus
The school is located on RS Fatmawati Street, near Pondok Labu market in
South Jakarta
South Jakarta ( id, Jakarta Selatan; bew, Jakarte Beludik ), colloquially known as ''Jaksel'', is one of the five administrative cities which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. South Jakarta is not self-governed and does not ...
. The campus includes separate buildings for the four schools, a library, track field, two soccer fields, outdoor basketball court, air-conditioned theater, indoor basketball-court, a mosque and a creche.
Curriculum and activities
Kindergarten
The two-year kindergarten curriculum includes science, language, manipulative media, mathematics, singing and music, and physical education. Students are also asked to select one of a range of extracurricular activities, included in the tuition. For level A (younger students) these are arts, dancing, sports and singing. For level B these are dancing, Koran, singing and
gamelan
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.
Primary school
The primary school follows a competency-based curriculum. In its core is the National Curriculum as set out by the Ministry of National Education, incorporating Indonesian, English, civic education, Islamic studies, mathematics, social science, natural science, health and physical education, arts and crafts. Students are required to take a computer studies as an extracurricular activity. Additionally, they may choose one of the following extracurricular activities: arts, soccer, singing, basketball,
scouts
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, dance,
pencak silat, badminton, computer club,
Koran reading and athletics.
Junior secondary school
At its core, the junior secondary school also follows a competency-based curriculum as set out by the Ministry of National Education. This incorporates Islamic studies, civic education, Indonesian, English, mathematics, natural science, social studies, arts or music, health and physical sciences, ICT and self-development (either home economics or electronics). The selection of extracurricular activities are soccer, basketball, electronics club, English club, science club, badminton, photography, Basic Leadership Training (compulsory for grade 1 students), Japanese and Mandarin.
Senior secondary school
In their first year, students in the senior secondary school study a comprehensive curriculum incorporating Islamic studies, civics, English, history, physical education, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, economics/accounting, sociology, geography, arts/music, local competency, computer, French, and Mandarin. In their final two years, students are streamed into a natural science (basic curriculum plus chemistry, physics, biology and advanced mathematics) and social science (basic curriculum plus economics, sociology and geography) streams depending on their first year marks and their preference. Extracurricular activities include English debating, soccer, basketball, traditional dance, flag-raising, drama, badminton,
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
, science, graphic design and catering.
Achievements
In 2005, the Education Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta named Al-Izhar along two other National Plus schools an international-standard school, on the basis of the "quality of their teachers and the achievements of their students".
Students of the school have won international awards and medals for mathematics, technological innovation, debating championships, performed as a choir and orchestra group at international summits and performed fundraising musical theatre. Its teachers have been awarded for developing good practice teaching methods by UNESCO, and published best-selling examination preparation books.
Notable alumni
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Gita Gutawa, young soprano singer
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Tashya Kamila, singer, actress.
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Acah Septriasa, singer, actress.
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Lala Karmela
Karmela Mudayatri Herradura Kartodirdjo or better known as Lala Karmela (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 2 April 1985) is an Indonesian actress, singer and songwriter of mixed Filipino and Javanese descent.
Early life
Born Karmela Mudayatri Her ...
, Indonesian-Filipino singer
*Reynazran Royono, Founder of
Snapcart - a globally recognized tech startup
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Dimas Anggara, model, actor, singer
*Elok Pratiwi, actress in South Korea
The Exclusive: Beat The Devil's Tattoo
*
Mesty Ariotedjo, model; harpist; socialite
*Wulan Guritno, actress and television presenter
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Zivanna Letisha Siregar
Zivanna Letisha Siregar (born February 16, 1989) is an Indonesian talk show host, book writer, philanthropist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2008, She has a chance to represent Indonesia at Miss Universe 2009 Pag ...
,
Puteri Indonesia 2008 (Miss Indonesia Universe 2009)
*Rayi Putra Rahardjo, singer, member of
RAN (Indonesian group)
*Astono Andoko, musician, member of
RAN (Indonesian group)
*Anindyo Baskoro, singer, member of
RAN (Indonesian group)
References
External links
Al-Izhar Pondok Labu Official Site
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Schools in Jakarta
National Plus schools