Charis Global School is a private

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, Bekasi City,

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. Essentially, the school programs are developed into three categories: Early Childhood Program ( Nursery 1-2 and

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1-2), Primary Program (Grade 1 to 6) and Secondary Program (Grade 7 to 9). The school provides an

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system besides

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as the language of instruction for Indonesian-based subjects. The student composition is primarily Indonesian but includes other nationalities. There are expatriate students mainly from Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, and India.

History

Charis Global School was established in 2007 for local and expatriate students living in

. The school has grown rapidly after initially opening only a pre-school level that offers the Early Childhood Programs. In 2009, the school started its Primary Program. The school changed its name to Charis Global School from Charis Global International School to comply with the Indonesian government's regulations on prohibiting the use of word "international" in school names. By 2016, the school had expanded into its Secondary Program. Today the school has a total staff of about 70, out of which, 55 are teaching staff.

Curriculum

Charis Global School follows the

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prescribed by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in Primary and Secondary levels, and also adopts the Singapore education curriculum for English-based subjects such as Math, Science, English Language as well as Mandarin. The school uses a wide range of teaching and learning methods to promote effective and engaged learning. For example, students are engaged in

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. They also put up presentations to share their learning with their peers. The school encourages participation in competitions, such as Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiads (SASMO), American Mathematics Olympiads (AMO), National Science Olympiad (OSN), etc.

Notable achievements

References

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