Issue 14: November 22, 2019
From the BAIS Director At times I am amazed at the speed with which the school year passes. One month ago, we were having our first parent teacher conferences, and one month from now we will be celebrating Christmas. While November seems to be flying by, I am thrilled that we as a whole community […]
Issue 13: November 15, 2019
From the Facilities Manager Have you ever wondered how we keep our facilities looking so nice and clean each day, or how we keep our school grounds looking good and green, or how we keep our swimming pool clean and ready to be used? Our BAIS campus sits on about 30,350 m2 of land. This […]
Issue 12: November 8, 2019
From the College Counselor Phew! With the first university deadline on Friday, November 1st, at 11:59 pm, 25% of the senior class submitted applications for either Early Decision or Early Action to their first choice universities. Those applications represent much more than the hours the students spent filling them out. It represents years of work; […]
Issue 11: November 1, 2019
From the Director’s Desk Welcome to our parents who, yesterday and today, will attend our Parent-Teacher Conferences. Thank you for taking the time to come see us; we look forward to discussing the progress of your children. Please remember to take an extra 10 minutes to take our annual community survey on the computers outside […]
Issue 09: October 18, 2019
From the IISSAC Chair Usually I have the pleasure of writing this column representing our excellent secondary division of teachers and students. Today I get to share some thoughts as the Indonesian International Small School Activity Conference (IISSAC) chair and BAIS’ hosting of the 2019 IISSAC soccer tournament October 25-27. IISSAC has six member schools: […]
Issue 08: October 11, 2019
From the Secondary Principal’s Desk “What’s so great about an American education anyway?” The mission of BAIS is, “to enable students to achieve their full academic, physical, social, and spiritual potential, with a commitment to excellence. This education is based upon a foundation of biblical truth, respecting individuals of all religions and cultural backgrounds.” The […]
Issue 07: October 4, 2019
From the Director’s Desk Welcome to October! The end of first quarter of school is quickly approaching, and we have three exciting community events to look forward to over the course of the month. We will once again have a booth at the PVJ Educational Fair from October 14-20th. Ibu Hani Ramappa has worked hard […]
Issue 06: September 27, 2019
From the Athletic Director’s Desk I am consistently reminded how special the BAIS community is. In four weeks, about 200 students from six different schools, along with hundreds of fans, will convene on our campus for the IISSAC soccer tournament. Preparations began last year for the tournament. In the past two months, I have been […]
Issue 05: September 20, 2019
From the School Counselor’s Desk BAIS teachers use a variety of creative strategies in and out of class to help our students thrive academically, physically, socially, and spiritually. Occasionally, however, teachers identify students who need further support to meet their academic or behavioral goals. For those students who are referred by teachers, we begin a […]
