From the Director
Dear BAIS Community!
I hope and pray that you and your family enjoy the extended break from the routines of school and work during this Christmas Season. I am so thankful for all of the students, parents, and staff that make up this unique community. I pray this break can be used to reflect and recharge as we consider the significance of the holiday that we are celebrating. Emmanual, God with us!! What a wonderful and amazing truth to consider. The Almighty God is not a distant god, but He is a relational God that made a way for our redemption, a gift, not something to achieve.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce our newly hired Elementary Principal!
Over the past 17 years, Neil Cantrall has been an educator in a variety of different roles. The past 6 years he has served in our NICS school in Lima, Peru as a teacher, principal, and director. Neil and his family will join BAIS in July 2020. As a family, they enjoy the outdoors and fitness. Kelsey is a trainer and an integrative health coach, Neil especially enjoys surfing, cycling, soccer, and basketball, and the three boys enjoy riding bikes and building with Legos. We are excited to have this amazing family join our community.
In Him,
Mr. Karl Nielsen
Director
Finance News
Re-enrollment Form
Hello Parents,
Please complete this form and make payment with appropriate fees to the BAIS office on or before Friday, January 10, 2020. Your child’s reenrollment for the 2020-2021 school year is secure when this form and the accompanying payment have been received. Payment can be made by bank transfer or cash to the finance office.
Please note after January 10, 2020 your child’s seat in class is no longer guaranteed. The 10,000,000 IDR non-refundable reenrollment deposit will be applied towards the student’s fall 2020 tuition. After January 10, 2020 only 7,000,000 IDR of the 10,000,000 IDR deposit will be applied towards the student’s fall 2020 tuition.
Second Semester Payment
We also want to take this opportunity to remind you that the second semester payment is due on or before Friday, January 10, 2020. Additionally, the payment options that BAIS allows here in Indonesia are as follows:
For Indonesian Rupiah cash payments, please pay directly to the BAIS Finance Office during office hours. BAIS accepts cash payments between 7:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. For bank transfers, please pay directly to the BAIS bank account with full detailed information regarding the student’s name and grade in the information section of the bank form. The bank account information is the following:
Bank Name: PT Bank Permata
Bank Address: Jalan Merdeka No. 66, Bandung
Account Name: Yayasan Bandung Alliance Intercultural S
Account #: 809-01-8415
Swift Code: BBBAIDJA
Please note that BAIS does not accept Giros, Checks, or ATM transfers as a payment method. If you have any questions, please contact the Finance team at finance@baisedu.org. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
BAIS Finance Department
finance@baisedu.org
Battle of the Books
The Battle of the Books team is still selling dried fruit until their battle on January 18! They are a great snack for yourself or as a gift for friends/family. As a bonus, buying this fruit also supports the SunRei outreach in Malang! Check out these delicious options!
- 50gr bags of dried Sunburst mangoes (sweet/sour) for Rp. 20.000 per bag
- 50gr bags of dried Tropical Paradise mangoes (honey mango) for Rp. 20.000 per bag
- 100gr bags of dried pineapples for Rp. 27.000 per bag
Drama Annoucement
Drama practice will resume on Wednesday, January 15. Please make sure to review lines and songs over Christmas break as well as learn all of your lines for Act 2.
1/15 — Act 2 Scenes 2-3
Performers: Everyone
Songs – “He Was Tall,” “When You’re Driving Through the Moonlight”, “A Lovely Night”, “A Lovely Night Reprise”
College Acceptance Update
Congratulations to Emily Nielsen!
Emily has been accepted to Wheaton College. Make sure to congratulate her when you see her around campus. Also, please be praying for the other students in the senior class as they are in the process of applying or are waiting for the decisions to be announced.
Angel Tree
A big Thank You on behalf of Permata Bali Children’s Home! Our Angel Tree program this year has been a huge success!
Many, many thanks + God’s blessings to you who donated money and/or gifts. God bless you for your generosity!
You all donated 7 juta plus many gifts – we were able to spend 3.5 juta of the money to buy the rest of the gifts for each child, youth and worker at the home, and we sent the gifts via J&T so that they will be there in time for Christmas. The rest of the donations we have transferred to Ibu Tina, who runs the home, so that she can buy a stroller for the three new babies they have recently adopted, and also to contribute to their building fund. They are working on raising funds for another building on their property.
I won’t list everyone who donated here, but you know who you are and God does too!
Thank you for being a blessing and may you be blessed too!
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Gratefully yours,
Ms. Jana Dickman
Face the Facts
Congratulations to the first semester elementary Face the Facts champions! The lower elementary champion of addition and subtraction facts is Jung Min Lee!
The upper elementary champion of multiplication and division facts is Lucas Lo!
Congratulations to all the LE and UE participants: Elle, SangWoo, Stefanie, Seonghwan, David, Samuel, Liza, Tabitha, Jayden, Gwen, Yoyo, Jane, and Glenn!
A big thanks to all of the staff and parents who participated in the hilarious ‘grown-up’ round: Mrs. Wongkar, Ms. Harvey, Mr. Straznicky, Mr. Whitehurst, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Ramappa, Mr. Nielsen, and Mr. Landert. It was fun!
National Honor Society
The BAIS chapter of the National Honor Society is now accepting applications for membership. NHS is a national organization based in America that recognizes high achieving students in grades 10-12. Please see Mrs. Nielsen for more detailed information. The due date for completed applications is January 17, 2020.
Athletics & Club News
IISSAC Basketball
- The 2019 IISSAC 2019-2020 Record
Boys: 3-2
Girls: 1-4 - Basketball practice will resume Jan. 13. Boys will practice from 3:45-5:15; Girls will practice from 4:00-6:00.
Saturday, Dec. 14 – Boys @ Trinitas: 27-25
Senior Rio Primandaru sank a pivotal basket to ensure a BAIS victory. He said, “I remember missing all four or five of my other three point shot attempts before hitting the clutch three late in the fourth quarter. It was a rough game, but if anything, I think this game showed us that we are able to compete with any team. Just like soccer, this basketball season has been a process, and we’re still only halfway through it. I don’t know what the outcome of IISSAC or BAC will be, but I do know that as a team, we will be giving our all.”
Mr. Thomas observed, “The game against Trinitas was very physical which made it difficult to score. I’m pleased that we were able to persevere through the pressure at the end and finish with the victory.”
Saturday, Dec. 14 – Girls @ Trinitas: 9-34
Sophomore and post Karen Lee said, “The game against Trinitas was filled with hard work and good effort. Although the other team had skills that surpassed ours, it was a good practice match. We were able to strengthen our teamwork and abilities, which is beneficial to us in the future. Even though we didn’t win, I was proud of how we tried our best even against a team who was on a different level.”
Ms. Christensen said, “The ladies played really hard against a very physical team. They were given lots of opportunities to grow and practice new skills. Even through injuries they kept their heads high and tried their best.”
Upcoming Games
BAIS vs. BIS -Friday, Jan. 17. Girls start at 4:15; Boys follow.
- The BAC Tournament is Feb. 8 at Trimulia. The IISSAC tournament will be Feb. 21-23 at Surabaya.
- Senior recognition will happen between games. Parents of seniors, please come!
After School Clubs and Activities
- Season Two of After School Clubs/Activities will resume on Monday, January 13.
- Starting in January 15 there will be a Kid’s Yoga Club open to Preschool students. The club will meet at 2:45 on Wednesdays. There are only seven spots available. Please contact Ibu Dias if you want your child to join.
- The Battle of the Books teams will compete in their annual competition against Mountainview Christian School in Salatiga on January 18. Good luck Battlers!!!! The BAIS team consist of Michael Hartono, Kezia Chandra, Lulu Shi, David Park, JiHun Shin, JiSeong Shin, HuiSoo Woo, Jaeha Jung, Erica Oh, Nathan Darmamulia, Esther Lindley, and Rayanne Davis
Keep your eyes on the BAIS Buzz for updates, changes, and more information!
