With the melting pot of culture dominating today's era of globalization, PSKD Mandiri has been striving to create an Indonesian school model that enables students to learn how to both live and cope with complexity and diversity. "We inculcate our students with a high-value international education approach without having to overlook the national curriculum standard," says PSKD Mandiri executive director Tya Adhitama. Using both English and Bahasa Indonesia as the language of instruction, … [Read more...]
Can special needs students benefit from int’l education?
Children with learning difficulties can attain schooling success if they are given opportunities, effective teaching approaches and appropriate programs. Despite the fact that some international curriculum schools offer programs for children with special needs, can these children -- whether they have dyslexia, autism, Down's syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -- actually benefit from an … [Read more...]
