Manado International School
is a leading Christian institution lead by Sir. Billy Kumolontang, the director
of the school. It has the International Standard which the students must speak in English. In Manado, Manado
International School or known as MIS is the first-ever school who used English
as the first language instead of the language of Indonesia. It is hardly understandable
at the first time but along the time the students eventually adapt well because
of the inquisitive of the students can lead them to speak English fluently.
Manado
International School has the facilities such as; sport facilities, cafeteria,
air-conditioned classroom, auditorium, etc. It contains 3 buildings; annex
building, elementary-section building, and the high school-section building.
Every year there is always an event to let the students take a
"break" from all the subjects, such as; camping, field trip, study
tour, DBL, etc.
Manado
International School accommodate from Kindergarten to High School section, so
it's pretty much can contains 700 students. Every year MIS always had the graduating students and the newcomers, which is the
newcomers must went through the PEC (Preparatory English Class) to prepare their
English so they could adapt with the other students that has speak English
well.
About
the event such as camping, usually for the elementary they had their camp in
the school backyard since the school is quite big. For the Middle School
usually they combined it with the High School but since the year of 2012 they
separated both Middle School and High School because the camp site can't really
accommodate the whole Middle School and High School. There is also an event
such as Field Trip. Approximately, every year the school let the students to
have their field trip outside or inside the country. Those who will not join
the field trip will have their own field trip which is the one-day camping
trip.
In
the year of 2008 to 2013, MIS severely receive a foreigner student, but the
school itself contains student from Australia,
Sweden, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Germany, Papua New
Guinea, Korea and Indonesia.
The graduating class, 6;9;12, receive a graduating diploma
from MIS.
A
Middle School life of a student is the step to be a real teenager. My friend
and I went to MIS to study better English, we’ve been there since 7th
Grade and now as 2 years passed we were seated at the “senior class” or the “graduating
class”.
Life
of a 7th grader, is like a person tied into a really tight rope that
the person even can’t breathe, because as your typical seventh grader, they
will fervently follow all the rules
and regulations because they are afraid
of the consequences that will befall upon them. As MIS follows the Abeka curriculum, it’s a little bit
different with the National School that follows the Indonesian curriculum. As
my friend and I observe the Indonesian curriculum was more focused to the UAN
lessons or the National Examination. UAN is a National test in which the
graduating class has to follow (for Indonesian only) so they can get the
certificate of being an elementary students; middle school students; and a high
school students. In Indonesia we will need the certificate to continue our
study to college, but if you will be studying abroad then it will be completely
useless for you as the International standards don’t require you to have it.
The
7th grader, particularly the A class, which is the class that need
more attention on their English must
follow the PEC program which has been specialized for the students who need
more help on their English. 7th grade sport was separated from the 8th
grade and the 9th grade, not really separated but has been divided
into their own schedule as the sports hall can’t contains all of the Middle
school students all in one go.
They
also had their regular schedules which are to follow the extracullicular,
elective, and arts lessons. This interlude subjects, is to prevent the students
from getting bored for studying in the school for 8 hours. And it also helps
the student to unfold their hobby more to make it useful for them in the
future.
For
the 8th grader, they practically must went through the S.A selection
which is they themselves has to promote themselves to be the S.A of the middle
school, the 9th grader can’t follow because of the distraction of
the UAN. The 8th grader can also be called as the second hand
command in middle school as they are the second senior of middle school, which
they also can lead the younger students to learn for the better.
As
the 7th grader become the 8th grader, at least they
become a bit more matured than before, because they have to learn an
independent attitude where they will be taught for not to be dependent of
others. But because they become more independent than before they will start to
bend the “rules” a little bit because
they are not the so-called “7th grades” anymore that will always
follow the rules with terrified attitude of having the consequences. Why I know
that? Because I experienced it after all. I'm a badgirl yeah, kidding :p.
Well,
9th graders, it’s a hell loop for the graduating students, for they
will follow the enhancement, which is pretty much tiring but useful. 9 graders
will be focused more of the UAN lessons as they will follow the UAN. For those
who will not join the UAN or the National Exam, they will follow the
oh-so-called “pullout” class. The pullout class will still having the original
class, as they didn’t follow the UAN, of course. The 9th graders
also must have to come on Sunday to
follow the enhancements, as Saturday they can’t because MIS is a Sabbath school.
After all the hard work, the 9th graders who passed the National
Exam still must come to school to follow the School Exam and to wait for the
graduating announcement, after that the 9th graders will have their
own freedom. YEY!.
Anyway, this is some photo of MIS or known as Manado International School.
The Entrance of the School; the Main Lobby; the Sports Hall; and the MIS Logo:
