Jakarta Post, Monday, 2nd May 2011

By Sandralyn Byrnes – School Principal of Royal Tots Academy
The biggest concern I have with the education system in Indonesia is the quality of teaching.
Quality teaching occurs when the teacher’s ongoing analysis of the school, and the teacher’s decisions about which pedagogical knowledge and abilities to apply result in optimum learning by students. But in Indonesia we do not have benchmarks to adhere to and therefore Teaching Quality Standards are not consistent. Principals who employ teachers must use reasoned judgment to determine whether the …

Welcome back to another exciting term and a happy new year to all our Royal Tots Academy children, parents and friends!
What an exiciting term this is going to be for all of us. As usual we have some important dates to put into your calendars.
January 21st Peace Day also the Mother’s Morning Tea will be held on this day as well, 26th Australia Day ( for Miss Sandra ), February 1st- 4th Chinese Week Activites will be organised by Mandarin teachers, February 14th- 18th Save the earth week.
Each class …

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Rosmala Dewi - Professional Secretary
Passionate Working With Children
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It just fantastic to have this course. A lot of new things were revealed and I just found out that we can do some techniques to handle each child since they all are unique.
I can see the heart of Miss Sandra (Royal Tots Academy) for Indonesian children to see them grow up and have a great education, be creative and also build the right character.
I used to handle the children with my emotion without equipped any knowledge or the techniques but now I have practiced …

Great Learning, Great Teaching, Great Fun!

The International Primary Curriculum was originally designed and created to provide an internationally-focused curriculum for a group of 14 schools around the world. It was introduced in 2000 and very soon other schools wanted to use the curriculum so that today, the IPC is being used in over 800 schools in 58 countries creating a vibrant, global community that all members benefit from. Membership is available to all schools who purchase the IPC.
The principle of the IPC is to focus on a combination of academic, personal and …

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Tanty Fanran
As a parent, this training has helped me to understand the nature of children, I have received many tips to handle them during learning activities. Also new information and new ways to educate and encourage the children to do problem solving. Unlike what parents normally think, that academic achievement is very important, but it is how good the children handle their problems and be an overcomer.
Teacher’s Aid Training Certificate
Short Course 28 Oct – 2 Dec 2010

Confucius said many years ago ‘In his teaching the wise man guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but  does not take them to the place….. if his students are encouraged to think for themselves we may call the man  a good teacher”
On Friday 8th October, the teachers were exposed to a whole new set of pedagogical values. They learnt about deBono’s 6 Thinking Hats, looked at the history of Early childhood Education (which evolved back …