VIS Journey

we learnwe risewe lead

Our tagline is also the journey every child takes here. It starts with how they learn, grows through who they become, and shows in how they lead.

we learn

Our stance

We don't hand children answers. We teach them how to find them.

Long before IB candidacy, we were a constructivist, progressive school, where children build their own understanding by questioning, investigating and reflecting. The IB framework gives that a global standard. It didn't change who we are. It sharpened it.

The usual question

Can the student find the right answer?

Our question

Do they truly understand it, and can they apply it in familiar and unfamiliar situations?

Primary inquiry

Programmes

One journey, from first
steps to Grade 10.

IB learner profile

An IB candidate school for the Primary Years Programme (PYP)
and Middle Years Programme (MYP)

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Preschool – Kindergarten
Grade 1 – 5
Grade 6 – 10
Early years
Preschool – Kindergarten

Early Years

Play, discovery and a lot of questions. Children build confidence, language and friendships through hands-on exploration.

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Primary years
Grade 1 – 5

Primary Years PYP

Inquiry across subjects. Children investigate real questions, work in teams and learn to explain their thinking.

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Middle years
Grade 6 – 10

Middle Years MYP

Deeper subjects, bigger responsibility. Students connect disciplines, lead projects and take action in their community.

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High School · Planned programme

Diploma Program (DP)

Developing disciplinary depth, interdisciplinary understanding, independent research, and meaningful action through six subject groups, TOK and CAS

High-school students presenting ideas to classmates

we rise

Our journey

From a house to
nearly 600 learners.

We opened in 2001 with eight children. Every move since has given them more room to ask bigger questions.

Our RISE values
8600
School archive: children sharing a meal around a classroom table
School archive: the white two-storey school house
School archive: young children playing outdoors in the sand
8 →600

2001–2004

The first day, in a house

Eight children, a sandpit and one belief: children learn best by doing.

2004–2021

Two campuses, one school

As more families joined, we grew into a full school. For seventeen years we learned on two campuses.

2021–now

2026 · VIS

Our own campus, Pegangsaan

A spacious home for richer, hands-on learning, with more room to explore, build and experiment.

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we lead

Student work

Don't take our word for
it. Look at their work.

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Tyre garden

Early Years · Caring for our world

Our Tyre Garden

The question: What do plants need to grow?

Crayons

Primary Years · Science

A Second Life for Crayons

The question: Where do crayons go when they are too small to use?

City project

Middle Years · Grade 8 · Social Studies

A City That Breathes

The question: How could a Jakarta neighbourhood cut pollution and bring nature back?

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