Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
15 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
10 at the moment |
| Most common nationality |
All equal: Russian , Italian, Polish, Indonesian, Australian, French, American, Indonesian, British and Mixed Indonesian |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
30% |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Some of them |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes, we offer 1-1 before group classes starts |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Bahasa Indonesia |
| Max. number of students per class |
10 |
| Average number of students per class |
5 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
We use laptop and projector and we have a multimedia room |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
We use hybrid approach, so we do often integrate the face to face curriculum with open sources and video |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| External examinations or assessments available |
Cambridge Curriculum IGCSE |
| Results in these examinations |
So far avarage is passing with B |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
From 30 minutes to 2 hour per day based on their exams schedule and test |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
So far they all move to Colleges overseas or Vocational school |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes for learning issues such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and mild add /adhd , however we are not able to accommodate children with behavioral disorders. |
| Learning support offered |
One to one learning sessions, extra-time and specially designed curriculum for dyslexic and neuro diverse students |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
We do not allocate students in their classroom by age by their skills |
| Student access to education psychologist |
We can refer and recommend to external specialist |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes, we do require a 3-4 days observation before enrollment |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
We evaluate the students' academic level, by using past papers and check points from Cambridge curriculum. We also observe the social emotional learning level, their fluency in English and their overall abilities to interact with their peers |
| Waiting list |
Not at the moment |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Mid June is suggested, however we offer intake along all the year. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes, based on the spots available in the classroom they should join |
| School start time |
8.45 |
| School finish time |
3.40-4 PM |
| Supervised care before/after school |
No |
| School bus service available |
No |
| School provided lunches |
We have an internal caffe, but we also allow students to bring their own food or order trough appllication |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Music lessons, sound productions, skateboarding, skate surf. Most of the students in their teens age prefer to gather bythemselves for sports activities after school offered in the area, such as dance, martial arts etc... |
| Sports activities included |
We do offer PE once a week and we students can enjoy outdoor time in the skatepark area during breaks and lunch |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
No |
| Facilities at the school |
Music rooms, movie area, skatepark and kitchen lab |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Skateboarding, badmington, dogde ball. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Spark Bali is a micro-school for teenagers designed to support students from all over the world relocating, moving or living in Bali. Our strength is the high ratio of teachers- students. We believe students of similar ages should not be placed by grade but by their skills . Our goal is to provide the best experience to our children not only academically but also emotionally, having as a goal a successful preparation for the International Cambridge Exams and exams' mark to easily access higher education. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
We adopt Cambridge Curriculum offered face to face and we do integrate it with project base module too and our own subjects |