1. Art and Diseño

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nurturing learning, knowledge and diversity
4 February 2015
Volume 10.3.3
Forthcoming
Events
Message from Director
Five years ago, a strategic plan was developed and put in place for
the school. This plan gave us, the school community, the goals to
work on for the following five years. Those five years are nearly up,
how time flies! And I am delighted to report that we have achieved
our goals. The overarching goals for CCS 2010/11 to 2015/16 were:
Goal 1: To develop a well-balanced world class education programme from PS to Year 13.
A major achievement to realise this goal has been attaining the IB
DP authorisation and we now have our first IB DP class up and running. In addition to that, new curriculum areas have been introduced, such as French, Spanish, Drama and Design Technology. A
continued focus is the development of Inquiry Based Learning
across the whole school.
Goal 2: To achieve accreditation status from an international
accrediting agency by 2013
CIS and WASC accreditation was proudly achieved last year. We
are now in the process of compiling our first progress report which
will be sent off at the end of this year. We will be visited again by
the accrediting authorities in 2019.
Goal 3: To develop a marketing strategy to ensure the longevity of CCS
In addition to our website, Yearbook, advertising and other publications, our most successful marketing strategy is from our community: students, parents, teachers and support staff.
Goal 4: To comply with Indonesian rules and regulations
As you may know, there have been some recent new regulations
for international schools in Indonesia. As we are Canggu Community School, without the word “International”, we have not had to
change our name; however, we have had to reapply for new licences. We now have all four licences for each section of the school: TK
(Early Years), SD (Primary) SMP (Middle School) and SMA High
School. We continue to work to comply respectfully with the regulations, meanwhile maintaining our integrity as a world class international school.
Thursday 5th February
 Swimming Carnival, KS2, 8.45 12.00pm.
Friday 6th February
 Primary assembly, Year 2J, MFH,
1.45pm.
 Swimming Carnival, KS3-5, 8.45 12.00pm.
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Bake sale; Year 1.
Friday 13th February
 Primary assembly, Year 4M, MFH,
1.45pm.
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Bake sale; Year 2.
Tim Fordered; Inspirational
speaker, 1.15 - 2.15pm, Year 11 &
12.
Friday 20th February
 Primary assembly, Year 2C, MFH,
1.45pm.
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Bake sale; Year 3
Birthdays This Week
5 Feb
6 Feb
7 Feb
8 Feb
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9 Feb
11 Feb
Imogen
3W
Grace
Kalila
Kai
Marcus
Aria
Lucia
6MC
7KH
9MH
4M
11MS
4M
Victoria
Jasper
Jai
Musashi
Pepe
10MM
Rec-A
7KH
8BM
9MC
Lorenzo
Chine
Samantha
9MH
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CCS Goal Specific to Social Programmes related to Education (added by the Yayasan in May 2013)
The development of our Gotong Royong programme has been a big contribution to reaching this goal.
So now is the time to start setting our next five year plan. To do that, we need input from all the stakeholders in the school, including the parents. Everyone will be asked the same four questions:
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What are the current strengths of CCS?
What aspects of CCS could be further developed?
What opportunities are there for CCS?
What are the challenges that CCS is currently facing?
I will be holding a coffee morning this term to address these questions. We will also be sending a link to an
electronic survey asking the same questions.
The coffee morning will be on Tuesday February 17th, after drop off, in the staff room.
We look forward to, and value your input into this process.
Regards,
Beccy Fox
CCS Director
Counsellor Corner
Samantha Brossettee
Teaching Independence
Self-Determination: This small phrase has had great significance in my own life! Essentially, selfdetermination is about making choices and decisions; it’s about a person knowing who he/she is, what
they want, and how to go about getting it. Every parent wants their children to lead happy lives; when we
dream about the future, parents have hopes that their children will be part of a community, have friends,
live independently, and enjoy health and well-being. We already know that the skills and behaviours children develop early in life lay a strong foundation for their adolescence and adulthood. For this reason, we
need to think about how we can begin early to promote lifelong independence for our children.
Self-determination is not about letting young children make every single decision that affects their lives,
such as what time to go to bed or deciding not to wear a coat in the winter time. We know that children
need very clear expectations, protection from harm, and loving guidance from the adults in their lives. Selfdetermination is about providing opportunities so that children develop the skills necessary to become
independent as well as to interact freely and joyfully within their environment.
Model independence. In teaching your children independence, first remember to be independent yourself. There is a healthy balance that is needed in all of your relationships that helps you to maintain your
own independence and individuality. If you are able to withstand being separate, your children will learn
this from you.
 Problems will arise if you are an overly intense parent or guardian. For example, the so-called
helicopter parent is one who cannot abide to be apart from the child but hovers over his or her
every action, to "be there" and to "ensure safety". This is often borne of one's own anxiety or
worries, and will often require personal soul searching to overcome. Children subjected to such
parenting can grow up to be anxious and afraid of independence. Do your best to manage
your own fears and not pass them on to your children.
 Look at what you're modelling to your children in your primary relationship with your spouse or
partner. Co-dependent, enmeshed or subservient behaviours with the other caregiver can send
helpless signals to children, which can in turn teach them to be afraid of being separate too.
For the sake of yourself and the children, such behaviours need to be overcome.
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Teach your children that it is okay to be separate. Help your children to see that it's both acceptable
and occasionally desirable to sometimes be alone, to peacefully disagree with another’s opinion, or to
want personal time.
 Aim to model healthy conflict in front of your children. While yelling and blame have no part in
child raising, arguing for something that matters in a calm and moderated manner is something every human being needs to learn as a useful skill. And there will be times when you slip
up, after all we are only human––rather than pretending it never happened, always apologise. If
a child is old enough, also explain yourself.
Include your children in everyday household chores that involve their own stuff. It is much easier for
children and for that matter, anyone to identify and want to help with things that they care about and are
familiar with.
 When they are finished with their meal, be sure to encourage them to put their dishes in an
appropriate place, such as the sink.
 If you want them to clean their rooms, begin with reachable goals, like asking them where the
books go and then let them follow by putting them away. The goal is to show them that you
entrust them with small independent decision making when it comes to their own belongings.
 Help in the house can begin from as young as 3. Small tasks at first, then increase the challenges as the child grows older.
Search for opportunities to show examples of your own individual small accomplishments. An example could be something as simple as struggling to open a jar, but not giving up, and striving to get it open
without any help. Draw attention to the experience by saying such words as: “Look, Mummy tried really
hard, didn't give up and I did it!" Your children will then see that you try to accomplish things alone––and
very often succeed.
 Some children have a tendency to give up quickly. It is even more important to model perseverance with such children, and to provide them with encouragement to keep trying. Do not
criticize their efforts; instead encourage their growth through repeated attempts. Eventually
success at a task will prevail, with repeated learning and your support.
 When you do not succeed at something, model coping behaviour––this is as important as the
self-praise for success. Teach them, through your actions, that failure is not only survivable, but
an opportunity to do something else or give it yet another go based on the lessons learned.
 Remind your children that if they ever feel they cannot do things alone, you are there and will
assist them. Remember though, this assistance can range from physical help to only offering
verbal encouragement because you know that their particular task at hand is achievable and
they will benefit greatly if they do it alone.
Just like we need to practise the piano to become proficient, young children need on-going practise to
gain skills related to self-determination. When children have numerous opportunities to practise making
basic choices or solving simple problems, they build confidence and trust in their own abilities. Children
also build the competence and ability to master new skills that can last a lifetime.
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Dear readers, we would like to inform you
that there is a new magazine committee in
our beloved Canggu Community School…
CCS Times! A magazine will be released every
beginning of semester and will contain news
and information about the happenings at
school and around. Every family who has their
children enrolled at CCS will receive this magazine at the end of the semester.
This magazine is being solely run by students and is self-funded. Our first issue for last term is almost
ready to be printed and distributed, but…
WE NEED SPONSORS!
We are offering spaces for advertising with the following prices.
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Category A: 1 side full page – IDR 1,500,000
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Category B: half page – IDR 800,000
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Category B: 2 sides (a spread) – IDR 3,500,000
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Category C: Covers – IDR 2,000,000
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Category D: Logo on the back page – IDR 400,000
Putting up an advertisement or sponsoring our magazine will benefit you because your business will be
exposed to every individual in our lovely international community here at CCS. If interested, please contact
one of the following:
Head Editor (Samantha) : 081999954025, [email protected]
Finance (Sacha): 081227730019, [email protected]