SMA Labschool Unsyiah
Address
Kuta Inong Balee 2 Rd, Darussalam

Banda Aceh
,
Aceh

Indonesia
Coordinates5°34′29″N 95°21′56″E / 5.57462°N 95.365684°E / 5.57462; 95.365684
Information
School typePrivate
MottoAcehnese: Cét langét
("Dream dreams")
StatusRSBI (Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional)
HeadmasterDr. Usman Kasim, MEd
Grades10–12
Number of students± 300
Average class size25
Websitewww.labschoolunsyiah.sch.id

Sekolah Laboratorium Unsyiah, also known as SMA Labschool Unsyiah is a community-based school that is a part of the Universitas Syiah Kuala complex in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia.

Background

After the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami hit Banda Aceh in 2004, USINDO (The United States-Indonesia Society) built the school for children who were victims of the disaster.[1]

SMA Labschool was inaugurated on 27 July 2007 by the rector of Universitas Syiah Kuala, Head of BRR Aceh-Nias, and common-head of United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) Edward Masters and Arifin Siregar. The school was designed by an architect from Syiah Kuala University. On 5 June 2005, Pemerintah Provinsi Aceh through Dinas Pendidikan issued operational approval of SMA Laboratorium Universitas Syiah Kuala.

In October 2010, three years after its opening ceremony, SMA Labschool Unsyiah was appointed to be one of Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional.

Facilities

Learning-teaching system

Labschool Unsyiah implements a learning and teaching system that is slightly different from other high schools in Aceh. One of them is the 'moving class' system. Students transfer to another class each time their class is finished. This creates different surroundings everyday and prevents students from becoming bored with a static atmosphere in school.

SMA Lab School Unsyiah implements 2006 competency-based curriculum (KBK).

School hours

Classes are conducted from Monday to Friday 7.45 AM to 4 pm. On Saturday, students attend extracurricular activities.

Sports clubs

  • Boys' basketball
  • Girls' volleyball
Labschool Basketball team competing in ACC Turkey

Labschool basketball team was formed in 2008, led by Agung Dwi Satriawan. The highest achievement of the first team was to be the 4th in an inter-high basketball competition hosted by SMAN 7 Banda Aceh in 2009. Labschool lost when competing the title of 3rd winner to SMAN 1 Banda Aceh, after winning over MAN Model Banda Aceh, 20–0. The next team was led by Faizin Risa.

Donors

The following are individual and private/non-private/NGOs/non-NGOs organisations which helped the establishment and operation of SMA Labschool Unsyiah.[3]

Graduation of the first alumni

NGO/non-NGO organisations

Private donors

  • Mark Dion
  • David and Helen Kenney
  • AR Ramly dan keluarga
  • Ruth and Julian Schroeder
  • Chapman Taylor
  • The Taylor family
  • Carr W Dornsife
  • Philip and Bess Sullivan
  • Gerald and Louise Winfield

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "USINDO to Build Model Laboratory School in Tsunami-Ravaged Aceh, Indonesia -- re> WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ --". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Embassy of the United States Jakarta, Indonesia - Press Releases". Archived from the original on 15 October 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usindo-honors-new-ambassador-and-aceh-school-donors-70711417.html
  4. ↑ "Update on Do Something's Kids Tsunami Relief Fund Projects | Do Something". www.dosomething.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010.
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