SCHOOL NEWS
INNOVATING THROUGH ACITYA QUEST FEST
Petra Acitya Christian Junior High School proudly presented its first virtual open day on June 4 and 7, named Acitya Quest Fest. Through this event, Petra Acitya invited all elementary schools’ students and teachers to find joyfulness in learning with Acityans. In Acitya Quest Fest, the virtual open day, online competitions and webinar for elementary school teachers ran really well as the 200 participants’ enthusiasm sparked throughout the events. On the first day, participants had an online meet up with Dra Herwati, M.Psi., the principal, and Eva Zahora, S.Si., M.M., the vice principal of curriculum. After joining a virtual
The First International Award for Petra Acitya
By the grace of God, Petra Acitya Christian Junior High School got its first international achievement just one day before the 70th anniversary of PPPK Petra. Christian Emanuelle, Daniel Richardo and Alberto Sudarmadi, 7th-grade students, guided by Mr. Sebastianus Hardi S., S.Pd. has created an innovation called the smokeless stove. They created a simple stove from waste cans for the families in rural areas who still use traditional firewood stove. This stove is healthier compared to the traditional firewood stove because it has chimney that is connected to the water tank. So the smoke, which consist of carbon dioxide,
UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS’ PROFILE FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING PATH
Petra Acitya’s specialty is to give our students the freedom to choose some of their learning subjects as we believe that every student has their right to learn according to their interests. To help the students craft their learning path wisely, last February, Petra Acitya Christian Junior High School collaborated with the Psychology Department of the University of Surabaya (UBAYA) to conduct a series of psychological tests for students in grade 7 which were held for 2 days. It was the first PPPK Petra school that did online psychological tests. Before doing a series of psychological tests, students had
THE FEAST TO THE NATIVITY
December is the month of joy and happiness because Petra Acitya celebrated the Feast to the Nativity which was held from December 4 until 16, 2020. It was a series of fun learning activities where students could experience the holistic education of P E T R A as the event consisted of fun activities from Physical growth to Academic Excellence. Petra Acitya pays attention to students’ physical growth. Adjeng Niken D. P. M., S.Sos., from NEEMA Foundation, shared about puberty, reproduction, and gender identity. After that, the student council of Petra Acitya held an online fun exercise and a
A Pledge To Serve Wholeheartedly
Student organization is a great place to learn soft skills, teamwork, leadership and build network. Therefore, since the first year of their study in Petra Acitya, students are encouraged to join Student Council or Student Ministry Team. From 97 students in Petra Acitya, 36 of them enrolled in the selection process. 25 students could complete the document selection and joined the interview selection. Then, these students joined the Student Leadership Online Training by PPPK Petra Directorate of Education together with the other Petra Junior High Schools’ students. From the selection process, 15 students were chosen for the Student Council
