Hillcrest International School

Hillcrest International School (HIS)
Jl. HIS
Sentani, Irian Jaya 99352
(P.O. Box 249, Sentani 99352)
Phone (62-967) 591-460
Fax (62-967) 591-673

HIS is open to all expatriate children whose parents have valid visas to work in Indonesia. The current enrollment is 150. Kindergarten through 12th grades are taught. The cost of annual tuition is $5,000. The cost of the capital bond is $3,000. The language of instruction is English.

School Program

HIS is a private Christian school located in the scenic foothills of 7,000 foot Mount Cyclops, overlooking Lake Sentani. The elementary school was established by the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1958, as Sentani International School to provide English-language education for missionary children in Irian Jaya. The secondary program began in 1987 as an inter-mission school. In 1994, the two were combined in a K-12 program. Roughly 10% of the students board, while the remainder are day students. The student body is comprised of the children of missionaries and expatriate business people who live and work in Irian Jaya.

HIS also sponsors a village tutorial program and two satellite schools. The tutorial program enables children to spend time in interior villages with their parents during the school year. The satellite schools are multi-level classrooms in two other locations in Irian Jaya and serve approximately 8-12 children in grades 1-6.

HIS is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It is a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, and is active in Missionary/Christian Overseas Schools.

Faculty

The faculty of HIS is recruited through sponsoring mission organizations. A low student/teacher ratio enables HIS to provide individualized instruction and to tailor programs to meet the needs of students. HIS is served by highly trained and dedicated staff members, 40% of whom have earned graduate degrees.

Facilities

HIS currently occupies two campuses. The elementary/middle school campus consists of eight classrooms, a library with a media/computer and resource center, a gymnasium- auditorium, music room, lunch room and administration building on a four-acre site. The high school campus has six classrooms, a computer lab, science lab and office building clustered around a beautiful tropical courtyard. A library, gymnasium, shop and hostel are also located on the 5-acre property.

Curriculum

HIS offers a strong core curriculum based on US standards. The curriculum is Christian in world view and global in perspective. Efforts are made to accomodate the needs of students from home countries other than the US. In addition to the core curriculum, Computer Education, Indonesian language study, Music, Art and Physical Education are offered at all levels. Special Education and ESL tutorials are offered as staff is available.

The high school curriculum is college preparatory and is designed to take advantage of the cultural, biological and geographical distinctives of Irian Jaya, i.e., tropical rain forest, marine life and the culture of indigenous peoples. Each year there is an Outdoor Education Program, as well as numerous other field trips and activities, which give students exposure to the educational opportunities unique to Irian Jaya. There is also a strong emphasis on computer technology to equip students for life in the 21st century.

U.S. Need USD1, 2 T to Restore Market Confidence

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WASHINGTON - U.S. financial system still requires at least a cash equity between USD1 to USD1 trillion, 2 trillion to restore market confidence and generate liquidity in the credit world.

"Loans provided not the solution, as well as long-term credit is not the solution. Only direct equity injection that can be a solution," said analysts from Friedman Billings Ramsey Paul Miller, as quoted from Reuters, Thursday (20/11/2008).

A total of eight financial companies, namely Group Inc. Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., American International Group Inc., Bank of America Corp., and GE Financial is a company that is the need of cash assistance.

In the U.S. financial system has a debt of USD37 billion. while the assets of eight companies is USD12, and only 2 trillion of equity has USD406 billion, or 3.4 percent.

For companies that need it as much USD1-1, 2 trillion to restore the balance sheet to a solid return. So it can begin to give credit again, to restore trust them to provide short-term funding, and to prevent liquid assets in them.

Since 2007, Wall Street is already experiencing "wallop". Starting with sub-prime mortgage crisis and the crisis spread to credit, to occur pelambatan economic growth in the world.

The U.S. government needs to take action in order mengantisapi this. For example, each announced a dividend from the bank and change the funding system to collect more equity credit to function more visible.

Taken from Okezone.com

Financial crisis threatens America union Economy Zionis

Governor state bank Zionis Prof.. Stainly Faiser, reminding the country that the colonists zionis financial crisis experienced by the United States can result in weakness and disintegration of the economy zionis, and will lead to retrogression in the development level and destroy the financial system and stock exchanges in the year 2008.

Faiser appear pessimistic in a decision delivered yesterday about economic conditions zionis in the year 2007, and send them to government and financial team in the Knesset, and the decision saying it will happen a drastic decrease in the growth of the economy zionis in the year 2008, and will survive in the number 3 , 2% on the previous year of 5.5% in the numbers.

Faiser also reminded that the government zionis deviations from the goals set will cause the economy to wallop the telak; are the increase of interest rates, weakening the trust of the international economy zionis. Faiser and submit the decision of the State bank zionis on "Direction of Development and economic growth" to the president Simon Perez in the day yesterday.

Mentioned in the bank's decision is that the year 2007 is the year that is good for the economy zionis, but "the financial crisis the world has not ended, and there is concern that there are very significant influence on the economy during these years, either directly to the system of money circulation in the world or in the form of not directly through the weakening world economy. "

And in the decisions Faiser considers that "the crisis experienced by the United States in mid 2007 to provide zionis impact on the economy this year, although in a limited form, but will continue in the year 2008, that is, shifting the money market in the country, especially the prices of shares Stock Exchange, together with the seriousness of the crisis the world appeared to signs of weakness penomenal economic growth in the United States and Europe, and even result in lower world trade, all that will lead to weak economic growth zionis in the year 2008.

Governor of Bank Negara colonists zionis shows kelegaannya of decreasing the level of debt this year on production in the country zionis countries, as a result of the intervention balance sheet and business meminalisir weaknesses, which explains all the increase in interest rates are still high compared to developed countries.

Faiser provide advice to the government zionis to always maintain stability and maintain stability in currency rates, as a form of "special challenges in the event of the weakness of the world." And he said that the government may zionis realize this goal without increasing the financial balance sheet and the weakness of the world possible, but it should be noted that there is a heavy economic burden for zionis especially in the face of external shocks to the economy and the big world, especially the United States.

He also continued to emphasize the attention of the travel is down in the economy zionis, in order to prevent the negative effect of weakening the economy and goncangnya the zionis.

He stated the decision imperialist countries zionis obligation to refine the foundation of the improvement in teaching institutions and social (NGOs) and public, and the fight against poverty and to limit the use of the money is very big, and he also stated that the economic weakness and decline zionis will not stop, as appears at this time, which in general will occur in 2008 and continues to this next year is 2009.

Mentioned that the provisions of the state bank zionis signed on two months ago, to achieve economic improvement is not more than 4%, but now only able to reach 3.2%, and some experts in the State zionis sure that economic growth this year will not exceed 2% only.

And growth rates announced by the bank zionis in the previous 5 years is considered a setback on the side of life and increase export and the level of unemployment, and the bank does not feel able to meet all amounting to around half a billion dollars, although on the other hand, the colonizer countries enjoy zionis These excess funds sepenjang last 5 years.

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United States economic crisis, Browse for Indonesia?

Appropriate steps once the Indonesian government to stop trading shares in the Indonesian Stock Exchange yesterday. A little late, we can be more disorderly. It is time we go before the fate nation itself. We know, foreign companies need more money to cover the hole they are in the respective countries. Therefore, they need money fast. One way is to sell what they owned, including those in Indonesia. And, most can be quickly sold the shares in the exchange.

Because of the many parties that want to sell the shares that cause the share price fell 10 percent yesterday. They dare to sell cheap, sell the loss, the origin of money can get cash immediately. Now is the time actually buy back shares of Indosat, Telkomsel, or anything, but we have not yet rich enough to do that.

Temporary closure of the exchange is also important for companies to secure our national. That is, companies involved in large debt abroad jaminannya the form of shares. For example, Bumi Resources and six company owned by Bakrie Group the other. Sawitnya including a large garden. If the price of the shares continue to slump, the value of collateral utangnya not direct enough. In such circumstances it is very possible hostile take over! Very possible, suddenly only a stone quarry Baranya be so large and a foreign-owned. Similarly of plantation sawitnya.

Therefore, the exchange does not need to quickly re-opened quickly. Moreover, it is only because of foreign pressure. Must be calculated correctly speculate ruginya for national interest. Indeed, Bumi Resources is owned by the Bakrie, but the stone from the earth Baranya Indonesia (East Kalimantan). We also strive Bakrie stakeholders to remain victorious, among others, to hammer Lapindo case in Sidoarjo. Moreover, the Bakrie example of the company had so destroyed by the large number of debt during the monetary crisis in 1997 that suddenly able to rise to become the richest person in Indonesia. Do not until now become the victims of hostile take over as a result of foreign debt could not pay! Bakrie, the value of shares is now 20 percent live. It is very easy for foreigners to take a hostile!

Now that most countries deify the free-market think it only to save their respective countries. Moreover, countries that are poor like us. I'm quite proud of the firmness and speed of the government to take this step. Our population is large enough to be able to market our own. We can still planted the corn!

Until yesterday the new Russia and Indonesia are taking steps to stop trading shares. Iceland (Iceland) is first to make a decision mem-PEG currency to the dollar because it falls free. Yesterday afternoon WIB, the UK decision to create a more conceptual than the United States. Eight bank giant direkapitalisasi Rp 700 trillion, with certain conditions. For example, should ensure the bank's main functions, including providing loans to businessmen working in the real sector. In the banks, including world-class, such as HSBC, RBS and Standard Chartered. English first privatization pioneer, is now in the direction of vice versa.

"This exit the objective to restore confidence, while strengthening the banking system," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

According to Brown, in overcoming difficulties so serious, the solution is to be comprehensive. Must also be creative and not dogmatic. Raise interest rates as the Bank of Indonesia, according to me, including the only dogmatic and less creative. Namely, a dogma that the arrest order not to rout the money to convert the dollar should provide stimulus to the holders of rupiah. Yes, raise interest rates yesterday. However, the impact of other very heavy. Fortunately only a small increase (25 percentage points).

We have bermiliar tons of coal and other produce. This should be through national policies. Apparently, is still more good fortune that we have the earth is the result of the countries that have only paper or commercial paper shares with a value of the destroyed at this time.

We did not have a backup in stocks everywhere. Therefore, do not we also still have lost it. When nationalism maintained. While see-see the development of the world. If we smart, we can passing in the corners!

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