Sekolah Bogor Raya is a National Plus school

National Plus school

A National Plus school in Indonesia refers to a school that offers education beyond the minimum requirements of the national Indonesian accreditation authorities. It is an unofficial term, undefined by law, regulation or any official body and therefore open to interpretation in practice...

 for students in Pre-Kindergarten (Age of 3) through Grade 12 incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 as a non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

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. It is located in the town of Bogor

Bogor

Bogor is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency , 60 kilometers south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta...

, West Java

West Java

West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

. SBR was founded in 1995 by the Danasha Foundation for the purpose of providing English language education to the children of expatriates and Indonesians. SBR is affiliated with the Association of National Plus Schools (ANPS).

Curriculum

Sekolah Bogor Raya provides the International Baccalaureate Organization

International Baccalaureate Organization

The International Baccalaureate , formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization , is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968. IB offers three educational programmes for children ages 3–19.The organization's name and logo were changed...

 (IBO) Primary Years Program (PYP) at the primary level. This leads on to the IGCSE program which is then followed by the GAC program for university entrance at the Senior High School Level.

Facilities

SBR is a one-to-one laptop school. Students use laptops and technology as a medium for learning across the curriculum and the school campus is fully Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 equipped. SBR offers its students a multipurpose sports facility with a large playing field, climbing wall, basketball court, and dedicated playground for the primary students.

Events

SBR is the regular host of the yearly National Spelling Bee. Based around the structure of the Scripps National Bee

Scripps National Spelling Bee

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a highly competitive annual spelling bee in the United States, with participants from other countries as well. It is run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W...

in the US, the National Spelling Bee is a large event that typically attracts participants from Grade 1 until 12 to compete against students from international schools from all over Indonesia.