Manado Independent School (MIS, formerly 'Manado International School'), is a private christian institution which provides quality education from Kindergarten age (K1) to Senior High School (Grade 12). MIS is the first school in the Province that was granted with the Collaborative Educational Institution (SPK) by the Office of the Ministry of Education and Cultural All sections of MIS are accredit
ed by the Badan Akreditasi Sekolah Nasional of Indonesia, with “A” (excellent) classifications. MIS is also licenced and accredited as Cambridge International School. MIS integrates both the National Curriculum and an International Curriculum. English is used as the medium of instruction for all classes except for Bahasa Indonesia, PPKN and Mandarin. The Kindergarten (Early Childhood Program) uses the Developmental Approach, which focuses on the individual growth of each child and also uses English as the medium of instruction. Aside from the major subjects , MIS offers the following minor subjects: elective such as IT, Web Design, Programming; Music and Arts such as Piano, Violin, Guitar, Kolintang, Recorder, Band; Sports such as Futsal, Swimming, Soccer, Badminton, Basketball, Volley Ball; Extracurricular such as Cooking, Pathfinder, Driving; and Language such as Mandarin, Basic and Advanced English during class hours. The grade levels provided are:
Kindergarten (ECP) : Pre-K (Nursery), K-1 and K-2
Elementary School : Grades 1 to 6 (SD)
(Cambridge Secondary 1 for Grade 4 to 6)
Middle School : Grades 7 to 9 (SMP)
(Cambridge Secondary 2 for Grade 7 and 8)
High School : Grades 10 to 12 (SMU)
(Cambridge IGCSE, O-Level for Grade 9-10,
Cambridge A-Level for Grade 11-12).
