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

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Background

After the devastating

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in 2004, USINDO (The United States-Indonesia Society) built the school for children who were victims of the disaster. 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

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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

* Laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, * Computer Lab with 24

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computers and one server to perform

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with

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, * Library. On 28 January 2010,

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Ambassador for Indonesia, Cameron R. Hume visited SMA Labschool to donate US$100,000 to further develop the library. * Arts Lab equipped with

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, including a

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, and a

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. Such instruments are rare and almost cannot be found in public schools in Aceh. * An internet wi-fi zone which can be accessed by students from 8 am to 4 pm daily.

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 SMA Labschool Basketball Club

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. Wisuda

NGO/non-NGO organisations *

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Disaster Relief Fund *

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Indonesia *

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, Indonesia * BI Perbankan Peduli Indonesia *

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melalui United Way International *

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Foundation * PT Trakindo *

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– US Asean Business Council Disaster Relief and Renewal Fund * Credit Renaissance Partners *

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Peduli Aceh *

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Foundation * Freeman Foundation via Sampoerna Foundation * PT Freeport Indonesia *

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Indonesia and

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Indonesia *

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, Jakarta * PT Mitra Timur Lestari * Rolls-Royce *

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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

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