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Bandung Newsletter July 2025

Empowering Educators: Professional Development Days 2025-2026 | Parents' Orientation Day AY 2025-2026 | First Open House - Summer Fun

Welcome to the July 2025 edition of our Bandung newsletter! We have lots of exciting updates and stories to share this month.​

Dear ISMILE Bandung Families,

Every new school year carries a certain excitement, but this year feels truly special.

As I walk through our newly renovated playground, peek into our refreshed library, and stroll around the garden, I can already imagine the joyful discoveries that await your children. These renewed environments aren’t just upgrades— they are invitations. Invitations for children to explore, wonder, and grow in a place where play and academics come together with purpose.

At ISMILE, we believe that purposeful learning blossoms best when it is nurtured by curiosity, hands-on exploration, and the shaping of strong character values. Our approach is simple yet profound: children don’t have to choose between play and academics—they grow through both.

This balance is the heart of who we are. It’s what allows our students to carry not just knowledge, but confidence, kindness, and a love for learning as they step into their primary years and beyond.

Our dedicated teachers began this school year with professional development training, sharpening their skills and refreshing their approaches. But more importantly, they bring with them a deep commitment—to see each child, to nurture each journey, and to partner with you in making this a year of meaningful growth.

We are proud to offer learning spaces that inspire. From the refreshed outdoor area that invites children to move, climb, and play, to the refreshed library waiting to ignite imaginations, and the garden designed for exploration and nature connection—every corner of ISMILE is crafted with intention.

As we open this new chapter, I invite you to join us in building a learning community where every child feels valued, challenged, and inspired. Together, let’s make this year a celebration of wonder, growth, and joyful memories.

Warm regards,
Miss Fem

Nafas To Install Clean Air Zones in 7 iSmile Pre-School Campuses in Indonesia

As pollution in Jakarta and many other Indonesian cities continues to get worse, Nafas has been appointed as the air quality partner for iSmile Family of Schools in Indonesia and is tasked with bringing healthy air quality to 7 campuses in Permata Hijau, Menteng, Kelapa Gading, Pantai Indah Kapuk, P. Antasari (for Alam Atelier & BazGym) and Bandung. As part of the partnership, Nafas will be providing healthy air quality management, analytics & reporting as well as leading educational programs for parents across iSmile, iShine, Alam Atelier and BazGym  to continue to raise awareness about air pollution and public health.

Over 800 students attend iSmile Family of Schools, one of the top pre-schools in Jakarta, Bandung and Bali. The dedication of iSmile administration to providing the optimal learning environment for its students extends to ensuring that healthy indoor air quality levels are always maintained. 

For their schools that already have a Clean Air Zone, Nafas successfully reduced indoor air pollution by over 80% in classrooms at the Kelapa Gading campus in April 2024.  Unhealthy indoor air quality in schools provides a sub-optimal learning environment for children and long term exposure to PM2.5 reduces concentration, focus and can impair cognitive development. Nafas even published an article about this – The Smog Effect: How Air Quality Could Be Affecting Test Scores.

Clean Air Zones by Nafas are a subscription based B2B service which provides companies with air quality diagnostics, healthy air management, data analytics and real-time reporting of indoor pollution levels. The end to end service is the first of its kind in Indonesia, and already serves over 100 clients in offices, schools, small businesses and residential locations.

Interested to learn more about turning your business into a Clean Air Zone – click here. 

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