Ruangguru Support the Launch of the Online School "Alta School"

Restrictions due to the pandemic are forcing educational institutions to adapt. Over the past few months, various schools in Indonesia for all levels have changed the learning model from face-to-face to online. Although initially difficult for teachers, students, and even parents; but in the end it was found a model that was optimal enough for the delivery of material online.

See learning trends online which is now commonplace, even some parents choose to minimize the risk of getting the virus, Alta School attend as school online. Regarding the level and standardization applied, it is equivalent to conventional schools in general. They guarantee that the curriculum delivered accommodates the developmental needs of children both cognitively, affectively and psychomotorically.

Technology supported Ruangguru

Alta School has opened registration for new students for the age of 4 years at the PAUD level and 6 years at the elementary level. He said that this school was launched by prioritizing aspects of teacher readiness, educational curriculum, and learning methods live teaching interactive, and personalized self-paced activities.

To support the needs of the classroom online optimal, Alta School in particular holding hands Ruangguru to take advantage of their Learning Management System (LMS) platform "RuangClass". The Classroom LMS provides several capabilities, such as managing classes, attendance lists, managing materials/assignments, class discussions, to assessment and analysis of student progress.

Basically this LMS can be applied to schools out there; to date of the data Ruangguru it was conveyed that there were around 12 thousand schools that had used it.

Regarding strategic partnerships between the two parties, representatives Ruangguru said they were not directly involved in the operation of Alta School. Nonetheless, based on browsing DailySocial.id, a number of Alta School employees on LinkedIn identify themselves as part of Ruangguru or use the company name "Alta School by Ruangguru".

“Classroom Access, which is presented as the main learning management system at Alta School, will make it easier for teachers to organize teaching and learning activities effectively online, so that students can follow a well-defined study plan, to continue studying effectively," said the Head of Corporate Communication Ruangguru Anggini Setiawan.

Apply method blended learning

Since launching in July 2021, until now Alta School has had hundreds of students ranging from PAUD A (children aged 4 years), PAUD B (children aged 5 years), to elementary school students from grades 1 to 3. blended learning, learning activities put forward the concept of live teaching interactive and adaptive assisted by maximizing visual learning. Live teaching at Alta School has a frequency of up to 6 times a week.

"Besides that, live teaching at Alta School is also combined with independent activities for students. The material provided at Alta School is equivalent to national schools, and the learning is equivalent to conventional schools, the study time schedule is also flexible," explained Alta School Principal Devi Silviaty Gunawan.

He continued, “At an early age, children have a high curiosity and need a learning pattern with concrete examples. At this stage, children's self-confidence needs to be built by providing a sense of security and fun while learning."

Overall the activities offered include live teaching, homebase projects, offline activities with parents, tutoring classes, class add on, life skills education, learning kit as well as various other facilities to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century.

Learning online during the pandemic

In the report World Economic Forum worldwide there are currently more than 1,2 billion children in 186 countries affected by school closures due to the pandemic. Over the past year 2020 education has changed dramatically, with the advent of platforms e-learning, Teaching is done remotely on a digital platform.

Some studies also show that on average, students are able to retain 25-60% more material while studying online compared to only 8-10% offline in the classroom [assuming the teaching tools and media are prepared optimally]. One of the reasons is, students can learn faster automatically online. E-learning concepts take 40-60% less time to learn than in a traditional classroom because students can learn at their own pace, go back and reread, skip, or speed through the concepts they choose.