Theme: Breaking Barriers

Society is an ever-changing status quo. What this means is we are constantly shaping our knowledge of the world every day by relying on past traditions and ways of thinking while simultaneously being on the hunt for novel information. Being on the hunt for new information is also known as the act of breaking barriers, AKA our event's theme. How do you break barriers? Are you a barrier breaker? If so, now is the time to inspire that to the world.

British School Jakarta
Jalan Ciledug Raya, Bintaro Sektor 9, Jl. Jombang Raya, Parigi, Kec. Pd. Aren, Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15227
BSJ World Theatre - Raffles Stage
South Tangerang, Banten, 15227
Indonesia

David Mounter

Business & Economics Teacher

David Mounter is a Business and Economics teacher at the British School Jakarta. Born and raised in Australia, Mr. Mounter completed his Bachelor of Business at the University of Newcastle and Masters of Teaching at the University of Sydney. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Mr. Mounter is deeply passionate about teaching and working with young people and believes that strong motivation underpins fantastic learning experiences. His life’s motto is “no pain no gain.” In his free time, Mr. Mounter spends time with his wife and two children.

Ilishca Kakkar

Student

Ilishca Kakkar is a current Year 8 student passionate about technology and coding. She loves to share her findings with others. Ilishca has been in five schools in total, and has learned something new from every one of them. She has won the NHD international school competition this year, with that being one of her biggest achievements yet. Ilishca has been a part of the student council numerous times and hosted many assemblies in the past years.

Parishi Sinha

Writer & Active Student Leader

Parishi Sinha is a 15-year-old student in Year 10 at the British School Jakarta. She thoroughly enjoys participating in ECAs. Some ECAs she takes part in are BSJ Post as a writer on Mondays, teaching MUN on Thursdays and partaking as a member of the New Horizons Editorial Team on Fridays. She undertakes leadership roles such as being one of the IGCSE Agung House Leaders, a member of the Student Executive Council, and the Student Wellness Council and was also recently involved in organising Book Week. In her spare time, Parishi loves listening to music, talking with her friends and spending time reading or writing.

Shane Thomas

STEM Enthusiast & Student

Shane Thomas is a 17-year-old IB student at the British School Jakarta, passionate about chemistry and biology. He has thoroughly enjoyed his work in CAS and has taken a focus on providing teaching aid to younger students, via providing online videos and resources as well. Outside school, Shane has been a Manchester United fan since 7 years old and is often sleep deprived in classes from Champions League (or more realistically Europa League) nights. Above all, Shane's talk stems from a desire to speak about a topic he is passionate about, and hopefully inspire any of those who listen as well.