This study investigates “Banseok School” (pseudonym), a Christian school established in Indonesia by a Korean missionary community, focusing on its curriculum development, current operations, and challenges for sustainable growth. The school was f...
This study investigates “Banseok School” (pseudonym), a Christian school established in Indonesia by a Korean missionary community, focusing on its curriculum development, current operations, and challenges for sustainable growth. The school was founded as an alternative for educating missionary children in remote areas lacking educational infrastructure. It also functions as a communal mission model for Muslim outreach and exemplifies a strategy of establishing religious schools under Indonesia’s religious education law. A qualitative case study approach was used, involving interview with founders, directors, teachers, missionaries, and students, along with classroom observations and document analysis. Initially launched with the School of Tomorrow program as a self-directed homeschooling model, Banseok School has transitioned into a recognized religious school implementing both the national and Christian curricula. While this complex curriculum makes Christian education possible and enables students to obtain academic accreditation, it presents administrative burdens and raises concerns about the under-utilization of teachers’ professional expertise. The study highlights the need to strengthen teacher identity through coaching and supervision, enhance instructional quality, and foster curriculum deliberation. It further proposes collaboration with domestic religious teacher education institutions to support similar mission schools and train missionary teachers for service in Indonesia.