Meet Our
Founders
In our 28 years, we have evolved from home English classes to a full-blown education system with international schools. Sri Emas and Dwi Emas. We, together with our passionate team at ACE EdVenture, play all-out in making education relevant every step of the way with its unconventional approach that’s empowered over 20,000 students to date.
Looking into the future and at the skills children need to thrive, our push, especially since 2015 is practical and entrepreneurial education by way of Dwi Emas, Malaysia’s First Entrepreneurial School. The lines of the ‘conventional job’ are blurring and thus entrepreneurial skills and behaviors are crucial for our kids today to navigate the changing landscapes of their future.
More than ever, education cannot just be about knowledge. Education needs to maximize human potential.
– Anne Tham
History: Confusion Turns into Action
Anne noticed something VERY strange when she was teaching in the colleges… After 11 years of studying English, her students did not have the mastery of the English language or skills required to excel in college level work. As a mother of two daughters, she did not want them to go through that.
After months of searching for English classes for the daughters and failing to find one she deemed suitable, she decided to start her own. She began by creating The ACE Method which allowed her to integrate analytical skills, creative writing and presentation skills into her cutting edge English curriculum in a fun, meaningful and challenging way.
The magic of the ACE Method stems from Anne’s masterful ability to break things down making it easier for her students to learn real world skills and English. She also has a natural ability to look at things from a big picture perspective allowing her to identify the core and heart of a skill or subject. Using that unique insight she designs often unconventional lessons that accelerate her students’ ability to learn English.
Her little centre that started from her dining room with 6 students eventually grew to 1,500 students with 12 branches in the Klang Valley in 7 years and students and parents started to request that The ACE Method be applied to other study subjects as well. This culminated in bootstrapping her way to a learning centre and from there, two international schools, Sri Emas and Dwi Emas.
Today, this ASEAN Business Award winner and Her World Woman Entrepreneur of the Year has further innovated The ACE Method for the ACE EdVenture Biosphere and Lil Unicorn with a team of highly talented (and over-qualified) teachers.
She is a teacher, multi-award winning entrepreneur and thought leader in education. She constantly champions and innovates new teaching methods that Unleashes Greatness and Maximises Human Potential so that every child gets an education that serves them long after they leave school.
Meet The Team
Ria Angelina Sugianto
Board
Noudhy Valdryno
Board
Vision and Mission
We envisioned a future where every child is presented with the same opportunity and access to a transformative, holistic, and world-class education; that will uncover their unique potentials and gifts; to equip them with the knowledge skills, and character to navigate the ever-evolving world; bring positive change to themselves and their communities.
To create and continuously innovate a research-based & holistic world-class curriculum that fosters creativity, critical thinking, resilience, and a burgeoning entrepreneurship mindset and empowers every child to navigate lead and transform the rapidly changing world.
To work in partnership with different stakeholders and the government to implement cutting-edge and culturally relevant curricula that promote creativity, critical thinking, and innovative entrepreneurship that expose every individual, regardless of their background, to a world-class education. With a strong ecosystem of support and stakeholder engagement, we are committed to working tirelessly and passionately to ensure no child is left behind, ultimately creating effective and viable curriculum in diverse settings across Indonesia which represents the fullness of each child’s potential, ignites their curiosity, and unleashes their aspirations for a better future.
To train and equip our educators through cutting-edge methods, tools, and programs. We are committed to providing an accessible and inspiring knowledge base to nurture a passion for innovative education, mentoring and equipping our teachers to foster creativity, nurture curiosity, and ignite the limitless potential in every child. By providing holistic training for our teachers, drawing on their strengths to become learning advocates rooted in instructional strategies, a growth-oriented mindset, as well as a profound sense of compassion, we assure that learners’ potential is unleashed, ultimately empowering the next generation of learners is to make a massive difference in tomorrow’s world.
To be the pioneer and children’s center that supports children and their parents from a multi-level approach, holistically: Mind, Body, and Soul. We believe that unleashing one’s limitless potential goes beyond academic excellence and embracing diverse development and personal transformation. Our center provides a welcoming and nurturing environtment where children and parents access vital resources and programs that foster mental, physical, and spiritual growth. Our ultimate goal is to inspire every parent to cultivate a genuine sense of responsibility to their children, living up to their full potential in life, and leaving an unstoppable legacy for impacting the future society they belong to.
Our Dreams
We believe in a future where every child's full potential is recognized, nurtured, and unleashed, come what may, be it challenges, pandemics, or life's uncertainties.
We strive to create authentic and entrepreneurial leaders with excellent character and moral values that enable them to serve their purpose and society with zeal and resilience, even in the most rapidly changing worlds.
Our dream is for every child in Indonesia, irrespective of their social-economic background, to have an equal chance of accessing a 21st-century education system that provides them with the tools, skills, and mindset they need to succeed in life.
We are passionate about empowering and equipping our teachers, who are key players in education, understanding the unique gifts and talents of each child, and nurturing them towards their calling.
Our goal is to bring positive change to Indonesia's traditional education system, creating a contemporary and holistic 21st-century learning environment that caters to every child's unique needs and personality. Above all, we believe that parents have a pivotal role in shaping their children's lives, playing a guiding role towards instilling in them values like emotional intelligence, empathy, an entrepreneurial mindset, and accountability.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship can be simply defined as the act of “starting a business”. Dig deeper, or ask any entrepreneur of experience (that could include you reading this as well), and it’s easy to find that within that process there are several challenges that require pertinent skills to navigate, for example:
That’s just the tip of the iceberg of how entrepreneurship can be a teacher beyond the confines of school. Coming back to the context of Dwi Emas then, we prepare students to navigate a future of uncertainty and constant change – their future, and we are on the mission to create entrepreneurs / groundbreakers / changemakers / first movers / pioneers / trailblazers of the next generation.
On top of the academic excellence that we’re committed to at Dwi Emas, the Powerpreneur Programme will not just teach your children how to start a business, they will possess the ability to create success for themselves at their fingertips with these Entrepreneurial Skills wherever and whenever.
THE 12 PILLARS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The 12 Pillars is our True North in nurturing students in their entrepreneurial development during their time at Dwi Emas. Just as success isn’t an overnight endeavour, neither is growing habits and skill sets. When in doubt, students can always refer to these guiding principles to strengthen their entrepreneurial muscles.
