Yayasan Rising Star was founded with the hopes of building a new generation of well-rounded leaders to help build Sumatra and Indonesia into a dynamic and prosperous region of the world.  Its main project was to build a school that will train up a generation of young people who will benefit the city of Palembang and its surrounding areas.  The founders also realized the globalization of SE Asia’s economy and culture.  Therefore, they envisioned aninternational curriculum with English as the primary language of instruction.  In 2009, the Yayasan Rising Star founded the school currently called, RSI.