Integration of Environmental Care Character Education Through Circural School at SDIT Muhammadiyah Al-Kautsar

Abstract

Abstract. Education is widely recognized as a key aspect and top priority for all stakeholders involved. Character education is a pedagogical endeavor aimed at imparting knowledge and skills to youngsters in order to cultivate positive behavioral patterns and foster active engagement in beneficial societal endeavors. Hence, it is important to cultivate this mindset from the formative years, particularly within the context of primary education. This scenario exemplifies the appropriateness of enhancing students' environmental conscientiousness via the implementation of a circular school model. The primary objective of the study discussed in this article is to provide a comprehensive account of the implementation of environmental care character education within the framework of a circular school at SDIT Muhammadiyah Al-Kautsar. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. The subjects of this study were 31 students of class VI in semester I of the 2022/2023 academic year. Data collection techniques are collected through observation, documentation, and interviews to explore the integration of environmentally caring character education through circular schools. The validity of the data used by source and technique triangulation. The data analysis used is ethnographic research, starting from selecting an ethnographic project, asking questions, collecting data, recording data, analyzing data, and writing reports. The results of the research show that the integration of environmentally caring character education for students using the circular school approach is going well. This activity concluded that the formation of the character of elementary school-age children can be done through a circular school approach