PENGUATAN KARAKTER PEDULI LINGKUNGAN MELALUI KONSEP ADIWIYATA BERBASIS SEKOLAH RAMAH ANAK DI MI/SD

Abstrak

The escalating environmental degradation demands the early cultivation of environmental care character, including at the elementary education level (MI/SD). This article aims to examine how the Adiwiyata concept can be integrated with the principles of Child-Friendly Schools (Sekolah Ramah Anak/SRA) as a strategy to strengthen students’ environmental care character in MI/SD. This study employs a qualitative method with a library research approach, analyzing relevant regulations, ministerial policies, and prior research findings. The results show that the Adiwiyata program provides the substantive content of environmental care through environmentally sound policies, curricula, participatory activities, and supporting facilities, while the SRA concept provides a safe, comfortable, non-discriminatory learning climate that respects children’s right to participate. Integrating both concepts in MI/SD can be carried out through environmentally inclusive and child-friendly school policies, environmentally themed curricula, enjoyable green habituation, child-based participatory activities such as waste banks and young environmental cadres, child- and environment-friendly facilities, and the active involvement of parents and the community. Supporting factors include school leadership commitment and cross-sector cooperation, while inhibiting factors include limited facilities and minimal teacher training. This article recommends that MI/SD develop a sustainable model that integrates Adiwiyata and SRA to strengthen students’ environmental care character.