Family Day 2026 Al Azhar 55 Treasure Camp

Tuesday January 27th 2026

Family Day 2026 – Al Azhar 55 Treasure Camp:
Discover the Spark Within Your Family

Family is where our first stories begin; it is where love is learned and strength is quietly built. With this beau ful spirit, Family Day 2026 at Al Azhar 55 embraces the theme “Treasure Camp: Discover the Spark Within Your Family.” This special event invites all of our families to embark on a meaningful journey, exploring both the beauty of nature and the love within themselves.

Set in the openness of the outdoors, the program offers a series of engaging ac vi es designed to encourage explora on, teamwork, and resilience. Much like a real treasure hunt, each challenge becomes a pathway for families to uncover hidden strengths—such as communica on, trust, pa ence, and crea vity. Every step taken together becomes a gentle reminder that the greatest treasures in life are not material things, but are found in shared moments and genuine connec on. Through laughter, collabora on, and small victories, families are given the space to truly rediscover one another. Parents and children walk side by side, learning, suppor ng, and inspiring each other in ways that everyday rou nes o en overlook. These shared experiences help to build a founda on of happiness that students will carry with them forever.

Family Day 2026 is more than just an annual event; it is a hear elt celebra on of togetherness. It is a call to pause, reconnect, and appreciate the unique spark within each family member. In the end, the true treasure lies not at the finish line, but in the strengthened bonds and the wonderful memories created along the way.

(by Ms Anisa)

Testimony

Prof. Dra. Hj. Suwarsih Madya, M.A., Ph.D.

Amidst the globalized situation which poses challenges of which one is a possible threat to identity, yet provides ample opportunities to excel for those who possess the prerequisites, we need to equip our children as the continuing generation with necessary competencies—affective, cognitive, psychomotor and interactive. In other words, we need to help them grow and develop into total persons and this can be achieved through the whole-child development approach which ensures the development of all potentials. In addition to this is the need for developing some competence which enables the children to communicate globally. All of this will ensure that the children will develop their citizenships both at the national and global levels. How can this ideal development be realized?

If you want to find out about how efforts are made to develop children’s whole potentials, you can come to SD Islam Al Azhar 55 Yogyakarta. Here you can see how the four-year old school has grown fast due to the stakeholders’ trust to send their children to study here. With only 54 children in the first year, this school now has 185 students. These students are educated to respect and preserve the social-cultural environment by learning the local language (Javanese, including the script) and arts (dance). Simultaneously, they certainly learn the national language (Bahasa Indonesia) and national content, which is unquestionable since it is compulsory, and English, which has now become a global lingua franca; thus, a prerequisite for successful global communication. More importantly, children in this school also learn to practise their religion consistently. So, in this school children’s identity is rooted in the local culture, with nationalism and global awareness being inherently developed together with reliogiosity.

Does the whole-child development approach at SD Islam Al Azhar still give room for children to excel? In my belief, when all their potentials are developed, children will have a greater chance to excel and I can see the truth in my belief in this primary school. In the last two years, the students have made great achievements in various competitions held at the local and national levels–gold medals in English, math and science competitions (national), silver and bronze medals in IT competitions (national), silver and bronze medals at colouring and swimming competitions (local) to mention some.

In conclusion, SD Islam Al Azhar has given evidence of the right efforts of true education to develop both intelligence and character.

Prof. DR. Budi S. Daryono, M.Agr. Sc.

Testimoni Sebagai Orang tua menyekolahkan anak Di Al-Azhar 55

Sudah menjadi kewajiban bagi orang tua untuk memberikan pendidikan yang terbaik bagi putra putrinya. Tantangan untuk mendidik anak di Era Global dan Digital pun semakin besar, kita tidak bisa lagi membendung segala perubahan yang begitu cepat terjadi, dan harus mempersiapkan anak-anak supaya bisa survive dan sholeh/sholehah tentunya. Saat ini dunia bagaikan kampung, dimana tidak ada batas-batas untuk melakukan transaksi kehidupan, untuk itu anak harus bisa berkomunikasi dengan bahasa universal sebagai modal utama. Disamping itu, pendidikah Ahlak dan Aqidah harus diberikan secara dini sebagai dasar anak dalam menghadapi gejolak gelombang kehidupan. Atas pertimbangan tersebutlah, kami selaku orang tua memilih untuk menyekolahkan putra kami tercinta Hikari di Sekolah Islam, yang menggunakan dua bahasa pengantar, yaitu Al-Azhar 55.

Prof. DR. Budi S.Daryono, M.Agr. Sc.