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Research Club

Tuesday May 6th 2025

Research is a systematic investigation into a subject to discover new facts or information, or to create new knowledge. By doing research, students get some individual and team benefits as a whole by fostering deeper understanding, improving decision-making, driving innovation, and addressing societal challenges.

Al Azhar 55 Islamic Primary School has a Mini Research Club (KIR/Kelompok Ilmiah Remaja) as one of the extracurricular activities. In the academic year 2024-2025, 12 students of grades 4 and 5 joined the club. This activity began with an introduction to simple experiments and then continued with more specialised and advanced group research. The club had come up with some products, e.g aromatic body lotion, healthy soap, slime, toothpaste and lip scrub.

Aside from doing the experiments, they also conducted their own research to solve the problems around them. The research began with investigating the problems that have emerged. Then, a literature study and problem solving were carried out. In the problem solving, each group proposed the creation of a product or tool. This activity hones their creativity, collaboration, and analytical and critical thinking skills.

One of the groups, consisting of Katiya Shae Minna, Nebia Rizhani, Deogratias, Asshafa Salsabila Shaheen and Alluna Pradia Humaira was selected to participate in the I2ASPO (Indonesia International Applied Science Project Olympiad competition) for Functional Food category. Their idea was to solve the problems of people around them who have kidney cancer. Their research was Renoprotec

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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.

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