How to Survive the Pandemic – Tips for Student | Al-Azhar 55 Primary Islamic School

How to Survive the Pandemic – Tips for Student

Wednesday November 3rd 2021

1. Think Positive
There are always perspectives in everything, both negative and positive. We may choose, which perspective we want to take. In this case, try to consider some of the positive aspects of online learning, e.g. that you don’t need to spend extra energy to go to school back and forth, you may lay down on your bed between lessons, you can have a quick nap, you have more time to spend with your family or to cultivate your talents and interests. There are always ways to make the best out of bad situation.

2. Look after Yourself
Self-care is important at the best of times, but the added stress of COVID-19 means that it’s even more crucial to take proper care of your body and mind. By now, we all know the advice: follow the protocols, live a clean and healthy life, get enough sleep, eat well, and try to exercise regularly.

3. Enjoy the Here and Now
Lockdown has given many of us the opportunity to engage in more solitary activities such as reading and mindfulness, and I think that we’ll keep some of these habits going even when the pandemic is over. We have to push ourselves to learn to be patient, as not everything goes as we want and plan. We also have more time to learn to be closer to Allah SWT. We need to push ourselves to not to be emotionally reactive as well, in reading any information or situation. We are trained naturally to listen more to our thoughts and feelings, by then we will be able to take control of the situation.

4. Be Creative
As we have more free time at home, be creative. We can do and create anything: cleaning out the garage, painting the room, planting a vegetable garden, making over backyard, learning a new language, writing a book, drawing, cooking, making vlogs, and many more. Creativity is important in everyday life, not only in art.

5. Stay Informed with Safe Parameters
Limit your daily news intake. Constant exposure to negative news can contribute to anxiety and stress. It will help you balance staying informed with avoiding a nonstop stream of negative headlines. The same is true of social media, so watch your intake there too. If you’re looking for additional information specifically related to COVID-19, remember to seek out reliable sources.

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.