Inspiration: Fathi A. Mansur

Saturday February 8th 2020

An Energetic Teacher Who Always Tries Out New Things

Fathi A. Mansur, a.k.a Mr. Fathi, is the new native English speaking teacher who works at Al Azhar 55 Islamic Primary School Yogyakarta. Starting teaching in the Academic Year 2019/2020, Mr. Fathi handles Science of all grades (1 up to 4) with his unique and impressive style.

Despite the fact that it’s only his first year of teaching, Mr. Fathi is highly dedicated to his job. His high spirit in teaching and passion about children makes his presence in class worth the wait. In his career, Mr. Fathi has done a lot of things to young learners, such as: (1) producing and delivering English lessons according to the existing program for early ages; (2) opening and broadening the knowledge of young learners to spark their interest in learning foreign culture aspects; and (3) creating visual aids, board games, flashcards, and all course materials to improve teaching techniques.

Mr. Fathi is well-known for being a very energetic teacher wherein in all learning processes, he invites students to actively move with music, in games, or in interactive discussions. Aside from this, Mr. Fathi is an Indonesian cuisine lover. In his opinion, Indonesia has various kinds of food that is worth trying for its distinctive taste and well-known around the world. Durian is one of his favorite foods to try when he visits different cities in Indonesia.

For Mr. Fathi, trying out new things is a special experience. Not only delicious food, Mr. Fathi once tried out different things which were impressive, i.e. being the Announcer of 2011 African Games and the supporting actor of 7 movies.

Education

Master’s Degree

Master of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Surakarta, Indonesia, 2017

High Diploma

Diploma in English Language and Literature at Ajdabea, 2002 – 2006

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.