Joining OLKA 2020

Wednesday July 8th 2020

Al Azhar 55 Yogyakarta Brought Home 3 Trophies

This year, Al Azhar 55 Yogyakarta retook part in the annually held OLKA that took place at SD Islam Al Azhar 19 Sentra Primer, East Jakarta. Al Azhar 55 sent 9 students to compete in its second participation.

The nine selected students were Dimas Excell (Junior Da’i), Aisyah Aqila Fildza (MHQ), Kenan Adi Nugraha (Science), Kenes Pelipurlara Putri (Solo Vocal), M. Irsyad Athaya (IT), Langit Ar Abrar Rafa K. (Math), Calya Raissa Kirani (CCA), Sheikha Zahira Zuhra (Story Telling) and Kirana Parahita Rivai (Poetry Reading). These

students were trained by a teacher specializing in each field, and went to a ‘quarantine’ for 2 days to feel the competition atmosphere as well as to adapt to a new environment.

Ibu Iyut Ayudya stated that a competition like OLKA is an event where we can prove how far our students can compete among students of Al Azhar schools all around Indonesia. It is also a moment to find out the position of Al Azhar 55 among the other Al Azhar schools which was established before it was.

After fighting in a very tight competition, this year (2020), Al Azhar 55 brought home 3 trophies; Story Telling (4th place), MHQ (6th place) and Solo Vocal (top 10). This success is supposed to trigger the students, parents and school in facing OLKA in the following years.

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.