Abstract
Nowadays, concept of school is not only in the formal school concept but also non-formal and informal school. Schooling at home (homeschooling) occur in Indonesia marks a new trend of education which is quite interesting to observe. Moreover, some homeschooling that occurred in recent years has identified itself as homeschooling that applied Islamic education concept. Moreover, the interesting side of this homeschooling is that it’s initiated by the former College Muslim Activists. The movement of College Muslim Activist is interesting to note further because of its role in the Islamization of the educational institutions in Indonesia. This article describes one educational model established by former College Muslim Activist, Homeschooling Group Khairu Ummah Bantul. The results showed that the establishment of Homeschooling Group Khairu Ummah Bantul motivated by four reasons, there are: (1) moral and religious reasons, (2) family unity reasons, (3) academic reasons, and (4) socialization reasons.
Highlights
Entering the 21st century, there is a change of interest in education world in Indonesia, marked by the present of school at home or often known as homeschooling (Loy Kyo, 2012: 17)
It is exciting to be observed because education model that existed earlier in Indonesia consists of three models, namely pesantren, madrasah, and schools (Steenbrink, 1996)
Homeschooling occured in the United States at 1970s, it was born out of parents’ distrust toward education conducted in formal schools, for at least two things: the moral standards and religiosity
Summary
Entering the 21st century, there is a change of interest in education world in Indonesia, marked by the present of school at home or often known as homeschooling (Loy Kyo, 2012: 17). At the same time the position of Elementary School of Homeschooling Group Khairu Ummah as a Community Learning Center occupies a position as an education model that emphasizes non-formal education form This educational form is interpreted as an organized educational activity held outside the formal education system, independently, or as an important part of the wider system, with the purpose of providing specialized services to the participants or to help identify the learning needs so that it could fit the requirement and able to achieve learning goals (Kamil, 2009: 11). Community Learning Center of Elementary School of Homeschooling Group Khairu Ummah (its full name) established itself as a model of non-formal education and informal all at once. By looking at the general design of the curriculum, it is expected to obtain an overview of the objectives to be achieved in the Elementary School of Homeschooling Group Khairu Ummah, Bantul to cumulatively form the ideal people
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