Abstract:
This study reports on the application of the integration of national curriculum,
internationalization program, and the ‘pesantren’ religious contents in an Islamic
Basic Education in Ciamis, West Java, Indonesia. The study involved the school
foundation officers, educational consultants, principals, teachers, and students as
informants. Interviews of this case study were conducted with informants to get the
subjects’ perspectives on the intentions of the integrated curricula. The results
indicated the application of contemporary educational systems, including collegial based learning systems, Qur'ani-based natural education systems, the adoption of an
international curriculum in English and Mathematics, establishing community
partnerships with ‘madrasas’, the use of a brain-based education approach and
emotional manegement-based learning system, and the development of curricula
based on the uniqueness and independence of children. Interestingly, the findings
indicate that this model of schooling has been able to enable the school graduates to
be more independent, creative, intelligent, resilient and responsible, and have a noble
character and have strong faith
