UNS — Generasi Indonesia (Indonesian Generation) School initiated by the bersamabisa.id community is official opened. The opening ceremony was held in Balai Warga RT 03/ RW 36 Mipitan Hamlet, Mojosongo, Jebres, Surakarta, on Sunday (22/8/2021). As the initiator of the school, bersamabisa.id is a community established by the Development Economics Program Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, student, Shoffan Mujahid.
The launching ceremony was attended by the Director of Academic Reputation and Student Affairs UNS Dr. Sutanto, Generasi Indonesia School Headmaster Rizaldy, and a representative from RT 03/ RW 36 Mipitan Hamlet community. Before leading the opening ceremony, Dr. Sutanto mentioned in his opening remark that his presence in the hamlet aims to establish friendship and to open the new school.
“I am here to establish friendship and introduce myself. Thus, the first aim is to silaturahmi. We want to get to know each other, to be closer, and together with Mas Shoffan and the headmaster wants to establish a school,” he stated.
In this occasion, the Director of Academic Reputation and Student Affairs UNS also had an important message that teaching children is parents’ responsibility. Therefore, it is unfitting when parents depend on the school to educate their children. This statement is quoted from the National Education Pioneer, Ki Hadjar Dewantara, that “Everyone becomes a teacher, every house is a school. Education does not stop in the school building, but also at home, in the street, and everywhere.”
“If Ki Hadjar Dewantara Menteri, the first Ministry of Education stated that home is a school. What is wrong now is that home is home, children are entrusted to the school, like deposit counter, on the evening you could take it back,” Dr. Sutanto said. Therefore, he reminded the guests that home is the first school for a child and everyone a child meets at home is their teacher. Thus, parents need to provide positive examples for their children at home.
“Hopefully, we could add the roles (as a teacher) at home in school. Thus, if you wake up late, then your children will copy it. If your daily attitude is pleasant and discipline, it will be copied. And I am sure 70% of education is from home, and the rest is from school,” he added.
The founder of bersamabisa.id community, Shoffan Mujahid, in his opening remark, stated that his and other UNS students come to participate in building characters and educate Mipitan Hamlet children. He wants the children to have a bright future and could reach their dreams. “The more important thing that we bring into this program is that we hope there will be new Bung Hatta, Bung Karno, H.O.S Tjokroaminoto, and Habibie,” he said.
Shoffan Mujahid emphasized that Generasi Indonesia School in RT 03/ RW 36 Mipitan Hamlet is not merely to meet the semester credit requirement but because of the heart calls as university students to maintain the independence. “We have a long-term objective. If other university students only want to meet credits requirements, we are naturally want to maintain Indonesia’s independence. Millennials often forget how to maintain Indonesia’s independence,” Shoffan Mujahid stated.
The school was opened symbolically by a ribbon cutting ceremony by the Chief of RT 03/ RW 36 Mipitan Hamlet, accompanied by Dr. Sutanto and Shoffan Mujahid. Humas UNS
Reporter: Yefta Christopherus AS
Editor: Dwi Hastuti
