<![CDATA[Objective: This study aims to describe school religious culture as a practice of religious ethnopedagogy in shaping students’ character at SMAN 6 Kabupaten Tangerang. Methods: This study used a qualitative approach. Data were collected through observation and interviews with school members involved in religious activities. The data focused on several school religious programs, including ROHIS, Qur’an memorization, Qur’anic recitation, collective Dhuha prayer, Dhuhr or Friday congregational prayer, morning sermon, and Islamic holiday celebrations, such as Isra Mi’raj and the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Results: The findings show that school religious culture functions as a medium for habituation, role modeling, participation, and reflection on religious values in students’ daily lives. These activities strengthen students’ religiosity, discipline, responsibility, cooperation, social care, politeness, and respect. Religious practices at school do not only function as ritual activities, but also as a continuous character education process supported by interaction among students, teachers, and the school community.. Novelty: This study highlights religious culture as a contextual form of religious ethnopedagogy. It shows that character formation can be built through local school practices that transmit religious and moral values systematically and sustainably. The study offers an empirical view of how religious traditions in school communities become a practical strategy for character education.]]>
