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Kurikulum Kristen untuk Pembentukan Karakter: Landasan untuk Pertumbuhan Rohani dan Akademik Cung, Liuw Tjhin Dji; Lau, Peter; Yulianawati, Yulianawati
INTELEKTIUM Vol 6 No 1 (2025): INTELEKTIUM
Publisher : Neolectura

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37010/int.v6i1.2103

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Christian education is not only about imparting academic knowledge but also about forming character that reflects Christ. This article emphasizes that Christian curriculum for character building must stand on three pillars: (1) educators must be believers with a growing Christian life, (2) the curriculum should focus on developing students’ Christian character alongside academic excellence, and (3) schools must intentionally create a Christian environment that reflects biblical values. By combining theological reflection with practical educational insights, this study highlights the vital role of teachers as role models, the integration of biblical truth into learning, and the importance of school culture in shaping students’ faith. The results suggest that effective Christian curriculum leads to holistic development—equipping students academically, spiritually, and morally to live faithfully in a complex world.
Integrating the Cambridge International Curriculum within the Theology of Christian Education: Biblical Worldview Formation, Kurikulum Merdeka, and Deep Learning for Secondary Christian Schools in Indonesia Cung, Liuw Tjhin Dji
EDUKASIA Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Edukasia: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran
Publisher : LP. Ma'arif Janggan Magetan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62775/edukasia.v5i2.2103

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This article examines the integration of the Cambridge International Curriculum within a theology of Christian education, focusing on biblical worldview formation, alignment with Indonesia’s Kurikulum Merdeka, and the deep learning paradigm in Christian secondary schools. Grounded in the traditions of Christian Religious Education (Pendidikan Agama Kristen/PAK) as developed in Indonesian theological schools under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the study conceptualizes curriculum integration not as a technical or administrative task but as a theological–pedagogical process shaped by Christian understandings of knowledge, human formation, and educational purpose. Employing a qualitative, theoretical, and policy-oriented approach supported by selected empirical studies on faith-based and international education, this article analyzes how Christian educational theology can inform the implementation of the Cambridge Curriculum at the secondary level—IGCSE/O Level, AS Level, and A Level—within Indonesian SPK (Satuan Pendidikan Kerja Sama) Christian schools. The analysis emphasizes theologically informed curriculum frameworks, intentional faith–learning integration across disciplines, inquiry-based deep learning practices, and sustained teacher formation rooted in Christian epistemology and theological anthropology. The findings indicate that effective integration requires: (1) a curriculum framework explicitly grounded in a theology of Christian education; (2) intentional articulation of biblical worldview across academic subjects; (3) deep learning pedagogies that foster reflective, ethical, and vocationally oriented understanding; and (4) continuous professional formation of teachers as theological and pedagogical agents. When the Cambridge Curriculum is theologically contextualized and aligned with Kurikulum Merdeka, it can support holistic Christian formation by integrating intellectual excellence, moral discernment, spiritual maturity, and vocational awareness. This study contributes to scholarship in Christian education, curriculum theology, and international education while offering policy-relevant insights for theological schools, Christian secondary institutions, and educational authorities in Indonesia.