<![CDATA[The curriculum plays a vital role in every level of education. This research specifically focuses on examining and understanding the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in Integrated Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) learning at an elementary school. Adopting a descriptive qualitative approach, this study involved the principal and fourth-grade teachers as key informants. Data collection techniques included interviews, observation, and documentation. The collected data were analyzed through reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The research results indicate the success of the elementary school in implementing the Merdeka Curriculum, making it a "sekolah penggerak" (driving school). One of the curriculum's innovations is the integration of Science (IPA) and Social Studies (IPS) into IPAS, with a per-semester learning format that combines two chapters of IPA and two chapters of IPS to prevent student boredom. This curriculum provides significant flexibility for both teachers and students in the learning process, with IPA and IPS assessments now integrated as IPAS in report cards.]]>
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