This study aims to analyze the synergy between Islamic habituation and teacher role modeling in implementing the Integrated Islamic School Network (JSIT) curriculum at SMPIT Al-Uswah Surabaya. A qualitative approach with a case study design was employed. Informants were selected purposively and consisted of the principal, an Islamic Education teacher, and a student. Data were collected through non-participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation, then analyzed through data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. The credibility of the findings was strengthened through methodological triangulation. The results show that curriculum planning is formulated in the School Operational Curriculum, which aligns the Merdeka Curriculum with JSIT distinctive standards and 79 Graduate Competency Standard indicators. Its implementation includes active learning, classroom learning agreements, congregational Duha prayer, communal class mentoring, small-group Islamic Personal Development, Quran memorization programs, and teacher role modeling. This integration is associated with the development of students’ discipline, responsibility, courtesy, consistency in worship, and Quranic competence. The principal finding confirms that implementing the JSIT curriculum cannot be reduced to adding religious content. It requires consistency among the values that are planned, taught, modeled, and experienced by students in everyday school life.
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