OPTIMIZATION GREENING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS​ BUILD CULTURE CARE ENVIRONMENT

• Siti Zubaedah

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• Majidatun Ahmala

  STAI Taruna Surabaya

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Objective: The school greening program was created to create a clean, cool, and comfortable environment for students. This study aims to determine how to optimize the greening activities carried out at SDI Taman Quraniyah. Method: This research method is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques carried out by observation, interviews, and documentation. Results: The results of this study indicate that several methods are carried out by SDI Taman Quraniyah through several ways, namely: 1) forming a school greening team consisting of the principal, treasurer/secretary, team coordinator, and field implementation team; 2) vertical gardens as a solution to the limited school land; 3) maximizing the maintenance of shade trees in schools; 4) integration of greening with learning; 5) utilization of recycled materials from used materials; 6) empowerment of students and parents in maximizing the school greening program. Novelty: The optimization of school greening activities is demonstrated through the integration of organizational structuring, land-use innovation through vertical gardens, learning-based greening integration, utilization of recycled materials, and active empowerment of students and parents in the school greening program.

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