Depok, July 9, 2024 – Al Wafi Islamic Boarding School has demonstrated its commitment to enhancing the quality of education by holding a working meeting themed “Towards Prime Service, Quality Education, Comprehensive Service.” The second day of the working meeting featured a presentation by Prof. Dr. Dede Rosyada, MA, who discussed the potential for accelerating learning within the boarding school environment.
Unique Opportunities for Accelerated Learning
In his presentation, Prof. Dr. Dede Rosyada emphasized that boarding schools possess unique opportunities for accelerating learning. This is based on several factors, including:
- Extended Learning Time: Boarding school students have more learning time compared to regular school students, especially when acceleration programs are not combined with other educational programs such as traditional pesantren.
- Increased Interaction with Teachers: Boarding school students have more opportunities to interact with teachers, both inside and outside the classroom.
- Fellowship with Classmates: Longer time spent together with classmates allows boarding school students to learn from and collaborate intensively with each other.
- Conducive Learning Environment: Boarding schools provide a conducive learning environment with complete facilities and an atmosphere that supports both independent and group learning activities.
Strategic Recommendations
Prof. Dr. Dede Rosyada also offered strategic recommendations to optimize learning acceleration in boarding schools, such as ensuring that acceleration programs are implemented purely in the context of boarding schools without integration with other educational programs, reconstructing curricula with a focus on the school’s vision, providing competent teachers and adequate educational facilities, and using English as the everyday language in the school environment.
The Need for Globalization
Accelerating education is a demand of globalization to improve quality through enriched materials. The theory of acceleration enables children to become intelligent and capable through the experiences they encounter. With acceleration, students can master a subject without the burdens they may carry.
Aiming for International Recognition
The working meeting, attended by Prof. Dr. Dede Rosyada, aims for Al Wafi to become the best school and to go international, serving as a momentum for all elements of the boarding school to formulate strategic steps to enhance educational quality. Through this working meeting, it is hoped that all school elements can synergize and collaborate to achieve quality education at Al Wafi Islamic Boarding School.
With a high spirit, the school is prepared to face future challenges and continues to contribute to shaping the next generation of the nation that embodies noble character, high achievement, and strong competitiveness.
