The Implementation of Integrated Curriculum in the Primary School:
A Case Study of Sekolah Alam Cikeas

Maisyafriana Syafei, Adelina Siahaan, Evi Mala Wijayanti

(Magister Program of English Language Education, State University of Jakarta, Indonesia)

Abstract: Curriculum for the primary grades that is established by the Indonesian government includes reading, writing, listening, speaking, social studies, math, science, physical education, music, and visual arts. Some of the subject areas can be integrated and put into a certain theme in which students can develop their skill and increase their knowledge.
Sekolah Alam Cikeas implements integrated curriculum that allows children to pursue learning in a holistic way, without the restrictions often imposed by subject boundaries. An integrated curriculum aims to build a student centered curriculum that invite students to take parts, and to have metacognitive. This curriculum emphasizes the higher order thinking skills, cooperative learning on social issues and tolerance of others’ values and concerns. The previous study conducted by Saez and Sancho in 2017 in a higher education. It found out that integrated curriculum provides a worthwhile training opportunity to achieve learning of greater significance and depth. This paper seeks to elaborate the implementation of integrated curriculum at Sekolah Alam Cikeas Primary School. A case study is carried out for a period of one semester.
The result shows that there are three ways in implementing the integrated curriculum in Sekolah Alam Cikeas. First, thematic including the process of arranging the whole theme will be implemented during a year. Second, students’ project based. There are seven projects implemented in the school, they are cooking, business, green lab, assembly, outing, students’ book, and care-share-respect project. Third is the student’s activity unit including saving rubbish, radio, ecoshop and agribusiness. Those activities facilitate students learn best when they are fully immersed in an educational experience and consider multiple views and connections across subjects.

Key words: integrated curriculum, thematic, project-based, students’ activity, primary school