Mengembangkan Toleransi, Pererat Silahturahmi
Untuk mengembangkan toleransi antar umat beragama di kalangan siswa MIS, kelas Pendidikan Agama Buddha, Islam, dan Kristen, bersama-sama mengadakan Religion Class Assembly yang diikuti seluruh siswa WNI yang mengikuti kelas Agama.
Masing-masing kelas memperkenalkan agama mereka dalam apa yang mereka yakini, rayakan, serta bagaimana mereka menjalankan kepercayaan mereka. Para guru-guru kelas Agama memberikan penghargaan kepada mereka yang paling rajin menghadiri kelas Agama setiap minggunya. Acara ini kemudian ditutup dengan makan pizza bersama, dimulai dari mereka yang mendapatkan penghargaan, dan yang termuda.
Kami berharap kegiatan semacam ini dapat mengembangkan keterbukaan (open-mindedness) para siswa sebagai warga global, pemahaman akan kepercayaan orang lain, serta memberikan ruang bagi para siswa untuk mempraktekkan kepercayaannya dengan nyaman.
To promote mutual understanding among the various believers in MIS, students from each religion classes; Buddhist, Islamic, and Christian, held a Religion Class at the end of the semester attended by all Indonesian students who signed up to the Religion Classes.
Each class presented their religion in what they believe in, how they celebrate their faith, and how the exercise their beliefs. The Religion Classes Teachers presented an award for each student with highest attendance throughout the year. The event was closed with a pizza party, began with those who earned their awards, from the youngest to the oldest.
We hope such events will promote open-mindedness among students as global citizens, mutual understanding on other beliefs, as well as giving a safe space for students to exercise their faith comfortably.
