SMAN 1 AJIBARANG AS 2023 ASEAN ECO-SCHOOL AWARDEE
SCHOOL AS PIONEER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE PRESERVATION
SMAN 1 AJIBARANG (AJIBARANG STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL) BANYUMAS, CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE - INDONESIA

Established in 1984, SMAN 1 Ajibarang is one of the biggest high schools in Banyumas Regency, Central Java - Indonesia. Located strategically near the city square of Ajibarang with 2,4 hectare and more than 63% green open spaces, the school is really an environmentally friendly learning centre. Recenty, after more than 7 years building the characters, habit and culture of Adiwiyata, our school has been acknowledged and awarded as both National and Mandiri Adiwiyata in 2016 and 2018 by Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment and the latest achievement is as 2023 ASEAN Eco-school Awardee; first Winner of Province Model of Quality Assurance Practices by Education Quality Assurance Board in 2018, number 1 Winner of  National Green School  Award in 2022, number 1 awardee of  Best Achievement of Healthy School and Energy savings in  2019 by the Office of Environment Affairs Central Java Province. And the latest achievement is as the fourth winner of National Best Library 2023 by Indonesian National Library and The First Winner Provincial Best Library by the Office of Archives and Library in May 2023 with one of the innovations of connecting all the school areas and environment as literacy corners.

Morning briefings for daily communication, coordination and information with positive constructive inspiring sharings are spread among members of the school community to start every day’s service, dedication and devotion toward education with one of  the best practices in our school: 30 minutes before seven  program to establish characters with various schemes and activities. Some of the programs are literacy of spiritualism, nationalism, citizenship and awareness of global community, literacy of environment and healthy life and well beings, building students’ good characters and integrity. With the scheduled activities, involving all school community, supported by parents, this program has nurtured many benefits in creating the school environment that supports the goals of national education as it is also mentioned in our school mission “Building the nation generations who have high integrity and noble qualities in spiritual, intellectual, social, personal and professional competencies with environmental awareness”. With more than 1200 students and 98 teachers staffs, as part of the local society, our school is also actively take part in developing  communities’ understanding and awareness toward the preservation of environment. Some innovations conducted by our environment lovers’ organizations are encouraging people in making and using organic fertilizers extracted from  household wastes for farming; waste and trash management via the program of 3R (Reduce, Reuse dan Recycle); Friday’s actions for nature and environment preservation programs. Reaching out society program, we are also pioneering to train people living near the school to practice generating biogas through bio-digester process from the wastes of soy beans food products like tofu and tempeh. Our school also has mini water wheels, mini solar cell panel and windmills as models for community that renewable energy can be developed as to preserve the earth, nature and environment. In addition, our students together with local communities and environmental authorities also regularly participate in the actions for beach conservations, replanting trees in the forests and the campaigns for clean rivers. Ajibarang Banyumas Central Java Indonesia, 25 September 2023. (Sae)