Environmental Literacy Education through Mural Artwork at Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyyah Al Qamariyyah in Ciroyom Bandung

Abstract

This research aims to develop a mural artwork that conveys educational material on environmental literacy. Environmental literacy education is one of the most important things that children must learn. Such education may be done through formal or informal educational institutions. This research is conducted in Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyyah (MDA) Al Qamariyyah, located in Ciroyom settlement, Bandung. The existence of Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyyah Al Qamariyyah has been important for the people of Ciroyom urban village, Bandung. In this madrasah, the students can learn the basic values of Islam religion. Since its establishment, Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyyah (MDA) Al Qamariyyah have not been supported by a good environment condition for an educational institution. Therefore, some actions are necessary to help improve the environmental quality of the madrasah. The action that has been done is to create a mural artwork within the area of the madrasah. The mural artwork itself conveys educational values about environment. The method used in this research is the artistic research methods as brought forward by Borgdorff. This research conveys messages that includes aesthetic experiences, creative practices, and materializes an artistic product. This research explains the process of creating the artwork from preparation, elaboration, synthesizing, concept realization, and finishing of the artwork. The process resulted in a mural artwork that presents the important values of appreciating the environment.

Keywords: creation, mural, environmental literacy, madrasah, Ciroyom settlement

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/91-02

Publication date:March 31^st 2021