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15. Yuk, Kenalan Dengan Program Roots! (Perundungan)

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Key takeaways

Educational

Main ideas / concepts / lessons

  • The video targets teachers as agents of change to help prevent bullying by creating a positive school climate.
  • It emphasizes that schools must ensure student safety and security starting from the beginning of students’ time in the school environment.
  • It explains that this is supported by Indonesian regulations requiring schools to guarantee safety for students during learning and school-related activities outside the educational unit.
  • It provides practical ways schools can build that sense of security and reduce bullying risk.
  • It introduces the ROUTS/ROOTS program (a UNICEF-supported bullying prevention initiative in Indonesia), describing:
    • its background and rollout timeline,
    • its goals and student-centered approach,
    • the roles teachers play (teacher facilitators),
    • what happens in training sessions,
    • and the interactive methods used.

Method / instructions presented (detailed)

A) How to fulfill students’ sense of security (building a positive climate)

Guarantee the school’s commitment to be free from violence

  • Establish and apply clear school rules/regulations.
  • Use rules as a form of commitment, including:
    • obligations, rights, prohibitions, and sanctions (as applicable).
  • Enforce written rules that explicitly prohibit violent acts.
  • Provide a complaint/reporting mechanism so students can respond when violence occurs (not only prohibitions, but also a process).

Start open interaction with students

  • Make it clear that the school does not tolerate violence.
  • Encourage parents to:
    • hold casual discussions with students during learning/school activities, and
    • invite students to be actively involved.

Involve students and families in bullying prevention

  • Encourage students’ participation in preventing bullying.
  • Mention that UNICEF and the Indonesian government work with partners to support student involvement.

B) How the ROOTS program works (implementation structure)

Program background

  • Developed by UNICEF Indonesia with partners.
  • Run as interventions starting in 2017.
  • Trial conducted in South Sulawesi, Central Java, and West Papua.
  • Trial results: bullying reduced by up to 30% after the trial.
  • In 2021, the Ministry and UNICEF (with partners) expanded it nationally across Indonesia.

Core focus / goal

  • Empower students in schools as agents of change to spread:
    • positive messages, and
    • good behavior among peers.

Teacher role

  • Teachers act as teacher facilitators.
  • Facilitators provide discussion spaces for student “agents of change” at meetings.
  • Facilitator responsibilities aim to build:
    • trust,
    • empathy, and
    • tolerance among participating students.

Training session design

  • Uses a guidebook to help teacher facilitators run sessions with student agents of change.
  • Conducted outside school hours, similar to extracurricular activities.
  • Training sessions are designed to gradually develop students’ soft skills (non-technical competencies).

Skills students are expected to gain

  • Knowledge about bullying and bullying prevention
  • Trust
  • Leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Responding to conflict
  • Ability to carry out real actions that strengthen commitment to prevent bullying in their surroundings

Interactive methods used during sessions

  • Face-to-face discussions
  • Online discussions
  • Group activities
  • Playing/activities together
  • Personal activities
  • Completing reflection sheets
  • Role-playing
  • Emphasis on diverse, fun activities to keep learning engaging and idea-generating

Where parents can access resources (platforms / links mentioned)

  • Parents can access rules/program information on the Smart Karakter page:
    • dot kemdikbud.go.id / freedom from bullying
  • Parents can download training materials and modules to support bullying prevention in schools.

Sources / speakers featured (as stated)

  • UNICEF Indonesia (source/partner)
  • UNICEF (mentioned in collaboration with Indonesia’s Ministry)
  • UNICEF and partners (general collaboration)
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (policy and program implementation)
  • Ministry regulation: Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture Number 82 of 2015
  • Teachers (role discussed: “teacher facilitators”)
  • Parents (mothers and fathers / wali) (audience referenced)
  • Students (central role as “agents of change”)

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