The background of the study is the increasing damage to the environment and the importance of the education role to develop environmental care characters for high school students. The research purpose was to explain the Positive Character Camp (PCC) program to improve the environmental care character for high school students. The program was an alternative activity to develop students' character. The research used qualitative studies to investigate students' experiences in the program. The data was collected through direct observation, interviews and field documentation and analysed with descriptive approach. The result found that the PCC program as a school project had goals, plans and management in improving student character. The process of developing students' characters is very diverse. Strengthening the environmental care character was achieved very effectively through activities to build positive characters in students. This research provided practical insights into developing environmental care characters through the school programs.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: (1) motivasi belajar sebelum dan setelah diterapkan model ARIAS dalam setting kolaboratif tipe: TS-TS, Think Pair Share (TPS), Pair Check (PC), dan Cooperative Script (CS) dalam pembelajaran. (2) implementasi model ARIAS dalam seting kolaboratif tipe: TS-TS, Think Pair Share (TPS), Pair Check (PC), dan Cooperative Script (CS) dalam pembelajaran, memberi pengaruh yang berlainan terhadap peningkatan motivasi mahasiswa dalam pembelajaran perencanaan pengajaran PGSD  FIP. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua Mahasiswa PGSD semester VI sebanyak 7 rombongan belajar. Dari teknik samplingnya diambil kelas A Reg dan C Eks dan menjadi unit sampel sebanyak 60 orang. Mahasiswa regular maupun ekstensi adalah sama-sama menunjukkan peningkatan motivasi belajar atas model ARIAS melalui pembelajaran kolaboratif tipe TS-TS, TPS, PC, dan CS yang di aktualisasi dalam melakukan aktivitas belajar dalam mata kuliah perencanaan pembelajaran. Akan tetapi intensitasnya dalam perilaku belajar berbeda yaitu lebih aktif mahasiswa regular dibandingkan mahasiswa ekstensi dalam pembelajaran perencanaan pengajaran.