This study aims to explain the value of religious character education, character education practices, and barriers that affect UMSIDA character education in SD Muhammadiyah 1 CandiLab School. This research is a descriptive and qualitative research. Survey data sources include the reporter, location (event), and documents. The data collection methods used in this study were (1) observation (2) detailed interviews with teachers of SD Muhammadiyah 1 Candi Lab School UMSIDA (3) data triangulation and validation of data validity using information providers. This analysis uses interactive analysis technology which consists of four parts: data collection, data simplification, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study are as follows: (1) Muhammadiyah elementary school teachers have tried to develop a religious personality learning model, but there is still no suitable model to improve student character education. (2) SD Muhammadiyah 1 Candi Lab Religious education in schools is carried out in designing learning activities, learning, extracurricular activities and developing school culture. (3) Barriers to the implementation of religious education in SD Muhammadiyah 1 Candi arise from factors related to students and teachers or schools. Student factors include lack of awareness to participate in activities regularly and on time. In this case the teacher lacks discipline and supervision of student activities aimed at changing students' personalities, as well as the lack of subject teachers and extracurricular teachers who choose the wrong learning method.

The purpose of this study to determine the implementation of an independent learning curriculum based on character education that cares for the environment in adiwiyata schools for students in elementary schools (SD) in maintaining the title of adiwiyata school at the Sidoarjo Regency level. The population in this study is several elementary schools in Sidoarjo Regency. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach. The data collection techniques used are interviews, observation, and documentation. The research informants were the Principal and Teacher of class IV. The data analysis technique used is an interactive analysis technique which includes data collection, data reduction, data presentation, then drawing a conclusion. The results showed that through strategies in maintaining the character of caring for the environment can provide convenience in character building to students, including consistency in applying habituation and school culture. So that the character of caring for the environment has a major influence in the process of character building during the learning period based on the independent learning curriculum. Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui implementasi kurikulum merdeka belajar berbasis pendidikan karakter peduli lingkungan di sekolah adiwiyata terhadap siswa di sekolah dasar (SD) dalam mempertahankan gelar sekolah adiwiyata tingkat Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah beberapa sekolah dasar di Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Informan penelitian adalah Kepala sekolah dan Guru kelas IV. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis interaktif yang meliputi pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, kemudian menarik suatu kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa melalui strategi dalam mempertahankan karakter peduli lingkungan dapat memberi kemudahan dalam pembentukan karakter kepada siswa diantaranya konsisten dalam menerapkan pembiasaan dan budaya sekolah. Sehingga karakter peduli lingkungan berpengaruh besar dalam proses pembentukan karakter dimasa pembelajaran berbasis kurikulum merdeka belajar.

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