The Role of Indonesian Islamic Students in Forming the Religious Character of Youth in Bitung City. This study aims to find out the role of Indonesian Islamic students in shaping the religious character of students in Bitung City and find out what are the obstacles and challenges of Indonesian Islamic Students in shaping the religious character of adolescents in Bitung City.Data collection techniques in this study are observation techniques, interviews and documentation. The research collects data by observing the object of research directly and conducting it to related parties being studied. The data analysis techniques used in the research are data reduction, data presentation, data verification and drawing conclusions. Next, checking the validity of the data was carried out in two ways, namely, source triangulation and technical triangulation.The research findings show that: (1) The role of Indonesian Islamic Students in shaping the religious character of adolescents in Bitung City, namely: a) Indonesian Islamic Student Training, b) ta'lim, c) hospitality, d) Caring Indonesian Muslim Students, e) Advocacy, f) Students, g) visits to several schools. (2) Obstacles and challenges of Indonesian Islamic Students in forming the religious character of youth in Bitung City, namely: a) Adjustment of time, b) Lack of active cadres, c) Lack of communication, and d) lack of cadre loyalty

This study aims to identify problems experienced by teachers, parents, and students in online learning during the COVID-19 period and examine students' completeness in learning without physical interaction with teachers. This research was conducted at MIN 2 and MI al-Amanah Bailang Manado. There were 16 informants: 4 teachers, 6 parents and 6 students. Interview was conducted directly and by telephone. The results showed that while students were at home learning during Covid-19 some parents paid attention and help their children to study. The parents find it difficult to accompany their children to study at home. It is due to their busyness and their inability and knowledge to explain their children’s subjects. Completeness of teaching and learning in online learning without physical interaction make the teachers must be concerned about the condition of their students. The students are 'forced' to learn through online media while they do not have adequate facilities at home. Teachers find teaching using online media difficult. It is due to limited ability in using applications such as zoom, e-learning, cloud, whatsapp, and others. Some teachers are not ready to conduct online learning. During the covid-19 period, the student will study if the teachers give an assignment. The parents’ supervision makes their children uncomfortable to study at home.