A Short Description of Pondok Pesantren

Abstract

Pesantren or Pondok Pesantren are Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. As social institutions, pesantren have played a major role over the centuries. They emphasise cores values of sincerity, simplicity, individual autonomy, solidarity and self-control. Young men and women are separated from their families, which contributes to a sense of individual commitment to the faith and close bonding to a teacher.