Optimalisasi Pembelajaran dan Pembinaan Karakter Santri melalui Program Pendampingan di Pondok Pesantren Darul Ulum Al-Fatah Ogoamas Kabupaten Donggala

Abstract

This community service program was implemented based on problems at Darul Ulum Al-Fatah Ogoamas Islamic Boarding School, Donggala Regency, namely a learning process dominated by lecture methods, resulting in suboptimal active participation and students’ confidence in expressing opinions. Character development had been conducted through activities, but it was not supported by structured mentoring and a documented mechanism for evaluating character development. It aimed to optimize learning and strengthen students’ character through habituation-based mentoring. It employed a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach involving administrators, teachers, and students in planning, implementation, and evaluation. Activities included interactive lectures, group discussions, practice, reflection, and positive behavior habituation. Evaluation was conducted through observation, interviews, documentation, and character observation sheets. Results indicated increased learning participation, discipline, responsibility, cooperation, communication skills, and religious character. The average achievement was 95.97%, categorized as very good. The program provides a basis for sustainable mentoring development within the boarding school.