Instilling Life Values in Students SMP Terpadu Al-Azhar Takengon Through Character Education Management

Life values are the basic principles that guide behavior and decision-making. Character education management is an educational management that aims to form a strong personality, morals and ethics in students. The purpose of this study is to find out the school's strategy in instilling character education in students SMP Terpadu Al-Azhar Takengon. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method. The subjects in this study are school principals, vice principals and teachers. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this research are in the form of school strategies in implementing character education by making character education plans contained in the school's vision, mission, and goals. Organizing character education into the learning and extracurricular process. Implementation can be seen from the strategies carried out through learning and extracurricular activities. And supervision can be seen from the principal controlling the character education program through supervision, monitoring and evaluation. It is hoped that through the management of character education carried out in schools, it can instill life values in students to become individuals with noble character in living daily life in society