PELATIHAN KEMANDIRIAN SISWA-SISWI BARU SMPK SANTA MARIA 1 MALANG

Abstract

Salah satu Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi adalah Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat. Dalam rangka inilah kegiatan pelatihan kemandirian siswa baru SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang dilakukan. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini supaya siswa-siswi baru SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang dapat lebih mandiri sesuai dengan perkembangan psikologisnya. Kegiatan ini oleh sekolah diwajibkan bagi semua siswa-siswi baru angkatan 2022-2023 yang berjumlah 83 orang. Kegiatan berlangsung selama tiga hari mulai hari Rabu sampai dengan Jumat, 13-15 Juli 2022. Metode yang digunakan dalam pelatihan ini adalah metode ceramah, metode permainan, metode kerja pribadi dan metode kerja kelompok. Dalam pelatihan ini siswa-siswi baru SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang mendapatkan penjelasan mengenai teori apa itu kemandirian. Mengapa kemandirian sagat penting dan urgen bagi siswa-siswi baru? Bagaimana kemandirian itu bisa dibentuk dan diwujudkan oleh siswa-siswi baru dalam kehidupan sehari-hari? Apakah kemandirian itu sangat penting untuk masa depan? Melalui ceramah, permainan, tugas pribadi dan tugas kelompok siswa-siswi baru SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang diajak oleh narasumber memahami arti dan pentingnya kemandirian bagi mereka. Kegiatan berjalan dengan baik dan lancar. Dalam evaluasi yang diadakan di akhir acara, beberapa perwakilan peserta mengatakan bahwa kegiatan pelatihan yang sudah dilakukan sangat menarik sekali. Ada banyak pengalaman baru yang didapatkan perihal kemandirian. Harapannya kegiatan serupa bisa dilakukan kembali untuk memberikan semangat biar tetap bisa mandiri.
Kata-kata kunci: Pelatihan Kemandirian, Pengabdian Masyarakat, Siswa Siswi Baru, SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang.

Abstract
One of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education is Community Service. In this context, the self-autonomy training activity for new students of SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang was carried out. The purpose of this activity is so that the new students of SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang can be more self-reliant in line with their psychological development. This activity is mandatory for all year 2022-2023 students, of which there were 83 students in total. The activity lasted for three days from Wednesday to Friday, July 13-15, 2022. There were four methods used in this training. These were lectures, games, individual work, and group work. In this training, the new students of SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang were taught the theory of self-autonomy. Why is autonomy so important and urgent for new students? How can autonomy be formed and realized by the new students in their daily lives? Is autonomy truly important for their future? Through lectures, games, individual and group assignments, the new students of SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang were guided by the resource persons to grasp the meaning and importance of self-autonomy. The activities went well and smoothly. In the evaluation stage held at the end of the activity, several representatives of the participants revealed that the new students found the training activity very interesting. They asserted that they had gained many new experiences on autonomy. They also expressed their hopes that similar activities could be carried out again to encourage them to gain self-autonomy.
Keywords: Self-Autonomy Training, Community Service, New Students, SMPK Santa Maria 1 Malang.