Upaya Meningkatkan Kemandirian Peserta Didik KejarAURORA melalui Budidaya Tanaman Hias Daun (Aglaonema, Calathea, dan Peperomia)

Abstract

KejarAURORA, or in abbreviation of AURORA Learning Group is a community of children aged 5-18 years from underprivileged families in the area of Rw 11 and Rw 20, Cibabat, Cimahi Utara, Cimahi City, West Java province. Since the last decade, KejarAURORA Foundation focuses on providing non-formal education materials to students with the concept of learning while playing with free of charge. During the pandemic, routine activities were stopped due to the government’s policy of restricting community activities. Starting from the 2022 academic year, the non-formal education activities are back in active while paying attention to the government’s health protocols. The PKM UICM team’s proposal to partner with KejarAURORA Foundation has been realized in 2022 by providing integrated farming skills in 3 (three) themes; raising chickens, cultivating leaf ornamental plants, and making organic fertilizer from previous broiler chickens which have been bred. The tutorial method by the PKM UICM team was given offline through 4 stages; 1) debriefing, 2) productivity, 3) harvesting, and 4) marketing. The results of the skill activity for cultivating leaf ornamental plants were divided into 2 parts; 1) students’ interests in developing skills in leaf cultivation, and 2) the level of leaf cultivation of Aglaonema, Calathea, Peperomia, which given solid organic fertilizer from chicken waste. The result shows that interest can motivate the growth of talent, and the growth of leaf ornamental plants has a positive effect after being given solid organic fertilizer