Implementation of the Values of Togetherness, Unity, and Tolerance in Multicultural Education in Elementary School Group 3 Leuwimunding

Schools are educational institutions that play a role in preparing students to become a generation that has knowledge, attitudes, and actions that reflect the life of the nation and state, by paying attention to cultural diversity in society. The diversity of cultures, ethnicities, races, and religions in Indonesia is a great potential that can be used as a common force in encouraging the progress of the nation. To foster multicultural education in schools, various strategies can be applied both through the learning process, other school activities, and the implementation of school management that is oriented towards multicultural values. In this case, the principal has an important role as a leader and the person in charge. As a plural and multicultural country, the national cultural strategy needs to contain appropriate values, one of which is the principle of mutualism, which is mutually beneficial cooperation and does not favor only one group. This shows the importance of providing space for the development of a multicultural society, with recognition of the right of each group to maintain and develop its culture. That way, people can establish themselves and their home regions as an inseparable part of the Indonesian homeland, by upholding the values of egalitarianism, tolerance, and democracy.