Catholic identity in school landscape design Syuradikara Catholic High School, Ende Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia/ Akuilino Valdimir Laki ...[et al.]

Abstract. Catholic schools, as educational institutions, aim to equip students with gospel values, fostering wise, intelligent, and beneficial individuals for society.Syuradikara is a Catholic high school in Ende, East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia. Syuradikara does not optimally have a landscape design that supports learning activities and reflects Catholic identity. This research evaluates the extent to which Syuradikara High School has applied Catholic identity to its landscape design. The aim is to provide input for the development of school landscape design in order to become a high school with Catholic identity that can produce graduates of faith and benefit the nation and state optimally. The research used Qualitative methods with observation techniques and interview techniques referring to the three domains of education combined with Catholic Identity which is reflected through the use of Catholic symbolism ornaments. Its use is adjusted to the application of the five principles in Catholic identity, understanding of God and relationship with Him, and the hierarchy of space in the church. The results show that Syuradikara landscape design has not optimally utilized its outdoor space in supporting learning activities that reflect Catholic identity. The evaluation results can be used as input for the improvement of landscape design with Catholic identity by using Catholic symbolism ornaments in accordance with the character of the space and its function so that the formation of students with character can be achieved as a whole through the provision of aspects of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.