Vivin Devi Prahesti DOI: 10.35719/fenomena.v21i2.102 FENOMENA, Vol. 21 No. 2 (July - December 2022) | 247 THE CHALLENGE OF EDUCATING ON THE CHARACTER OF STUDENTS IN FACING THE SOCIETY ERA 5.0 Vivin Devi Prahesti State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta vivin.uin-suka@gmail.com Sedya Santosa State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta sedya.santosa@uin-suka.ac.id Abstract: The study aims to study the challenge of educating children’s characteristics in Elementary School dealing with society 5.0. Children of Elementary School are prepared to deal with the challenge experienced in the future in various ways. The study is conducted in Islamic Elementary School (MI) Bilingual Roudlotul Jannah. The study uses observation and documentation techniques to know the strategy and approach that educators use to teach children characteristics. The data anal- ysis is operated by using Miles and Huberman techniques through data reduction based on data. The finding study is that educators implement HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skill) assessment and collaboration between parents and educators. The result of the study is that educators prepare students to deal with society 5.0 so that characteristics of education for children do not affect globally. Those children implement Islamic education that is insan kamil through the vision and mission of the Islamic religion. Keywords: challenge, Character of Students, Society 5.0 Introduction Globalization changes many activities for people in this era, and children are a young gen- eration also following the development of changes. Many demands or challenges lead to bad char- acter in the educational institution. The process of educating to characterize is strived to train chil- dren to be responsible for the environment and the life they face so that it is hoped that children will be able to become the ideal Muslim generation for their time. They can avoid moral degradation along with technological developments. An effort to contribute to Islamic education is educating children in their lives, and elementary school as an Islamic educational institution in the era of globalization serves as protection for children in consuming a global style that gave birth to gener- ation 5.0 1 . Children will undoubtedly face technological developments so that they will be able to improve their abilities and knowledge. Still, they need to keep their religious expertise in balance, making them control their behavior in their daily life 2 . Cultural filtering is necessary so that it is not affected with things that damage children's character in elementary school. Therefore, some elementary schools use the concept of pesantren 1 Iffah Al Walidah, ‘Tabayyun Di Era Generasi Millenial’, Jurnal Living Hadis, 2.2 (2017), 317–44. 2 Septiana Purwaningrum, ‘Santri Produktif: Optimalisasi Peran Santri Di Era Disrupsi’, Prosiding Nasional, 2 (2019), 101–16.