38 |Jurnal Sosiologi USK Volume 12, Nomor 1, Juni 2018 INOVASI PENDIDIKAN PADA KAUM MARGINAL Fathayatul Husna Pascasarjana UIN Sunan Kalijaga Program Studi Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Konsentrasi Kajian Komunikasi dan Masyarakat Islam Email: fathayatulhusna@gmail.com Abstract Children should not given loads for seeking more income as beggar, singing beggar and scavenger, especially children who under age. This happened in residence of Gajah Wong river that parents mayority work as scavenger and singing beggar. Uniqely, based on Tim Advokasi Arus Bawah (TAABAH) sympaty together with Ledhok Timoho community developed education innovation for children who stayed in marginal area especially residence of Gajah Wong river which is named as Gajah Wong School. This research used qualitative method and to collect data researcher used interview way, documentation, and literature study. Researcher used diffusion and innovation theory to analysis data. The purpose of this research as an example that quality of education not always spending high price till education looks not balance. Whereas, children who stayed in residence of Gajah Wong river also need good quality of education. The result of this research is Gajah Wong School as one of examplesfor spreading creative and innovative education as sympaty action to children who stayed in marginal arean and balancing education Keywords: Gajah Wong School, marginal education, diffusion, innovation Abstrak Tidak seharusnya anak-anak diberikan beban untuk mencari nafkah di jalanan sebagai pemulung, pengemis dan pengamen, terlebih anak yang masih di bawah umur. Hal ini terjadi di pemukiman warga bantaran Sungai Gajah Wong yang mayoritas para orang tua bekerja sebagai pemulung dan pengamen jalanan. Uniknya, atas dasar kepedulian Tim Advokasi Arus Bawah (TAABAH) bekerjasama dengan komunitas Ledhok Timoho berdirilah inovasi pendidikan yang diperuntukkan untuk penduduk kawasan marginal bertempat di pemukiman warga bantaran Sungai Gajah Wong yang diberi nama Sekolah Gajah Wong. dalam penelitian ini peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif dan mengumpulkan data lewat wawancara, dokumentasi, dan studi pustaka. Peneliti menggunakan teori difusi