Transcript for ‘An Attitude of Tolerance’

The video starts with young Indonesian students sitting in a circle in a classroom and playing an imitation game led by a teacher. Two other teachers are in the room. All the teachers wear white shirts and light pink hijabs. All the girls wear white hijabs, white shirts, and red skirts, while all the boys wear black prayer caps, white shirts, and red pants. The children laugh and talk, and several posters hang on pink and blue walls at the back. An upbeat synth-pop instrumental plays throughout the video. 

Cut to black text on a yellow screen that says, “At inclusive schools, children with disabilities learn in mainstream classrooms with other students, reducing stigma against students with disabilities.”

Fade to another yellow screen with black text that says, “15% of Indonesian students attend madrasas, secular Islamic elementary and secondary schools separate from the public system.”

Fade to black text on the same yellow screen that says, “Only 0.04% of madrasas have inclusive classrooms.” On the bottom left of the screen, black text says, “Wibowo, Prihatin, Universitas Negeri Semarang.”

Fade to another yellow screen with black text that says, “MI Ma’arif Keji, an elementary madrasa in Semarang Regency, Central Java, transitioned to inclusive classrooms 8 years ago.”

Cut to the exterior of MI Ma’arif Keji, a two-story green-and-yellow school building with a red-tiled roof. A large, multi-colored MI Ma’arif Keji banner in Bahasa Indonesia hangs across the building, and an exterior stairway leads to the second floor.

Cut to a pan shot of the exterior of MI Ma’arif Keji.

Cut to young students sitting on the ground outside for a presentation in the school courtyard. Boys sit on the left, and girls sit on the right. One teacher, a woman wearing a light pink hijab, speaks to the children with a microphone. Two other teachers, a man and a woman, sit behind the teacher with the microphone.

Cut to Muchlisin, S.Pd.I., an Indonesian man wearing a black prayer cap, sitting on a brown-and-green bench inside and speaking to the camera in Bahasa Indonesia: “We, as an inclusive education provider school, instill in children about bullying.” Muchlisin is headmaster of MI Ma’arif Keji. An adult sings into MI Ma’arif Keji’s PA system.

Cut to children speaking excitedly as multiple teachers help to organize them into rows on a green mat for an outdoor presentation.

Cut to Muchlisin speaking in the room, “That in the presence of children with [disabilities] in our school, we are very, very supportive regarding the absence of bullying. Because male and female teachers always instill in children that we should be good friends with everyone.”

Cut to four young boys playing on an elliptical. A teacher with a white face mask hanging over her neck supervises the students. One student wears a black prayer cap, another wears a red baseball cap backwards, the third student wears a black-and-gold prayer cap, and the fourth student has short black hair. Children speak excitedly, off-camera, and a pink wall is in the background.

Cut to Muchlisin speaking with hand gestures, “Because we are all creatures created by Allah SWT [Glory to Him, the Exalted]. And the children, by the teachers council, are always instilled that we must respect and then appreciate our fellow friends.” An adult sings into MI Ma’arif Keji’s PA system, and children sing along off-camera.

Fade to black text on a yellow screen that says, “At MI Ma’arif Keji, mutual respect and tolerance have been the key to the mission of inclusion.”

Cut to students playing with exercise equipment in a classroom. A big green cabinet and storage bins with school items are in the background. Children speak excitedly, off-camera.

Cut to Muchlisin speaking with hand gestures, “Of course, to our children who are not with disabilities it was introduced and instilled from an early age by teachers.” An adult sings into MI Ma’arif Keji’s PA system, and children sing along off-camera.

Cut to a group of students sitting on a classroom floor around a teacher who hands a student a lanyard. The teacher and her co-worker smile and speak to another student off-camera. Muchlisin’s voiceover continues, “First, one must have an attitude of tolerance.”

Cut to Muchlisin speaking with hand gestures, “The second is that we must have mutual respect for fellow creatures of Allah, especially for fellow friends who study at our madrasah.” An adult sings into MI Ma’arif Keji’s PA system, and children sing along off-camera.

Cut to students sitting in rows in the school courtyard and watching the teacher sing into a microphone. The children sing along.

Fade to black text on a yellow screen that says, “School officials say that after the transition to inclusive classrooms, bullying cases have decreased, and students with disabilities are staying until graduation.” 

Fade to black text with a yellow border on a black screen that says, “Copyright – @2022 Yogasmara Foundation. All rights reserved.”

Fade to black text with a yellow border on a black screen that says, “Made with support from the Disability Justice Project and Disability Rights Fund.” The Disability Justice Project logo is a large yellow “D” with a black play button in the middle to signify video storytelling, and white text says “Disability Justice Project” on the bottom left. The Disability Rights Fund logo – a white box with black text that says, “Disability Rights Fund” – is on the bottom right of the screen.