Pembentukan Karakter Terpuji Di Sekolah Dasar Muhammadiyah Condongcatur

: This research aims at describing in details the shaping of noble character at Muhammadiyah Elementary School of Condongcatur, Yogyakarta. This school is a favourite school and a school of excellence which has become the school destination for parents to send their children. The data collection was conducted using the techniques of interview, observation, and document examination. Based on the obtained data, it can be concluded that there are three programs emphasized by the school to build the the noble character, namely through: (1) quality school culture which includes input quality, academic quality, and non-academic quality; (2) islamic school culture focusing on the internalization of the characters of religiosity, open-mindedness, caring, togetherness, and cooperation; and (3) discipline culture focusing on the nurturing of religiosity, discipline, caring, and togetherness