Adiwiyata School: Between promoting environmental awareness and winning awards

Nowadays the world's attention to environmental education for sustainability is becoming increasingly severe dealing with environmental damage becomes more widespread. Therefore, the Indonesian government has launched an Adiwiyata program which aims to establish environmental awareness among school members. This study aims at revealing how the School integrates this program onto school system. This study employed a qualitative approach with case study design in Public Junior High School (SMP) in Jambi. The results revealed that the School implemented Adiwiyata programs by government standards and won national Adiwiyata awards. This success is supported by strong leadership, active participation of school residents, solidity and continuous development. Also, as a government program based on standard instruments and bureaucratic management, this program herding the School to win awards rather than realizing environmental awareness.