The effort to Develop Character Education Child-Friendly School Based on Java Regional Art Culture at Elementary School in Surakarta City

—This study aims to find a strategy for developing learning models through Javanese dolanan songs as learning materials and to find out and describe the meaning contained in the lyrics of the song in strengthening the values of character education. The research method includes observation, FGD, interviews, documentation with purposive sampling. By using an analytical model (Miles & Huberman, 1992), starting from data reduction and data presentation continuously until a conclusion is drawn; Javanese dolanan songs that are applied in elementary schools will strengthen Javanese culture, shape the personality of students getting scores in the range of 62-70, an average of 30% to 40% means that teachers understand Javanese dolanan songs on average, understanding with a touch of the art of educating while playing, after class hours the teacher stimulates children's motor skills through learning strategies through music an average of 40%, dancing and singing Javanese dolanan songs, 20-30% using gamelan media to improve students' motor skills, increasing self-confidence and abilities with the role-playing method in Javanese dolanan music, 10% through the use of natural environment media. Suggestions so that Javanese songs strengthen character education values for elementary school students can be optimal. It needs to be included in the local content curriculum and mandatory for all teachers and students to further improve their activities.