“SHB Modernhill Students Unite: Cleaning Sacred Spaces, Sharing Meals Across Six Venues”

The morning of June 2, 2025, witnessed 199 secondary students of Sekolah Harapan Bangsa Modernhill embark on a remarkable mission. Clad in identical blue polo uniforms, they fanned out across six strategic locations, breathing life into the theme “Share Kindness, Spread Happiness”. At five diverse houses of worship, brooms and rags danced in youthful hands, while back at SHB Modernhill campus, the air hummed with purpose as students packed warm meal boxes for distribution.

As school buses departed at 08:00 AM, groups arrived at GKI Cinere, Masjid Al-Rohman Modernhill, Gereja Katolik Barnabas Pamulang, Vihara Avalokitesvara Pondok Cabe, and Pura Amerta Jati Pondok Cabe. Armed with cleaning tools brought from home, they respectfully tidied exteriors—sweeping courtyards, clearing pathways, and organizing gardens—meticulously avoiding disruption to religious activities. The interfaith collaboration unfolded naturally, with laughter and teamwork bridging cultural differences.

Meanwhile, the school cafeteria buzzed with culinary diplomacy. Students assembled 220 nutritionally balanced meal boxes, later distributed to security guards, administrative staff, janitors, and community residents near the school gates. Each handover carried unspoken conversations of gratitude, the receivers' smiles mirroring the givers' earnest eyes.

By 12:30 PM, tangible transformations emerged. Worship spaces gleamed with renewed dignity, welcoming congregants into cleaner environments. School support staff—often unseen heroes—felt visible appreciation through the students' personal delivery. Beyond physical results, the experience cultivated humility: teens who'd never held a broom discovered dignity in labor; those who'd rarely interacted with janitors learned equality through shared smiles.

“This shapes character beyond textbooks,” observed a faculty member. Indeed, as dust settled and empty meal boxes were recycled, something profound remained—the quiet understanding that true education harmonizes knowledge with compassion, and community begins when one sweeps another's doorstep.