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This study examines the role of philosophy in curriculum development at SD 1 Panggarangan. Philosophy of education, as a philosophical foundation, provides a strong framework for designing relevant and meaningful learning for students. This study aims to understand how the principles of educational philosophy, such as perennialism, essentialism, and progressivism, influence curriculum design at SD 1 Panggarangan. Using a descriptive qualitative method, this study gathers data via literature reviews and interviews to explain the research findings. The results show the philosophy of education plays an important role in determining the objectives, content, methods, and evaluation of the curriculum at SD 1 Panggarangan.

Education as a systematic effort to form a complete human being has given birth to various schools of thought that have developed throughout history. Each school has unique characteristics in understanding the nature of education, goals, methods and roles of educators and students. The traditionalist school of education emphasizes the importance of inheriting past values ​​and knowledge through structured methods. Meanwhile, progressivism prioritizes students' learning experiences with a flexible and contextual approach. Existentialism focuses on individual freedom in determining the direction of education, while essentialism focuses on mastering basic knowledge and core skills. The flow of social reconstructionism encourages education as a tool to improve social conditions and create better social change. This research aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the basic concepts of various schools of education, so that it can become a theoretical basis for developing educational models that are relevant to today's challenges.  

  The essentialist school of philosophy is a school of philosophy that wants humans to return to their old culture. The emergence of this ideology was a reaction to the absolute and dogmatic symbolism of the Middle Ages. In this way, a systematic and comprehensive concept regarding humans and the universe is formed that is in accordance with the needs of the times. This essentialism assumes that education based on the core belief in flexibility in all its forms can produce views that are easily changed, easily swayed, directionless, and less stable. Therefore, education must be based on values that are stable, proven, long-term, and have values that enable a country's education to remain stable and focused. The aim of the essentialist educational philosophy is to improve the character of society through existing cultural heritage, so that later students can contribute to improving social life in the face of changing times that can damage character values. The purpose of this paper is to examine the philosophy of essentialism from the perspective of Islamic education using library research methods. Based on the research results, it is stated that essentialist schools have a view of the field of education, namely educational goals, educational curriculum, educators, students and the environment. Apart from that, there are several views that can be used as measuring tools and should be taken seriously. These are the ontological view, epistemological view and axiomatic view.

Essentialism is a philosophical stream that emphasizes culture and efforts to prepare humans for life. The independent curriculum aims to improve the education system in Indonesia during the pandemic and post-pandemic as well as to form a Profil Pelajar Pancasila. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative using library research. The implication of this research is the conformity of the views in this essentialist philosophy to the independent curriculum.