The global era that is happening at this time brings the impact of changes in the lives of the world's people. This change can be seen in the behavior and perspective of the community towards ethical values that exist in everyday life. This paper aims to describe the management of character education based on religious culture in elementary schools. Learning character values can be carried out by forming a religious culture in schools. Religious culture can strengthen student behavior in carrying out character values in everyday life. This research was conducted at Al-Ghontory Elementary School Tulungagung, Indonesia. Data were taken by interview, observation, and documentation techniques. The results of the study indicate that character values can be implemented by strengthening the implementation of religious culture in schools. A good religious culture can realize the implementation of quality education, shape the attitudes, behavior, and morals of good students. Students are more disciplined and responsible in carrying out the learning process at school.

Keywords : Management, Character Education, Religious Culture.