This study aims to analyze how teachers influence the development of students' cultural intelligence using a multicultural approach in the digital era. It will also explore the strategies employed by Social Studies (IPS) teachers to foster cultural intelligence through this approach during this period. The research utilizes a qualitative methodology with a case study design. Data collection techniques include observation, open interviews, and documentation. The research informants consist of 35 Social Studies teachers from public junior high schools in Mataram City. Data analysis involves three main stages: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The validity of the data is established through the use of source triangulation and method triangulation techniques. The findings reveal that teachers assume the roles of planners in learning, facilitators and initiators in creating an inclusive learning environment, encouraging students to respect cultural differences, and evaluators within the educational process, enabling students to develop intercultural communication skills. Teachers cultivate students' cultural intelligence by integrating it into the learning activities through three phases: learning input, learning process, and learning output. Meanwhile, the strategies employed by Social Studies teachers include: 1) Utilizing digital technology and social media in Social Studies education; teachers leverage digital technology as a medium to enrich students' learning experiences when studying content relevant to cultural diversity; 2) Integrating multicultural content into Social Studies education; and 3) Employing a well-integrated multicultural approach that can effectively shape students' cultural intelligence, preparing them to become adaptive global citizens. The implications of this research underscore the reinforcement of Social Studies teachers' competencies in multicultural education, the enhancement of teachers' skills in the implementation of innovative learning models and media utilization, as well as the effective use of digital technology to cultivate students' cultural intelligence.