地域環境科学を学ぶ学生と幼稚園教諭との連携による園庭を活用した幼児期の環境教育プログラム開発─成城幼稚園を事例として─

本研究では,東京農業大学地域環境科学部の学生が,成城幼稚園教諭と連携し,園庭を活用した,年少児,年中児,年長児の各年齢に適した環教教育プログラムを開発・実施した。その結果,学生は,園児の観察力や理解力を高め,園庭の植物を通じて,環境への気付きを促すプログラム開発や,教材制作に大きく貢献した。また,地域環境科学の学生と,幼稚園教諭との話合いにより,幼稚園教諭が持つ幼児の感性や,表現力・創造力を引き出す教育指導をプログラムに取りこむことができ,園児の年齢や能力に適したプログラム開発が可能となった。さらには,園児への教育効果は,(1)自然への観察力や理解力の向上,(2)自然への関心をきっかけとした想像力,表現力への活用,(3)学生との交流による園児の人間関係を構築する力が挙げられた。
In this research, the undergraduate students of the Faculty of Regional Environment Science in Tokyo University of Agriculture conducted the development of environmental education programs utilizing the play grounds of Seijo Kindergarten in accordance with age groups of 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades, in cooperation with teachers of the kindergarten. As a result, the postgraduate students made a meaningful contribution to the development of environmental education programs and learning materials aiming at the cultivation of children's ability to observe and understand nature. Discussions between undergraduate students and teachers ensured the incorporation of teachers' educational know-hows to bring out children's expression ability and creativity into environmental education programs.This enabled the students to have an advanced approach to develop age and ability appropriate programs. The educational effects of environmental education programs were shown in children's communication ability to build up human relationship through the application of the ability to consider and express, motivated by the interest in nature, and the communication experience with undergraduate students.