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REGULATIONS on the environmental socio-educational project “Young Defenders of Nature” to develop environmental culture and a culture of love for nature among students of general education organizations implementing educational programs of basic general and secondary general education (grades 5 – 11)
Relevance of the Project
President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin announced the implementation of the national idea of uniting the peoples of our multinational country. “I am a citizen of Russia,” this, according to him, should be the slogan of this idea.
One of the directions for the development of the state and the unification of a multinational society is the patriotic education of the younger generation. This is one of the priority areas in the Russian education system, contributing to the formation of patriotic consciousness in the younger generation, readiness to fulfill civic duty, and the most important constitutional responsibilities to protect the interests of the Motherland.
A manifestation of patriotism is also love for the nature of one’s small homeland, attention, care and respect for its animal and plant world. These feelings can be developed in the process of comprehensive environmental education of the younger generation, the ultimate goal of which is to form a person with new ecological thinking, capable of realizing the consequences of his actions in relation to the environment, and able to live in harmony with nature. It is nature that plays an important role in instilling love for the Motherland.
Nature is one of the most important factors in folk pedagogy. She is not only a habitat, but also a native side, the Motherland. Therefore, in the process of getting to know the nature of their region, the child develops a love for every object in nature, which in turn contributes to solving environmental problems.
In this context, the essence of one of the directions of patriotic education is to sow and cultivate in the soul of a child and teenager the seeds of love for the native nature, for the native home and family, for the history and culture of the country, created by the labors of relatives and friends, those whom called compatriots.
To do this, an ideology must be developed that allows the child to develop a culture of love for nature, love for the nature of his native land, and, therefore, love for the state.
Fostering a love for nature, its flora and fauna must be carried out constantly, because the formation of an attitude towards the country and state where a person lives begins in childhood.
A change in the consciousness of a child and adolescent can affect the nature of his future relationships with the natural environment. It should be noted that children are more strongly influenced by emotions, personal experience and an authoritarian example.
The formation of an ecological culture and a culture of love for nature in children and adolescents should be continued in general education organizations.
To solve this organizational problem, at each stage of environmental education and upbringing, new innovative tools, programs, projects, forms, methods, approaches, techniques, solutions, technologies and activities are needed.
One of such tools for environmental education and upbringing of students of general education organizations implementing programs of basic general and (or) secondary general education, as part of patriotic education, can be a new environmental socio-educational project “Young Defenders of Nature”.
The “Young Defenders of Nature” project is the next stage in the overall process of forming a student’s environmental culture after the environmental socio-educational projects “Ekolyata – Preschool Educational Organizations” (preschool educational organizations) and “Ekolyata” (grades 1-4).
The environmental socio-educational project “Young Defenders of Nature” (hereinafter referred to as the Project) is a new innovative tool for the development of additional education with an environmental and biological focus in middle and high schools in Russian regions.
Objective of the project
Formation in the student of a rich inner world and a system of value relations to nature, its animal and plant world, development of the internal need of love for nature and, as a result, careful attitude towards it, nurturing a culture of love for nature.
Project Objectives
• give students of general education organizations knowledge about the Nature around them, introduce them to the diversity of the flora and fauna of their small homeland, show the uniqueness, greatness, strength and beauty of Nature; • promote the development of understanding of the indivisible unity of man and Nature, understanding of the universal human value of Nature; • help to realize the need to preserve, protect and save Nature for the survival of Man himself on earth; • expand your general horizons, promote the development of creative abilities; • help self-determination in building relationships with Nature and the world around him; • develop and introduce into the educational process of general education organizations new innovative tools, forms, methods, approaches and techniques that can create a feeling of love, a diverse value, careful and respectful attitude towards Nature; • promote the need to take an active part in environmental and environmental activities.
Project Contents
Within the framework of the Project, using the images of fairy-tale heroes “Ecolyats” - friends and defenders of Nature, a variety of activities are provided that contribute to the formation of an ecological culture and a culture of love for nature, the assimilation of theoretical ecological-biological, geographical and other special knowledge and skills, as well as the fundamentals of communicative, speech and general culture.
Students in grades 5–11 are invited to become participants in the “Young Defenders of Nature” project while studying at school.
Each member of the Project is awarded a Certificate and a “Young Nature Defender” Badge.
From grades 5 to 11, a program is being implemented to develop environmental and environmental activities, forming an environmental culture and a culture of love for nature among students.
By the age of 14, a teenager becomes a citizen and is given a passport. By this age, a teenager has formed a civic position in relation to the nature of his native land, as part of the natural heritage of the country.
During the presentation of a general passport, a teenager can take the Oath of a Russian citizen to preserve the nature of his small homeland (allegiance to the Motherland).
The Oath states that he, as a citizen of Russia, undertakes to protect the nature of his homeland as part of the national natural heritage and heritage of his state, which must be preserved and passed on to future generations.
After the Oath, the student is awarded the Diploma of “Defender of the Nature of his Small Motherland.”
A special feature of the Project “Young Defenders of Nature” is its focus on spiritual, moral, aesthetic education, creating the necessary conditions for the development of a harmonious personality and the formation of a culture of love for nature in a teenager using the images of fairy-tale heroes “Ecolyats” - friends and defenders of Nature.
The culture of love for nature is understood as the sphere of spiritual culture, organization and development of life activities, ensuring the preservation and enrichment of the positive experience of knowledge and interaction between man and nature, accumulated in the process of natural and social development.
The project is a complex of classes, tasks and events, educational and teaching aids, thematic books, games, audio, video and other products, subordinated to the goals of instilling in children love, a careful and respectful attitude towards Nature.
Recently, many books, textbooks, teaching aids, as well as proprietary programs on the education of environmentally literate behavior and environmental protection have been developed for children. Their main drawback is the insufficient attention to nurturing the spiritual culture of children and adolescents through nature. Without an emotional component, the rules of behavior towards nature will remain just rules from a textbook.
Thematic classes are conducted with students of general education organizations that comprehensively contribute to the formation of a culture of love for nature, the awareness that they can become true friends of nature.
Particular attention in the Project is paid to the formation of a holistic view of the surrounding nature. At the same time, man is seen as an integral part of nature. It obeys the laws of its development, and the state of the natural environment depends on its activity.
Love of nature helps to realize that each person is an individual, on whose activities the fate of future generations depends. Great importance is given to the development of ideas about the importance and value of the natural environment.
The use of the theory of complex systems and a systematic approach to the study of Nature and the surrounding world involves the interpenetration of various types of activities in the educational process, such as observation, conversation, reading and listening to fairy tales and stories, completing tasks, playing, conducting experiments, walking, conducting classes on nature, work on an experimental site around educational institutions, drawing, etc. and occurs at the level of formation of images, ideas and various concepts in the world of Nature. At the same time, it is important that during the lesson there should not be a mechanical memorization of what was heard and seen, but a real analysis of what is happening and, based on this, making a real decision in one’s future activities.
The project focuses the teacher’s activities on a systematic approach to the development of a culture of love for nature. At the same time, the Project uses the principle of consistency, continuity and development. All of its constituent topics and sections are related to each other, and each subsequent topic considered in the Project is based on previously studied materials.
An integrative approach to teaching and upbringing makes it possible to combine in the educational process purposeful activities indoors and outdoors, reading books, participating in games, holding holidays, competitions, quizzes and events, going to a park or forest, conducting observations and experiments, participating in practical activities with adults.
For each age group of students, their own sets of classes are compiled, which makes it possible to present the educational process as holistic and developing.
The classes conducted within the framework of the Project can be used independently or included in existing programs for the environmental, moral, cultural and aesthetic education of the student.
The project is an integral part of the system of additional education for students with an ecological and biological orientation.
Predicted results:
• formation in students of the foundations of ecological culture and a culture of love for nature; • improving general culture; • formation of a spiritually rich inner world and a system of value relations to the natural environment; • development of the internal need for love of nature, participation in environmental and environmental activities; • expanding the general horizons of students, developing their creative abilities.
The objectives of the Project are solved by:
• creation and implementation, using the images of fairy-tale heroes “Ecolyats” - friends and defenders of Nature, of new techniques, forms, methods and approaches aimed at instilling in students a culture of love of nature, careful and respectful attitude towards the animal and plant world, responsibility for their conservation, formation a holistic view of Nature, development of environmentally literate behavior skills; • providing the student with the opportunity to be a direct participant in all activities carried out during the educational process and aimed at preserving nature; • an integrated approach to the problem of environmental, moral, cultural and spiritual upbringing and education; • creation of the necessary methodological and methodological base within the framework of the Project; • introducing into the educational process ideas and proposals of students on protecting the natural environment, protecting flora and fauna, and solving environmental problems; • providing students with the opportunity to communicate with their peers from other educational organizations on various topics and areas of this Project.
The organization of the educational process within the framework of the Project, as well as the conduct of all events, can be carried out on the territory of educational organizations of any region of the Russian Federation.
All products developed and produced within the framework of the Project, as well as the activities carried out, are interconnected, are elements of one general concept for the implementation of the educational process, complement and develop each other, correspond to the goals and objectives of the Project and together allow us to solve the problem of creating a culture of environmentalism among students.
The executive structures for the development of the “Young Defenders of Nature” Project are the Interregional public organization for promoting the conservation of the natural heritage of the regions “Natural Heritage of the Nation” and the federal state budgetary educational institution of additional education for children “Federal Children's Ecological and Biological Center”.
Within the framework of the Project, program and organizational committees, thematic sections and working groups are created.
The “Young Nature Defenders” project is based on:
• application in the process of raising a culture of love for nature, as well as in the process of ecological, environmental, moral, spiritual and aesthetic education and education of the student, elements and methods of a systematic approach and analysis, systematization and classification of knowledge; • consideration of the entire set of components and elements of the educational and educational process of a general education organization, aimed at developing a culture of love for nature among students, solving problems of environmental, environmental, moral, spiritual and aesthetic education, as a single, comprehensive and systemic educational toolkit; • the use of images of fairy-tale heroes “Ecolyats” - friends and defenders of Nature - in the educational process of general education organizations; • inclusion of interstructural connections in the educational process as part of the study of various topics in the textbook “Young Defenders of Nature”; • organization and implementation of classes and events within the framework of the Project using the textbook “Young Defenders of Nature”, books, games, audio, video and other products using images of fairy-tale characters “Ekolyat” - friends and defenders of Nature; • introducing elements of bibliotherapy and complex fairy tale therapy into the educational process with the help of a series of educational fairy tales, such as “The Living Alphabet,” as well as other fairy tales and various stories about the animal and plant world, contributing to the development of a culture of love for nature in a teenager; • the presence of various game elements and programs during the study of a particular topic or issue; • inclusion in the educational process of a variety of activities and various tasks on the topics, areas and issues being studied; • providing students with the opportunity to further study this or that material with teachers, parents and their peers outside the general education organization.
The “Young Defenders of Nature” project, with the aim of developing a culture of love for nature among middle and high school students, provides for:
• use of the textbook “Young Defenders of Nature” in general education organizations; • creation of an educational and methodological base for organizing and conducting classes in various areas and topics of the textbook “Young Defenders of Nature”; • use of images of fairy-tale heroes “Ekolyat” – friends and defenders of Nature – in the educational process of general education organizations; • creation of sets of educational and teaching aids, handouts and visual materials; • development and publication of gaming, educational and educational books and magazines aimed at achieving the goals and objectives of the Project; • development and release of board, floor, and computer games, as well as audio and video products based on the themes and areas of the Project, using the images of fairy-tale characters “Ekolyat” - friends and defenders of Nature; • creation of a variety of gaming complexes and programs for general education organizations, as well as for organizing activities in the family; • development of special elements for the design of premises in educational institutions; • organizing and conducting various game programs, competitions and quizzes, and other similar events; • publication of anthologies and various anthology collections; • creation and opening of pages, sections, headings, topics, information strips of the Project in newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs; • organizing and conducting practical classes on the protection and protection of Nature; • organizing and conducting various thematic meetings, excursions and other events that are an integral part and elements of the educational process in a general education organization; • creation of experimental sites, use of territories adjacent to general education organizations to conduct classes with students within the framework of the Project; • use in the educational process of elements of natural and artificial natural areas with their flora and fauna.
The “Young Defenders of Nature” project allows for comprehensive training and education of students at school and in the family, aimed at developing a culture of love for nature.
Recommended principles of work that should be used when organizing and conducting classes within the framework of the “Young Defenders of Nature” Project:
• a systematic approach to the consideration of any educational topic, issue and problem using elements of knowledge classification; • use of an integrating approach in the educational process; • consistency in training and education; • continuity in the consideration of the topics studied; • analysis of what is happening and taking into account the characteristics of the surrounding world and the factors influencing it; • simplicity and accessibility of the material being studied; • clarity when studying topics and questions; • the presence of elements of comparison and various examples in the educational process; • the presence of a practical demonstration, the possibility of setting up and conducting an experiment when studying a topic or any educational material; • search and application of the most effective methods, forms, approaches and techniques when conducting the educational process, as well as in classes and events organized and conducted within its framework; • voluntariness in the consciousness and actions of the student when studying an educational issue and topic; • safety in the organization and conduct of the educational process; • the presence of a conscious approach both in the elements of teaching a particular educational material on the part of the teacher, and in the elements of perception and cognition of this material on the part of the student.
Recommended forms of work used during the organization and conduct of the educational process within the framework of the “Young Defenders of Nature” Project:
• lesson; • thematic lesson; • reading; • conversation; • observation; • discussion; • listening to thematic stories and excerpts from literary works; • exercise; • a game; • viewing fragments of a feature film, television, educational, popular science or documentary film; • viewing fragments of a television program; • watching a thematic animated film; • listening to radio broadcasts; • quiz; • contest; • thematic design of classrooms and premises; • meeting; • matinee; • walk; • work in nature; • conducting the experiment; • excursion; • hike; • promotion; • thematic event.
Recommended tools for organizing work within the framework of the “Young Defenders of Nature” Project:
• training manual “Young Defenders of Nature”; • textbooks and teaching aids; • various thematic books; • anthologies; • workbooks and diaries; • albums and coloring books; • visual and handout materials; • magazines and newspapers; • artistic, educational and popular science works; • encyclopedic and reference publications; • audio and video media; • board, floor, computer and other games, as well as game complexes and programs with the presence of fairy-tale heroes “Ekolyat” - friends and defenders of Nature; • costumes and images of fairy-tale heroes “Ekolyat” – friends and defenders of Nature; • elements of animation and filmstrip; • feature, television, educational, documentary, popular science and other films, their fragments and footage; • theatrical productions, their fragments and elements; • television programs, their fragments and elements; • museums and art galleries; • exhibitions, fairs and various thematic expositions; • experimental sites in schools, as well as adjacent areas; • elements of natural and artificial natural areas with their flora and fauna. • various events, holidays, Olympics, processions and promotions.
Recommended lesson topics for the “Young Defenders of Nature” Project (taking into account age characteristics):
• “Nature around us”; • “Diversity of Nature” (Beauty of Nature, Portraits of Nature, Secrets of Nature, Powers of Nature, Wealth of Nature); • "Seasons"; • "Times of Day"; • "Animals and plants"; • “Man is a piece of Nature. Unity of Man and Nature"; • “Man cannot live without Nature”; • “In Nature, like in Man, there are families and friends”; • “Nature is your friend! That means you can’t offend her!” • “Help Nature, help your friend!” • “Choose a friend, take care and look after him”; • “Save Nature from fire”; • “Let's not only love and respect, but also take care and protect Nature”; • “Love of nature is a textbook of our life.”
Recommended lesson topics on the topics of the textbook “The ABC of Nature Love” (taking into account age characteristics):
• Be careful with Nature • Take care of Nature • Be polite to Nature and attentive to Nature • Know how to walk in Nature • Be friends with Nature • Unity of Man and Nature • Feel sorry for Nature • Take care of Nature • Explore, study Nature • Red Book • Love Nature, admire Nature • Diversity of Nature • Observe Nature • Responsibility to Nature • Love of Nature • Rejoice with Nature • Preserve Nature • Work for the benefit of Nature • Respect Nature • Fantasize with Nature • Visit Nature • Value of Nature • Wonders of Nature • Whispers Nature • Bounty of Nature • Ecology • Young naturalist • Natural phenomena
Environmental social and educational project “Ekolyata – Preschool Children”
“A man became a man when he heard the whisper of leaves and the song of a grasshopper, the murmur of a spring stream and the ringing of silver bells in the bottomless summer sky, the rustle of snowflakes and the howling of a blizzard outside the window, the gentle splash of a wave and the solemn silence of the night - he heard, and, holding his breath, listens hundreds and thousands of years of wonderful music of life.” V. A. SUKHOMLINSKY
In recent years, human activity has caused increasing damage to nature, including pollution and excessive waste of its resources.
WHAT OUR CHILDREN GROW UP DEPENDS ON US!
We must teach children not only to take from nature, but also to take care of it, protect and increase its wealth.
Real concern for nature arises in children only when they have an adult example in front of them every day. We can talk endlessly about respect for nature, but if an adult, whom children imitate, callously broke a branch, stepped over a flowerbed, and shouted when he saw a worm in a child’s hand: “Throw away this nasty thing!” - then there will be no benefit
Human activity in nature must be reasonable: protective and creative. This attitude towards nature must be cultivated in children from an early age. It is from an early age that a person begins to experience the beauty and diversity of nature. The foundations of a child’s character and life position are laid in the family. And in order to explain to children how to take care of nature, in order to instill in them some natural history skills, the personal example of parents is important! Their careful, caring attitude towards nature. The beauty of our native nature reveals the beauty of human labor and gives rise to the desire to make our region even more beautiful. Therefore, it is so important to show children how a person protects and increases natural resources, and how much work he puts in.
In raising a child, there is no respect for nature, and there cannot be little things. A flower picked just like that, a butterfly caught out of curiosity, a bug trampled on - all this, if treated indifferently by adults, can lead to extremely undesirable consequences. Children's respect for nature begins with understanding its values. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to show the cognitive and aesthetic value of nature.
Thanks to this, over time, a careful, responsible attitude towards the environment will develop.
You can interest your child in a variety of ways. For example, growing house plants. The most suitable for this are fast-growing plants such as geranium or begonia, indoor crops of tomatoes and cucumbers. In order for the children to water them in a timely manner, their interest in the growth and development of plants, the appearance of new sprouts, flowers, and fruits should be encouraged in every possible way. Responsibility is an important quality. And it is this that we will develop, trusting the little one with the life of green pets. You can also try growing green grass, wheat, oats for your pet (hamster, kitten, parrot). Plant fruit seeds in a pot and see what happens, and in the spring, transplant the seedling and take care of it. Well, isn't this a miracle?
Each family has every opportunity to awaken and develop a child’s interest in nature and the need for constant communication with it.
Regular family trips to nature are of great educational importance. The child, under the beneficial influence of his parents, gradually perceives the beauty of natural landscapes and delves into the mysteries of natural life.
In direct contact with it, children develop observation, curiosity, and interest in natural objects. If during walks you systematically observe insects, plants, birds with children, then they will accumulate certain knowledge in this area. The first lessons of thinking should be among nature.
Books about nature and animal life are of great importance in raising children. By involving the child in a discussion of what they read, adults explain unclear points and guide the child’s thoughts and interests.
Suggested literature for children 3 – 4 years old: “Turnip”, “Chicken” by Korney Chukovsky. Books by Vladimir Suteev “Under the Mushroom” “Chicken and Duckling” “The Magic Wand”, “Apple” and others. Poems by Samuil Marshak “Mustachioed and Striped”, “Where did you have dinner, sparrow?” V. Bianchi “Like an ant hurried home” others. This also includes folk tales about animals “Tails”, “The Cat and the Fox”, “The Fox with a Rock”, “Zayushkina’s Hut” and others, Sergei Mikhalkov’s fables “Who wins?”, “The Helpful Hare”, “Friends on a Hiking” and many other stories. With age, the works become more complex.
Children are especially drawn to animals. He passionately desires to have and care for any living creature. Content that involves additional burden and difficulties. And yet, it is difficult to overestimate the impact that communication, care and care for a weak living being has on the formation of a child’s personality. The child and parents can emotionally communicate with animals - care for, play, talk. The child becomes more sociable, mobile and dexterous, his motor skills and coordination of movements improve. Having an animal in the house makes the family more friendly and united.
Artistic and creative activities are of particular importance
Organizing an art workshop at home
- modeling: from clay, plasticine, dough
- applique, design using cereals and natural materials
- drawing with plant elements
Promotes the child’s emotional development, develops observation, attention, memory, and fosters children’s respect for nature. Creative potential increases the level of speech development in preschool children, children learn to create, learn to understand and see the beauty and richness of nature.
Environmental education will be more effective only if there is constant, daily communication between adults and children in the family. Don’t waste your time on games, experiments, walks, reading, creativity. And then your children, even in adulthood, will consciously and carefully treat everything living and inanimate on Earth.
