Vaikų patirtinis ugdymas(is) žaliųjų erdvių stotelėse

LTSusiduriant su aktualiomis globalinėmis problemomis ir jas sprendžiant, ypatinga reikšmė tenka ekologiniam - aplinkosauginiam ugdymui. Šis ugdymas yra ne tik svarbus, bet ir labai aktualus visuose žmogaus amžiaustarpsniuose. Tinkamai padėti pagrindai ikimokykliniame ugdyme gali padėti besiformuojančiai asmenybei kritinio mąstymo pagrindus, skatinti jos kūrybiškumą, santykių su aplinkiniais kokybę. Anot V. Lamanausko (2004), "itin svarbu ikimokyklinio amžiaus tarpsnyje visus vaikus įtraukti į aktyvią ekologinę veiklą ir pažadinti jų norą pažinti, tyrinėti ir kartu atrasti". Edukacinių veiklų žaliosiose erdvėse formuojamos svarbiausios ikimokyklino amžiaus vaikų savęs vertinimo ir savivokos kryptys: tyrinėjant gamtą yra sudaromos sąlygos vaikams pasijusti nepriklausomais, pasitikinčiais savo jėgomis, autonomiškais, taip pat ir atsakingais už savo veiksmus bei poelgius. "Vaikai per pirmuosius kelerius gyvenimo metus turi pradėti ugdytis pagarbos ir rūpinimosi natūralia aplinka jausmą (arba rizikuojame, kad niekada neišsiugdys tokio požiūrio)" Rita Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė. "Patirtinis vaikų ugdymas(is) - toks procesas, kai ikimokyklinio ugdymo auklėtojas sudaro sąlygas vaikams pamatyti, išgirsti, išgyventi, apmąstyti, t.y. įgyti įvairios patirties patiems aktyviai veikiant, dalyvaujant, kuriant kartu su kitais vaikais irsuaugusiaisiais" [...] [Iš Įvado].

ENEcological and environmental education is ofspecial importance in dealing with and solving current global problems. This education is not only important, but also very relevant at all stages of a person's age. Properly laid foundations in pre-school education can help the emerging personality the basics of critical thinking, promote their creativity, the quality of relations with others. An ecological awareness training "Green Lesson" took place in Vilnius kindergarten "Rūta", during which the students of the institution together with the seniors of LPS "Bočiai" and representatives of the Vilnius City Association "Žirmūnų bendruomenė" traveled through 5 educational stops. In summary, it can be stated that all five stations offer activities for the contact of small children with nature, research and cognition. The goal of ecological awareness education "Green Lesson" is to accumulate experience in science education through research activitiestogether with social partners by developing ecological awareness. During the "Green Lesson" education, the students of the institution not only gained knowledge on how to sort and use responsibly, shared their family's experience on how to use used materialsthat performed theirfunctions, but also searched and discovered colors, shapes, smells and shared feelings with seniors, their peers. A mobile exhibition of creative works on canvas held in green outdoor spaces gave children the feel of real artists. Relaxing painting with the help of a pendulum encouraged children to fantasize, to raise problematic questions. Observing the movement of the pendulum and the flowing colors, the little ones became acquainted with the laws of physics, felt a sense of wonder and the joy of cognition.The Green Lesson with seniors not only provided many positive emotions, but also nurtured the realization that we are all members of the global community and that together we can create a healthy environment for all that is alive. After all, the stronger the connection between the community of the institution and the people in the immediate environment, the more information, skills and values are passed on to the child. While traveling through five green spaces, the children were presented with research activities related to artistic expression, creativity, highlighting the aesthetic qualities of nature, and protecting the environment. The joint experiential activity became a symbol of friendship and kindness, which combined experience, knowledge and childlike sincerity. After all, all this has a great impact on the formation of personality, the peculiarities ofsocialization, the preservation and formation of a mentally and physically healthy generation. Keywords: environmental education, ecological awareness, healthy environment, preschool education.