Make Young Kids Love The Environment

Greetings From Our Principal

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the new Term II Academic Year 2015- 2016. Opening this new term, I would like to share with you some tips about communicating with preschoolers about environment. For parents with young children, it is important to provide your child with time to spend in nature.

Children need opportunities to explore nature and form a bond with it. They need chances to touch , feel, look and smell. As most of us live in the city, there are still ways in which you can help your child experience nature. Even with the changing weather, parents can still help young children to develop a sense of wonder for the natural environment by:

Ø  Having picnics in a garden or local park.

Ø  Arrange outings or family holiday in a natural environment.

Ø  Buy some seeds and watch them grow in a pot on the windowsill.

Ø   Give your child a little plot in the garden to care for.

Thus, by doing these, children will be given opportunities to fall in love with the environment rather than overloading them with theories of information.

Last but not least, we will be celebrating United Nations Day in October with the theme " Fashion Around The World ".  Please be informed that the celebration will be explained in great details later. 

Thank you for your kind attention.

Regards,

EviJovita
Principal

Teacher’s  Corner

By : Miss Amelia

My name is Amelia, I have been teaching in Ecole for 2 years. I am the assistant teacher for Nursery Class.

I feel happy and like my whole life in school.  The job exhausts me, but I love it overall. I have also made several good friends which makes it easy to go to work each day.

In my experience as a teacher, teaching my students about environment is a fun thing. Teaching students about the environment is important because, the lessons that they learn about taking care of the earth at this young age will impact their attitude towards environmental issues later on. 

Being concerned about the environment is one of the giant ways we can move beyond the place we are in now. And hopefully our kids will find a way and teach us to improve the state of the world.

Thank you! 

“HEALTHY SOILS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE”

Ø  Healthy soils are the basis for healthy food production

Ø  Soils are the foundation for vegetation which is cultivated or managed for feed, fibre, fuel, and medicinal products.

Ø  Soils support our planet’s biodiversity and they host a quarter of the total

Ø  Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle

Ø  Soils store and filter water improving our resilience to floods and droughts

Ø  Soils is a non-renewable resource, its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future

Article

Environmental Education For Our Kids

  When should environmental education begin - in the third grade? first grade? kindergarten? The answer is -- even earlier. Environmental education based on life experiences should begin during the very earliest years of life. Such experiences play a critical role in shaping lifelong attitudes, values, and patterns of behavior toward natural environments.

   The rationale for environmental education during the early childhood years is based on two major premises. First, children must develop a sense of respect and caring for the natural environment during their first few years of life or be at risk for never developing such attitudes. Second, positive interactions with the natural environment are an important part of healthy child development, and these interactions enhance learning and the quality of life over the span of one's lifetime.

   Children who are close to nature relate to it as a source of wonder, joy, and awe. Wonder -- rather than books, words, or learning all the facts -- provides the direction and impetus for environmental education in early childhood. Environmental education during the early years should be based on this sense of wonder and the joy of discovery.

The following guidelines can be used as a framework for developing and implementing an environmental education for our children is:

Begin with simple experiences. Young children learn best through experiences that relate to what is already familiar and comfortable. Thus, the best place to start is in an environment similar to what they already know

Provide frequent positive experiences outdoors. Because children learn best through direct, concrete experiences, they need to be immersed in the outdoor environment to learn about it.  Optimally,  the exposure should be provided on an almost daily basis.

Focus on "experiencing" rather than "teaching”. Because young children learn through discovery and self-initiated activities, an adult should serve more as a facilitator than a teacher. Learning among young children requires active involvement -- hands-on manipulation, sensory engagement, and self-initiated explorations. Young children should not be expected to "watch and listen" for any length of time, nor should they be expected to always follow your lead or agenda. Focus on what children find of interest rather than competing for attention through adult-selected activities and materials.

Demonstrate a personal interest in and enjoyment of the natural world. Your expressions of interest in and enjoyment of the natural world are critical to your child's interest in the environment. Your own sense of wonder, more than your scientific knowledge, will ignite and sustain a child's love of nature.

Model caring and respect for the natural environment. Parents should model caring and respect for the world of nature. Talking to children about taking care of the Earth is far less effective than demonstrating simple ways of expressing care. Care and respect can be modeled by gently handling plants and animals in the classroom, establishing or maintaining outdoor habitats for wildlife, properly disposing of trash, and recycling or reusing as many materials as possible.

(Article from ERIC Clearing house for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education)

Michelle (Nursery)

Ms. Okta

Madelline (Toddler)

 ECH’s Important Dates (October, 2015)

Date	Important Dates
2, 9, 23	Fun Friday
14	Hijriah New Year Holiday
16	Futsal
19 - 21	Monthly Review
30	UN Day Celebration @ Mall Of Indonesia