T/KCH 008-2022 Natural Education Curriculum Development and Product Design Standards

Scope

Scope: The purpose of formulating this standard (the "Standards for Natural Education Curriculum Development and Product Design") is to establish optimal order within the natural education industry and provide standardized and scientific terminology definitions, basic principles, technical elements, similarities and differences between curriculum development and product design in natural education, as well as basic requirements. This will form a standard document that can be shared and reused by natural education practitioners. Main technical content: "Natural education" refers to an educational process that takes the natural environment as the background and humans as the medium, using scientific and effective methods to enable children to integrate into nature. Through systematic approaches, children can effectively collect, organize, and interpret natural information, thereby developing logical thinking skills applicable to social life. Authentic and effective natural education should follow the three principles of "integration, systematization, and balance". In terms of educational form, natural education is an educational approach that takes nature as the teacher. Humans merely serve as intermediaries. Natural education should have clear educational objectives, reasonable educational processes, and measurable educational outcomes, aiming to establish effective connections between children and nature, thereby ensuring children's intelligent growth and physical and mental development. In the general understanding of natural education, natural education advocates a harmonious coexistence between humans and nature through practical activities in nature. The phrase "practical activities in nature" defines the spatial dimension of natural education. The main part of natural education activities should take place in real natural environments, emphasizing experiential learning in nature and cultivating participants' affection for and closeness to nature, thereby truly

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