1. Preschool education in Russia:
Essence
Problems
Practice
Natalia Ryzhova,
PhD. in Pedagogy,
Doctor of Biology,
Moscow Pedagogical
University,
Professor
2. Preschool Education in Russia
The majority of
kindergartens are state-
owned, but there are
private kindergartens
too. Other preschool
institutions: groups
in schools, centers
in kindergartens, family
kindergartens etc.
There are several basic and extra education programs.
As a rule each kindergarten chooses
a basic program and one or several extra programs
and adapts them to local conditions
In Russia the majority
of children from 2 to 7
years attend early
child care institutions
from 8 am to 7 pm
5. How can we implement ESD
ideas in ECEC practice ?
We implement ESD ideas and approaches
in the author’s program ‘Nature Is Our
Home’, which is spread in all regions
of Russia. The program and some of the
projects are also known in other countries
The main purpose of the program
is to develop child’s personality,
to make him creative, socially
active, humane, capable of deep
understanding and caring for
nature and for all the world around him
Age: from 2 to 10
Over 40 textbooks, 16 DVD-movies,
games published for the program
7. Training for teachers & students
We conduct workshops indoors and outdoors, lectures,
seminars, excursions, educational video-courses,
interactive games, distant education, conferences,
round tables, discussions, exhibitions
Invisible threads
of nature
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of an ecosystem
Making a model Child and adult:
of mountains dialog form of
communication
Program involves thematic blocks
that can be applied in different
regions and natural zones
9. International Projects
UNESCO Project
Moscow Education: from Infancy to School
OMEP ESD Comenius
Project Project
“We, You, Me” Project (Poland, Ukraine, Russia)
10. Resource centers: tasks & responsibility
To associate kindergartens
To develop new To organize
methods & workshops &
programs conferences
To analyze and generalize the
experience
To publish papers
11. Project ‘Nature and Us’
The project is implemented as a part of pilot project in the field
of ECEC ‘Moscow education: from infancy to school’ implemented
in cooperation with UNESCO and dedicated to the DESD
This project implements complex Kindergarten No 2337
approach (education of children, is the Resource Center
parents, teachers, collaboration of in a network of about 60
kindergarten with other institutions). Moscow kindergartens.
The project is based on integrative The project research
approach and includes every type of supervisor is
children's activity in the process of ESD Natalia Ryzhova
12. Project ‘Fairy tales for ESD’
Directions: Karlsons ‘help’ children
to research the air
Analyzing fairy tales
from the point of ESD Results:
How to compose fairy
tales with children Author’s fairy tales
Funny animal’s tales
How to use famous
Children’s performances
fairy tales and its
Children’s and parent’s
characters for
books and illustrations
education
Workshops for teachers and students
13. Learning in the immediate surrounding
Who lives under
the tree bark?
How does timber fungus
destruct the log?
Why there always appear
a puddle in this place? How does the plant
win over the stone?
Children learn
nature laws on
kindergarten
ground and
in the park
14. ESD: Problems
What problems do we have to solve?
• Change paradigm from anthropocentric
to ecocentric in methods and content
• Change mentality of teachers and parents
• Develop new social functions of kindergarten
(museums, public libraries, NGO etc.)
• Implement interactive learning
• Organize communication on equal terms
• Teach a child how to learn
• Overcome estrangement from nature
• Create conditions for interaction with nature
• Educate for the future
• Provide child’s right to live in a healthy
environment and be adequately
educated
15. Surrounding for child’s
development
Children become
young scientists
Plants & animals Children Lab
in the group
Winter gardens
16. Surrounding for child’s development
types of Eco-trails in kindergartens
At the kindergarten
territory
Indoors
In wild nature
17. Surrounding for child’s
development
Models
Models
Climate change model
of volcanos
Model of the kindergarten
children’s vision of an
ideal playground
18. Nature and cultural
diversity in folklore,
Cultural Diversity
dance, celebrations,
drawing etc.
How does nature
diversity influence
cultural diversity?
Attitude to nature in different cultures
19. Kindergarten and the Community
Universities National parks
Scientific Inst. Museums
Schools Family
Kindergarten
Libraries NGOs
Public
authorities Mass media
20. To use resources sparingly
Toys & gifts Things for playing Massage mat
Musical
instruments
Labs equipment
Fancy dress
21. www.ecochildren.org E-mail:
ryzhovoi@gmail.com
Program “Nature is Our Home”
Books & DVD for teachers, parents, children
