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Basic motor skills of children attending regular kindergartens and children in forest kindergartens
Krischová, Jitka ; Dvořáková, Hana (advisor) ; Pádivý, Martin (referee)
The paper aims to examine how the specific conditions in forest kindergartens may affect motor development of young children and to identify other daily life factors that may have an impact on motor development. A test of motor skills was used to compare results of children from forest schools and regular kindergartens. The work is based on theoretical knowledge about children's motor development, motor skills and abilities and various ways to test them. A set of motor tests was compiled to measure the level of motor skills in both types of kindergartens. The theoretical part provides the reader with characteristics of both types of schools to show how the conditions may vary and assess the differences. The comparison of the results of the tests shows that natural conditions for physical activities in forest kindergartens do not lead to better results in motor skills tests. The parents of participating children were given a questionnaire and the provided answers were then compared with the children's performance in the tests. This method proved that neither time actively spent with parents nor exercising in extracurricular activities have a significant effect on the motor level development of children. Key words Forest kindergarten, regular kindergarten, motor development, motor skills and abilities
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Comparing care for children under three years of age in different types of equipment from a hygienic point of view
NOVÁKOVÁ, Magdalena
This bachelor thesis is focused on the matter of comparison of institutions that provide care for children up to three years of age. In theoretical part, there are concluded requirements for individual types of childcare facilities. There are included hygienic requirements for premises and operation, eating, number of children and caregivers. This comparison includes kindergartens, children's groups, forest kindergartens, facilities providing care for children up to three years of age in a daily regime, trade of care for children up to three years of age and children's corners. The objective of the thesis was to create a comparison in terms of hygienic requirements for premises and operation of individual types of facilities. Further, even an assessment of risks of eating and a comparison of educational activities. Research questions were connected with hygienic requirements for premises and operation, risks of eating and the comparison of educational activities. In practical part, there was used a qualitative research using a semi-structured interview with caregivers in the childcare facility, and also own observance of the given institution. The research group consisted of five childcare facilities in the South Bohemian Region - one kindergarten, one forest kindergarten, one children's corner and two children's groups. The facilities were selected randomly, and there were performed five interviews in total based on questions prepared in advance. Photographs of individual facilities were taken for their illustrative nature.
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Forest kindergarten as a way to nature
CVRČKOVÁ, Luisa
The Bachelor thesis deals with forest kindergarten as a type of preschool education. The theoretic part includes an introduction to educational concept and philosophy that forest kindergartens are based on. It also looks at a question how forest kindergarten and nature can develop and cultivate kids in preschool age and deals with the educator-guide role in forest kindergarten. In the case study within the qualitative research a particular forest kindergarten, its formation and the process of development up to present day is introduced. The statements of parents about their motivation to send their own children into this type of education and the statements of some educators-guides about their motive for working in kindergarten are included as well. All these motives and comments arise from by in-depth interviews which were hold with these people. Forest kindergartens are seen as a specific phenomenom of coming back to something that is natural and close for human being.
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Hygienic problematics of forest kindergartens in comparison with classical kindergartens
ŽIVNÁ, Lucie
This work, which is named "Hygienic problematics of forest kindergarten in comparison with classical kindergartens", is about differences between two types of preschool educational facilities. The theoretical part introduces with creation of classical and forest kindergartens, explains the importance of preschool educational facilities and the environment in childrens development, summarizes the current state of hygienic law regulations in the field of preschool education, summarizes hygienic requirements for places, service and catering, and last, but not least, points out health risks which are omnipresent. The aim of the work is comparison of classical and forest kindergartens in terms of their impact on health of children and their morbidity, as well as hygienic requirements for places, services, conditions and catering, and the comparison of differences in educational activities. The research questions are as follows: Does the type of kindergarten affect the health and morbidity of children? What are the hygienic risks of catering? Are the different hygienic conditions reflected in the service of kindergartens? What are the differences in educational activities? The research was conducted qualitatively with semistructured interview with teachers, and with observation in research file. The research file was composed of five kindergartens in the Pilsen Region three classical and two forest kindergartens (at that time forest clubs, which are planning to enter the school register and then, they'll be officially forest kindergarten). Those preschool facilities was randomly chosen. From the acquired interview data were created diagrams in categories, with using of methond called "paper and pencil", and individual subcategories were then verbally described and the answers of probands were compared. From the observing were, according to categories, verbally compared all of the researched facilities. The results show that the type of facility doesn't have any significant effect on the health and morbidity of children, but in case of some bigger trauma would be forest kindergartens in advantage thanks to handy first aid kit. Catering in forest kindergarten doesn't have sufficient legislative regulation and therefore there are unresolved questions about monitoring of nutritional recommendations, consumer basket and storage of childrens home made snacks. Forest kindergartens should be able to provide a daily catering for children, which consists of two snacks and a lunch, nonetheless, this is not the case of forest clubs, but after they enter the school register they'll have to fulfill that. Next thing that came out from the results is that there are large differences in area options of facilities, water supply, in hygienic equipment and in a way of securing of hygiene supplies. In terms of educational activities forest kindergartens are able to show children a manly part of education, on top of that they care about natural development of children and it's imagination, due to elementary natural materials. Moreover children in forest kindergartens spent three times more time outdoors that children in classical kindergartens.
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Forest schools in Liberec region
Štěpánková, Michaela ; Turčová, Ivana (advisor) ; Frainšic, Michal (referee)
Title: The importance of nature as a learning environment by mapping forest clubs and forest kindergartens in the Liberec region from from the point of view of educators. Objective: The aim of my thesis is to map forest kindergartens and forest clubs in the Liberec region. Further, by using semi-structured interviews to obtain specific information about the operation and educational activities of the forest kindergartens and clubs in the district. Results: Literature about pre-school pedagogy, alternative ways of education, forest kindergartens gave us insights into the topic. From semi-structured interviews that I conducted with various teachers of forest kindergartens or clubs in the Liberec region, I received necessary information. The functioning of forest kindergartens and forest clubs is different in many ways. Opening hours of kindergartens are about 7:00 to 17:00. Their approach to children is inspired by Waldorf and Montessori pedagogy. The timetable of the day differs, but the materials they use are similar and come from nature. All respondents mentioned that parents cooperate with them. It was evident that all of them have good relationship to nature and see its positive influence on children. Crucial final information is that the way of education changes from authoritarian to liberal,...
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The importance of nature as a learning environment compared to Czech forestkindergartens of forestkindergartens abroad from the perspective of pedagogues.
Štěpánková, Michaela ; Frainšic, Michal (advisor) ; Turčová, Ivana (referee)
Title: The importance of nature as a learning environment in Czech forest kindergartens and forest kindergartens abroad from the perspective of pedagogues. Objektive: The aim of this thesis is to obtain specific information about functioning of forest kindergartens abroad and compare them forest kindergartens in the Czech Republic. My next target was get from the general public in the Czech Republic specific information about their awareness of nature and forest kindergartens. Results: The result of the processing of literature related to preschool pedagogy, alternative pedagogical directions, forest kindergarten. We approached the issue. Through the questionnaire investigation compared the forest kindergarten in the Czech Republic and abroad. Thanks questionnaire investigation results we should recognized in self-knowledge and awareness, that we are part of nature. Keywords: education, relationships with nature, alternative pedagogical directions, forest kindergarten, nature, child abroad, questioning
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