Nature Based Learning Strategies for Building Environmental Awareness in Early Childhood

Najmina, Nahwatun
Sukmawati, Karlina
Afifah, Yunita Nur

AlBanna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam Anak Usia Dini
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Albanna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam Anak Usia Dini

Pembelajaran berbasis alam merupakan pembelajaran yang memiliki strategi paling efektif dalam mengembangkan metode pembelajaran pada anak usia dini. Guru harus memiliki inovasi baru dalam menerapkan model pembelajaran seperti kegiatan outing class. Kegiatan outing class yang dimaksud adalah kegiatan diluar maupun didalam ruangan dengan memanfaatkan lingkungan dan alam sebagai objek utamanya. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode deksriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi di RA Tarbiyatul Banin Banat 1 Jetak. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa kegiatan outing class memberikan banyak perubahan terhadap anak-anak baik dalam segi perkembangan, pertumbuhan, kreativitas, kemandirian maupun pola pikir anak terhadap lingkungan dan alam sekitar. Diharapkan dengan adanya penelitian ini, mampu memberikan wawasan dan pengetahuan terhadap guru pendidikan anak usia dini dalam membangun kesadaran lingkungan khususnya di Taman Kanak-Kanak melalui proses pembelajaran berbasis alam. Nature-based learning is a learning that has the most effective strategy in developing learning methods for early childhood. Teachers must have new innovations in implementing learning models such as outing class activities. The outing class activities in question are activities outside or inside the room by utilizing the environment and nature as the main objects. This research method uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques are carried out through interviews, observations, and documentation at RA Tarbiyatul Banin Banat 1 Jetak. The results of this study prove that outing class activities provide many changes to children both in terms of development, growth, creativity, independence and children's mindsets towards the environment and the surrounding nature. It is hoped that this research will be able to provide insight and knowledge to early childhood education teachers in building environmental awareness, especially in Kindergartens through nature-based learning processes.