Why do those pastoral parent-child education farms never get tired of visiting?

As early as the eighteenth century, the French Enlightenment thinker Rousseau thoroughly proposed in his book "Emile" that "education must obey the eternal laws of nature." That is, human beings are gifts from nature and are subject to the free development of human body and mind. He advocated natural education for children that adapts to the natural development process in order to cultivate new people in the kingdom of reason.

Children should belong to nature, and natural pastoral life is the paradise for children to grow up happily, because children's progress does not depend on their age, but on being able to freely observe everything around them.

In Rousseau's view of education, he advocated the use of object teaching and intuitive teaching methods to obtain the knowledge he needs through sensory experience. Feeling nature, labor practice, freedom and equality are indispensable nutrients for children's development. This also became the germination of "pastoral education".

Today, pastoral education, pastoral leisure, and pastoral tourism are deeply loved by people, and pastoral-related industries are also booming around the world. It is not only people’s needs for raising children, pursuing health, entertainment and leisure, but also a multiplier for agricultural extension to gain benefits.

The "pastoral education" model in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and other European and American countries is based on farms. It combines farms with schools, cultural communities, and classic animations, which not only allows students to get close to nature, The concept of organic and environmental protection has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Today, let’s take a look at the growth characteristics of children of different ages and how agriculture is combined with agriculture to develop pastoral education and leisure at home and abroad, and what we can learn from:

Children's group characteristics: try new ideas and explore the surrounding environment, are curious, enjoy the process of hard work, like to imitate, like simple things, and can accept suggestions And follow some simple instructions, like to socialize with people, enjoy outdoor life, and need more care from parents.

Children’s needs and preferences: Interested in bright, bright things with simple lines, and like simple and repetitive activities.

Family consumption characteristics: Focus on satisfying children’s interests, letting children see all new things as much as possible, and focusing on creating an environmental atmosphere. Since children are still too young, they prefer agricultural resorts, which are relatively peaceful and comfortable. Leisurely leisure.

Families with children aged 3-6 years old

Children’s group characteristics: the golden period of children’s physical and psychological development. Lively and active, with certain cognition, learning and imagination; in terms of thinking, they focus on concrete image thinking and begin to have certain logical reasoning abilities; children begin to gradually form self-concept and self-esteem, curiosity, desire to explore, The need to participate in practice is also further strengthened.

Children’s needs and preferences: Great interest in exploring the world around them. During this period, play is crucial to children’s development.

Family consumption characteristics: parents participate in parent-child interaction, agricultural riddles, DIY, simple agricultural activities, outdoor educational games, favor agricultural theme parks, and agricultural resorts with complete children's amusement facilities.

Families with children aged 6-12 years old

Characteristics of children: energetic, lively, curious, and highly interested in new things. Attention and interest are closely related. Hope The need to gain respect from others becomes increasingly strong, and moral emotions initially develop.

Children’s needs and preferences: wide range of interests, interested in natural ecology and hands-on things.

Family consumption characteristics: Emphasis on novelty, participation, education and fun. Parent-child cognitive tours favor popular science agricultural parks and agricultural theme park products.

Families of teenagers aged 12--16 years old

Characteristics of children: in the transitional stage from children to young adults, they have rebellious personalities, relatively strong autonomy, and a strong desire for knowledge and exploration spirit. He has a wide range of interests, active thinking and sensitivity, likes to carry out strange fantasies, and pursues independence and self-esteem.

Children’s needs and preferences: Not satisfied with simple preaching and ready-made conclusions, but like to explore the development process of things.

Family consumption characteristics: parent-child growth travel, parent-child interaction and communication, both parents and children can equally participate in agricultural tourism and leisure products with the theme of education and experience.

In fact, when children go into nature and integrate into the countryside, they have multiple ways of experiencing it. It is also a good time for farming education. Through agricultural activities, they can experience the magic of life first-hand, and then revere the land. , increase the emotion for the land.

After understanding the growth characteristics of children, let’s take a look at how domestic and foreign countries combine agricultural development with pastoral education and leisure. What are the magical features of these venues that are worth tens of thousands of mothers going crazy for? Call~

Search in Taiwan, China

Overall characteristics: Sharing economic model, diversified business forms, which can be roughly divided into leisure farms, leisure fisheries, exhibition centers, sightseeing and picking farms, Rural B&B and forest tourism, etc. In terms of operation, it combines the trinity of production, life and ecology, and has many functions such as economy, society, education, environmental protection, recreation and cultural inheritance.

Typical case: Taomi Village in Taiwan. A major earthquake caused the collapse of houses in Taomi Village, Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. After the post-disaster reconstruction, "Taomi" transformed into a rural construction integrating organic agriculture, ecological protection, cultural and creative tourism, and pastoral education based on ecological values ??and beliefs. Ecological model.

Combined with the rich local species of frogs and dragonflies, various cartoon images are designed to promote environmental protection and educational concepts, so that children can have environmental protection knowledge deeply rooted in their hearts through the penetration of cartoon images during their play experience.

In 2014, a very important 3D animated film was produced, using Taomi as the prototype, and the process of the frog's search for the Peach Blossom Spring, completing a very touching and educational "Peach Frog Spring" . The industries of Taomi Community have expanded from frog sightseeing and eco-tourism to media, film and television, and education industry chains. The "industrial core" drives education. Taomi Community makes full use of ecological species for publicity. Children can see frogs in March, fireflies in April, tung flowers in May, and appreciate unicorns in June. Here they become children. Our ecological classroom?

What we can learn from: "situational consumption", creating a large number of wonders, scenery and themes. Paying attention to positioning and characteristics, in addition to the concept of "experience economy", the concept of "sharing economy" has also emerged, and full use of ecological resources to create an ecological classroom for children to "edutain and entertain".

UK Search

General characteristics: The agricultural tourism industry in the UK was already very developed in the early 1990s, and some basic characteristics of its development are representative of agricultural tourism in various countries around the world. , based on the farm, fully provides tourists with the opportunity to watch the animals on the farm and experience the farm scenery and atmosphere. Through entertainment and education, we carry out popular education on agricultural knowledge; increase the number of tourists, expand the market, and increase income to maximize profits. The operating area ranges from 20 acres to 200 acres, and the scope varies greatly.

Typical case: Willows Activity Farm. Set in the Hertfordshire countryside, Willows Activity Farm offers families a full day of healthy fun and active learning activities.

Willows built "Peter Rabbit Adventure Park", the first themed attraction of its kind in the world, including Lily Rabbit (Lily Bobtail) and Peter Rabbit, which receive visitors every day. Surrounded by the Willows, this rustic paradise features outdoor jungle gyms, slides and rope walkways at Peter Rabbit Secret Treehouse and Benjamin Bunny Treetop Adventure. These facilities are designed to encourage children to explore and take risks, just like the characters in the story.

Other features include the Jeremy Fisher Music Pond, where children can climb on lily pads to listen to music and guess instruments; and Mr. Bowser’s Great Inventions ” (Mr. Bouncer Great Invention), this sensory play activity helps children learn about numbers and colors in a lively and fun way.

Andrew Wolfe, CEO of Willows, said: “We’re always working hard to improve the quality and scope of Willows events and this one is the biggest and most exciting yet. Now, we can invite visitors to join The most famous children's characters in history spend a fun and rewarding day here."

What you can learn from: "Character-driven, diverse themes, and rich activities." An adventure playground specially designed based on Peter Rabbit to enhance children's imagination while playing. By creating an experience that stays true to Peter Rabbit's values, it really makes people feel like they've stepped into the enchanting world of Peter Rabbit! Support curiosity, friendship and exploration.

US Search

General features: Citizens and farmers on the farm share costs, risks and profits. The farm does its best to provide safe, fresh, and high-quality agricultural products to the public, and both parties are mutually beneficial and win-win. Make full use of farm resources to provide an outdoor growing experience.

Typical case: Hawthorne Valley Farm. Kindergarten: Collect leftover breakfast to feed the pigs. The pigs get a daily treat, and the children practice a fundamental principle of a healthy ecosystem - nutrient recycling. Kindergartners don’t need to hear teachers explain things in scientific terms; they can feel what’s going on in action. Grade 1: Children may participate in weekly farm chores under the guidance of Farm Learning Center staff, including feeding chickens, herding sheep, or just watching animals. Second grade: Crop planting. In the second grade, the children have planted wheat, and when the harvest comes, they will thresh and winnow the fields themselves. Grade 3: Cooking and building houses.

By third grade, children were using hand saws to cut downed logs in the woods and crossing rivers to collect maple sap in sugar maple groves. House-building activities enrich their practical lessons. Until grade 10, children can continue to adopt cows, study dairy products, learn meteorology, farm economics, land surveying, subject research and more.

Points for reference: Provide a “second classroom” for children to learn about nature and experience labor. Experiential activities that combine fun and educational significance are the special skills of these "second classrooms" to ensure taste and market efficiency.

Germany Search

General characteristics: In addition to providing food, the strategic positioning of German agriculture also gives it a very important function of protecting natural resources, especially the protection of species diversity and groundwater. , climate and soil, providing a good place to live, work and rest. German governments at all levels have always placed the development of agriculture and rural areas in a broader and more important position. They have adopted legal and economic measures to protect agricultural development in rural areas. Strict environmental protection policies have effectively protected the natural scenery of rural areas. The clean and quiet environment, the clear blue sky, and the endless fields provide a vast space for pastoral education and practice.

Typical case: "Sitian Farm" kindergarten. The "Four Fields Farm" kindergarten in Gatow was officially opened in 2015. It is Berlin's first farm kindergarten. The goal of the farm kindergarten is to allow urban children to experience the operation of a farm every day and understand how farmers cultivate the land and raise livestock.

This is the so-called natural education, and more and more parents in Berlin hope that their offspring can receive this kind of education. They believe that children should be awakened to environmental awareness and sensitivity to nature as early as possible, even if they live in big cities and do not have much time to go to the countryside for outings in their daily lives. Webb Kwambold, cultural and educational scholar of the Federal Association of Nature and Forest Kindergarten, believes: "More and more children are growing up away from nature, especially those in cities. Many parents think this is a problem. Such shortcomings.” Therefore, natural kindergartens like Sitian Farm were actually established at the initiative of parents.

Reference points: With the development of industrialization and urbanization, more and more people are staying away from the countryside and nature. Some children in the city have few opportunities to understand the daily life. They hardly know how the rice, fruits and vegetables they eat are grown and harvested, and they hardly know how to feed small animals, and they have lost the fun of getting along with nature. The natural education method of the farm kindergarten undoubtedly gives us a good revelation: that is, knowledge and experience are never transmitted and received in a closed environment. An open environment can make it easier for us to accept new things and make it easier for us to accept new things. Feel the same.

Search in France

Overall characteristics: It is basically a professional operation, which mainly has nine properties: farm inn, snack farm, agricultural product farm, horse riding farm, teaching farm, and exploration farm , hunting farms, temporary farms and camping farms.

Typical case: Provence on the Mediterranean coast is the most beautiful rural resort in France. The characteristic plant lavender has almost become synonymous with Provence. It not only attracts vacationers from all over the world to enjoy the sea of ??flowers, sightseeing and picking, but also drives A range of lavender products for sale. In addition to sightseeing, its specialties - olive oil, wine, truffles - are also world-famous. There are also ongoing tourist festivals to create a strong festive atmosphere and artistic atmosphere.

What can be learned: Various industry associations formulate relevant industry specifications and quality standards under the guidance of government policies to promote the rapid development of leisure agriculture based on farm operations.

Children are the spirits of nature. For growth, the alternation of the four seasons and the growth and changes of animal and plant life are the best objects of observation and the best game content. Pastoral is the great place. Nature gives children the best playground. A happy life lies not only in having enough food and clothing, but also in seeing clear water and blue sky.

Starting from tomorrow, I will bring you, you bring the baby, and let’s have an adventure in nature together~

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