“Play becomes learning, experience becomes relationships, and daily life becomes a connection with nature!”
A record of the profound philosophy and warm practices of Naseong Kindergarten, the nation's first public ecological kindergarten!

"Going to Nature Every Day" is a story woven together by children and nature, and is a record richly filled with the sincerity of teachers who have laughed, learned, and walked alongside them.
This book, which is a compilation of each day at Naseong Kindergarten, carefully captures the footsteps of the children and teachers who have practiced "education as life" in the embrace of "nature, the oldest classroom" where life and learning first blossom for children.

Parks, streams, forests, villages, mountains, and classrooms.
The voices of children heard in different landscapes ultimately lead to one truth: “Children must learn and grow in nature.”
Just as a ladybug in the garden becomes a small lesson, and a dragonfly brushing across the rice paddy opens up the topic of 'life,' learning is never confined to books.

Beyond a single chapter in early childhood education, this book prompts reflection on the values ​​and direction future education should take in the era of climate crisis. It will serve as a valuable milestone for all educational communities and parents concerned with the essence of education.

Even children who previously had negative thoughts about sparrows eating grains are now starting to worry about how sparrows survive the winter.
We decided to find a way to help the sparrow together.
I searched the internet and found out that you can make a feeder for birds that have a hard time finding food.
We looked at various pictures of feeders and came together with one mind to gather ideas on how to make one.
We made a bird feeder out of recycled materials, such as plastic containers and paper boxes, that we usually use to make toys.
I finally finished it by adding a lot of grains.
We all went out to the park in front of the kindergarten and hung a seedling container on a sturdy tree.
The children looked on with expectant eyes.

--- p.35

The garden at Naseong Kindergarten was a place of learning where little hands touched the soil, laughter wafted through the wind, and life grew up close.
This yard, where I, my family, and my village are connected, was not always a space of bright joy.
The process of a seed sprouting is always accompanied by twists and turns, big and small, and through these, my children and I learned and grew together.
The biggest concern was the problem of supporting the tomatoes and cucumbers.
We debated for a long time between a long-lasting iron support and a bamboo support that could be returned to nature.
In the end, I chose bamboo with nature in mind, but the tender bamboo couldn't support the weight of the tomatoes.

--- p.97

To be honest, I was scared at first.
The thought of taking the children to the water's edge, and the thought of a possible safety accident, made it difficult to take the first step.
However, a colleague with faith and drive for ecological education was the first to show courage.
He set out for Jecheon wearing large chest boots as a 'battle uniform'.
It was a first step filled with a mixture of nervousness and excitement, but the play was much more natural than I expected.
The children were quickly drawn into the underwater world by the small creatures flowing along the water, the sunlight sparkling on the surface of the water, and the cool water rushing under their feet. On the way back, they were filled with bright smiles and told stories about the creatures they encountered in Jecheon.
The voice itself was a record of children's play.

--- p.242143~144

Last spring, children watched together the process of cabbage white butterfly caterpillars transforming into butterflies.
That experience remained deeply in the children's hearts, and they hoped that this caterpillar would also become a butterfly.
After returning from the forest, I looked through the photos we took together and found out that the caterpillar was a caterpillar of the 'Ming Moth'.
Although they looked a little disappointed, the children were filled with the joy of 'getting to know'.
It was another moment of learning about the diversity of life.
After the sweltering heat of summer, the cool autumn breeze welcomes the children with even deeper colors.
The first thing children discovered in the autumn forest was 'acorns.'
“One, two, three.” The number of acorns in their hands increases, and the children begin to figure out how to play with them.
First, the acorns separated from the acorns were put on the children's fingers one by one and transformed into 'hats'.

--- p.191

Someone put colorful 'worm food' in a small bowl, and another child made a bed with a soft blanket and talked about it.
The world of earthworms in children's imaginations has become increasingly richer.
A small and affectionate world grew bigger and bigger in a corner of the classroom.
The desks and floors were filled with crumbs of clay and laughter, and the earthworm village in the children's imagination grew again today.

--- p.242