Best Practices Forest School Management in Early Childhood Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the best practices forest school management in early childhood education. This study uses descriptive qualitative method and collecting data were done by using in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation in Forest Kindergarten Ar-Ridho Semarang. The results of the study showed that there are several best practices in Ar-Ridho; 1) in the admission of the students based not only on the age, but also through the mechanism of sit-ins and deep interviews with the parents, 2) they have their own core value of the forest school as its curriculum and have indicators of learning more complete than others, 3) the implementation of learning creates the outdoor or the environment as a learning resource 4) they have the most complete facilities in support of learning as a forest school, and 5) they develop leadership attitudes, exercise courage, and love of the environment for the student.