Introducing environmental education to early children through 3R activities (an effort for Indonesia free trash)

Abstract

The Indonesia Zero Waste Program must be implemented continuously and sustainably. One interesting effort is to teach children about the importance of environmental aspects in the future. The success of the program must involve all aspects of society. Besides the Indonesia Zero Waste Program can be implemented through environmental education, which applied in formal education. Environmental education since childhood was an effort with a successful level of material absorption and formation of the right attitude. This paper was the result of work in classroom action research which a collaborative way between researchers and teacher at MI Fathul Ulum, Palurejo. Respondents in the study were children at first grade students with a qualitative research approach. Collecting data in this study using documentation techniques with coherent time records. The research objective was to foster an environmental care attitude from an early age. Emphasizes knowledge of attitude and absorption of 3R-related material (reduce, reuse, recycle). The results of this study were in the form of better student knowledge about protecting the environment. Regarding the formation and knowledge of attitudes, students are invited directly to 3R practical activities. This activity is manifested in 3R activities that produce used goods that have useful values.