Development of a Storytelling-Based Carbon Neutral Education Program for Young Children

For the study, literature on storytelling environmental education, storytelling climate sensitivity, carbon neutrality education, and climate change education programs were considered. Next, based on the results of the analysis of the needs of early childhood teachers for carbon-neutral education programs, the first draft of the carbon-neutral education program for young children was developed. Through expert group advice, the content, activity type, and form of storytelling were organized and secondary advice was conducted. And based on this content, 15 activity plans were derived, and the third advisory was conducted. After that, part of the carbon-neutral education program developed for children in the 5-year-old class of M daycare center in C city was applied and evaluated. A carbon-neutral education program based on storytelling was finally confirmed through the 4th advisory on the performance and evaluation. It is expected that the value of sustainable development can be internalized by using this educational program in the field of early childhood education.