Connecting pedagogies: froebelian and waldorf approaches and their dialogue with complex thinking in the interaction between children and nature
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33871/23594381.2025.23.2.9788Abstract
Abstract: This study aims to understand the connection between children and nature in early childhood based on the theories of Froebel, Steiner and Morin. In childhood, children are driven by their curiosity and discoveries, investigating is part of their daily lives. Educational practices during early childhood education could be thought of as an invitation for children to perceive themselves and discover the world around them, stimulating the development of their complex thinking, nourishing their imagination and creativity in nature. This is theoretical-bibliographical research, in which we analysed primary sources from Froebel, Steiner and Morin and secondary sources on the relationship between children and nature. Through this study it can be concluded that when relating to nature, children strengthen their self-confidence, awaken their senses, express their imagination and creativity and develop motor skills. The integral approach to the human being proposed by Edgar Morin, combined with the principles of Froebel and Steiner, allows the creation of knowledge that recognizes the child as an entire and multidimensional being.
Keywords: Children and Nature; Child Education; Complex Thinking.