A study on the launching stronghold program for practical work experience education by utilizing the rural resources, and the information offering system

我们利用日本福冈山村的一所封闭的小学，针对小学生、学生和成人开展了为期8次、为期3天的系列工作营，旨在通过林业和农业的实际工作经验，形成一个有效的环境教育项目。为了生态生活体验，我们还制作并设置了传统的浴室Goemon-buro，木屑生物厕所，木灶，太阳能电池板和微型风力发电机。对于工作菜单，我们安排了针叶林的森林间伐和分支，竹林的砍伐和竹艺，水稻的收获和油菜的播种。工作前后的问卷调查结果显示：1. 几乎所有的参与者都满意地体验了为期三天的实际工作营，并对乡村景观、环境、林业和农业有了更好的了解，无论年龄大小。2. 混合年龄组课程比同年龄组课程更受欢迎，工作效率更高。3. 大多数与会者都希望有机会再次参加。我们认为封闭的木质学校被中山灌木林和梯田所包围，适合作为环境生态教育的基地，包括获得当地民众支持的观点。另一方面，根据航拍分析和实地调查结果，对森林、耕地等可利用区域资源进行了重新评价，并对实际工作教育的分布情况进行了评价。在此基础上，我们组织了一个利用农村资源的实践工作经验教育据点项目，并编辑了DVD和主页，建立了信息提供系统。

Utilizing the closed elementary school in mountain village, Fukuoka, Japan, we conducted a series of three day work camp for eight times targeted for school pupils, students and adults, in order to make up an effective environmental education program through practical work experiences on forestry and farming. For ecological life experience, we also made and set the traditional bath Goemon-buro, sawdust bio-toilet, wood stove, solar panels and micro wind power generator.For the work menu, we arranged forest thinning and branching in conifer plantation, bamboo forest cutting and bamboo craft, rice harvesting and rape seeding. As the results of questionnaire survey before and after the work, it became apparent as follow ; 1. Nearly all participants were satisfied in having experienced the practical three day work camp and better understanding of rural landscape, environment, forestry and farming, regardless of the age. 2. The mixed age group course was more favorable reception and work efficiency rather than the same age one. 3. Most participants hoped to join again by the chance.We consider that the closed wooden school surrounded by Satoyama coppice forests and terraced paddy fields are suitable for the base of environmental eco-education, including the view point of getting local people's support. On the other hand, from the results of aerial photograph analysis and on-the-spot investigation, we revaluated such utilizable regional resources as forests and farmlands, and also those distribution for the practical work education.Based on the above mentioned results, we organized a stronghold program for practical work experience education that utilizes the rural resources, and edited DVD and home page for setting up the information offering system.