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

利用日本福冈市山村封闭式小学，针对在校学生、学生和成人开展了8次为期3天的系列活动，通过林业和农业的实际工作经验，组成了一个有效的环境教育计划。对于生态生活体验，我们还制作和设置了传统的浴Goemon-buro、锯末生物厕所、木炉子、太阳能电池板和微型风力发电；对于工作菜单，我们安排了针叶林种植、竹林采伐和竹子工艺、水稻收获和油菜播种的间伐和分枝。工作前后的问卷调查结果表明：1.几乎所有参与者都对体验了三天的实际工作营地，对农村景观、环境、林业和农业的了解，无论年龄大小都感到满意。2.混合年龄组课程较同年龄组课程更有利于接待和提高工作效率。3.大多数与会者都希望有机会再次加入。我们认为，从得到当地人支持的角度来看，被佐山灌木林和梯田包围的封闭式木制学校适合作为环境生态教育的基地。另一方面，根据航片分析和实地调查的结果，对森林、农田等可利用的区域资源及其在实际工作教育中的分布进行了重新评估，在此基础上，组织了利用农村资源的实践经验教育据点计划，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.