Penataan Taman Sekolah Bagi Anak TK GMIM Sentrum Manado

School garden arrangement for Kindergarten at GMIM Sentrum Manado City

Abstrak

Early education is a crucial step in shaping children's positive behavior and attitudes toward a healthy, clean, and beautiful environment. School garden landscaping is no longer merely an aesthetic ornament; instead, it functions as an outdoor classroom or the third teacher that stimulates child development. This Community Partnership Program (PKM) aims to provide early education to children at GMIM Sentrum Kindergarten, Manado, enabling them to appreciate the environment through structured garden landscaping activities. The implementation method was carried out through three main stages: 1) Education-socialization regarding cleaning tools and plant types, 2) Demonstration of planting and arranging plant positions, and 3) Hands-on practice of planting, landscaping, and maintaining plants. The results indicated that actively involving children in selecting plants, arranging decorative stones, and maintaining the garden successfully fostered a sense of ownership. Visual stimulation and motor activities in the school garden act as an effective concrete learning medium. In conclusion, consistent visual conditioning and practical simulation in the school garden are able to form an environmental schema in children's minds, thereby transforming eco-friendly behavior from mere modeling into an internalized life character.