Cultivation of Grit: A Type of Nature Education for Urban Preschool Children

Grit, a fundamental personality trait, is beneficial for individual’s lifelong health and well-being. A great amount of studies have shown that contact with nature has significant positive impacts on cultivating an individual’s grit. According to the human’s psychological and physical conditions at different ages, the grit-oriented nature education shall be started at the preschool age (5-6 years old). Unfortunately, both theoretical and practical knowledge of this type of education are fragmented and deficient. Therefore, it is pressing and important to develop a set of nature education programs aiming to develop grit for preschool children. Probing into the theoretical system and practical strategies of grit-oriented nature education from key parts of the theoretical framework, key components of the education with the weight of importance, a think tank of grit-oriented nature education, and strategic design of nature education settings, this study provides researchers with future research trends, educators with inspirations of nature education practice, and designers with new ideas of nature experience.