Didáctica práctica del medio natural en la enseñanza universitaria. Una experiencia de enseñanza-aprendizaje con Huertos EcoDidácticos en Educación Infantil

This article examines the benefits and the need for Organic Learning Gardens in a university setting, with a view to the initial training of teachers in agro-environmental topics. The objective is to describe an educational innovation experience on agroecological teaching-learning processes carried out in a pioneering way in the Degree in Early Childhood Education at the University of the Balearic Islands. The innovation consisted of the design and management of an orchard garden with a view to its transposition as a school garden and outdoor classroom in Early Childhood Education centres. The aim was to recover the Fröbelian tradition of kindergarten and to encourage the creation of this type of school teaching-learning environment. Theoretical and practical workshops were organized to develop knowledge and skills that prioritize the playful and didactic uses of the materials present in any natural environment, and to acquire skills to put them into practice in actual schools.