This paper focused on the development of the Dado (tea ceremony) educational program for infants, the effect of teachers-centered Dado education, and how to effectively use the infants-centered Dado education through analyzing and comparing difference...
This paper focused on the development of the Dado (tea ceremony) educational program for infants, the effect of teachers-centered Dado education, and how to effectively use the infants-centered Dado education through analyzing and comparing difference between two groups, the kindergartens teaching Montessori method and the general kindergartens not teaching Montessori method based on daily living area in Montessori method. And through these results, we intended to connect the Dado educational program with kindergarten curriculum. Therefore, first, we developed the Dado educational program for infants with the help of `daily living area in Montessori method`. Second, we tried to get each group`s average point of estimate to know the effect of teacher-centered Dado education. The teacher-centered Dado education showed that the general kindergartens are higher than that of the kindergartens teaching Montessori method when we estimate two parts called practicing basic action and designing surroundings. But in making and keeping personal relationships two groups get same full mark. These results prove that the Dado educational program for infants had positive effects on the manners and rules to do better social life. and also prove the teacher-centered Dado education give a useful educational effect both two groups. Third, the estimate of the infants-centered Dado education shows that the mark of the teaching Montessori method kindergarten is two times higher than that of the general kindergarten not teaching Montessori method in practicing basic action, making up and decorating selves, making and keeping personal relationships of `daily living area`, and the former is also four times higher than the latter in designing surroundings. In conclusion, the effects of infants-centered Dado educational program have a close relation with Montessori method, and this program surely shows effects in educational program for infants. So, it will be very desirable that the Dado(tea ceremony) education should be taught to infants of kindergarten, because the Dado education helps for infants and children to have interests on and to practice our traditional culture and also to improve their physical, social, cognitive, emotional parts.