FEATURES OF DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES FOR THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL EDUCATION OF SENIOR PRESCHOOLERS IN THE LPR BASED ON THE INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of research conducted by contemporary scholars from various fields of knowledge, which confirms the presence of negative trends in society indicating a spiritual crisis. One of the effective ways to reduce these tendencies and, consequently, overcome the spiritual crisis is to increase the effectiveness of the process of spiritual and moral education and personal development starting from the first stage of education-preschool-through the design and implementation of educational practices in preschool educational institutions based on the potential of Christian teaching. The study shows that a condition for the successful implementation of practices of spiritual and moral education for senior preschoolers in the LPR is the use of the integration of scientific and religious knowledge (Christian teaching) as one of the effective means of addressing this issue, as well as increasing the level of competence of pedagogues in matters related to the design and implementation of educational practices for preschoolers. The article proposes a system of spiritual and moral education practices for senior preschoolers entitled “Love the Creator and Your Neighbour”, as well as topics for seminars for preschool pedagogues.