This is a report on a study of environmental education at primary schools in Hyogo prefecture utilizin gthe resources of, and industrial activitie sin, the local community. Such education will be a great help in advancing the local community. This report discusses the results of studies, using questionnaires, on initiatives in environmental education, as well as on the opinions of teachers on this type of education. Environmental education should take up the natural resources of the local community as subjects. In this education, children's abilities to think and work independently should be developed. Appropriate initiatives introduced by teachers have resulted in excellent programs in this education. And it is very important for this education to refer to industrial activitie sin the local community and to direct children to participat ein the activitie sof various local ,public organizations.
