In this study, we developed the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum applicable to the environmental education for gifted students. For this study, we chose 60 gifted students attending U Institute of Education for the gifted, and classified these students into two groups, then applied newly developed program to the 30 experimental group students, and applied general environmental education program to the 30 comparative group students. Below are the study results: First, the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum was much effective in increasing environmental sensitivity of gifted students as compared to the general environmental education program. Second, the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum was much more effective in increasing the willingness to environmental act for gifted students as compared to the general environmental education program Third, the satisfaction of the gifted students about the environmental education program focused on the communication with the exhibits at the ecological museum was higher than the general environmental education program.

본 연구는 원예치료에서 다양한 활동기법이라고 할 수 있는 화훼작품을 이용한 원예전시회를 통해 작품들을 선보이고 각각의 작품들이 갖는 미적가치와 작품을 제작하고픈 성취욕에 대한 일반인들의 참여의식을 고취하여 원예치료를 홍보하는데 목적을 두었다. 전시회는 2007년 4월 13일부터 4월 15일 까지 3일 동안 실시하였고, 전시된 작품들은 모두 11가지 작품들로 허브, 난, 코사지, 부케, 조화, 꽃바구니, 꽃꽂이, 압화, 자연프린팅, 사탕부케, 미니정원 등이다. 전시된 원예치료 작품을 방문객들에게 설문조사를 한 결과, 전체적으로 폐품을 재활용한 미니정원(바구니)과 일상생활에 유용하게 이용할 수 있는 자연프린팅 작품을 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 조사대상자들의 원예활동 흥미도는 매우 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 원예치료를 적용하면 효과적인 대상에 대한 결과로 스트레스를 받는 모든 사람들이라고 응답하였다.