ABSTRACT
It is important to start character education as early as possible. Young children aged 0–6 years old experience rapid growth and development of their brain. They can absorb enormous information without any ethical filtering. Thus, teaching moral values become very crucial in early childhood education to assist children growing with characters highly expected by society. The success of character education depends on teacher’s pedagogical skills and well-developed appropriateness of the learning method used in the pedagogical process. One of learning approach that is effective to build children’s character is project-based learning approach. This approach opens up the opportunities for children to develop their own curiosity, creativity, confidence, acceptance, teamwork ethics and cooperation, respect, and other important social skills. The present paper writing uses a literature study examining and analyzing textbooks and journal articles on character education and project-based learning approach. This paper serves as a reference for teachers of early childhood education to apply a project-based learning approach to develop young children’s character.
