The role of preschool teachers in raising ecological awareness in preschool-aged children

Ekološki odgoj je bitan za razvijanje ekološke svijesti kod djece. Tijekom učenja djeca stječu navike, formiraju se određena stajališta, vrijednosti i intetresi. Jedan od načina na koji se može ekološki odgajati djecu su eko projekti i eko radionice. One omogućuju suradnju sa drugom djecom ali i sa odgojiteljima i roditeljima. Cilj ovoga rada bio je utvrditi koja je uloga odgojitelja u podizanju ekološke svijesti kod djece, te jesu li odgojitelji jedini koji na djecu utječu i u kojoj mjeri. Odlučila sam razgovarati sa jednom odgojiteljicom po tome pitanju i prikazati njezin rad, da bi lakše utvrdili ulogu odgojitelja.Ecological education is essential for developing ecological awareness at children. During learning, children gain habits, certain points of view, values and interests are formed. One of the ways, in which children can be eco-educated are eco-projects. They enable cooperation with other children, as well as with preschool teacher and parents. The aim of this paperwork was to determine the role of early childhood educators in raising ecological awareness among children and whether the preschool teachers are the only ones affecting children and to what extent. I decided to talk to one of the early childhood educator about the question and to show her work to help determine the role of the preschool teachers