Eco – projects - learning for future

Cilj obrazovanja nije samo učenje usvajanja činjenica već razvijanje sposobnosti da se znanje preradi samostalno vlastitim misaonim posobnostima i koristi za učenje rješavanjem problema. Projektna metoda ima takve mogućnosti i suvremena škola je bez nje nezamisliva. Eko projekt istražuje problematiku degradacije okoliša koja je interesantna, aktualna svakodnevno prisutna, a s druge strane nedovoljno istražena i poznata. Učenicima osnovne škole je nažalost ekološka svijest na vrlo niskom stupnju. Kroz nastavu putem projekta učenici su sposobni da se samopotvrđuju, da rješavaju probleme kroz: informiranje, planiranje, odlučivanje, realiziranje, prezentaciju i evaluaciju. Također razvijaju eko-osjetljivost, osjećaj prihvaćanja u skupini, kreativnost i originalnost. Sve to bi moglo biti veoma važno za njihov kasniji životni put kada će biti članovi naprednog društva i biti sposobni da se uključe u ˝znanstvene struje˝ modernog, razvijenog svijeta. U tekstu se navode dva primjera iz nastavne prakse kao prilog ovim nastojanjima.The purpose of education is not only in learning how to acquire facts but also in developing skills of reprocessing knowledge through personal mental activity, and using it in solving new problems. The project method has such a wide range of possibilities and it is hard to imagine a modern school without it. Eco – project investigates the problems of environment devastation which are interesting, actual and present everyday, but on the other hand unexplored and unknown. Unfortunately, the eco – conscience of primary school children is verypoor. By means of project education pupils are able to accomplish self-realization, and to resolve problems through the following processes of: informing, planning, decision-making, realization, presentation and evaluation. They also develop sensitivity for eco – problems, the feeling of acceptance, their creativity and originality. All of this could be very important later in their lifetime when they will be members of the world progress and will have the possibility to join the ˝knowledge streams˝ of modern developed world. The text mentions two projects from school practice as a contribution to these new streams