Valpovo park flora as part of the curriculum of sustainable development of the preschool institution

Ovaj diplomski rad daje kratak pregled o valpovačkom parku, njegovoj povijesti, povezanosti uz dvorac te biljnim vrstama koje se u njemu nalaze. Daje i definiciju održivog razvoja te opisuje načine implementacije održivog razvoja u dječjem vrtiću Maza u Valpovu. Rad sadrži i istraživanje koje je autorica provela u samom vrtiću, a odnosi se na biljni svijet valpovačkog parka. Cilj je ovoga istraživanja bio utvrditi i proširiti dječje spoznaje o biljnim vrstama valpovačkog parka kao dijela kurikula održivog razvoja predškolske ustanove. Za kraj, opisuje pozitivne rezultate istraživanja koji se posebno mogu vidjeti u proširenju znanja djece o drvenastim vrstama parka, razlikovanjem listopadnog i zimzelenog drveća te u načinima zaštite i očuvanja parka.This diploma thesis gives a brief overview of the Valpovo park, its history, the connection with the castle and the plant species found in it. It also gives a definition of sustainable development and describes the ways of implementing sustainable development in the kindergarten Maza in Valpovo. The paper also contains research that the author conducted in the kindergarten itself, with her kindergarten group at the time, and it refers to the flora of the Valpovo park. The goal of this research was to determine and expand children's knowledge about the plant species of the Valpovo park as part of the sustainable development curriculum of the preschool institution. Finally, it describes the positive results of the research, which can especially be seen in the expansion of children's knowledge about woody species of the park, the distinction between deciduous and evergreen trees, and in ways of protecting and preserving the park