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The paper deals with the notion of "ecosystem" in the frames of ecological education of children. The right to a clean and healthy environment which enables proper growth and development is an innate right of every child. As all other living beings, a child is a part of an ecosystem and it interacts with other members of its ecosystem. This is why the notion "ecosystem" should be introduced into the educational process as soon as possible.

The child should be shown not only that everything is connected in one ecosystem, but also that respective ecosystems and everything they consist of are also mutually connected. This every living being is connected to any other being on earth.

Several examples of introducing the notion "ecosystem" to children will be presented.

Key words: ecological education, education, ecosystem, children, interaction, environment.

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POJAM “EKOSISTEM”U EKOLOŠKOJ EDUKACIJI

Ovaj rad se bavi obradom pojma "ekosistem" u okviru ekološkog obrazovanja dece.

Urođeno pravo svakog deteta je pravo na čistu i zdravu životnu sredinu koja mu omogućava pravilan rast i razvitak. Kao i sva druga živa bića, i dete je deo ekosistema i stupa u interakciju sa drugim članovima svog ekosistema. Zato pojam "ekosistem" treba da se uvede u proces obrazovanja što je moguće ranije.

Detetu treba ukazati da ne samo što je sve povezano u okviru jednog ekosistema, nego i da su posebni ekosistemi i sve što oni sadrže u sebi isto tako povezani međusobno. Iz ovoga proizilazi da je svako živo biće povezano sa svakim drugim bićem na zemlji.

Ključne reči: ekološko obrazovanje, vaspitanje, ekosistem, deca, interakcija, životna sredina.

1, 2 Pedagogical Faculty, Štip, Makedonija