Práticas como alternativa para promover a educação ambiental em uma escola do campo

Abstract

The present survey developed actions in the area of Environmental Education in order to contribute with the physical structure of a School of the Field and with the perceptions of elementary students about the environment. From the construction of a system of capture and storage of rainwater were established the necessary conditions for the planting and cultivation of an orchard, garden and garden, reusing waste tires. In addition, during these instructions were given on the segregation of solid and organic waste for reuse. The subjects of this research were seven students enrolled in the year 2017 at the School of the field investigated. The data were collected through a semistructured interview that sought to analyze their perceptions about Environmental Education and the transformation of the school space through pedagogical actions developed. First, the data were grouped into five criteria’s: i) water abstraction; (ii) orchard; iii) garden and garden reusing tires; (iv) solid waste; v) school structure, these data were evaluated in the following categories: naturalistic, anthropocentric and globalizing. The results indicated the predominance of an anthropocentric view of the research participants regarding the environment, which highlights the need to invest in activities, in the school environment, aimed at developing a broader thinking that promotes the development of sustainable actions.