Educação ambiental e práticas sustentáveis na Escola Municipal de Educação Infantil e Ensino fundamental Santo Antônio, Santarém, Pará

Abstract

The present work that aims to present data related to environmental education and sustainable practices was developed in a school of the municipal public-school system in the city of Santarém - State of Pará during the academic period from August 2016 to October 2017 counting on the participation of 59 students, aged 12 to 17 years, of the final series of elementary school. This research aimed initially to search for bibliographies on the teaching of environmental education followed by the formulation of questionnaires to verify the students 'knowledge about aspects related to environmental education and its presence in the school environment, as well as to evaluate the students' interest and participation in the activities carried out in the school environment. After the data collection, these were analyzed with the aid of a theoretical framework that emphasizes the need to present ecological and sustainable educational practices to raise awareness about the environment from an early age as well as the importance of encouraging the implementation of education projects environmental education aimed at sustainability in schools, aiming to provide an efficient environment / student relationship in an integrated and sustainable way, making it possible to acquire, in addition to the knowledge, the sense of values, interest and attitudes necessary to protect and improve the environment .