A importância da educação ambiental no destino do lixo da escola Nossa Senhora do Carmo em Erval Seco - RS

Abstract

This work addressed the issue Trash in the School Environment with students of the 6th year of the Municipal School of Basic Education Nossa Senhora the Carmo located at Linha Maragato in the municipality of Erval Seco, to arouse critical awareness of the serious environmentalissues surrounding the waste produced at school and in the locality where they live, stressing the importance of selective collection of solid waste, seeking its direction and reuse, to benefit the quality of life for all. It is important to implement an aspect of environmental education which is to clarify the environmental role of the citizen to recycle and reuse waste, you must start with children and young people as the future of the planet are they. The activities were questionnaire to students, lecture, preparation of informative posters and packaging recycling workshop. The results of the questionnaire showed generally that the Environmental Education process is gradual, and that school is one of the means most imparts knowledge on reuse of waste. Thus, the school is the social space where students learn to appreciate the environment in which they live and become citizens aware, transferring their knowledge to future generations. The results were significant, since the students demonstrated a breakthrough related to prior knowledge they had acquired and in the course of activities. The elaborate proposal will continue in school, which will enable environmental and social benefits for the whole school community.