Educação ambiental na educação infantil: um estudo de caso na Fazenda Quinta da Estância Grande - Viamão/RS

Abstract

The present study had as propose to analize the pedagogic actions developed in Environment Education in the Child Education in the Quinta da Estância farm, located in the town of Viamão – RS. The data that leads this research were obtained throught “field search” developed in the farm, so this research have an exploring goal. Therefore, an interview was proposed with five monitors responsible for the development of the activities with classes of the Child Education. Draws were observed also, made by the kids before and after the visitation time in the farm, with the theme: “what´s nature for you?”. This activity was realized with four Child Education classes from Porto Alegre suburbs, when they visited the farm on the first half of October of 2006. After the data and researched bibliography analization, could be observed that the activities developed in each project gived to the kindergarden classes were presented in a proper way for this age, above all for offering methodology based on concrete experiences. So must be emphasized that this activities contributes in a significative way for the kinder development in cognitives and social terms, as like to increase the environment knowledge. It can be verified, as an example, from the incorporation of several natural elements in the draws made by the kids after the visit. We can conclude in this way that environment education in the Child Education realized in the Quinta da Estância Grande farm is a pedagogic pratice with an innovating character, unique and direction principles glorified for a formation of citizens that are worried with the future of the environment.