Práticas educativas na natureza: caminhos para a educação ambiental no Horto Florestal Olho d’água da Bica, Cuité - PB.

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of interpretative trails promoted by extension group that perform environmental education activities within the Horto Florestal Olho D'Água da Bica (HFODB), located in the municipality of Cuité-PB, here are three new ways of practices educational/thematic trails created from the extension project experience. This study aims at the construction, execution and analysis of ecovivências strategies for interpretive trails in HFODB. This research is a qualitative, we use the field notebook instruments, participant observation and evaluation of the experiences made after the occurred experience, in order to obtain information provided educational process, awareness and analysis of indications of what significant it was after the experience provided to students. The Educational practices through thematic trails created proved as interesting ways to drive the experiences in environmental education, be in the act of play, talk or learn, which makes this space a true interdisciplinary educational setting. The new strategies of thematic trails might provide visitors the opportunity to experience an interactive contact, and free, in a rich landscape, which seems to have provided a boost to new thoughts, feelings, emotions, affection, learning and awareness of this space starting from gives experienced.