Educação ambiental nas escolas da rede pública do municipio de Cuité - PB.

Abstract

This work was intended to develop some environmentaJ education activities (EEA) with students and teachers of the first series of elementary public schools o f Lhe city of Cuité in State of Paraíba, and also check if the contento f such activities was retained by the teachers aficr two years of its implementation in the studied schools. The ERA adopted in each occasion included wheels conversations, plays, cducational gamcs and exhibitions of posters on topics focused on the environmental conservation; on specimens of the native flora and faun~ hygiene and health; destination, reuse and recycling of waste; forms of coexistence, and di1Terent cultural aspects of tbe city of Cuité-PB. The opinions of ali teachers and of ten students from each school selected for the project were obtained througb interviews free and semi-structured questionnaires. At beginning o f Lhe EEA project the students and the teachers ofthe schools EMEF Celina de Lima Montenegro and ofthe EMEF Venancio Benedito dos Santos did not show strong engagement with Lhe developed activitics. The students were much dispersed and showed difficulties to working in teams and the teachers were apathetic and they did not sce the importance of working the principies of the EEA in the school. In arder to change this situation were intensified with the students the wbeels conversations, teamwork, and interactive games among otbers activities, and with the teachers were realized meetings, open discussion and lectures on the principies of EEA. After two months it was observed a greatcr cooperation and participation of ali persons. On the otber hand, the students and tcachers of the school Maria das Neves de Carvalho Lira that had already been a targct of another project of environmcntal education by the CES/UFCG two years ago, proved very responsive and participatory in ali activities. At tbe end of the work we can conclude that the studied persons see to be important and necessary Lhe existence of env1ronmental protection programs in the city of Cuité, as well as regarding the situation of public fair in the city, and the correct destination of the wastes, being these thc maio topics that students liked to discuss. They also have drawings depicting thcse activities. According to the students the EEA carried out in their schools helped them in the academic works and in the family life, and also allowcd them to perceive that the city of Cuité needs to improve its environmental problems. However, some said that the city is more organized and beautiful. Teachers rclated that tbe EA activities focusing on regional/local themes and using the interactivity of games and plays, and the awakening of awareness of child to the health and d1e environment were tbe main strengths of the project. Ali teachers said that the project hclped them in their scholar work and also said tbat now their schools developed environmental education activities on specific dates and tours. The data confmn the importance of EA as a transversal theme that transcends the formal areas of knowledge worked in schools and show that it is little inform concepts; it must be also to work with attitudes and values formations, in a process that involves citizens, schools and families.