Análise da educação ambiental no contexto escolar: um olhar sobre a escola Genciano Guerreiro de Brito, em Maracanaú/CE

Abstract

Since the appearance of man on Earth we could observe its bond with nature: treating it as a divine gift or using it as a mean of resources obteinment. With this situation, a concern about the depletion of natural resources emerged and then the concept of environmental education (EE) was created. The scholar environment has the power of forming society’s opinion. Thinking about it, this monographic study was about Environmental and Perception Education in schools, giving relevance to human intervention in the environment and understanding that nature is essential for the maintenance of life on Earth. This study aimed to analyze the perception of children 6 to 11 years of the School Genciano Guerreiro de Brito in Maracanaú about their environmental conception and how the school has the power to promote critical thoughts about nature preservation. To perform those analyzes, questionnaires with open and closed questions were used to adapt to the reality of the students and bring in more reliable results. With those results, we can conclude that although there is considerable progress in environmental awareness process, there is still much to do. There is an obvious lack of understanding about the environment, how it works and how humans are responsible for the current situation of the planet.