REFLEXIONS AND PRACTICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTINUED EDUCATION: THE IMPLEMENTATION COM-VIDAS SCHOOL PROJECT

Abstract

Developing pedagogical practices that contribute to the promotion of continuous and lasting environmental transformation in the lived space is a great challenge that teachers of public schools face, especially those located in areas of high social risk. This article aims to socialize a successful experience related to the implementation of the Com-Vidas project in two public schools in the municipality of Contagem / MG. This project, aimed at promoting in students and in the school communities the perception and environmental awareness regarding the problems that each one faces, is one of the results of the Internship Teaching Project, which is developed in the Pedagogical Center of UFMG together with public school teachers of Minas Gerais. This report begins with a brief conceptual review on environmental education, to then report the path that culminated in the idealization, organization and development of this project, with the hardships and expertise experienced throughout the process.