Horta e composteira escolar

Abstract

The consequences of the destruction of nature are affecting all forms of life, and there is a certain difficulty in making people understand that we are part of a system and that we must live in harmony with the environment. So our stay on Earth does not become increasingly difficult, each one can strive to do his part and take care of the territory in which he lives. Environmental education has been gaining increasing importance at all levels of society, such as in political and media instances, but it is in schools that this subject must be introduced so that there is a gradual change in the way we deal with nature and the environment that we live on. Many schools use a system of integral education, and have as a pedagogical proposal regular lessons of the school curriculum in the morning, such as: Portuguese, mathematics, science, English, among others, and in the afternoon, in addition to some reinforcement classes, students are also offered workshops on dance, fanfare, futsal, basketball, theater, among others, making the school a favorable and pleasant environment for all students. Considering this education system, the idea arises of implanting a green area in the school environment, through the use of different vegetable gardens and beds, prepared and cultivated by the students themselves. Using this space to familiarize students about issues such as nutrition, healthy eating, the risk of using pesticides and the reuse of materials that would be discarded, such as pet bottles. In addition to the gardens, the implementation of a composter system contributes to the awareness of the recycling of organic garbage produced every day, both at school and in the students' homes. For the accomplishment of this work, a bibliographical research was done from works with approaches on subjects like: environmental education in the schools, gardens and composts; with the aim of using this interdisciplinary approach to the education of elementary school students and to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of vegetable gardens and composting to help teachers.