Escolas do campo: um projeto de horta escolar como forma de promover a alfabetização científica nos anos iniciais de formação educacional do aluno, por meio de práticas de plantio e cultivo

Abstract

Rural Education emerged from social movements and the need to adopt an education that values the aspirations, needs, and culture of the rural population. The contribution of Natural Sciences education in the early grades of elementary school to the process of student literacy is analyzed and proposed as a literacy approach within the practice of planting and cultivating a community garden. It is emphasized that scientific literacy is a lifelong activity, systematized in the school environment but transcending its dimensions to non-formal educational spaces. The proposed study aims to understand the importance of using practical and playful activities in the teaching and learning process of science content in the early years, using and exploring a garden in a rural school. The research method with documentary and empirical references (experiences lived, observation of the planting process, growth, and harvest of the garden) was applied in a rural school and reported as part of this research. In the final phase, regarding the results, it was found that the study of the school garden was able to promote culture and provoke greater interest in the student, as they felt valued by relating their daily lives to the content learned in school environments.