Componente curricular saúde e meio ambiente: proposta relacionada à Educação Ambiental para o Novo Ensino Médio do Colégio Estadual Democrático de Ibicoara – BA

Abstract

The proposal for an elective curriculum component related to environmental sciences emerges from the flexibility of the secondary school curriculum and the need for the development of Environmental Education in Basic Education in a critical, participatory, and reflective manner, with effective actions in the teaching and learning process. This new approach to teaching can be linked to the 2030 Agenda, particularly through SDG 4 (Quality Education). The study is guided by the following key question: How can contextualised Environmental Education be developed in the New Secondary School based on the Environmental Education Programme of the Bahia Education System at the Democratic State School of Ibicoara? In this context, the research aimed to analyse contemporary educational public policies for Basic Education, inherent to the New Secondary School, the National Common Curricular Base, and Environmental Education, with the goal of proposing the elective curriculum component “Health and Environment” for the 1st year of the Democratic State School of Ibicoara. The methodology employed consisted of five stages: 1) Study of the legal frameworks and documents that enabled the development of the curriculum component; 2) Diagnosis of the development of Environmental Education and the Environmental Education Programme of the Bahia Educational System (ProEASE); 3) Designation of the curriculum component “Health and Environment” and the teaching plan; 4) Development of the educational product, which consists of the Pedagogical Workbook; and 5) Presentation and evaluation of the curriculum component proposal for the school under study. The main results indicate that the inclusion of Environmental Education in formal education, although supported by legislation and institutional documents, is still being developed insufficiently to achieve its objectives for the public schools of the Bahia State network. Most secondary schools in the Chapada Diamantina region have not yet effectively implemented Environmental Education to meet the goals outlined in official documents. It is concluded that, in the perspective of promoting the inclusion of Environmental Education at the Democratic State School of Ibicoara, with the proposal of the elective curriculum component “Health and Environment”, the school community is enabled to face new educational challenges, with real possibilities of putting critical Environmental Education into practice in the school. Thus, we can build a sustainable school with citizens who are aware of the need to mitigate socio-environmental problems on a local, regional, and national scale