Environmental education project: sustainability and health in the creation of vegetable gardens in a elementary school in the municipality of Tauá-Ce

Abstract

Garbage is considered to be one of the largest environmental pollutants, both in terms of the impacts caused, and because it appears to be one of the most evident aggressions in cities, and this fact is noticeable in the municipality of Tauá, which has 59,062 inhabitants. he objective of this work was the creation of a school garden, plantation of fruit trees within the school and creation of furniture from recyclable materials, in order to raise awareness of the teaching staff and students, the management nucleus, employees and parents of students, about how important small socio-educational actions are within the vast field of environmental education, as well as encourage the interactions of all to work in harmony with nature and that parents visit the school where their child studies and is taught from that work performed. It is concluded, therefore, that the development of this work enabled the practice of various environmental education activities, helping in the teaching-learning process, allowing the collective work action between students, teachers and managers.