Indicadores de sustentabilidade para avaliação e monitoramento em ambientes escolares de Natal/RN

Abstract

This study aimed to present and quantify the level of sustainability in school environments in the city of Natal/RN. Faced with the various socio-environmental problems and the intense exploitation of natural resources, it was understood that a change in society's behavior was necessary, aiming at a new development model, requiring a change in habits, attitudes and actions towards the construction of an environmentally fair and sustainable society. sustainable for all, as indicated by the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Thus, having schools as a fundamental point in this process. This is a descriptive and qualiquantitative research. Data collection was carried out through an online research script via Google Forms and through the Matrix of Environmental Education Indicators developed by Vieira, Torales-Campos, Morais (2016), making it possible to measure and understand how the development of the Environmental Education (EA) and sustainability in the school environment. The research shows that schools have been trying to insert environmental education little by little in their Pedagogical Political Project (PPP) and in their curricular matrix, but there is still a long way to go for schools so that EE is implemented in Management, Curriculum and Physical Space of the school, so that it can be a Sustainable Educator Space capable of providing students and the community with a space for awareness, sensitization and socialization. For this study, a teaching guide aimed at sustainability at school was proposed in order to help the pedagogical team, teachers and students in the development of actions and practices aimed at sustainability in the school environment. It is concluded that, although there are many challenges faced by schools to develop their day-to-day activities, it is necessary to have an attentive and directed look at the development of environmental education in the school curriculum in order to form more aware and critical citizens about the environmental issues and to provide a more sustainable environment. The Matrix of Indicators and the proposed didactic guide can be important tools to help schools in the formation and construction of a Sustainable School, serving as a sustainability reference for society.