Orientaciones metodológicas para la educación ambiental en niños de 4 a 5 años desde los postulados de la Pedagogía Bosque escuela

Abstract

This study proposes methodological orientations for ambiental environment in children between 4 to 5 years old throw the postulates of the forest-school pedagogy, showing as a sustainable pedagogical model for school and rural and urbans societies. This pedagogical model arises from important necessities to offer children nature as a gateway to learning. This with the purpose of connecting students with the environment through activities of manipulation, exploration, and interaction with nature that promote the value, respect, and care for the environment. This is a documentary work from a qualitative interpretative approach. Specialized repositories were used to collect the data, using key words through the application of search equations, in order to synthesize the theoretical, legal, and curricular foundations of the selected topic. The result was a series of theses, degree works, articles in indexed journals, and books whose authors clearly present information on the subject. In addition, official websites such as OMS, UNESCO, Ministerio de Ambiente del Ecuador y Ministerio de Salud de Ecuador were used. Likewise, as a primary source of information, an interview was conducted with a script of open questions to 2 experts in the methodology. It was concluded that environmental education from an early age is decisive for children to acquire values and habits for life. The forest-school pedagogy is based on the premise that learning should be meaningful and constructivist at all times, leaving behind the traditionalist school routine. As long as the child appreciates, values, knows, and understands his/her environment, it will be easier to make him/her an environmentally friendly person