EDUCA??O AMBIENTAL POR MEIO DE TRILHAS ECOLóGICAS INTERPRETATIVAS COM ALUNOS NEEs

摘要

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223613084222 This study aims to improve the interaction of students with Special Educational Needs (Nees), withthe environment, providing their involvement in recreational activities in order to improve their?relation with the environment around them. The project was developed at the Municipal School ofSpecial Education Snow White - APAE Erechim / RS from August 2009 to July 2011. We used thetrails as a basic instrument to promote a process of learning and awareness on issues related toenvironment and conservation of natural areas linked to social inclusion. Also sought to createopportunities to experience nature in a better cognitive development. Along the trail self-guided,were focused on different biotic and abiotic factors and their interrelationships in the ecosystem,highlighting the importance of Araucaria forest and riparian vegetation to protect the existingstream in the area. The activities were held in small groups, distributed according to the mentalage of the target audience, and organized with concrete materials. The records of these activities,individuals Nees were in the form of: drawings, paintings, collage, modeling, speaking, singing anddrama. The use of trails as an educational tool for environmental education in APAE Erechim,provided a closer approximation of pupils with Special Educational Needs (Nees) with the naturalenvironment and their own colleagues, thereby contributing to the development of affective andemotional same, allowing the realization of a dynamic environmental education process.Environmental education for a person with some kind of special need have the same goals andshould follow the principles of inclusive education, ie teaching fit the reality of the student,providing him a better understanding of the issues discussed and their relationship with the socialcontext in which they live. You can see that in outdoor activities with the students Nees interactwith the environment in a positive way, because this site are eliminated and the physical barriersof communication. It is concluded that the tracks due to its interdisciplinary nature, allow gainsthe most varied areas of knowledge and it is very important for the formation of students.