School Environmental Education

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION “ Environmental pollution is the presence in the environment of any physical, chemical or biological agent that may be harmful to health, safety or welfare of persons or animals”. 1 consecuencias-de-la.htmlhttp://medioambiente107.blogspot.com/2013/05/causas-y- consecuencias-de-la.html

CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION “At present, the main problems of environmental pollution in the world are: Domestic solid wast Solid waste industrial Excess fertilizers and chemicals Chucking rubbish Carbon monoxide vehicles Drain sewage or polluted sea or rivers” 2 ausas-y-consecuencias-de-la.htmlhttp://medioambiente107.blogspot.com/2013/05/c ausas-y-consecuencias-de-la.html

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION SOLUTION “Some solutions to be taken into account to address these issues and have in the future a healthy environment are: Cleaner air, water sanitation, soil regeneration, creating ecological housing and recycling materials such as paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, batteries and medicines” 3 soluciones/contaminacion-soluciones.shtmlhttp:// soluciones/contaminacion-soluciones.shtml

Waste Management One of the main problems of Colombian society is the lack of solid waste management, the increase in production of these domestic and inert waste affects the daily life of the communities. 1.Recyclers who manipulate this serious waste 2.Persons located around Central the magnificent of dumps of garbage, and finally the environmental pollution, which presents as a result the dumping indiscriminate waste such as plastics, pesticides, causing loss of productive and commercial land. 4

Destruction of mangrove forests, meadows, corals and reproduction ecosystems, increase in insect pests and rodentsall the above based on environmental issues, but there is the socio-economic sector which also presents problems as: depreciation of products and the market of agricultural products, waste of by-products and new resources derived. 5 soluciones/contaminacion-soluciones.shtml

WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION To enforce regulations and apply appropriate sanctions. Close or restore the current dumps and uncontrolled landfills. Environmental awareness education campaigns. Selective management of waste through point ecological well located, identified and managed. Collection with people, machinery and materials well qualified systems. 6

School Environmental Education, Story Walk. This is a real life case study analysis made by Ballantyne, Fien and Packer (n.d), It was made to explore the impact of two school environmental education programs, in the students, their teachers and their parents. Ballantyne R, Fien J & Packer J. (n.d.). School Environmental Education Programme Impacts Upon Student and Family Learning: A Case Study Analysis. Retrieved from

They made two programs that were developed in Australia, we are going to explain one of them, the primary school program called “Story walk” and integrated to the studies curriculum, was conducted in a primary school with Year 5 and Year 7 students (aged ), It was a story of the friendship between Matthew (a young white boy) and Kara (and Aboriginal girl), they lived in 1800 in this country, the story showed a context in which students could explore connections between the social and natural world.

The story was developed in four sessions called “chapters”: Chapter 1: It was made in the classroom to prepare the students in the context of the story, the past and non- aboriginal people. Chapter 2: The students visited the centre where the story continued in four stages in which they could see the home of the non-aboriginal, their displacement from their land and the use of water as a resource Chapter 3: The students had to invent a final for the story, this final had to include a solution to “save the catchment” in some way. Chapter 4: A member of the centre’s staff told the author’s ending to the story, linking the problem of the story with the actual local problems.

RESULT OF THE PROGRAM Students considered the environment as an important topic in their lives. Students said they changed their behavior related with environment practices. The perception of teachers and parents about the environmental learning of students was positive. The program provided an enjoyable experience for students The program connected the interest of the students with the topic. The program became in a support for environmental learning. 6 Ballantyne R, Fien J & Packer J. (n.d.). School Environmental Education Programme Impacts Upon Student and Family Learning: A Case Study Analysis. Retrieved from

GROUP ACTIVITY "COUPLES " 1- Meeting of groups 3-Waiting Time 2-choose two numbers on the board to find the pair 4- The complete WINNER group more couples 5-Awards

WEBGRAPHY consecuencias. Ballantyne R, Fien J & Packer J. (n.d.). School Environmental Education Programme Impacts Upon Student and Family Learning: A Case Study Analysis. Retrieved from onme.pdf soluciones/contaminacion-soluciones