¿Por qué enseñar valores ambientales en la escuela?

Abstract

This article is contextualized within the field of education,
establishing links of collaborative innovation with the
environmental context; therefore, the main objective
was to promote the experience of environmental values
such as responsibility, respect and love through the
formulation of a classroom pedagogical project in first
to third grade students of the Municipal Educational
Institution (IEM) Heraldo Romero Sánchez in the city
of Pasto. The methodology used was qualitative, which
included observation, interviews, information collection
and document analysis. The main results show that
students have a good attitude towards caring for the

environment, particularly in the disposal of solid waste;
however, their understanding of environmental care is
limited only to this scenario. Regarding environmental
values, positive trends were observed related to the
values of responsibility, respect and love. Responsibility is
associated with human action towards the environment;
respect is related to coexistence among students; and
love is linked to the care and protection of the natural
environment. Finally, the conclusions indicate that it
is necessary to strengthen the connection between
different values such as respect, responsibility and love
to promote a broader vision of environmental care in
students throughout their school career; which is why
it is important to think about, talk about and put into
practice the teaching of environmental values at school.