SEMENTES DE SUSTENTABILIDADE: EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL NA PRIMEIRA INFÂNCIA

Lucas Roberto Wagner Carneiro; Carla Antunes Pereira; Adriana Maria de Assumpção

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.14935

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Lucas Roberto Wagner Carneiro UNESA https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8233-4312
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- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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- Methodology
- Investigation
- Formal Analysis
- Data Curation
- Conceptualization
Carla Antunes Pereira UNESA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3261-7748
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Visualization
- Methodology
- Investigation
- Formal Analysis
- Data Curation
- Conceptualization
Adriana Maria de Assumpção UNESA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5570-7877
- Writing – Review & Editing
- Writing – Original Draft Preparation
- Visualization
- Validation
- Supervision
- Project Administration
- Methodology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.14935

Keywords:

environmental education, early childhood, teacher training, public policies, methodologies

Abstract

The environmental impacts caused by human activities—such as industrial development, deforestation, and the pollution of air and water—have led to significant consequences for our way of life. Over the past decades, these issues have increasingly become the subject of public debate. Society seeks ways to mitigate such impacts and preserve human quality of life. Among the strategies for raising environmental awareness, environmental education stands out, especially when introduced in early childhood. This article, based on qualitative research through a literature review, aims to analyze strategies and solutions for integrating environmental education into early childhood education as a means of fostering critical awareness in children and generating social and economic benefits in the near future. The results of the study highlight three essential measures: the revision of school curricula to incorporate playful methodologies and interdisciplinary projects, investment in the training of teachers and educational staff; and coordinated partnerships among schools, communities, and public institutions. Implementing these measures expands both the ecological awareness of children and the overall scale of sustainable practices within the school environment.