Presentation

Viviana Carolina Ríos Cedillo

Abstract

Human activity has caused a serious ecosocial crisis for humanity and the planet. Consequently, the future of civilization is unviable, and it is urgent to focalize children´s education in ways that allow the development of pro-sustainability behaviors. Within the framework of the 2030 Agenda, SDG No. 4 challenges formal and nonformal education agents to promote reflection and behavioral change towards environmental care. That is why the Outdoor Education project, as a non-formal space, aims to organize educational outings with boys and girls from 5 to 11 years old along mountain trails that surround the city, so that they can enjoy contact with nature; get to know the diversity of natural elements; and develop values of care and solidarity with the natural environment and among peers. It has been observed that children show care for nature: they collect garbage on the trails, they know that cutting down or uprooting vegetation is wrong, they know that water sources are important for the city, they show support among peers, etc. It is concluded that children who have participated in outings show greater care for the environment and well-being, regarding their connection with their group and with nature.

Keywords:education, nature, human values