CRIAS Trajectories

Education in Geography in the early years from an extension project in the Baixada Fluminense

Abstract

Context: In this research communication, we present the productions of the Geography Workshop of Childhood in Baixada Fluminense (CRIAS), coordinated by Professor Lorena Bonomo, located at the Faculty of Education in Baixada Fluminense (FEBF/UERJ) campus. The extension project aims to promote education in Geography from the early years, relating the knowledge produced in the university and schools with the experiences of students and teachers, exploring spatial and historical themes of school geography. During the years 2022/2023, the project has developed pedagogical practices for initial and continuing education that offer theoretical and methodological tools for geographical approaches with childhood in Baixada Fluminense (RJ). The theoretical framework of the field of study is based on works by authors such as Lopes (2023), who contextualizes the project in research on the geography of childhood, Cavalcanti (2017), with formulations that enable different geographical approaches, and Freire (1967), who guides the perspective of university extension to which we are linked. Methodology: The methodology used consists of narrating experiences lived throughout the project's actions, such as the production of teaching materials, podcasts, workshops, and courses. These experiences are analyzed and discussed based on the mentioned theoretical references. Considerations: As a result, we highlight the effective awareness of the importance of school geography in the early years, expressed by course participants and project partners in various ways.