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The Ministry of Education (MEC), through the Secretariat of Continuing Education, Literacy of Youth and Adults, Diversity and Inclusion (Secadi), participated in a public hearing on the impact of climate change on the school environment. The debate took place in the Special Subcommittee on Climatization in Public Schools of the Chamber of Deputies, this Wednesday, June 18. At the time, the folder presented data from the current situation of public schools and spoke of the construction of an action plan to consolidate environmental education in curricula and to confront climate change by school communities.
The General Coordinator of Environmental Education for the Diversity and Sustainability of MEC, Viviane Vazzi Pedro, recalled that the MEC already promotes a dialogue with schools, aiming to ensure the physical, emotional and social well-being of students in climate emergencies. We are preparing our schools to be resilient. The MEC coordinates a policy and acts in a supplementary way, but needs the adhesion of the networks, he said.
Environmental education was back in the school census only last year. To have an idea, in the early 2000s, we had an average of schools that were doing environmental education over 90%. Today, this average is 67.3%. A large fall. Therefore, the MEC is creating a policy and it is important all support, even more than the aggravation of infrastructure needs, from the frequent heat waves, Viviane added.
Also according to the general coordinator, currently 2.5 million students attend schools with temperatures at least three degrees higher than they should, and only 34% of classrooms are air-conditioned. Considering education networks, 31% of state schools and 35.5% of municipalities have air -conditioned infrastructures. What students have said is that the situation does not only require climatization, but also the need to break over and unleash schools. Therefore, we argue that Environmental Education is approved in the new National Education Plan (PNE) for all levels, and soon we will launch this policy and will already call the networks to join, he concluded.
Subcommittee - The agency was created on May 8, scheduled for operation for 180 days. The goal of the collegiate is to discuss, analyze and propose solutions for the climatization of public schools, focusing on improving the school environment through public actions and policies that guarantee thermal comfort, favoring academic performance, concentration and well-being of students and education professionals. Earlier this month, the Subcommittees Work Plan was approved, which will hold public hearings, technical visits and data surveys on the thermal infrastructure of schools, as well as analyze research and propose guidelines for air conditioning programs.
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