Classroom in the forest

 

The "Classroom in the Forest" program started in 2007 with the purpose of giving local schoolchildren the opportunity to use the forest as a resource to study the Science lessons related to environment and human development. 

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The joint work of teachers and environmental educators has resulted in an educational product that enables students to acquire the knowledge of the official programs in a significant way, since being in the presence of the object of study give them a better understanding and remembrance of the information than the traditional system. The program evaluation in 2011 demonstrated its effectiveness as a teaching tool for formal education and allowed to illustrate the usefulness and importance of protected areas as places of learning. 

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Furthermore, by developing lessons from a context closer to reality, the experience allows them to reinforce attitudes, values and behaviors directed to the care of the environment, empowering them to take responsibility in environmental terms.