School Environmental Project: Challenges, Progress and Opportunities for its
Redefinition from a Systemic and Interdisciplinary Perspective
Abstract
The current environmental crisis demands a profound transformation in the way we conceive and
approach environmental education. In this context, the reinterpretation of concepts and
approaches associated with this subject arises as a necessity to respond to the socio-
environmental challenges of the 21st century. The purpose of this research is to identify
challenges, progress and opportunities for the redefinition of the school environmental project
from a systemic and interdisciplinary perspective, at the Manuel Ruiz Álvarez Educational
Institution in Montería, Colombia. The study was framed within an interpretive paradigm, with a
qualitative approach, documentary design and descriptive scope. Six documents were analyzed:
(1) Sustainable Development Goals, (2) National Policy on Environmental Education, (3)
Curricular Guidelines of the Ministry of Education, Colombia, (4) Decree incorporating the
School Environmental Project (5) Guidelines for the formulation of Projects and (6) School
Environmental Project of the educational institution. The documentary analysis revealed that,
although regulations promote a systemic and inclusive vision, the current implementation of the
School Environmental Project at the institution is partial. The conclusion is highlighted as
needing to redefine the educational process to achieve greater integration with the Institutional
Educational Project. The project is proposed to be built in three phases: planning and design
(participatory assessment and macro-project design), implementation (training, concrete actions,
and monitoring), and sustainability (inter-institutional coordination, updating, and
communication).
Keywords: environmental education, school environmental projects, resignification,
systemic perspective, interdisciplinarity
Introducción
La incorporación de la educación ambiental (EA) en el currículo educativo ha tomado
una relevancia creciente en Colombia, en particular a la luz de la crisis ambiental global y los
Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), que buscan una educación integral en sostenibilidad y
cuidado del medio ambiente (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia
y la Cultura, UNESCO, 2020). En opinión de Peñata Luna y Cuellar López (2022), el proceso
evolutivo de la EA en Colombia ha estado profundamente vinculado a compromisos asumidos en
diversos eventos internacionales; en estos encuentros, se han puesto de manifiesto importantes
avances y logros en el ámbito ambiental, resultado del intercambio de ideas, análisis de
problemáticas, generación de controversias y construcción de consensos entre las naciones