Environmental education at school. Compulsory

The intent is certainly worthy of praise. Insert obligatory teaching of environmental education since kindergarten. A cycle that continues then during primary and secondary. The announcement last January 14, when the Secretary of the Ministry of Environment Barbara Degani presented the project, written in collaboration with the Ministry of Education . A 150-page document that contains guidelines that should make environmental education compulsory school subject.

"It is a very important project that will have a big fallout over the whole country," said the undersecretary in a speech reported by ANSA . "They are our future and will fully be called native environment. I believe that imposing sanctions, contemplate in environmental crimes is fair but not sufficient: it is necessary to intervene with a policy of large-scale, long-term or the assets we have available today, there will be more tomorrow. Here then enter the field of environmental education as an essential tool by which to make people understand the importance of certain choices. "

Since it turns out it will still be an integration into existing subjects, from art to geography, science. During these lessons will range from the collection, the latest technologies, from renewables, respect for nature and the environment in general.

By the way, if not all, in many schools, especially during the first cycle of projects and teaching environmental education already exist. They are part of the programs of the Institutes or are programs or workshops in their own right, to which children participate. O rts scolastic i, slow mobility, recycling of waste and the study and applications in the field of renewable energy. In short, as often happens, is at the discretion of teachers, more prepared, available or simply sensitive to the issue, disclose the matter.

There was certainly in need of officialdom and the Ministry of clear guidelines, which may be disclosed at the national level, especially since in the document of the Government "The good school" , there is no mention nor sustainable development, nor a civic awareness and environmental.