Supervised Internship of Geography in Conservation Units: experiences at Lagoa do Peri Municipal Park - Florianópolis/SC

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the possibilities of teaching in non-formal spaces of education through formative experiences in the Lagoa do Peri Municipal Park, one of nine Conservation Units located in the city of Florianópolis/SC. The research was attended by students from the 7th phase of the UDESC Geography course, linked to the Supervised Curricular Internship Geography III discipline, in the first semester of 2018. The activities were conducted in two complementary stages: bibliographic studies were carried out about the Park and fieldwork supported by observation and interviews over a period of two months. Divided into groups, the students planned and developed two projects: a roadmap for studies on the Caminho do Saquinho trail, and a short film to discuss the theme of garbage and solid waste in the community of Sertão do Ribeirão (popularly known as Sertão do Peri), core of the traditional resident population of the park. The projects developed opened new knowledge possibilities for the local community and created new perspectives for academic exchange between the university and the park. In addition, they gave visibility to the promotion of educational actions of different natures, as well as the encouragement of teacher training in conservation units.