Una experiencia en educación, sostenibilidad y Agenda Urbana: Barrio de San José

Abstract

This article shows a participation experience carried out in an educational center in the Southern Cone of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, whose support was direct work with the students of the third cycle of Primary Education, and the first two years. of Compulsory Secondary Education, through which participants were able to delve into the complexity of the management of public spaces and their importance as agents of change in said spaces, enabling their participation in urban planning. This experience is part of the development of the Spanish Urban Agenda in the capital municipality, which focuses its efforts on Sustainable Development Goal 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”, in this case, through a non-formal educational practice. The inclusion of this type of proposals in classrooms as part of the comprehensive training process of students is essential, given that participation is included in the teaching-learning of active citizenship, including the possibilities of intervening in the environment in a sustainable way. . It is considered, as expressed in this objective, that we find ourselves in an increasingly urbanized world, and that spaces must be more habitable. From the local we can act globally.