A CONTRIBUIÇÃO DA ESCOLA NO PREPARO DOS JOVENS DO FUTURO: A PROPOSTA DO PROJETO DE VIDA DAS ESCOLAS DO PEI

Abstract

This article addresses the proposal of the Life Project, a structuring axis of the schools of the Integral Education Program (PEI). The Comprehensive Education Program is one of the extended-time school modalities offered by the São Paulo State Department of Education, it was design taking into account the needs and challenges encountered in training young people in search of quality education. In this perspective, the PEI's mission is to be a nucleus of student training, having the commitment to act in the integral preparation of young people and enable them to become autonomous, solidary and competent. The Life Project is a discipline of the diversified part of the curriculum, which is part of the project methodology of the PEI schools. The construction of a Life Project aims to contribute to the engagement of young people in their studies and help them in the choices they will make for their future. It refers to a fundamental opportunity for young people to reflect and imagine the future they intend to have, it is a journey between wanting to be and being. In this process, the school offers teachings, learning, experiences and support so that students get to know each other better, acquire knowledge, skills and competences, thus being able to walk towards the goal set. Reflecting how this process was constitute becomes extremely relevant to the educational and social debate. Thus, this article presents and discusses how the PEI schools develop their students' Life Project, what are the theoretical assumptions and actions that make this work feasible, and presents some of the results achieved, as well as the limits and the possibilities of this type of educational proposal.