A escola de Corpo-Inteiro: contribuições dos espaços de acolhimentos para os/as estudantes do Ensino Médio Integrado IFBA, campus Valença

Abstract

The purpose of the research arose from problems that have been growing over time in educational institutions, the disorganization of affective tones and the excessive appreciation of the cognitive to the detriment of whole bodies and their emotions. When identifying the high demand of students in situations of emotional vulnerability, presenting anxieties, fears, sadness, agitation, muscle pain, without specific spaces to recover, the idea of creating a welcoming space emerged. In this way, the Educational Product (EP) created was the Welcoming Space, a multisensory room, equipped with suitable materials (massagers, reclining chairs, shiatsu chairs, tatami mats, pillows, Swiss balls, positioning rollers, air fresheners/diffusers, ambient sound and arts materials), with a qualified team to serve the aforementioned public. The general objective of the research aimed to identify the possible contributions of welcoming spaces in school environments, for the daily life of Integrated High School students, at the IFBA Campus Valença. The methodology used was action research, since a group with problems was identified and plans and actions were carried out, with the aim of minimizing losses, mediating emerging difficulties, and promoting changes in the routines of those involved (to the). The sample consisted of 48 students, enrolled in Integrated High School, in Aquaculture, Tourism Guide and Informatics courses, aged between 16 and 20 years old, who regularly attended Welcoming Space during the research period, between the months of November/2022 to March/2023. The audience reached predominantly presented: concentration difficulty, high levels of anxiety, low self-esteem and situation of emotional vulnerability. The data collection was carried out, through attendance sheets, drawings, paintings, reports in the logbooks, audiovisual records and reports, both from the students and the team of advisors, composed by coordination and monitors. The manifestations of acceptance of the proposal are present in the reports and other collection instruments, arranged throughout the text, allowing the interpretation of the importance of welcoming environments to be recorded, thus achieving the research objectives.