Desarrollo de programa de concientización de educación sostenible del recurso energético para estudiantes de bachillerato en institución educativa de Guayaquil

Abstract

CONDITION FOR PUBLICATION OF PROJECT. The project develops an energy sustainability awareness program aimed at technical high school students in an educational institution in the city of Guayaquil. A series of information gathering through surveys applied to students, teachers, administrators and parents, together with field observations and collection of energy consumption showed that the use of obsolete equipment in the technical areas of electricity, industrial mechanics and computer science for long periods leads to an inefficient consumption of energy resources. Among the findings is that the community prioritizes the action of turning off lights on the responsible use of air conditioners (with consumption up to 36,000 BTU / h) or fans have a higher consumption, leaving evidence that there is a significant gap in the perception of actual consumption. In response to this general lack of knowledge in the educational community, a syllabus structured in three school years was designed, the first year will be a pilot test where points to improve will be found with students in the second year of high school. We propose training in technical content and an educational strategy based on the “training of trainers” model, where the second and third year high school students will train lower grade classes, reinforce learning and promote a culture of sustainability. In conclusion, it is reinforced that education must go hand in hand with energy awareness, efficient use of resources and implementation of monitoring technologies. The integration of the syllabus in the institutional curriculum is proposed as a long-term policy to strengthen a sustainable educational community. Keywords: Energy sustainability, Educational awareness, Energy efficiency, Training of trainers, Energy consumption.