Desarrollo de la conciencia social en niños de cuarto grado a través de la enseñanza de ciencias sociales inspirada en la doctrina social de la iglesia y el carisma de los hermanos del sagrado corazón

Abstract

The Institute of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1821 in Lyon by André Coindre in response to the social crisis following the French Revolution, was initially established to rescue young orphans and those at risk of delinquency, but soon expanded its mission to education, especially in underserved rural areas, establishing an educational approach aimed at the integral formation of the person: freeing them from ignorance, preparing them for life, and bringing them closer to the knowledge and love of the faith. Coindre promoted a teaching of the Gospel centered on concrete experience and witness, insisting that education must go beyond abstract concepts to become a living encounter with Christ, which establishes the school as a privileged space for human and spiritual formation. This legacy is embodied in Colombia at the Antonio Nariño HH. Corazonistas School, where the educational mission is oriented toward the harmonious development of students’ abilities, grounded in Gospel values and Corazonist pedagogy, integrating the social sciences in a special way with the Social Doctrine of the Church. This approach fosters the development of critical, compassionate, and committed individuals who are capable of being “good citizens and better Christians” in a pluralistic society that often undermines the practice of faith and the sense of social responsibility; Therefore, it is necessary to implement educational approaches that strengthen critical awareness and sensitivity to social issues, so that young people not only understand their reality but also have the tools to transform it, thereby reaffirming the importance of the school as a key space in the development of social and solidarity-based awareness.