Contribuciones de la ecosofía a la formación eco-espiritual de los estudiantes de grado décimo del colegio Canapro: hacia la construcción de una eco-espiritualidad en las ágoras educativas del siglo XXI

Abstract

The contributions of ecosophy constitute a meaningful alternative for strengthening eco-spiritual awareness among upper secondary education students in contemporary educational institutions. This statement highlights the central purpose of this study, which is grounded in a reflective examination of eco-spiritual awareness, ecosophy, ecosophical pedagogy, and the practice of Educational Action Research (EAR), implemented with tenth-grade students at Colegio CANAPRO (Bogotá). The study begins by acknowledging an ecological and spiritual crisis that calls for a rethinking of Environmental Education and the formation of human consciousness in its relationship with the Earth. Through the implementation of the cycles of Educational Action Research and under the guidance of ecosophical pedagogy, experiences of natural immersion, pedagogical reflection, and eco-spiritual action were developed. These experiences enabled a reconnection between students’ thinking and their ethical actions in relation to nature, thereby confirming the value of ecosophical pedagogy as a pathway for educational transformation within the educational agoras of the twenty-first century. The results derived from the implementation of ecosophical pedagogy as an alternative approach at Colegio CANAPRO reveal significant progress among students in terms of environmental sensitivity, empathy toward living beings, the internalization of values aligned with an ethics of care and spirituality, a stronger sense of interdependence with nature, and greater coherence between their thoughts and practices. These findings confirm that ecosophical pedagogy represents a viable and fruitful approach for implementation in educational contexts from a humanistic perspective. Thus, twenty-first-century education is called upon to reclaim its spiritual dimension, recognizing that environmental sustainability is intrinsically linked to the human condition: caring for the Earth is caring for the human soul.