HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF CAMPINAS-SP ACTING AS PRODUCERS OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PARASITOSIS: AN EXPERIENCE OF THE HELMINTHOLOGY LABORATORY (UNICAMP) IN THE PROGRAM “SCIENCE AND ART IN THE SCHOOL VACATIONS”

Authors

  • Tarsila Ferraz Frezza Instituto Federal de São Paulo
  • Sheila de Andrade Penteado Correa Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Michelle Viviane Sá Santos-Rondon Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Cesar Corat Ribeiro Prado Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Letícia Aparecida Duart Bastos Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Silmara Marques Allegretti Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Keywords:

Parasitology, Extension, Helminthology, High School.

Abstract

The extension program called “Science and Art in the School Vacations” has been developed for 12 years by the State University of Campinas” (UNICAMP – Campinas/SP), during the months of summer school vacations. This proposal aims to make students, high school students from public schools of Campinas-SP and surrounding region, have experiences inside the university environment and research laboratories. Over nine years, the projects developed in the Helminthology Laboratory promoted individual researches and group activities (workshops). The goal was to create awareness and to encourage students to be multipliers of these informations about parasitosis/helminthes in the school environment and society. Thus, this article is an experience report from the Helminthology Laboratory and it detach the very important role of “Science and Art in the School Vacation” extension program since it can combines information and awareness of the students with the dissemination of this knowledge in the society.

Author Biographies

Tarsila Ferraz Frezza, Instituto Federal de São Paulo

Professora do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Palulo (IFSP), Brasil. Doutorado em Parasitologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.

Sheila de Andrade Penteado Correa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Aluna do Curso de Mestrado em Biologia Animal da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.

Michelle Viviane Sá Santos-Rondon, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil. Doutorado em Parasitologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.

Cesar Corat Ribeiro Prado, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Aluno do Curso de Doutorado em Biologia Animal da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil

Letícia Aparecida Duart Bastos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Técnico de Laboratório da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil. Mestrado em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.

Silmara Marques Allegretti, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professora da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil. Doutorado em Parasitologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil.

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Published

2015-08-11

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2015): Abril-Agosto de 2015

Section

ARTIGOS

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