Smart, Human, and Sustainable Cities
An Experience Report on Junior Scientific Initiation in a Brazilian Public School
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Smart Cities, Junior Scientific Initiation, Sustainability, Youth ProtagonismAbstract
This paper presents an experience report of the project "Smart, Human, and Sustainable Cities," developed under the Junior Scientific Initiation Program (PICJr 2025) and funded by FAPES. The intervention was carried out at the CEEFMTI Galdino Antônio Vieira State School, located in the Santa Rita neighborhood of Vila Velha, ES, in partnership with the Faculdade Unida Vitória (FUV). The central objective was to empower high school students to identify local socio-environmental challenges and propose innovative, sustainable solutions. The methodology, characterized by a participatory and interdisciplinary approach, involved theoretical sensitization—grounded in smart city concepts and the reflections of indigenous thinker Ailton Krenak—followed by practical activities such as mapping urban issues and implementing a pedagogical garden and composting system at the school. Results demonstrate that junior scientific initiation fosters youth protagonism, strengthens the integration between basic and higher education, and promotes awareness of sustainable practices in socially vulnerable territories. It is concluded that a smart city approach must prioritize human agency and collective knowledge to generate meaningful transformations in peripheral urban spaces.
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