Educação física e educação positiva: contribuições para o desenvolvimento socioemocional no ensino fundamental

Abstract

This study addresses the relationship between Physical Education and Positive Education, exploring their contributions to the socio-emotional development of elementary school students. Through the study of the body and movement culture, it highlights that the central object of Physical Education transcends the biological, incorporating cognitive, social, and affective aspects, according to Merleau-Ponty's perspective, which understands the body as an integral part of being. Positive Psychology, in turn, provides tools to shape educational environments that promote self-esteem, individual strengths, and potential. In the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC), socio-emotional skills are fundamental components of general competencies and can be intentionally developed through school Physical Education. Thus, an educational approach based on the principles of Positive Education is essential for contemporary teaching practices that address cognitive, social, affective, and motor dimensions, fostering the integral formation of students