Formación de sujeto político a partir del reconocimiento del territorio escolar: análisis en las IED Colegio Los Comuneros Oswaldo Guayasamín y Colegio Pablo de Tarso

Abstract

The research titled “Formation of the Political Subject through the Recognition of School Territory: Analysis at I.E.D. Colegio Los Comuneros Oswaldo Guayasamín and Colegio Pablo de Tarso” is part of the Social Sciences Education Program at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, under the guidance of Adriana López Camacho. The study addresses the relationship between school territory and the formation of the political subject in the urban context of Bogotá, specifically in the localities of Usme and Bosa. School territory is understood not only as a physical space but also as a symbolic, social, and political framework where power relations, collective meanings, and everyday experiences shape students’ formation. Based on this premise, a curricular proposal for tenth and eleventh grades was designed following the official guidelines, basic standards, and learning rights of the Social Sciences area, aiming to strengthen the understanding of school territory as a political space and to recognize students as active political subjects capable of interpreting and transforming their reality. Through pedagogical strategies such as workshops, social cartography, and body mapping, the project fostered dialogue and critical reflection that allowed students to reinterpret the meaning of their school territory from their own experiences. The findings reveal a historical disconnection between the curriculum and students’ territorial experiences, emphasizing the need to recontextualize the teaching of territory from students’ everyday realities. In conclusion, the research contributes to understanding school territory as a symbolic and political space that enables critical and civic formation within a contextualized Social Sciences curriculum.