O parque infantil do Jardim Casqueiro e Vila Bandeirantes (1956-1966)

Abstract

This work refers to the research on the history of the Children's Park Casqueiro and Vila Bandeirantes, in the municipality of Cubatão, state of São Paulo, and pedagogical practices implanted in the period from 1956 to 1966. It is the first Children's Park of the city and investigations found asleep informations, but not forgotten.The identity of a community, the people or a country must be rooted in its memory and even though the story flows, it should preserve the collective self-knowledge, its stories and representations. As theoretical and metodológica references, authors of social and cultural history and the history of childhood and early childhood education was used, such as Le Goff, Ginzburg, Kuhlmann Jr., Meihy and The Netherlands, Pollack, E. P. Thompson. The survey of bibliography and documentary sources related to the history of the city, the collection of images and testimonies, through oral history. Located in Jardim Casqueiro neighborhood, a place of intense population growth, the park was installed improvised in a shed to welcome the small pupils. For those who have experienced this period, memories turn into reports of emotion and nostalgia, songs are remembered and sung. Typcal brazilian partys and the accordionist Homer are presente in the reports. In addition to these memories, there are photos, activity books and diplomas that exhibits signatures of important personalities from Cubatão scenario. On the other hand the absence of historical preservation also reveals the need for a close eye seeking an interpretation of this oblivion.