Collaborative Planning and Organization of the "Station of Knowledge VI" Curricular Component

Active Learning Experience and Student Agency

Abstract

With the recent high school reform, new curricular components were implemented to align with the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC). In this context, the "Estações dos Saberes" (Knowledge Stations) components were proposed as spaces to foster student agency—characterized by methodological dynamism and "learning by doing." This paper presents and discusses, through an experience report, the organization of the "Estação dos Saberes VI" component at a state school in Salvador, Bahia, highlighting student collaboration and participation in shaping the teaching-learning approach. Collaborative planning and organization led to student-initiated activities—such as discussion circles, awareness campaigns, and games—that demonstrated the value of student agency as well as the challenges of managing a participatory work plan. Drawing on constructivist and critical educational theories, we reaffirm the importance of teacher mediation in the teaching-learning process and the significance of active student participation in planning and executing activities as a central premise for more dynamic and meaningful learning.