United Kingdom: Reporting about the results of the Questionnaires Feb 2014

United Kingdom: Reporting about the results of the Questionnaires Feb 2014
After gathering everyone's combined pupil questionnaires we collated the data 

to prepare a report on our findings.

Combined pupil questionnaire

35 UK students have responded.

1.Do you speak different languages/ dialects in your country?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
35	100%	0	0%	0	0%

Yes:  Referring to the UK as a whole (Welsh/ Scotttish/ Gaelic) Also immigrants have brought in Urdu, Punjabi

2.What is the main religion of your country?

Christian		Islam		Don't know/don't answer
20	57%	8	23%	7	20%

100% Christian Catholic

3.Do you have a school uniform?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
35	100%	0	0%	0	0%

4.What time do you start and finish school?

8:40   -   15:15		Others		Don't know/don't answer
35	100%	0	0%	0	0%

We start at a quarter to nine and we finish at twenty-five to three.

5. Do you need to learn about different cultures ?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
30	86%	0	0%	5	14%

6.Do you want to learn a foreign language ?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
30	86%	2	6%	3	8%

7. Have you ever been to another country ?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
30	86%	5	14%	0	0%

8. Do you know anything about global climate change ? Please explain .

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
12	34%	16	46%	7	20%

Answer examples of YES: “When the weather changes affect the world”

9.What are your expectations about the European Union Comenius school project?

Respond		Don't know/don't answer
25	71%	10	29%

Answers given: “We can travel and it would be a good thing to meet with other kids from different schools”

10. How do you recycle your waste?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
30	86%	0	11%	5	14%

Examples of answers: “I use recycle bins and special bins”

11.How do you dispose of car tyres in your country?

Answers given:  “Leave them at the garage”

Burn them !!! (ILLEGAL!!) take to a recycling centre.

12.What are your homes like?

Answer examples: Most of them:  We usually live in houses but some have 2,3,4 bedrooms depends on the size

13.Which animals are native to your country?

Answers: Cows, horses, dogs, rabbits, cats, otter, badger

14.Do you recycle materials in your country?

YES		NO		Don't know/don't answer
35	100%	0	0%	0	0%

15.Do you have different rubbish bins for different types of rubbish?

YES		NO
35	100%	0	0%

16.Do you make your own compost to use in the garden?

YES		NO
8	23%	27	77%

17.Which animal species in your region are endangered and what can you do to prevent that?

otter	bat	Red squirrel	birds	Don't answer
3%	3%	9%	40%	45%

Answers: “I can’t do anything”.  

“You can report to the police if people pinch bird eggs or capture birds”.

18. Do you think it is important to take care and be aware of the enviroment? Why?

Answers: “Yes, to save the world”

 19.What are the main environmental risks in your city / region?

Answers: Pollution, Rubbish

20. What can you do to reduce unnecessary consumption and use / recycle what you use / consume?

Answers: Walk instead of drive, Ride a bike instead of drive, recycle more, don’t waste things

take old clothes to charity shops or give to friends to use again

Spain - Ideas to recycle

Juan presents us some examples of containers for recycling.

Paper container.

Bulgaria - SEPARATE PAPER WASTE

 Bulgaria - SEPARATE PAPER WASTE
January, 2014

All classrooms and the other rooms at school were equipped with cardboard bins to put paper rubbish in. The idea was to collect only paper in there. The students eventually got accustomed to the habit of throwing all kinds of paper into those bins.

United Kingdom: Questionnaires to evaluate the impact of the project

United Kingdom: Questionnaires to evaluate the impact of the project  Dec 2013

A questionnaire was compiled and given to parents to look at the impact of the project on the students.

Comenius Project – Listen to the Voice of Nature

  1.     Are you aware that your son/daughter has been involved in a joint European school project?   (Yes    /     No )

 2.     Do you know what the project is about? 

 3.     Has your child talked about any of the activities with you? 

 4.     Has your child mentioned any of the following:

Pollution                                                                   Yes/  No

Rubbish                                                                    Yes/ No

Recycling                                                                  Yes/  No

Environment                                                            Yes/  No

Renewable energy (wind turbines etc.)               Yes/  No

River pollution                                                        Yes/ No

Any further details_________________________________________

 5.     Has your child told you about any of the following activities:

SKYPE calls to other schools                              Yes/  No

Visit to Global renewables                                  Yes/ No

Recycling challenges                                           Yes/  No

Dream Environment drawing competition     Yes/  No

Designing a project logo                                     Yes/  No

Visiting other countries                                      Yes/ No

Presenting their work to the school                  Yes/  No

Making items out of rubbish                              Yes/  No

Any further details_________________________________________

 6.     Do you think the project has had any impact on your son/ daughter?

Yes  /  No

If Yes, please could you explain a little_________________________

 7.     Do you recycle at home?   Yes/   No

 8.     Does your child help you or encourage you to recycle?   Yes/  No

 9.     Which country did your child visit as a result of this project?

Spain                          Turkey                       Bulgaria

  10.    What did you feel was the benefit/ impact of this trip for your child?

______________________________________________________

These are the results of the survey

Bulgaria - A CAMPAIGN OF COLLECTING PRODUCTS OF RECYCLING MATERIALS

Bulgaria, December 2013

3^rd grade students collected materials and made different objects of them- vases, earrings ,bags, etc.
Their parents and Nature studies teacher were involved. After that a small exhibition was opened in our school. Students showed that beauty can be everywhere - even in objects made from recycling materials.