Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

Comenius Project 2012-2014

Plan to Preserve this Pretty Planet

Questionnaire results The first step of our project was to gather

information

A survey was undertaken in order to establish what people knew about Sustainable Development

We wanted to find out how different schools and countries dealt with care of the environment.

We also wanted to find out the level of awareness in the wider communities.

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

What did we do ? A short questionnaire was compiled with a range of

questions which would be clearly understood by children, parents and teachers.

The Irish school piloted a multi-lingual survey which was created using free open source software.

A link to the survey was made available in the project blog and all schools were invited to participate.

A three-week timeframe was allowed for completion.

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

The results and analysis The Irish school analysed the completed survey

results which were firstly collated for the whole group.

Further analysis provided results for each individual school.

The results are available in graphic format on the project blog.

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Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

These are the results of the questionnaire from

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

Question 1 Do you understand what sustainable development means?

30%

70%

Chart Title

YesNo

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Question 2: Is there enough done to protect the environment ?

37%

63%

Chart Title

YesNo

Question 3: Should learning about the environment be on the school curriculum?

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90%

10%

YesNo

Question 4: Does your school have a policy on environmental protection ?

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30%

9%62%

Chart Title

YesNoDon't Know

Question 5: How often are lessons about the environment taught in your school?

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45%

24%

5%

19%

8%

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Don't knowNeverOnce a dayOnce a monthOnce a week

Question 6: What changes would most improve your neighbourhood?

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4% 3%4% 1

%

8%

4%

9%

16%

2%

50%

UK

Clean up a local amenity Clear signsCycling training Educational talksSave energy Local authority involvedGood litter /waste man-agement

Plant trees

Information about sites Reduce, reuse, recycleVolunteer your time

Question 7: How can you help to improve the environment in your school?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

34%

6%

8%5%

12%3%

4%

11%

11%

1%

5%

UK

Battery recycling

Books on recycling

Composter/wormery

Educational Kits

Gardening equipment/tools

improve bike storage

Litter pickers

Recycled paper

Recycling containers

Refillable cartridges

Guest speakers

Question 8: Do you know of a site in your local area which could be upgraded or improved ?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

51%49%

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YesNo

Question 9: How would you rate your school in relation to energy conservation

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32%

21%

29%

18%

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FairGoodPoorVery Good

Question 10: How would you rate your local area in terms of litter and waste disposal ?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

45%

26%

19%

10%

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Fair GoodPoorVery Good

Question 11: How would you rate your home in relation to energy conservation?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

6%

32%

39%

23%

Chart Title

PoorFairGoodVery Good