Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

Comenius Project 2012-2014

Plan to Preserve this PrettyPlanet

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

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 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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These are the results of the

questionnaire from

Question 1

96%

4%

Yes

No

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

22%

78%

Yes

No

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

95%

5%

Yes

No

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

39%

12%

49%Yes

No

Don't know

Question 5 How often are lessons about the

environment taught in your school?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

Don't

know, 152

Never, 66

Once

a day, 7

Once a

month, 68

Once a

week, 195

Question 6 What changes would most improve your neighbourhood?

Clean up a local amenity3%

Clear signs1%

Cycling training7%

Educational talks1%

Save

energy10%

Local authority involved3%

Good litter /waste management

10%

Plant trees12%

Information about sites1%

Reduce, reuse, recycle48%

Volunteer your time4%

Clean up a local amenity

Clear signs

Cycling training

Educational talks

Save energy

Local authority involved

Good litter /waste management

Plant trees

Information about sites

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Volunteer your time

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

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

13%

10%

3%

7%

5%

6%

8%

13%

17%

5%

13%

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

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

77%

23%

Yes

No

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

34%

47%

4%15%

Fair

Good

Poor

Very Good

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

46%

32%

16%

6%

Fair

Good

Poor

Very Good

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

15%

54%

28%

3%

Fair

Good

Poor

Very Good