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.

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

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Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

These are the results of the

questionnaire from

Question 1

Do you understand what sustainable development

means?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

60%

40%Yes

No

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

13%

87%

Yes

No

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

97%

3%

Yes

No

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

71%

3%

26%Yes

No

Don't Know

Question 5 How often are lessons about the

environment taught in your school?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

42

96

15

29 Don't know

Never

Once a day

Once a month

Once a week

Question 6 What changes would most improve your neighbourhood?

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

5

1

5 2

9

2

12

142

47

2

Malta

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

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

33%

13%

3%7%

7%2%

3%

11%

15%

1%

5%

Malta

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

58%

42%Yes

No

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

24%

41%

6%

29%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

42%

39%

7%

12%

Fair

Gooc

Poor

Very Good

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

Ovens National School, Cork, Ireland

0%

27%

56%

17%

Poor

Fair

Good

Very Good