Surveys
Initial survey reports
How do we use energy?
This is the survey report related to the use of energy in our homes. 125 families answered 7 questions.
Most respondents (60%) know and practice the 3 R´s rule. 28,8% know it, but don´t practice it. The remaining 11,2% don´t know the 3 R´s rule.
Most people sort the waste at home (65,5%). 20% do it sometimes and 14,4% don´t.
A large majority of respondents (72%) say that plastic is the waste they most produce, while 23% mentioned paper. Only a very small share (less than 5%) produce more metal and glass than others.
Composting and home collection are not the usual ways of treating organic waste, since around 41% mention that they don´t use these procedures. However, 32% do home collection and 27% do composting.
Most respondents (around 58%) produce less than 1 kg. About 38% produce between 1-2 kg and a very small share (less than 5%) produce about 2-3 kg.
Half respondents (48,8%) use some appliances and/or energy-saving appliances in their homes. 37,6% say “yes, all” and 13,6% say “a few”.
Most respondents (46,4%) say “yes”, 28% say “no” and 25,6% say “I don´t know its meaning”
Conclusion
Most families care about environment and save energy in their homes.
This is the survey report related to the use of energy in our homes. 125 families answered 7 questions.
Final survey report
The main aim of the project was to raise participants’ environmental awareness, understanding and knowledge of environmental protection through practical environmental activities. Also, this project aimed to promote the protection and conservation of the environment while learning in international groups. The planned activities supported the personal development of students and raised their environmental awareness through practical activities. Working together within international groups of students and teachers provided the students with the opportunity to learn directly from each other about how to improve their local communities. The activities forced the participants to think about the environmental issues from a global perspective. As a result, this made young people to take a more active, positive and responsible role in the society.
During two years we focused on different activities: ecological events and campaigns at school, working as environmental friendly agents, sharing environmental friendly recipes, planning walking tours and planting a tree on the schoolyard. The project also covered other aspects of ecological education: reducing food waste, energy waste, solving global environmental problems, tending to stop global warming. In the meanwhile the public attitude in climate change problems developed enormously on a global level. Demonstrations against climate change were organized throughout the world by mainly young people. Whole world got to know the Swedish girl Greta Thunberg who was invited in a UN conference to give a speech about climate change. This has certainly affected the way of thinking for our students.
During the project we had four meetings: project workshops on environmentally friendly pop up -restaurant, green gardens, eco-friendly shop at school, planting vegetables and herbs on the roofgarden and charging batteries by cycling. We engaged in conversation with the local companies working in the environmental sector. Learning activities of our project were based on "learning by doing" and ‘’cooperating internationally, acting locally". When participants gained international practical experience through different environmental activities, they acquired new skills, respect towards otherness, team spirit, independence and self-confidence.
