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Active Citizenship and Environmental Awareness Through Formal

And Non-formal Education

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Initial questionnaire for students (405)

The aim of this questionnaire is to analyseyour opinions, as well as the information you possess right now,

with a view to organising and implementing future activities towards a positive impact of the project.

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1. Have you ever been involved in an international project ?

2. Have you ever communicated in English on the Internet (opinion exchange, information) with

other young people from Europe?

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3. Do you know what active citizenship means and also what is to be an active citizen?

4. Where did you find out about the consequences of human activity?

5. Mention in afew wordsyour opinion aboutthe development of this project in your school.

Lithuania

We make posters about countries-partners, so we know more about these countries;

we have integrated lessons, so know more about the environment and problem

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England

It is a good idea 76%

We can communicate with each other 82%

We will get into it more when all the countries visit 26%

When we have our week learning about the countries it will be good 34%

I am looking forward to finding out more about what it is about 42%

Italy

A good project to know new countries and their traditions, it’s an interesting project, This project

could raise awareness among young people about environmental issues, I think it would be a nice

experience to accommodate pupils of another nationality, This project offers me access to knowing /

understanding other cultures, This project gives me the possibility to perfect my abilities of

communicating in English and my digital competencies

Romania

I think that this project is very important for all the people in the world because we can

communicate about environmental problems with students from other countries. If they are going

to talk about these things with their families, then more people will want to save the world and

more if more countries unite in order to fight against pollution.

After the application deadline for this project ended , each of the students enrolled had to take 3

tests and afterwards around 40 students were selected. At present, the students mentioned above

get ready for certain section contest for the mobilities in the project.

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Although I have been aware , as much as my other coleagues, of the environmental issues I have

never participated in a project which tackled these issues. The ACEAFNE project is attractive, has

a clear goal and presents environmental problems which affect us in present times. The presence

of such a project its beneficial to both the participants and to the environment.

It is a present project ; the students must be aware of the importance of a clean environment and to

get involved in ecological actions.

I consider that the implementation of this project will bring benefits to both the direct beneficials

and th those who are involved indirectly.The mediatization of the information can be easily done

and the final product will be beneficial for all young people.

I feel that the project is very well organized and the involvement of the students is also important

because it makes them aware of the way the environment should be protected.

My opinion is that this project is very important to the development of the children in this school,

because it teaches them that nature is important and they should protect it through their activities.



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I consider that this project helps us realize what environmental problems we face and how to solve

them in an efficient way. Also , this project ensures the development of a lot of abilities like:

communication, development and implementation of ideas .

I consider this project to be an opportunity for all my classmates and for my schoolmates. It helps

us to learn what nature is to humans. I am sure that this project will make us all see that we need a

less polluted environment and leave a cleaner planet to the generations to follow.

In my opinion this project brought a lot of benefits to my school. The students had the opportunity

to take part in activities meant to protect the environment, meant to enrich communication in

English.

The teachers from my school that are involved in this project are truly implicated, guide us on the

right way and help us to follow the steps needed for our own involvement.

This project is an international project tackling environmental issues and it develops between us

and other European countries which involves writing essays and speaking English in order to go

abroad.

In my opinion it is very good to have such projects in our highschool as it develops the students’

ability to communicate and work in teams.

Czech

I think this project is working well in our school. Students have to be active and innovative - come up with

new ideas about the improvement of the environment.

I am very interested in this project. It is a great opportunity to visit new country and meet new people.

-high motivation from students being involved -every day students are informed about the ongoing issues in

the environment -every year our school is collaborating with more and more countries in Europe

Developing very well

I am waiting for the assembly again to gain some new information, there was a meeting on the same day as

was the meeting of yearbook club, so I haven't been at the meeting about Erasmus. However in my opinion

Ms. Blahetova is working hard on this project.

I think it give us a great opportunity to meet different students as well as cultures from many different

countries. This project gives us a new experiences and can teach us a lot of necessary thing for life.

I found out that this project exists because one of the teachers told me. I don´t want to judge how much it is

developed on our school because I just signed in and I am still getting to know how things work here and



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what is the main aim of the project, etc. But it looks interesting and it seems that it has some direction (a

clear aim).

At this point there is only few things going on about this project. We were working on the questionnaires

and had one meeting.

It goes very good

Very good

In first stage. We are slowly putting our ideas together. Huge involvement from other students from our

school.

Many students involved

It is good

The project is developing well in our school.

Lot of people want to get involved from our school

I think it's a very good idea and good way to lead the young generation in the right way.

I am not part of this project for long time, but I noticed that it allows us 1-2 trips a year

Since we are an international school and people are very open to discover new things and cooperate. So I

think if we come up with a good idea how to help I think it won't be a problem to develop this project more.

Because people will see that small changes are possible to make.

Poland

a) the project is well organized

b) project offers many opportunities

c) it has a website with the news

d) it look pretty fine, solid and clear

e) developing well (very well)

f) excursions and competitions

g) they are doing Wall newspapers

h) website on Facebook

i) there are many actions related to the project

j) develops poorly

k) I don’t know

l) I have no opinion on this topic

m) It’s interesting project, but not for all

n) It is a very useful project

o) It’s a good way to unite European countries

p) teachers talk about the project

q) the project is developing very quickly

r) good information about the project

s) project is being implemented very interesting, because evokes interest among

students

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Know more about environmental issues/develop our environmental awareness/raise

awareness of environmental problems:7

Develop our English skills:4

Develop my general knowledge:4

Get in touch with/learn about other cultures:4

Allow us to communicate with people/students from other countries:4

Increase our school popularity in our local community/promote my school:3

Give students opportunities they wouldn’t have otherwise:2

Develop different skills:2

Make new friends:1

Help me understand how the world is and improve it: 1

Gain a lot of experience:1

Help students have another vision of the world:1

Develop teamwork skills:1

Note: One students did not answer. One just pointed out that the project was interesting and good for

students and another one that it was an enriching project both for students and teachers.

Suedia

I´m sure that It is a nice project but it does not interest me personally.

I just started with this.

We havn't started working on the Project yet so I don't know.

I don’t know very much about this

Since it just started I can't really say much but I Think this is an important subject.

It`s really good

Knowledge

It's really nice

It is pretty good

We have just started the Project.

Really cool, I think it is fun to involve other countries. And that is very good too, you COULD make friends

for life.

We have been asked for housing to the others and to do this

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Except from the teachers who know about this project we students know very little but we are interested.

We haven't started yet but seems fun.

I think it's a good thing because we get people from around the world to mix with eachother and learn about

eachother..

I Thinkits fun

We haven't really started working with the project yet, though we begun talking about it a while ago. We've

been encouraged to come up with ideas for what we can do when the students from the other involved

Countries visit us.

It´s great that we have this opportunity to work with other countries.

We are not so educated.

We have not started yet.

Knowledge, learning, good.

My class is not in the project

Very good

It is good. Like my language.

I heard some of the social science students were going to be involved. Being a natural science student

myself, and don't have time to think about forming bonds with people just for the sake of it. My concern is

studying maths and science...

I have no idea of what is going on with this project except its purpose.

It's great that we have this opportunity so we can learn about other Cultures and better language.

I don't know how to answer this question.

I suppose it's good

6. Name at least one thing that you would like to learn from this project.

Lithuania

To improve my English, to find friends, to know how we can help our nature

England Learn a new language 89%

Learn what it is like to live in a different country 73%

Learn more about the environment in the different countries 28%

Learn what different schools in different countries are like 34% Italy

Improve my English language skills and ICT skills, knew students of other countries, This project can

develop my civic conscience, improve knowledge about environmental problems, know the way of life of



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other countries, their tradition and culture, knew new countries, compare the problems of our city with

other countries.

Romania

To learn what is an environmental project and to learn how to devise one.

One thing I would like to laern from this project is how to make a change in our community. I

want to live in an unpolluted environment and I consider that every person no matter the age can

make something and prevent pollution.

I wish that my participation in this project will help me better my ability to communicate in

English and my knowledge about environmental problems and solutions to solve them.

To learn how to protect the environment.

I intend to improve my knowledge regarding ecology and develop my teamwork and

communication abilities.

In this project I wish to learn more about the environment , a new custom or tradition ar even

better a new language.

I would like to learn modalities through which we can avoid the deterioration of the environment

and how to convince those around me to be more interested in recycling.

In this project I would like to learn to what extent is the world affected by pollution in the present

and what measures have been taken against pollution in other countries, I hope to exchange

opinions with students from other countries regarding this topic. I still don’t understand why the

leaders of the world do not take drastic measures against pollution and I hope to understand as

soon as possible.

I wish to learn how to convince the ones around me to change and learn how to protect the

environment..

I wish to learn about he laws to protect the environment and the way they are applied.

I would like to learn about what I should do in order to better my life’s conditions and as I said

before it would be interesting to discover the secrets of the environment , new activities and to

meet new people with same goal- a healthier environment.

I would like to learn what it truly means to work as a team and together to save the world.



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I would like to learn from this project how to diminish environmental problems so as to transform

at least my town in a better place , a place in which I like to live.

Czech

Comunicating 2x

New cultures 3x

how to work with a big group of people from different countries

work with people 2x

environment/people of different countries

New cultures, they style of living and to find out who I actually am.

Communication

How to solve ecological/environmental issues.

Know new countries

Something about the foreign countries and the culture of people who live there.

communication in English

Culture and political situation of other European countries.

I would like to learn something about the topic which is this erasmus project about

How to make big things possible

how to improve the environment

get to know other countries and cultures

New culture, language

speakenglish better

Poland

a) I would like to learn the language (English)

b) I would like to expand the knowledge

c) more about environmental protection

d) I’d like to learn something about teenagers from other countries

e) meet new people

f) learn about the culture of other countries

g) how to protect the environment

h) how to protect our planet

i) I don’t want anything

j) I want to learn new languages, even just a little

k) Cooperation with people

l) improving communication skills with others



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Portugal

Learn about the environment/how to protect the environment/about ways to protect the

environment:16

Learn about other cultures:12

Improve my English skills:10

Learn how to a better citizen: 2

Learn about animal protection:1

Learn how to work with people from other countries: 1

Learn other languages:1

Suedia

If other countries gives students free lunch and if that's the case i wonder if it's as bad as the one we get.

To interact with other people from other countries.

I want to know more about active citizenship.

I would like to learn more about the Culture in other countries and how school works there.

English and how it is to live in other countries

Culture, language and about other countries.

Math

How it works

I am not actually involved.

Ways of teaching in different countries

How the school system in different countries.

I don`t know

To be a better speaker in front of a public.

I wouldn't know

English



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Don't really know anything specificly.

Everything

I would like to become more aware as a Citizen and know more about the consequences from human

activity.

To know new things about someone country.

How others look at the environmental change

About our environment

I will learn more english

Farmers market

More about the enviornment, and what we need to do to improve it.

Other cultures

Am will learn more English.

More English

The meaning of life if it's not too much to ask.

Maybe some words i´ve never heard of.

How other Cultures work

I wan't to learn more about active citizenship.

Nothing special

I want to know about how other countries work.

I would lik to learn new peoople from other countries.



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How the carbonoxid level can impact the earth so much as it does.

New people and new Culture.

Learn to talk better in english

What other countries do for the environment

Better english

Part B 1. Are you aware of the environmental issuesof your city/county?

2. Do you consider that you have the skills and practice of protecting the environment?

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3. Are you interested in expanding your knowledge / developing your skills in order to protect the

environment?

4. Are in interested in participating in curricular and extracurricular activities comprising

environmental protection and environmental issues?

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5. Which is the subject where you would like, and think it is possible, to find out more about the

environment and environmental protection?

Other. Please, specify! (26 - Science (England), 6- Earth science, law (Italy) 3- Romania )

6. Are you interested in developing project management skills ?

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7. Are you interested in participating in the elaboration/implementation of ecological projects with

the aim of improving some local environmental problems?

8. Are you interested in perfecting your digital competencies?

9. Are you interested in developing communication competencies in English?

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10. Do you feel comfortable communicating with students from other countries?

11. Which is for you the most comfortable means of communication with students from other

countries?

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12. Do you think that this project might lead to personal development?

Please give arguments for your answer!

Czech

collecting of new perspectives (get rid of stereotype) -development of critical thinking -improving your

communication skills

Everytime you experience something that may (hopefully) change, meaning help, your local environment

and you get to know interesting opinions and you start to see things from different perspectives. It

obviously leads to personal development!

Yes, for sure. We could learn there many useful things:)

Everything develops your personality, especially getting to know different countries

I meet new People

In my opinion these types of projects opens your "doors" to the world. You are able to cooperate with other

and hear a lot of different perspectives from many other students/teachers. So you can see many different

views and actually learn something from it. As well I think it is very usefull in developing of

communicational skills, knowledge and team work.

If everyone going to do their best's then itsrealy likely to develop during participating in this project.

Sure, students can use their english, meet new people and help to environment.

If you give a part of you into something it will always lead to a personal development.

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Because we are developing our English and we can meet new people with other cultures.

I think that meeting and communicating with new people from different environments always leads to

personal development. What could be more important for personal development than socialization?

We will start to know the people because we will communicate with them.

Developing english, meeting new people

I think this project would mainly explore my knowledge about other countries, their situation (political,

economical, etc.), their culture, their environment (if I would be able to visit the country, then how it

looks). In addition it would explore my communication skills. I would be able to make new international

relationships (friends of course), which is the most lovely thing of all. It would give me many new

experience as well as chance to activelly participate in the field of environment. Also I would be able to

represent Czech Republic as a great country, which I believe it is.

You know how people live in other countries, you should help to somebody and that gives you many

experience.

-student needs to be an active thinker -student might develop his/her communication skills -improvement of

general knowledge of different countries

I think it can help to find out more thing about myself. It also might influence my living standards and my

personality.

Meeting foreign people you can talk to about world issues and their country issues is always a way of

personal development. And also this is another way how to learn anything.

Suedia

I think we can learn to communicate with others in another language face to face.

I Think that that this project is fun and a good way to learn global Things.

I don't have any arguments.

Because our language skills may improve

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It can make my english better. To get more comfortable talking to other people (also from other countries).

Because I am not really interested in saving the environment or meeting new people.

Because I am not interested in this type of projects

I dont really have a hard time to take contact with people i meet.

It might but I'm not sure since I don't know much about the Project.

I think I might be able to develop my english if I get to talk to people in english.

Don´t know

I might get better at speaking English.

We will learn more english and other countries culture.



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Another culture and possibly expand your knowledge within some areas

It`s nice

Improve my English Be more social

I will learn to speak English better and with more fluency.

This project let's you meet people from other parts of Europe which let you learn about other ways of living.

You also get to learn about the environmental situation in other parts of Europe.

Yes I Think it might change me personally a Little bit but not to the extent that i would be a whole other

person

I think I am going to improve my english alot. Because I will do my best to "Win" the trip and meet people.

It might

Because my English might get better.

Personal development happens to me every day. The project would not enhance that in many ways... Also,

unrelated, the last question in this questionnaire is wrongly designed, in that you can only tick one answer...

You will gain alot of experience by participating and getting new friends and Contacts.

This will help people get a better insight about lives in different countries and help with growing as a better

person

You learn to speak with people from other countries. You have to use your English and that make you feel

more comfortable with that.

Because, we (humans) have a short memory in our brain, and stuffs that not interest the individual also

disappeared from the brain.

Idon’t know why

It's nice

Of course it will help us all to know more and figure out ways of solutions.

I Think I will improve my English skills a lot during this Projects. I will also learn to listen at different dialects.

I do not really care.

New cultural knowledge.

You develop as a person



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13. Tick the statements that you agree with:

a) This project gives me the possibility to perfect my abilities of communicating in English

b) This project boosts myconfidence

c) This project perfects my digital competencies

d) This project optimises my interpersonal and social relationships

e) This project offers me the possibility to befriend students from other countries

f) This project enhances my degree of tolerance

g) This project shapes skills in protecting the environment

h) This project develops my ability of analysing /investigating various environmental issues

i) This project develops civic conscience

j) This project helps me eradicate prejudice and xenophobia

k) This project stimulates the desire for lifelong learning in a European frame

l) This project offers me access to knowing / understanding other cultures

m) This project offers the possibility of promoting my own country at European level

n) This project valorises my potential (intellectual, cognitive, creative, cultural, entrepreneurial)

Thanks for your participation!

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