Abstrakt
At the Archbishop's High School in Prague, the school council draws attention to school problems. From these suggestions, a problem-solving one-week project emerged in 2017.
It aimed at the school environment and proposals for its improvements. Thirty teams of students of all ages focused on eight chosen areas: purity, safety, light, noise, air, concentration, nutrition, and movement.
Three groups dealt with the Subject Air. The result of their efforts was a joint presentation they defended before the jury.
The following issues were identified as urgent: ventilation during breaks, restoration of existing ventilation shafts, removal of old carpets and renewal of parquet flooring. In the final reflection, we used questionnaires, interviews and open questions to find out what the students thought about the project.
They appreciated collaboration between different grades, measuring with sensors and interesting suggestions for improving school. They complained about the length of the project, the misuse of time, the disagreements in the final presentation, the absence of part of the students, the demandingness of working with literature and the propagation of esoteric delusions (Feng-Shui).
It turned out that if their proposals are not implemented, it has a very demotivating effect on students.