COMENIUS

COMENIUS is the name given to the School Education section of the European Community action programme in the field of education "SOCRATES". Adopted on 14 March 1995 and spanning the period until the end of 1999.

Our project started in September 1996,when the four participating countries met at Kallgården Åre in Sweden.The participating countries were Bundesreal gymnasium Waidhofen/Ybbs Austria,Humboldt Schule Kiel Germany,Kimitoislands Gymnasium Finland and Racklöfska Gymnasium Järpen Sweden.We had 4 days when we planned our project LEAH(see content) and worked on the application to EU.

As an introduction the pupils in the different countries made a description of their own regions.It was about Geography,Culture,Traditions and their own Schools.The pupils also wrote about there own lifes and how it is to be a teenager.

In September 1997 the teachers met in Waidhofen/Ybbs Austria and planned the future work.We made an enquiry about food and health wich we made in the late of 1997.The results from Racklöfska is published on this Homepage.

The visit in Waidhofen/Ybbs was very well organised and we visited School and had a good chance to learn about the surroundings

In September 1998 we are going to Humboldt Schule in Kiel Germany and in June 1999 we are going to evaluate the project in Kimitoislands Gymnasium in Finland.

A European transnational partnership between schools in Europe

Waidhofen september 1997 the Comeniusgroup

 

Racklöfska Skolan, Järpen Sweden
Åre Kommun, Sweden

Partcipating Schools.

Coordinatorschool:

  • Racklöfska gymnasium,Järpen,Sweden
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    Partnerschools:

  • Bundesrealgymnasium,Waidhofen/Ybbs,Austria
  • Humboldt Schule,Kiel,Germany
  • Kimitoislands gymnasium,Finland
  • Mail to the coordinator of the project...

     

     

    LEAH

    ( Local Evironment And students Health )

     

    Summary of project LEAH.

    Projecttime 3 years. Over the years 1997-1999.

    Contents :

    1997 Presentation of the different regions culture, environment and traditions.

    Food and health questionnairy of students foodhabits.

    1998 Investigation of local foods and most popular fastfood - A report.

    Research of air and health in school and classroom environment.

    1999 Water and health.

    Evaluation and summary.

    Results of the questionair of students foodhabits:

    • Breakfast

    1.What do you eat for breakfast?

    2. What do you drink?

    3. When do you have your first meal of the day?

    4. With whom do you usually have breakfast ?

    5. What do you eat during the first break before lunch?

    • Lunch

    1.What do you have for lunch?

    2. What do you eat between lunch and dinner?

    3. With whom do you usually have lunch?

    • Dinner

    1.With whom do you usually have dinner?

    2. What do have for dinner?

    3. What do you usually eat between dinner and bedtime?

    • Drinking

    1. What do you drink?

    2. If you are given a choice do you usually choose light, or diet, products?

    • Vegetarian

    1. Are you a vegetarian?

    2. If yes, Why?

    3. If you are a vegetarian what are your protein sources?

    • Allergy

    1. Are you allergic to any food?

    2. If yes, to what food?

    • Social

    1. Are you often tired in school?

    2. Are you unhappy?

    3. Do you have headaches?

    4. Do you feel ill?

    5. Do you have stomach-aches?

    6. Do you feel lonely?

    7. Do you have someone to talk to in school?

    8.Do you have difficulties with keeping up in school?

    • Weight

    1.Table weight frequency.

    2.Are you satisfied with your weight?

    3.Weight girls.

    4. Weight boys.

    • Height

    1. Table height frequency.

    2. Are you satisfied with your height?

    3.Height, girls.

    4.Height boys.

    • Exercise

    1. How much do you exercise per week outside school?

    2. How often do you exercise outside school?

     

    Breakfast habits.

    1. What do you eat for breakfast?    
     

    Nothing

    Cereals

    Milkproducts

    Bread

    Cheese

    Girls 16

    3

    8

    21

    35

    19

    Girls 17

    4

    12

    27

    34

    12

    Girls 18

    10

    17

    29

    35

    26

    Boys 16

    3

    8

    20

    23

    13

    Boys 17

    7

    8

    18

    20

    12

    Boys 18

    3

    11

    24

    23

    18

    All

    30

    64

    139

    170

    100

               
    2. What do you drink?      
     

    Tea

    Coffee

    Milk-drink

    Water

    Juice

    Girls 16

    20

    1

    18

    10

    19

    Girls 17

    26

    0

    24

    13

    30

    Girls 18

    33

    8

    25

    25

    19

    Boys 16

    15

    12

    22

    10

    18

    Boys 17

    12

    6

    21

    6

    15

    Boys 18

    12

    9

    14

    10

    16

    All

    118

    36

    124

    74

    117

               
    3. When do you have your first meal of the day?  
     

    Before school

    In school before lunch-time

    Lunch-time

    Afternoon

     
    Girls 16

    19

    0

    9

    0

     
    Girls 17

    36

    1

    11

    0

     
    Girls 18

    41

    0

    10

    0

     
    Boys 16

    3

    2

    24

    0

     
    Boys 17

    20

    0

    9

    0

     
    Boys 18

    27

    1

    4

    0

     
    All

    146

    4

    67

    0

     
               
    4. With whom do you usually have breakfast ?  
     

    Familly

    TV

    Alone

    Friends

     
    Girls 16

    14

    2

    12

    15

     
    Girls 17

    15

    7

    14

    12

     
    Girls 18

    15

    5

    27

    9

     
    Boys 16

    5

    0

    10

    14

     
    Boys 17

    7

    11

    10

    5

     
    Boys 18

    12

    8

    12

    10

     
    All

    68

    33

    85

    65

     
               
    5. What do you eat during the first break before lunch?
     

    Bread

    Fruit

    Candies

    Nothing

    Others

    Girls 16

    8

    5

    2

    29

    1

    Girls 17

    3

    8

    0

    34

    3

    Girls 18

    1

    1

    1

    1

    1

    Boys 16

    1

    1

    1

    27

    1

    Boys 17

    3

    1

    1

    25

    1

    Boys 18

    11

    1

    1

    0

    1

    All

    27

    17

    6

    116

    8

               

    Lunch habits.

    1. What do you have for lunch?      
     

    Fast food

    Snacks

    Box-lunch

    Cooked meal

    Nothing

    Others

    Girls 16

    2

    0

    0

    24

    0

    5

    Girls 17

    0

    0

    1

    47

    0

    0

    Girls 18

    0

    0

    0

    50

    0

    1

    Boys 16

    1

    1

    0

    27

    0

    0

    Boys 17

    2

    0

    0

    24

    0

    3

    Boys 18

    4

    2

    0

    28

    0

    1

    All

    9

    3

    1

    200

    0

    10

                 
    2. What do you eat between lunch and dinner?    
     

    Fruits

    Sweets

    Bread

    Nothing

       
    Girls 16

    26

    15

    14

    13

       
    Girls 17

    20

    11

    9

    15

       
    Girls 18

    28

    10

    13

    20

       
    Boys 16

    7

    8

    7

    18

       
    Boys 17

    6

    4

    8

    16

       
    Boys 18

    10

    6

    14

    13

       
    All

    97

    54

    65

    95

       
                 
    3. With whom do you usually have lunch?    
     

    Familly

    TV

    Alone

    Friends

       
    Girls 16

    0

    0

    2

    37

       
    Girls 17

    0

    0

    0

    48

       
    Girls 18

    4

    1

    2

    48

       
    Boys 16

    0

    0

    0

    29

       
    Boys 17

    1

    1

    2

    25

       
    Boys 18

    1

    1

    1

    30

       
    All

    6

    3

    7

    217

       
                 

     

    Dinner habits.

    1. With whom do you usually have dinner?    
     

    Familly

    TV

    Alone

    Friends

       
    Girls 16

    23

    5

    6

    21

       
    Girls 17

    25

    3

    5

    15

       
    Girls 18

    27

    10

    9

    17

       
    Boys 16

    16

    5

    3

    5

       
    Boys 17

    13

    5

    6

    8

       
    Boys 18

    16

    12

    11

    10

       
    All

    120

    40

    40

    76

       
                 
    2. What do have for dinner?        
     

    Fast food

    Home-cooked meal

    Snacks and Sweets

    Small meal e.g. Bread and Butter

    Take-away food

    Others

    Girls 16

    3

    36

    0

    2

    1

    0

    Girls 17

    4

    43

    0

    1

    0

    0

    Girls 18

    6

    47

    2

    3

    4

    3

    Boys 16

    6

    24

    3

    2

    3

    1

    Boys 17

    7

    23

    1

    4

    3

    0

    Boys 18

    7

    26

    0

    3

    5

    4

    All

    33

    199

    6

    15

    16

    8

                 
    3. What do you usually eat between dinner and bedtime?  
     

    Sandwiches

    Snacks and Sweets

    Small meal e.g. Bread and Butter

    Fruits

    Others

    Nothing

    Girls 16

    23

    8

    9

    20

    4

    5

    Girls 17

    18

    12

    5

    30

    0

    7

    Girls 18

    19

    11

    6

    27

    2

    7

    Boys 16

    19

    8

    7

    9

    2

    4

    Boys 17

    23

    2

    6

    14

    1

    1

    Boys 18

    13

    10

    15

    14

    3

    4

    All

    115

    51

    48

    114

    12

    28

                 

    Drinking habits.

     

    1. Drinking habits. What do you drink?

    a) Water, b) Milk, c) Coffee, d) Tea, e) Juice,

    f) Energy drinks, g) Soft drinks, h) Beer,

    i) Alcopops/longdrinks,

    j) Strong alcoholic drinks

         
    Water

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    0

    0

    36

    0

       
    Girls 17

    0

    0

    46

    2

       
    Girls 18

    0

    2

    46

    3

       
    Boys 16

    0

    3

    21

    0

       
    Boys 17

    2

    5

    22

    1

       
    Boys 18

    0

    2

    21

    7

       
    All

    2

    12

    192

    13

       
                 
    Milk

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    6

    5

    21

    4

       
    Girls 17

    1

    5

    33

    9

       
    Girls 18

    1

    7

    34

    10

       
    Boys 16

    0

    24

    4

    7

       
    Boys 17

    0

    3

    25

    1

       
    Boys 18

    0

    2

    30

    2

       
    All

    8

    46

    147

    33

       
                 
    Coffee

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    20

    12

    2

    3

       
    Girls 17

    29

    6

    5

    8

       
    Girls 18

    21

    13

    6

    11

       
    Boys 16

    16

    4

    2

    7

       
    Boys 17

    6

    10

    8

    3

       
    Boys 18

    11

    5

    9

    7

       
    All

    103

    50

    32

    39

       
                 
    Tea

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    4

    12

    18

    4

       
    Girls 17

    2

    13

    26

    7

       
    Girls 18

    10

    12

    21

    8

       
    Boys 16

    3

    13

    2

    3

       
    Boys 17

    5

    13

    9

    1

       
    Boys 18

    4

    7

    9

    12

       
    All

    28

    70

    85

    35

       
                 
    Juice

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    5

    14

    12

    5

       
    Girls 17

    5

    16

    12

    15

       
    Girls 18

    5

    27

    9

    10

       
    Boys 16

    2

    7

    5

    15

       
    Boys 17

    8

    10

    7

    2

       
    Boys 18

    1

    12

    9

    12

       
    All

    26

    86

    54

    59

       
                 
    Energy drinks

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    28

    5

    0

    5

       
    Girls 17

    41

    0

    0

    7

       
    Girls 18

    37

    3

    2

    9

       
    Boys 16

    12

    2

    2

    7

       
    Boys 17

    15

    6

    0

    8

       
    Boys 18

    7

    7

    4

    13

       
    All

    140

    23

    8

    49

       
                 
    Soft drinks

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    10

    14

    3

    9

       
    Girls 17

    12

    19

    4

    13

       
    Girls 18

    13

    20

    3

    15

       
    Boys 16

    4

    13

    5

    7

       
    Boys 17

    11

    12

    1

    5

       
    Boys 18

    2

    10

    4

    14

       
    All

    52

    88

    20

    63

       
                 
    Beer

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    17

    7

    0

    12

       
    Girls 17

    16

    12

    0

    20

       
    Girls 18

    10

    13

    0

    28

       
    Boys 16

    5

    13

    3

    8

       
    Boys 17

    4

    12

    2

    11

       
    Boys 18

    4

    12

    1

    17

       
    All

    56

    69

    6

    96

       
                 
    Alcopops/long-drinks

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    17

    6

    0

    14

       
    Girls 17

    16

    7

    1

    23

       
    Girls 18

    9

    12

    0

    30

       
    Boys 16

    10

    4

    0

    15

       
    Boys 17

    13

    8

    1

    7

       
    Boys 18

    10

    5

    1

    15

       
    All

    75

    42

    3

    104

       
                 
    Strong alcoholic drinks

    Never

    Once a week

    Daily

    Sometimes

       
    Girls 16

    11

    8

    0

    18

       
    Girls 17

    13

    8

    1

    27

       
    Girls 18

    12

    9

    0

    30

       
    Boys 16

    8

    8

    0

    13

       
    Boys 17

    10

    6

    1

    12

       
    Boys 18

    14

    5

    1

    16

       
    All

    68

    44

    3

    116

       
                 
    2. If you are given a choice do you usually choose light, or diet, products?
     

    Yes

    No

           
    Girls 16

    24

    14

           
    Girls 17

    25

    23

           
    Girls 18

    28

    23

           
    Boys 16

    31

    26

           
    Boys 17

    8

    21

           
    Boys 18

    6

    25

           
    All

    122

    132

           
                 

    Vegetarian habits.

    1. Are you a vegetarian?        
     

    Yes

    No

           
    Girls 16

    2

    36

           
    Girls 17

    5

    43

           
    Girls 18

    2

    49

           
    Boys 16

    0

    29

           
    Boys 17

    1

    28

           
    Boys 18

    2

    30

           
    All

    12

    215

           
                 
    2. If yes, Why?          
     

    I feel sorry for the animals

    Health

    Weight

    Religion

    Global concern

    Taste

    Girls 16

    2

    1

    0

    0

    1

    1

    Girls 17

    4

    4

    2

    0

    0

    3

    Girls 18

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Boys 16

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Boys 17

    0

    1

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Boys 18

    0

    1

    1

    0

    0

    0

    All

    6

    7

    3

    0

    1

    4

                 
    3. If you are a vegetarian what are your protein sources?  
     

    Fish

    Milk-products

    Eggs

    Vegetable-proteins

    Others

     
    Girls 16

    0

    0

    1

    2

    0

     
    Girls 17

    1

    5

    4

    3

    0

     
    Girls 18

    0

    0

    0

    2

    2

     
    Boys 16

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

     
    Boys 17

    0

    1

    1

    0

    0

     
    Boys 18

    1

    0

    1

    0

    1

     
     

    2

    6

    7

    7

    3

     
                 

    Foodallergy.

     

    1. Are you allergic to any food?        
     

    Yes

    No

             
    Girls 16

    8

    30

             
    Girls 17

    8

    40

             
    Girls 18

    11

    25

             
    Boys 16

    4

    25

             
    Boys 17

    0

    29

             
    Boys 18

    2

    30

             
    All

    33

    179

             
                   
    2. If yes, to what food?          
     

    Milk-products

    Fish

    Nuts

    Meat

    Seafood

    Citrus fruits

    Fruits/berries

    Girls 16

    0

    0

    3

    0

    0

    4

    0

    Girls 17

    0

    0

    4

    0

    0

    0

    2

    Girls 18

    1

    0

    8

    0

    2

    5

    5

    Boys 16

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Boys 17

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Boys 18

    0

    0

    2

    0

    0

    1

    0

    All

    1

    0

    17

    0

    2

    10

    7

                   
     

    Vegetables

    Gluten

    Wheat

    Eggs

         
    Girls 16

    0

    1

    1

    1

         
    Girls 17

    2

    0

    0

    0

         
    Girls 18

    2

    0

    0

    0

         
    Boys 16

    0

    0

    0

    0

         
    Boys 17

    0

    0

    0

    0

         
    Boys 18

    0

    0

    0

    0

         
    All

    4

    1

    1

    1

         
                   

    Social conditions.

    1. Are you often tired in school?  
     

    No, not at all

    Yes, a little

    Yes, a lot

     
    Girls 16

    1

    27

    10

     
    Girls 17

    0

    38

    10

     
    Girls 18

    4

    44

    4

     
    Boys 16

    7

    20

    5

     
    Boys 17

    1

    22

    6

     
    Boys 18

    6

    18

    8

     
    All

    19

    169

    43

     
             
    2. Are you unhappy?    
     

    No, not at all

    Neither ... or

    Yes, a lot

     
    Girls 16

    16

    17

    3

     
    Girls 17

    23

    22

    3

     
    Girls 18

    31

    18

    2

     
    Boys 16

    8

    12

    0

     
    Boys 17

    18

    11

    0

     
    Boys 18

    19

    11

    1

     
    All

    115

    91

    9

     
             
    3. Do you have headaches?    
     

    No, not at all

    Yes, a little

    Yes, a lot

     
    Girls 16

    14

    19

    4

     
    Girls 17

    14

    27

    7

     
    Girls 18

    19

    27

    5

     
    Boys 16

    10

    9

    1

     
    Boys 17

    15

    13

    1

     
    Boys 18

    22

    7

    0

     
    All

    94

    102

    18

     
             
    4. Do you feel ill?      
     

    No, not at all

    Yes, a little

    Yes, a lot

     
    Girls 16

    19

    8

    1

     
    Girls 17

    35

    13

    0

     
    Girls 18

    31

    20

    0

     
    Boys 16

    20

    2

    0

     
    Boys 17

    24

    5

    0

     
    Boys 18

    30

    1

    0

     
    All

    159

    49

    1

     
             
    5. Do you have stomach-aches?  
     

    No, not at all

    Yes, a little

    Yes, a lot

     
    Girls 16

    19

    19

    0

     
    Girls 17

    26

    21

    1

     
    Girls 18

    30

    17

    4

     
    Boys 16

    27

    2

    0

     
    Boys 17

    23

    6

    0

     
    Boys 18

    27

    4

    0

     
    All

    152

    69

    5

     
             
    6. Do you feel lonely?    
     

    No, not at all

    Yes, a little

    Yes, a lot

     
    Girls 16

    23

    14

    0

     
    Girls 17

    35

    10

    3

     
    Girls 18

    38

    13

    0

     
    Boys 16

    26

    3

    0

     
    Boys 17

    17

    11

    1

     
    Boys 18

    26

    4

    1

     
    All

    165

    55

    5

     
             
    7. Do you have someone to talk to in school?
     

    Friends

    Adults

    None

     
    Girls 16

    35

    3

    1

     
    Girls 17

    15

    2

    1

     
    Girls 18

    43

    8

    0

     
    Boys 16

    27

    2

    0

     
    Boys 17

    27

    1

    1

     
    Boys 18

    30

    8

    1

     
    All

    177

    24

    4

     
             
    8.Do you have difficulties with keeping up in school?
     

    No,not att all

    Yes,a little

    Yes ,a lot

     
    Girls 16

    22

    15

    1

     
    Girls 17

    24

    23

    1

     
    Girls 18

    30

    18

    3

     
    Boys 16

    17

    12

    2

     
    Boys 17

    18

    9

    2

     
    Boys 18

    13

    16

    2

     
    All

    124

    93

    11

     
             

    Weight girls and boys.

     

    Group

    Frequency

    kg

    Girls 16

    Girls 17

    Girls 18

    Boys 16

    Boys 17

    Boys 18

    43 - 50

    3

    3

    3

    0

    0

    0

    51 - 58

    14

    13

    15

    4

    1

    1

    59 - 66

    14

    22

    22

    7

    9

    11

    67 - 74

    1

    4

    3

    9

    7

    7

    75 - 82

    0

    3

    2

    7

    8

    5

    83 - 90

    0

    0

    0

    2

    3

    6

    91 - 98

    0

    0

    1

    0

    0

    1

    Number:

    32

    45

    46

    29

    28

    31

    Average:

    57,8

    60,9

    60,8

    69,4

    71,4

    72,3

    Group

         

    kg

    All girls

    All boys

    All

    43 - 50

    9

    0

    9

    51 - 58

    42

    6

    48

    59 - 66

    58

    27

    85

    67 - 74

    8

    23

    31

    75 - 82

    5

    20

    25

    83 - 90

    0

    11

    11

    91 - 98

    1

    1

    2

    Number:

    123

    88

    211

    Average:

    60,0

    71,0

    64,6

    2. Are you satisfied with your weight?

     
     

    Girls 16

    Girls 17

    Girls 18

    All girls

    Yes

    21

    24

    28

    73

    No

    17

    24

    23

    64

             
     

    Boys 16

    Boys 17

    Boys 18

    All boys

    All

    Yes

    25

    23

    23

    71

    144

    No

    4

    6

    7

    17

    81

               

    Weight,girls.

    Weight,boys.

    Height girls and boys.

    Group

    Frequency        

    cm

    Girls 16

    Girls 17

    Girls 18

    Boys 16

    Boys 17

    Boys 18

    150-156

    3

    2

    2

    0

    0

    0

    157-163

    6

    6

    13

    1

    0

    0

    164-170

    17

    20

    19

    5

    2

    1

    171-177

    6

    15

    11

    6

    15

    8

    178-184

    0

    2

    1

    13

    8

    16

    185-191

    0

    0

    0

    4

    2

    6

    192-198

    0

    0

    0

    0

    1

    0

    Number:

    32

    45

    46

    29

    28

    31

    Average:

    165,7

    168,4

    166,4

    177,4

    177,3

    180,1

                 

    Group

               

    cm

    All girls

    All boys

    All

         

    150-156

    7

    0

    7

         

    157-163

    25

    1

    26

         

    164-170

    56

    8

    64

         

    171-177

    32

    29

    61

         

    178-184

    3

    37

    40

         

    185-191

    0

    12

    12

         

    192-198

    0

    1

    1

         

    Number:

    123

    88

    211

         

    Average:

    166,9

    178,3

    171,7

         
                 
               
    1. Are you satisfied with your height?      
     

    Girls 16

    Girls 17

    Girls 18

    Boys 16

    Boys 17

    Boys 18

    Yes

    26

    32

    37

    23

    24

    25

    No

    12

    16

    14

    6

    5

    5

                 
     

    All girls

    All boys

    All

         

    Yes

    95

    72

    167

         

    No

    42

    16

    58

         

    Heights,girls.

    Height,boys.

    Exercise habits.

    1. How much do you exercise per week outside school?
     

    0 - 2 h

    2-4 h

    4-6 h

    6 h or more

     
    Girls 16

    21

    9

    6

    2

     
    Girls 17

    23

    10

    11

    4

     
    Girls 18

    16

    9

    8

    18

     
    Boys 16

    12

    7

    8

    2

     
    Boys 17

    8

    10

    5

    6

     
    Boys 18

    6

    8

    4

    13

     
    All

    86

    53

    42

    45

     
               
    2. How often do you exercise outside school?  
     

    Every day

    3-5 times a week

    twice a day

    seldom

    never

    Girls 16

    3

    15

    1

    16

    0

    Girls 17

    6

    21

    1

    17

    4

    Girls 18

    19

    18

    1

    13

    0

    Boys 16

    2

    9

    1

    16

    0

    Boys 17

    8

    8

    2

    10

    1

    Boys 18

    10

    13

    4

    7

    2

    All

    48

    84

    10

    79

    7

               

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