Correspondence between Escola El Turo (Spain) and Länsimetsä school

Hello!

Here you have our answers to your questions.

1.Where do you come from?
We're from Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona.

2.Tell us about your school?
Our school is “Escola El Turó”. It's a small school. There are about 200 pupils.

3.Why did you start the 50/50 energy saving project?
Because our school is a “green school”.

4.How have you saved energy so far?
We switch off the lights when we do not need them or we just switch on half of the classroom lights because we try to use natural light.
We close the doors and windows to keep the rooms warm.
We switch off the computers and the monitors when we do not use them.

5.Do you have new ideas for how to save more energy?
No, just the ones we said in the previous question.

6.Have you been writing to your blog in the Internet?
Not yet, but we had a look at other school's blogs and wrote some comments.

7.If you have, can you tell what do you have in your blog?
We just have the school's mascot, which has the shape of a small mountain or hill. We also have a small article about a visit we did to the schools installations.

8.Have you had any special theme days or school gatherings about the 50/50-project?
No, we haven't.

9.What do pupils and teachers think about this project?
We think that the project is very good because we save energy and this is good for the planet.

We got also some questions and here are our answers:

What can you tell us about your school?
-Our school is quite big, we have about 260 pupils. The school building is yellow and made of wood. We like our school and think it’s the best in the world!

Why do you take part in the 50/50 project?
-We want to save energy because we are worried about the nature. And of course we want to the money too .

What do you do to save energy?
-There are many ways to save energy:
We don’t waste water: we wash our hands quickly and after P.E. we go to shower quick. We also check the toilet taps in case they leak.
We check that the lights are not on when not needed. We open the blinds in the morning and close them in the afternoon. And we don’t joke with the light switchs.
We close the doors and windows. And we air the classrooms very quickly.
We measure the indoor temperatures and check that they are just right: not too hot or too cold. And we control the radiators too.
We try to recycle things.

What do you do to keep warm and at the same time save energy?
-The winters are cold here in Finland so it’s important to wear warm clothes, woolly socks and jumpers are nice.
We try to avoid to overheat the radiators, the suitable classroom temperature is about 20 degrees. We keep the doors and windows closed. It’s very important to seal the window cracks so they don’t leak.