Competition results Primary and lower secondary schools

First Prize: Pärnu-Jaagupi Gümnaasium in Pärnu County, Estonia

The jury of the International CO₂nnect Competition would like to award first place in the Primary and Lower School Category to Pärnu-Jaagupi School in Estonia.

The jury was especially impressed with the high level of pupil engagement and the way in which the pupils set about analysing their data and then came to actions based on the information they had collected. The pupils were particularly concerned with the issue of why so many travelled to school by car and so few walked or came by bus. The pupils investigated this locally and then looked at their situation in the wider context using the CO₂nnect database in an imaginative way, making comparisons with other schools. The jury was further impressed by the kind of questions that the pupils asked about the problem which indicated a critical thinking approach to the issue of travel to school. These questions looked at economic and systems issues as well as ecological ones - such as "why are bus tickets so expensive?" The kinds of questions asked also demonstrated a good understanding of sustainable development issues and the relationship between systems and personal behaviour. Finally the jury also thought it was wonderful that the pupils then took their action list and presented it to the local authorities.

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Second prize: Colegiul National de Arte Constanta - Regina Maria, Constanta, Romania

The jury of the International CO₂nnect Competition would like to award second place in the Primary and Lower Secondary School Category to Colegiul National de Arte - Regina Maria, Constanta.

The jury was impressed by the extent and variety of the activities undertaken as part of their campaign and the engagement of the pupils themselves. It was especially interesting to read about the high level of media involvement and the way the pupils communicated with others through a variety of methods such as posters, badges, an expo and a You Tube broadcast. The high level of pupil innovation and enthusiasm came through in the report and was shown by activities ranging from designing a "taxi-bike" to meetings with partners outside the school. It was interesting to read about the pupils' work outside school, for example by talking to taxi drivers and others about their CO₂ emissions and how to drive in a way that minimized emissions. The jury also wishes to commend the cross-curricular approach used and the fact that they networked and cooperated with other schools, both in the nearby region and through eTwinning.

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Winning schools in the category Upper Secondary schools
Schools that were highly commended