WATER

 SCHOOLS  QUESTIONNAIRE  
 
School  Name:    
 
 
Country:     Address:    
Number  of  Pupils:        
Age  Range:        
Faith  connection?        
 
 
Contact  Name    
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ONE:  WATER  RESOURCES  

 
1.1  What  is  your  school’s  primary  water  source?    
 

Piped  Municipal  Water  Supply     Rainwater  Harvesting     Pump      

 

River  or  lake     Bore  Well     Spring     Other  (Please  State)      

 

Please  give  details  

 
 
 
 
1.  2  How  would  you  rate  your  school’s  water  resources  in  terms  of:  
 

A.  Safety  to  drink  and  use?   Excellent   Good   Adequate   Poor   Terrible  
B.  Reliability  of  water  source?   Excellent   Good   Adequate   Poor   Terrible  
C.  Ease  of  use?   Excellent   Good   Adequate   Poor   Terrible  
 

Please  give  details  

 
 
 
 
1.3  When  did  you  last  experience  a  water  shortage  at  school,  what  was  the  reason  and  what  was  the  impact?    
 
 
 
 
1.  4  What  treatment  is  given  to  your  school’s  water  before  drinking?  
 

Filtered  &  Boiled     Filtered     Boiled     Unfiltered  &  Unboiled      

 

Is  this  adequate?  If  not  what  improvements  are  needed?  Who  is  responsible?  
 
 
 
 
 TWO:  SANITATION  
 
2.1  What  type  of  toilets  do  you  have?  Are  they  adequate?  
 
 
 
 
 
2.2  Where  does  waste  go?    
 
 
 
 
 
2.3  What  type  of  hand  washing  facilities  do  you  have?  
 
 
 
 
 
2.4  If  the  water  source  is  not  from  a  piped  supply  how  often  is  hand  washing  water  replaced?    
 
 
 
 
 
2.5  How  would  you  rate  your  school’s  sanitation  facilities  in  terms  of:  
 

A.  Safety?   Excellent   Good   Adequate   Poor   Terrible  

B.  Cleanliness?   Excellent   Good   Adequate   Poor   Terrible  
C.  Availability?   Excellent   Good   Adequate   Poor   Terrible  
 

Please  give  details:  

 
 
 
 
 
Are  there  any  particular  issues  for  girl  pupils  that  could  be  better  addressed?  
 
 
 
 
 
If  you  have  not  marked  Good  or  Excellent  in  one  of  more  of  the  categories,  what  improvements  
could  be  made,  and  what  are  the  obstacles?    
 
 
 

 
 THREE:  CURRICULUM  AND  TEACHING  
 
3.1  How  does  the  topic  of  Water  form  part  of  the  school  curriculum?  Do  you  include  it  in  your  
religious  education  as  a  spiritual  issue  as  well  as  in  your  geography,  environment  or  science  lessons?  
If  not,  could  you  do  so?  
 
 
 
 
 
3.2  What  resources  do  you  have  for  water-­‐related  learning  and  what  would  you  like?  Would  it  be  
helpful,  for  example,  to  have  a  booklet  of  good,  engaging  stories  about  water  and  how  people  have  
protected  it  and  looked  after  it  and  needed  it?  What  age  range  would  that  be  most  useful  for?  
Would  you  be  interested  in  water  sourcing?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.3  Does  your  school  celebrate  World  Water  Day  on  March  22nd?  Or  do  you  celebrate  a  water-­‐
related  day  through  your  faith?  If  not,  could  you  do  so?  If  so,  how  do  you  celebrate  it?  Would  some  
activity  ideas  be  useful?  Some  prayers?  Do  you  have  any  to  share?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.4  At  what  age  do  the  children  learn  to  wash  their  hands?  Is  this  part  of  a  faith-­‐related  ritual?    
 
 
 
 
 
3.5  Do  the  children  understand  about  how  water  reaches  them?  And  how  it  is  piped  or  dammed  or  
filtered?  If  not,  how  could  this  be  taught  and  experienced?  
 
 
 
 
 
3.6  Are  there  any  extra-­‐curricular  activities  involved  with  the  environment?  What  are  they?  Clean  
ups?  Monitoring  of  the  natural  world?  Eco-­‐clubs?  Other?  
 
 
 
 

 
 FOUR:  WIDER  BACKGROUND  
 
4.1  What  kind  of  water  supply  and  sanitation  issues  do  the  children  have  in  their  own  homes?  Do  
they  all  have  running  water?  Is  it  easy  for  them  to  have  their  clothes  cleaned?  What  kind  of  toilet  
facilities  are  they  accustomed  to  using?  What  are  the  key  home  issues?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.2  What  are  the  key  climate  and  environment  challenges  facing  your  area?  (e.g.  drought,  flooding,  
forest  fires,  pollution,  sewage  facilities,  rubbish  disposal)    
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.3  Which  religious  groups  are  working  on  water  in  your  area  and  what  are  they  doing?              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.4  How  is  the  Government  working  on  water  issues  in  your  area?                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.5  Which  NGOs  are  working  on  water/sanitation  issues  in  your  area?                          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If  you  would  like  any  further  information  about  the  Water  Schools  programme,  then  please  
contact  Nicki  Mchugh  at:  [email protected]  to  sign  off  for  
Tel:  +44  (0)1225  758  004        Fax:  +44  (0)1225  442  962  
 
Or  visit:  http://waterschools.wordpress.com/  and    www.arcworld.org