Area

Projects

Key Competences

1. Agriculture

1. Crop height growth over time
2. Weed types and frequency in gardens within and around school
3. Pest occurrence by crop type in gardens within and around school
4. Types of food crops and non-food crops in gardens within and around school

2. Energy

1. Solar verses grid electricity use in school
2. Frequency of power outages in a month
3. Types and frequency of cooking fuel used at school

3. Environment

1. Types and frequency of barriers to soil erosion within school
2. Types and quantity of litter on the school compound over a period of 2 weeks
3. Tree species and counts in the school compound or on the way to school or on the way to water well
4. Types and counts of vegetation within the school
5. Types and counts of water pools (mosquito breeding pointss) in the school after rain

4. Health

1. Number of beds under mosquito nets/dormitory/week
2. Number of student’s visit to a school clinic/day/month
3. Types and number of injuries in the school/month
4. Commonest health problems managed by the school clinic/month
5. Availability of water at hands washing points in the school/month
6. Availability of water in school toilets/month

5. Food & Nutrition

1. Types of foods sold at the school canteen/week
2. Price verses food size comparison
3. Most popular and least poplar snacks in the school canteen/week
4. Prices of staple foods in nearby local markets for a period of 3 weeks
5. Comparison of packaged verses unpackaged food prices
6. Prices of common fruits over a period of 3 weeks

6. ICT  & Technology

1. Number and type of computers in school
2. Internet availability/3 weeks
3. Software inventory on school computers

7. Learning

1. Subjects taught/week/month
2. Time allocated to sciences verses arts/class/week
3. Practical verses theory lessons
4. Time for library or students’ reading
5. Extra-curricular activities and their duration/week

8. Road Use

1. Types of transport (Bicycles, Boda, Vehicles) passing the school gate/hour on weekend for 2 weeks
2. Number of pedestrians passing the school gate/hour on weekend for 2 weeks

9. Weather

1. Daily temperature recording for 30 days
2. Daily rainfall recording for 30 days
3. Daily wind direction for 30 days

10. Community services

1. Distances to nearest water sources, government health centre
2. Presence, number of waste collection points and frequency of waste collection