Questionnaire PLAY WITH US

1. QuestionnairePLAY WITH US Parents and students interests in sports

2. Age of students 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1998 1997

3. Hours spend on sport Students participated in answering VS participated in sports activities GB: 49 VS 45 = 92 % - competing 33 = 73 %GR: 41 VS 26 = 63 % - competing 21 = 81 %DK: 23 VS 22 = 96 % - competing 14 = 64 %

4. Sports • Tag rugby 3 • Cycling 2 • Skating 2 • Gymnastics 2 • Table tennis 1 • Squash 1 • Skateboarding 1 • Rugby 1 • Irish dancing 1 • Running 1 • Football18 • Athletics 16 • Swimming 14 • Dancing 11 • Netball 8 • Cricket 5 • Trampoline 5 • Tennis 3 • Karate 3 • Badminton 3

5. Students remarks • Because I want to be strong and able to swim • We had a tournament and it was fun • I enjoyed it • Fun and great exercise • I love to dance • I’m good at it • Keeps me healthy • Fun to compete • I love running around

6. Students remarks • Because I need to learn how to defend myself • My dad tought me how to play • I learned how to swimm in case I drown • I like most sports so I try to do as many as I can • It lets me unlease and it gives me great exercise • I want to keep active • They are energetic and fun • I think it is a good way of exercising while having fun • I think it looks cool doing gymnastics • I enjoy sport and I thought I would give this a go • Easy to play

7. Sports • Basketball 11 • Football 5 • Swimming 5 • Vollyball 2 • Gymnastics 2 • Skateboarding 2 • Tennis 1 • Teakwondo 1

8. Students remarks • Because I’m good at it • Because of my mother • It’s an exiting sport • My father playes it and it’s fun • My parents recommended it • I became interested when I saw it in the TV • It helps me beeing healthy and strong • Very interesting • I like action sport • To keep fit

9. sports • Football 8 • Gymnastics 6 • Tennis 5 • Riding 4 • Badminton 4 • Karate 3 • Swimming 2 • Handball 2 • Motocross 1 • Vollyball 1

10. Students remarks • Because my mum participate in the same sport • The whole family plays the same sport • Because I can participate in the local village • I love horses and riding is fun • Because my friends participate • Tennis is fun • It looked like fun • Because it’s a teamsport • All my friends play football

11. Age of parents

12. Hours spend on sport Parents participated in answering VS participated in sports activities GB: 34 VS 28 = 82 % - competing 23 = 82 %GR: 35 VS 19 = 54 % - competing 11 = 58 % DK: 42 VS 38 = 90 % - competing 24 = 63%

13. Parent remarks • Enjoyed participation in all sports • Like team sports • Its fun and gets your heart pumping • Enjoyed playing team games • They are on after school • Enjoyed playing against other schools • They were the only ones we could choose • I learned it at school and enjoyed it • It was the only choise for girls • I was a good runner and enjoyed watching it on TV • Enjoyed it and had friends who played it

14. Parent remarks • I like sports • I had long legs and it was fun • I liked Michal Jordan • It’s a teamsport • These sports are interesting • We were together with friends • Saw it in the TV • I could do it every day • I like walter, and wanted to learn how to swim • Racing requires balance of energi, mental determination, stamina and speed • To get fit

15. Parent remarks • It was fun • The whole family participated in this sport • I had a very skillful teatcher • Because of the comrades participated • It was on the local school after school • Because my friends played • Everybody played football • I wanted to learn how to play it • invigorating exercise for the whole body • of pleasure • I would like to learn to swim • I loved horses

16. Student comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • It’s good to share informtion and thoughts • You learn about different countries and the differences between them • You get connections with people around the world • Nice to make new friends and write with them • a joint Sports Day sounded really good • We learn about different countries • Because we have a penpal • It gives me a chance to send people messages • It’s helping me to learn how to write letters • We take interest in sports from GR and DK • We can learn how children from GR and DK live • Because it allows people from different countries to find out more about their countries culture

17. Student comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • Very interesting to know about europeans and we use the computers • It’s exiting and interesting • It’ my favorite project • Communication with children from other countries • I like it • I like to learn about other countries and it’s very interesting • It’s cool • I learn about cultures • I have penfriends • We tell about our culture and we learn about other cultures • Because we are going to ”compete” • Like the project because it’s about play

18. Student comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • Because it’s fun to see what others are doing • It good we make the same things in all three countries at the same time • I like to write and learn about other countries • Because we have our own penpal • It a great project and we only write in english • We get to know a lot about the other countries which we could not read elsewhere • Because we recieve letters • Its new and exiting • Communication with students from other countries • Nice to get to know people from other countries • It’s good

19. Parents comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • It’s important for children to learn about what other children are doing in other countries • It’s interesting af fun for the children to learn about • Learning to communicate with other people from other countries • Better understanding of how other children live and are educated • Give the children experience of long distance communication • Wider their horizon and have better understanding • It encourages them to learn • It’s good to share skills and knowledge • It makes my child have new friends and develop her writing • It’s fun and interesting • A good way for children to learn how children in the world are taught

20. Parents comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • A great way to get to know kids in different cultures • Great way to exchange information • Good for litteracy skills and learning about other nationalities and their culture • Interesting and stimulating • Bradens their horizons • I like the fact that my son is in touch with children from other countries and finding out how they do things at school/ at home • A good way to learn how to write letters • My daughter says the project overall is fun and if she likes it, I like it

21. Parents comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • It’s interesting • A good chance for cultural exchange and making european penpals • Learning about other cultures • It bring children from DK, UK and Greece closer • It’s usefull because the children finds out about what kids are doing in other countries • Because our children teach the other kids about their culture and learn from the information about their culture • They learn about hobbies and sports from other countries • They make friends • Positiv effect in practise on english • They learn how to correspond and how to use the computers • My child will learn from DK and UK • It’s doing good to our children • My kid loves it, so I love it

22. Parents comments on participating in the Commenius project ”Play With Us” • It’ brilliant and It’s genious • Good for communication • The students gain new acquaintanceand learn new things • A good way to learn how to write english • Always good to learn something about how children in other countries make things • The students learn about students in other countries • Exchange experiences • Lears how to write english letters to penpals • It makes the world smaller • Another good way to use the english language • The children learn tollerence • Funny and global • Good project based on sports