Finland answers to our questions

Hello children! Today we received the answers of the pupils in Finland. Thank you very much!

Read them carefully and leave a comment with your opinion!

1. 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!

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.