Student SurveyResource Center Makeover

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10% of students from each grade level (7-12) were RANDOMLY selected and provided the raw data for this survey.

What do you enjoy doing at school?

Spending time with friends 45%Humanities, arts 35%

School spirit 21%Science 19%

Math 13%Service projects 6%

Foreign language 4%

0 12.5 25 37.5 50

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If you could make/create anything, what would it be?

Invent 57%

Art 13%

Better world 8%

Crafts 6%

0 15 30 45 60

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Invent 57%... in detail

Things to improve daily life 26%

Cure disease 11.5%

Futuristic ideas 11.5%

0 6.5 13 19.5 26 32.5

Things to improve daily life:- Phone battery that lasts for weeks- Makeup product- Fast working computers- Bigger lockers- Fun app

Futuristic ideas:- Time machine

- Teleportation 'thing'- Way to pause time

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Art 13%... in detail

Jewelry making

Coloring

Make a book

Paint

- Bake cookies, cupcakes

- Play dough- Orbeez- Knitting

Crafts 6%... in detail

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What do you want to learn how to do?

A new skill 26%

Career skills 22%

Fereign language 19%

Life-skills, self help 15%

Technology skills 13%

0 6.5 13 19.5 26 32.5

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A New Skill 26 %... in detail

Music, instrument 25%

Calligraphy 16%

Sports 7%

0 6.5 13 19.5 26 32.5

Sports: basketball, chess, skiing, soccer

Musical instrument: guitar, piano

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Career skills 22%.. in detail

Help people through medicine

Learn different procedures for medicine

Be prepared for career of 'doctor'

Learn how to create successful company

How to be a successful business woman

Teach kids younger than me

learn to take care of animals

Things I need for life after high school

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Foreign language 19%... in detail

Speak other languages fluently (not specify which ones)

Korean

Polish

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Life skills, self-help skills 15%... in detail

Time management

Be more outgoing

Realize my potential

Control my behavior when upset

Be the best person I can be

Help with test-taking

Learn to do my taxes

Learn to deliver effective speech

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Technology skills 13%... in detail

Learn how to be better with technology

Use different apps in class

Making video with green screens

Video editing

Make websites for fun

Coding

Use Adobe programs on school computers

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What do you wish you could do or make/create at school?

Build, invent 28%

Cope with anxiety 22%

Service 10%

Play games 6%

0 7.5 15 22.5 30

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Build, invent 28%.. in detail

Bigger lockers (this item appeared 3 times)

Unique sculptures

Lego

Pen that writes by itself

Robot dog

3D printing (appeared twice)

Design an app

Design outfits

Bake

Note: 30 % of "Build, invent"

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Cope with anxiety 22%... in detail

Quiet area to go to when stressed

Peer listeners

A wall to write down our feelings

Happier school environment

More class bonding

Getting along better with others

Wear sweatshirts and NDA spirit wear

Have a space for games, relaxing, and socialize during breaks and study hall

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Play games 6%... in detail

Sisterhood day where we play games

Card games

Board games

Trivia

Weekly trivia game in resource center, for a small prize

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What kinds of opportunities would you like to have at NDA that you

currently don't have?Resources for learning 17%

Socializing 17%

Career help 13%

More places to eat lunch 8%

Clubs 4%

Service 4%

Foreign language 2%

Field trips 2%

0 4.5 9 13.5 1816

Resources for learning 17% ... in detail

Different kinds of learning materials

Print in color

Yarn and needles in Resource Center

Learn how to use the databases

Learn MLA, APA styles

More opportunities to use Resource Center

Preparation for SAT or ACT

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Socializing 17%... in detail

More bonding across grade levels

Grouping of students across grades (similar to House system at SJJ)

Meet people from different grades

Have a sisterhood day

Get to know others

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Career help 13%... in detail

More help with college applications

Easier way to find out what we want to do for a living

Opportunities to learn more about our choice of career

To be more informed about a specific career

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Discussion of resultsDream big Learn to do Create at school Opportunities to

have

Invent New skill Invent/build Resources for learning

Art Career/life skill Cope with anxiety Socialize more

Service Foreign language More service Career help

Crafts Technology skill Games Foreign language

More service

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Invent/build/new skills

Arts, crafts

Games

Foreign language

Career help

More service

Resources for learning

Cope with anxiety

These can provide the themes for

MakerspaceActivities

Resources for learning: things to consider adding to

RC

Data important but may not directly relate to or affect RC

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Themes in NDA MakerspaceArts/Crafts Invent/Build/New skill

learning Games/Less stress

Jewelry making App development Card games

Calligraphy Video editing Board games

Coloring Website creation Trivia games

Baking Coding Peer listener

Knitting Making robots Wall to write feelings

3D models Quiet place to go when stressed

Build Lego More bonding across grade level

Cure disease

Make daily life easier

Makeup product

Foreign language

Some of these

could be flexible

stations: to be

rotated in and out

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