ELEMENTARY VALUE SURVEY RESULTS,
Nationalities:
USA, 23; Korean,
16; Guatemalan, 12; Norweigan, 2; Israelian, 2; Argentinean,
2; Mexican, 2; Honduran, 2; Puerto Rican, 2; Costa Rican, 2; Venezuelan, 1; El Salvadoran,
1; Dominican, 1; Australian,
1; Swedish, 1; Dutch, 1; Italian, 1
1. Where do you think
you would most like to go to college?
USA, 38; Other, 12; Europe, 9; Korea, 8; Guatemala, 3; Mexico, 2
2. What area do you feel the most talented in?
PE, 28; fine arts, 15; math, 11; science, 10; English, 4; social
studies, 3
3. What area do you think the school should
place more focus on?
PE, 19; English, 12; Spanish, 12; science, 9; fine arts, 8;
math, 8; social studies, 4
4. How many hours do you study a day?
1-31; less than 1-19; 2-12; 3-6; more than 3-4
5. Do you have a
tutor? (Which subject do they help you with?)
Note: Some of those with a tutor are being tutored in more than one subject:
No tutor, 51; English, 13, math, 7; Spanish, 6; social
studies, 3; science, 2
6. What language do you speak at home?
English, 31; Spanish, 19; Korean, 17; Norwegian, 2; Dutch,
1; Hebrew, 1; Italian, 1
7. What is the second
most used language at home?
Spanish, 37; English, 17; Swedish, 1; Norwegian, 1; French,
1; Japanese, 1
8. What activities do you participate in outside
of school?
None; 18; Piano, 12; Soccer, 10; Swimming, 9; Tennis, 8; Karate, 8; Art, 4; Guitar, 3; Basketball, 3; Korean Class, 2; Dance, 9; Gym, 3; Surfing, 2; Golf, 1; Electric guitar, 1; Band, 1; Baseball, 1; Hockey, 1; Diving, 1; Sailing, 1; Bicycle, 1; Strategy games, 1’ Singing, 1; Cello, 1; Clarinet, 1; Running, 1; Church, 1; Cub Scouts, 1; Boy Scouts, 1; Violin, 1
9. What do you feel is Colegio Maya’s biggest advantage?
PAFA Center, 10
Teachers are great, 10
PE, 6
Everybody is a friend, 3
Recess, 2
Little classes
I feel good because I am learning all the time.
That we can have as many pets as we want.
That we get to speak two languages.
Everything
Education
Much bigger and you learn more
Good school
Nice people and woods
Small classes
Education
Good buildings
Bigger classes
Clash of colors, no bullies and Dr. Miller
Fun
Learn different cultures
It’s not so hard and there are many friends
The students come from different types of countries
All the different nationalities
Not that much math
It is fun
Library
Yes!
Everything
Happy
I learn English
Good education
I think to catch the spirit and be all ten values
No detention, and teaching me and learning how to read better
By giving us a lot of homework and participating in things
Kids can have fun as well as work
Math
They help and educate
Education
Concentrating in unity
Maya looks forward to education
Education
The buildings, auditorium
It’s big. There are a lot of nice people. We get awards and there are a lot of other great things.
That they teach us more English and help us with other things
You can learn more and it helps people
Having friends from different countries
It gives you a lot of opportunities and you can give your opinion about stuff.
The people around here and the school
10. What advice do you have for Colegio Maya?
More recess, 17
None, 9
Lower cafeteria prices, 7
Longer lunch, 6
Longer PE, 2
More AR books, 2
More books in library, 2
Not to waste a lot of energy and water.
It’s perfect
I think we should save animals too
To get more united with saving the world from pollution and bring more special people to school.
Maybe, maybe a swimming pool
More heaters and a bigger elementary soccer court
To keep on with the efforts it does to make Maya a better school
Warmer heaters installed
A bigger playground and soccer field
They are doing a great job and to keep it up
Catch the Spirit
If we had one more hour of school, we could study more
We need a rest
To keep up the good spirit of Colegio Maya
Have more teachers
Always work hard and don’t give up
Keep on working
More art
More classes
I like this school.
Fun
You’re a good school
I want an elevator
You’re a very good school
The security
Don’t try to find out people’s privacy and let us play Game Boy.
No fitness tests and more games in PE and fun at class.
More choices in cafeteria
More choice in the cafeteria, more types of recess
More stuff for the playground
Playing Game Boy
Less homework, less stairs
Electric stairs
Short days on Friday
Don’t change
Better playground
Make a ramp to go up the stairs
Classes painted colorful
Children to clean the school.
More learning and the stairs make you very tired
That we get to speak more
Better classes
More Spanish
I need to do my homework and my teacher needs to come.
11. What is your
greatest hope?
To be a zoologist or biologist
Vet
Vet
Being in a band
Be an actor
My brother not to hit me.
Basketball player
To be a singer
Get good notes and get to Harvard
That I can be a really cool and smart teacher and professor
A goalie soccer player and/or an airline pilot
That this school gets very pretty and popular
More learning English
We get the PAFA finished quick
The PAFA finished fast
None
That we have a pool
The
I hope this school never ends
Get picked by Star Students more often
I hope when I get big I can come to the school and it will still be here.
We get more stairs
Nothing
Shorter days
Fun work
To go to the university
Live forever
No poor people
A good world for everyone
That the people don’t worship the statue
Peace in the world someday
To be a great person
That people who don’t have a home because of the tsunami get help
No poor people around the world
That my family and I live forever and are rich.
More science projects
To read silently for more time
Reading all the time
Be the best soccer player in the world
To stay at Colegio Maya for the rest of my life
Nothing
To get A+ always
Recess all day
The PAFA finished
A new bed
Have an A+ in math
Win the Nobel prize
No disease
To have class pets
Stay here all my life
To go to Harvard
Clash of Colors
To become a singer
To graduate and be in university
To pass all my grades
To go to college
That I go to art college
Pass every grade and make it to college
To help others accomplish their dreams
To get way better in math
To be a professional soccer player, be a healthy person and intelligent in the things I do
To get to 7th grade at Colegio Maya
To be a teacher and get a good report card and go to the
university in the
To get better grades
Get better grades
Be good at the university and get to study a lot of things
College
To go to high school and university
To get a scholarship
Nothing
To get a scholarship at a good university
Learning English
12. Does Colegio
stand up to its values?
Yes 61
Kind of 4
Get students together like in Clash of Colors
Talk with the principal
Have meetings
Work on it
No 3
Didn’t answer 4
13. If no, how could we?
4th Grade needs to do more activities together and boys and girls can be friend equally
Do activities together—the whole school so we can have more friends in upper grades and lower grades
Being friendship, honest, sharing and respect
14. If yes, which
ones to do stand up to best?
Friendship, 42; respect, 19; trust, 17; sharing, 16; unity,
14; honesty, 10; individuality, 6; growth,6; all but diversity