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SPIEEP: End of Project ReportBaseline Survey Results & MethodologyA test was designed to quantitatively assess the level of environmental understanding andawareness among a representative sample of students involved in the project. At the endof the school year (May), the project would conduct the test again with these samequestions and classes. The results would then be used to compare the ‘before and after’environmental awareness of the students after 1 year of using the environmentalcurriculum. However, at the time of the first assessment teachers (in their enthusiasm)had already started some lessons. Baseline data, therefore, must assume some basiclearning (see appendix 4 for details on data and methods).Primary school childrenfrom Ta Van in anenvironmental educationclassEnvironmental Education Curriculum AssessmentThe curriculum assessment was conducted at the request of the Ministry of Education andTraining, Hanoi. The assessment team was comprised of representatives of the Ministryof Education and Training, the Department of Education and Training, Lao Cai, theDepartment of Education and Training, Sa Pa and Frontier-Vietnam. The assessment wastime-constrained by members of the assessment team and therefore only two of the sevenschools (Ban Ho and Ta Van) were visited.Aims• To assess the positive and negative points of the curriculum, and to decide whether ornot any changes need to be made• To assess the level of change (if any) in the environmental awareness of the childrenafter learning the first 8 lessons of the curriculum• To discuss plans to extend the curriculum to the whole of Sa Pa district• To discuss what further support the local teachers need in order to continue teachingthe curriculumFrontier Vietnam Environment Research Report 23 10