Chile feedback survey - 2012


         

       



A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please rate the following activities that we did on a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high). You should base your ranking on interest, value to language and cultural learning, enjoyability and impact.*

          1 2 3 4 5     I didn't do this
      El mercado central de Santiago   
      Villa Grimaldi   
      Visita al supermercado como grupo   
      Food tasting event in hotel   
      Visit to La Chascona   
      Reading poetry at La Chascona   
      Funicular to the top of Cerro San Cristobal   
      Writing original "autorretrato"   
      Observaciones en el parque forestal   
      Telepizza en el hotel   
      Visit to "La Moneda" - changing of the guard   
      Taking the AP Physics test   
      Arrival at airport of Concepción   
      Home stay experience   
      Free weekend with homestay families   
      Visit to "El Chiflón del diablo"   
      Visit to the Lota museum   
      Visits to regular classes at Thomas Jefferson (shadowing)   
      Visits / presentations in English class at Thomas Jefferson   
      Visits to the Párvulos (little ones)   
      Lunch at TJ in the Casino   
      Morning assemblies for Lower school   
      Morning meeting for Upper school   
      PE class   
      Special class on mining (Mr. Luis)   
      Special class on music (Mr. Francisco)   
      Reading poetry on beach at Viña   
      Visit to the Quinta Vergara (park / music amphitheater)   
      Reading poetry at la Quinta Vergara   
      Buying chocolate at Sausalitos   
      Visit to el museo Fonck   
      Writing thank you cards   
      Visit to Reñaca Beach   
      Reading "El Delantal blanco" in the restaurant at Reñaca   
      Reading poetry in airport in Houston   
      Visual essay experience in Valparaiso   
      Getting lost in Valparaiso   
      Visiting "La Sebastiana" in Valparaiso   
      Going to the Viña Mall   
      Free time Sunday morning   


  1. If you could eliminate a maximum of 3 of the above activities, which would you not do next time.*
    El mercado central de Santiago
    Villa Grimaldi
    Visita al supermercado como grupo
    Food tasting event in hotel
    Visit to La Chascona
    Reading poetry at La Chascona
    Funicular to the top of Cerro San Cristobal
    Writing original "autorretrato"
    Observaciones en el parque forestal
    Telepizza en el hotel
    Visit to "La Moneda" - changing of the guard
    Taking the AP Physics test
    Arrival at airport of Concepción
    Home stay experience
    Free weekend with homestay families
    Visit to "El Chiflón del diablo"
    Visit to the Lota museum
    Visits to regular classes at Thomas Jefferson (shadowing)
    Visits / presentations in English class at Thomas Jefferson
    Visits to the Párvulos (little ones)
    Lunch at TJ in the Casino
    Morning assemblies for Lower school
    Morning meeting for Upper school
    PE class
    Special class on mining (Mr. Luis)
    Special class on music (Mr. Francisco)
    Reading poetry on beach at Viña
    Visit to the Quinta Vergara (park / music amphitheater)
    Reading poetry at la Quinta Vergara
    Buying chocolate at Sausalitos
    Visit to el museo Fonck
    Writing thank you cards
    Visit to Reñaca Beach
    Reading "El Delantal blanco" in the restaurant at Reñaca
    Reading poetry in airport in Houston
    Visual essay experience in Valparaiso
    Getting lost in Valparaiso
    Visiting "La Sebastiana" in Valparaiso
    Going to the Viña Mall
    Free time Sunday morning


  1. Please rank the following projects / assignments in regards to their usefulness in learning Spanish. 5 is high, 1 is low.*

          1 2 3 4 5    
      Charlas de 2 minutos   
      Actualidades   
      Grammar presentations   
      Cultural interviews   
      Write original poem   
      Cultural learning units (in English before we left)   
      Poetry   
      El Chiflón del diablo   
      El delantal blanco   
      Conversation tasks   
      Spanish declaration   
      Presentations on Ohio   
      Visual essay   
      Capture the essence activity   
      Chilean culture test   
      binder of information   
      journal entries   


  1. If you could eliminate a maximum of 3 of the following activities, what would you eliminate?*
    Charlas de 2 minutos
    Actualidades
    Grammar presentations
    Cultural interviews
    Write original poem
    Cultural learning units (in English before we left)
    Poetry
    El Chiflón del diablo
    El delantal blanco
    Conversation tasks
    Spanish declaration
    Presentations on Ohio
    Visual essay
    Capture the essence activity
    Chilean culture test


  1. Please rank the following logistical items with 1 being insufficient and 5 being outstanding*

          1 2 3 4 5    
      AH hotel   
      Hotel de Viña   
      Flight from OH - Santiago   
      Flight from Santiago - Concepción   
      Amount of free time   
      Group meals   
      Individual meals   
      Amount of money for meals   
      Sufficient shopping time   
      Sufficient sleeping time   
      Sufficient number of stray dogs in the street   
      Sufficient chaperone supervision   
      Understanding of schedule and expectations   
      Sufficient time to communicate with family and friends   
      Teacher availability via cell phone   
      Personal safety   


  1. What logistical things could we have done to made the trip more enjoyable or manageable for you?*


  1. What percentage of the time did was Spanish spoken exclusively Spanish on this trip?*

            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20      
      You 0% 100%  
      Your roommates 0% 100%  
      Your other classmates 0% 100%  
      Your Chilean host student 0% 100%  
      Sr. Tate 0% 100%  
      Sra. Mullen 0% 100%  


  1. Overall, what was your favorite part about the Chile trip?*


  1. What do you think was your greatest personal accomplishment on the Chile trip?*


  1. What could we as teachers have done better to make the trip better for you?*


  1. What recommendation would you give to a student preparing to go on a similar trip in the future?*


  1. Remembering that this is a class for credit, please comment on the amount and types of homework.*


  1. Did you ever feel homesick? What did you do to combat the feeling?*


  1. Please comment on the group dynamic. Any success stories or things we could do to improve?*


  1. Any other suggestions, comments, dudas, quejas, consultas, preguntas to help us in future planning of intensives such as this?*





Spanish department
Hawken School
Gates Mills, OH , OH