What Meridian kids think about the citys parksBy William Fitzgerald
What Meridian kids think about the city’s parks
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Conducted to learn what kids think of the parks
Idea came from a city meeting
Little voice for kids but they are heavy user of parks
Parks have open space but not other equipment
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began talking to the mayor and the head of parks and recreation
Purpose of Meridian parks survey
A few years ago, I went with my dad and younger brother to a city meeting at the valley shepherd church on meridian road…
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In this survey, 2nd, 4th, and 7th graders at 6 schools in the Meridian School District were asked several questions about Meridian Parks.
Their favorite things to do at the park,
What they wanted to add to the parks,
How often and which parks they visited,
How good the parks department was doing
What this survey is
All these questions are shown in the examples of the survey on the next few slides. 7th graders had slightly different questions than the 2nd and 4th graders
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Surveys
Next shown are the surveys that were used. Second/4th are first, followed by 7th
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Scout Troop Helping
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Lewis and Clark Map graph
Significant because people near JM Kleiner park go to it but most haven’t discovered it yet.
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Favorite activities at the park by grade
The next few slides contain the favorite activities to do at the park
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2nd grade activities
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4th grade activities
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7th grade activities
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Stuff to Add
The next few slides show what each grade level wanted added to the parks
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Second Grade Things to Add
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Fourth Grade Things to Add
4th graders seem to want more equipment in playgrounds
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7th Grade Things to Add
As you can see, it appears that the 7th graders want playgrounds and sports/exercise equipment the most
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7th grade rating of parks
The 7th graders were asked to give a rating of the parks.
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Rating of parks
The 7th graders were asked to give a rating of the parks. Some returned surveys had comments such as “good for little kids” and “hecka awesome”
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There are more charts and graphs
45 Page report including them and an appendix
Original data for further analysis
Conclusion
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