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Canadian teachers are invited to get their students involved in the Census at School online survey project for the 2007/2008 school year. Students aged 8 to 18 can learn about statistical enquiries by participating in their own class census about their lives and activities. They analyze their class results and compare them with data collected from peers in Canada and other countries.
This year's project includes new questions on the environment, as well as last year's most popular questions on measurements, health and social issues. New this year are some questions identified as international since they are also included in each participating country's questionnaire.
The information from Census at School is not collected under the Statistics Act, and participation in the project is voluntary. Students' privacy and confidentiality are protected as no names or identification numbers are attached to their survey responses.
Statistics Canada's Education Outreach program manages the Canadian component of this international project, which also includes the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. A pilot project also started this year in the State of California in the United States.
Canadian and international results, classroom resources and lesson ideas are available on the project website at www.censusatschool.ca or http://www19.statcan.ca. From the Statistics Canada home page, click on Learning resources in the left menu bar, then on Census at School.
For more information, contact Mary Townsend, Education Outreach program (613-951-6443; mary.townsend@statcan.gc.ca), Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.
