Norway Vevelstadåsen school

Vevelstadåsen schoolNorway

Gro Wollebæk

• Science-, math- and Norwegian language- teacher.• Have pupils from age 9-13• This is my third Comenius project.• I also work for the Research Council of Norway.

Gudrun Lindeman

• The Norwegian coordinator

• Teacher

• Pupils age 6-7 year

SKIThe name of the council

• The name “Ski” comes from the old word “Skeid”. It means a place were they had horse race.

• Our Heraldry

Train station

We live at Langhus in Ski council.

• Langhus means the typical name of a Viking house. Lang=Long Hus=house

The school

• Built in 1975• 311 kids from age 6-13• Multi cultural school, 15 nations• An ECO-School by Foundation for Environmental Education. Werecycle paper, food and plastic in every classroom.

The schoolHave several departments:

●School,1.th – 4.th grade age 6-9 year

5.th -7.th grade age 10-13 year

● A foreign class for introduction to the Norwegian language.

● SFO (after school club )

● Multiple handicap section

The schoolThe school day starts at 8:30

The school day ends at 12 o’clock for the

youngest pupils and at 14.00 for the older

students.

We have to outdoor break times:

one at 10-10:30 and one from 12- 12:30

We have about 20-24 pupils in each class.

Goals for the school

• To read and write Norwegian, mathematics and English

• The Norwegian National Curriculum for Knowledge

• Learning styles

Typical of our town/city• Beautiful nature.

• Lots of place of employments.

• Culture and recreation activities

Beautiful nature

From the school yardA lesson outdoor

Place of employment

Small mechanical, electronics, medical and

logistics firms. Groceries for the hole country is shipped out from Langhus.

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