I’ve spent a great deal of time talking about my experiences in Norway so far as a mother of primary school children, but I’m here to work with secondary schools, so I should probably tell you a bit how schools work once you complete 7th grade in Norway. Secondary education in Norway is broken into […]
I’ve started visiting schools, primarily around the Oslo area. Next week, I head out to other parts of Norway. But, before I start to share about those adventures I wanted to write a bit about what it’s been like to send my children to public school in Norway. The other week I blogged about how […]
Today is September 11th. In the U.S., there are many ways that people discuss and remember this day and its aftermath. I was teaching at the time. I remember getting to school and the reality of it all sinking in. I remember calling my dad to find out if my mom was okay because she […]
The majority of my year will be spent in schools, working with students and teachers, so I will be learning a great deal about the Norwegian school system (and will probably spend a great deal of time on this blog talking about it). But, my first experience with the school system has been with my […]
Another week down in Oslo. We’re getting used to the T-Bane and getting around the city. On Monday, we rode around on the ferry in the Oslo fjords. The ferry is thought of as public transportation here and you can use your Ruter card to ride it. Instead of getting off at any of […]