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NORWAY
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NORWAY• Norway is a
country in the far north of Europe.
• Some people think that Norway is a town in Sweden... but it`s not!
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OIL AND GAS• Norway has large oil and gas
resources in the North Sea.• These resources have made
Norway one of the richest countries in the world.
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REGIONS IN NORWAY
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THE FJORDS ON THE WEST COAST
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THE NORTHERN LIGHTS are often seen in Nortern
Norway
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SOUTHERN NORWAY• The Ice Age carved out lots of smooth rocks and islandsin southern Norway
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EASTERN NORWAY• Eastern
Norway : forestry, winter-sport tourism and agriculture are important industries here.
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THE ROYAL PALACE
• The Royal Palace, the King's official residence in Oslo
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HOLMENKOLLEN:SKI JUMP IN OSLO with a
magnificent view over the Oslo fjord
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THE OPERA IN OSLO
• The Opera opened on the 12th of April 2008 and houses both the National ballet and opera
• The building dips into the fjord and is praised for its architecture
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DISTRICT OF RÆLINGEN
• Rælingen is a rural district with pop. 16,420
• The capital of Norway, Oslo, is just a short 20 min drive away
• Our nearest city, Lillestrøm, is just five min away
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SKIING IN RÆLINGEN• We have lots of
places for both cross-country and downhill skiing in our district
• There´s even a small ski-jump nearby
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ØSTMARKA• Østmarka is a
forest area located east of Oslo.
• There are two nature reserves in Østmarka
• Our school has this area as its neighbour
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NORTHERN ØYEREN• Glomma runs into
Øyeren.• Northern Øyeren
is a large nature reserve in Rælingen and surrounding areas
• The nature reserve is the largest inland delta in Norway
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ÅMOTDAMMEN• Åmotdammen is a
lake in the Østmarka, just a few minutes from school.
• This is a popular area for fishing and outdoor activities, and there are many places for swimming around the lake.
• We have many school activities around the lake
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SANDBEKKEN UNGDOMSSKOLE
• Sandbekken is one of the two middle schools in Rælingen. There are 310 pupils aged 13-16 and a staff of 35.
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• Our school was built in 1975 and renovated in 2003, the school has a 25m pool and large sports hall, a sand volleyball pitch and a skating ramp
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Sandbekken staff 2013-2014
originating from eight different countries
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9th grade pupils 2013-2014
• These are the pupils who are working directly with the Comenius project
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There is a 10 minute break to change classroom between lessons
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«How do you best learn?»
• This was the question some of our pupils were asked when they were interviewed for a film made by UDIR, the Directorate which is the agency for the Ministry of Education and Research in Norway. You can view the film with some of the interviews here:
• http://www.udir.no/Utvikling/Ungdomstrinnet/Ressurser-for-larere-pa-ungdomstrinnet/Hvordan-larer-du-best/