Norway school

1. NORWAY

2. NORWAY
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Norway is a country in
the far north of Europe.
Some people think that
Norway is a town in
Sweden... but it`s not!

3. OIL AND GAS
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Norway has large oil and gas resources
in the North Sea.
These resources have made Norway one
of the richest countries in the world.

4. REGIONS IN NORWAY

5. THE FJORDS ON THE WEST
COAST

6. THE NORTHERN LIGHTS are
often seen in Nortern Norway

7. SOUTHERN NORWAY
• The Ice Age carved out lots
of smooth rocks and islands
in southern Norway

8. EASTERN NORWAY
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Eastern Norway :
forestry, wintersport tourism and
agriculture are
important
industries here.

9. THE ROYAL PALACE
• The Royal Palace, the King's official
residence in Oslo

10. HOLMENKOLLEN:
SKI JUMP IN OSLO with a magnificent
view over the Oslo fjord

11. THE OPERA IN OSLO
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The Opera opened
on the 12th of April
2008 and houses
both the National
ballet and opera
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The building dips
into the fjord and is
praised for its
architecture

12. DISTRICT OF RÆLINGEN
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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

13. SKIING IN RÆLINGEN
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We have lots of
places for both
cross-country and
downhill skiing in
our district
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There´s even a
small ski-jump
nearby

14. ØSTMARKA
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Østmarka is a forest
area located east of
Oslo.
There are two
nature reserves in
Østmarka
Our school has this
area as its
neighbour

15. NORTHERN ØYEREN
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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

16. ÅMOTDAMMEN
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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

17. SANDBEKKEN
UNGDOMSSKOLE
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Sandbekken is one of the two middle schools in
Rælingen. There are 310 pupils aged 13-16 and a staff
of 35.

18. • 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

19. Sandbekken staff 2013-2014
originating from eight different countries

20. 9th grade pupils 2013-2014
• These are the pupils who are
working directly with the
Comenius project

22. There is a 10 minute break to change classroom
between lessons

23. «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/Ungdomstri
nnet/Ressurser-for-larere-paungdomstrinnet/Hvordan-larer-du-best/