Further pictures from our common days in Bad Tölz

Experience pedagogic in Jugendsiedlung Hochland

Instructed by Armin the whole group had to solve a difficult task ..

.....and together we were successful!

 And next day we could enjoy  a common excursion  in the Alps.

Norwegian and German partners on the summit of "Braunegg.."

             and some other impressive views !

Rainy days in Bad Tölz

Our 4th Project-Meeting in Bad Tölz at the beginning of October 2012 was full of outdoor activities!
We had planned everything so well, but we were not so lucky with the weather this time.

"Blind orienteering" - game near the forest

 

Group work: finding special habitats

 

Wet - but happy with the result !

Next day: rain again with the arts´ project of class 3

 

One result: Fantastic sculptures in the forest

                                 

                                  Class 7: Interviews with Norwegian partner teachers

                                                        - in dry classroom -

                              

                                                       -     rather challenging  -

                                                    ...... and so much fun!

 

Expeditionweek in Karwendel July 2012

A team of teachers from MS Königsdorf, Jugendsiedlung Hochland and our partner region Vågå
accompanied the children of class seven on a especially designed trip in the mountain region "Karwendel" .
After lots of preparation work - for example - learning how to pack the rucksack, how to use the mountainbike, how to plan the meals and how to behave in nature- they started the first day with hiking several hours up to  Lafatscherjoch  spending the first night in a lodge.

                                           "Puhh...a seven hours´walk - that´s really hard!"

"I´ve never been interested in nature  .... but now .. there are so many things I´ve never noticed!"

                                          Classteacher Jörg with pupils exploring plants

                                         
                                         Dag and Frode enjoying nature and sun

                                          
                                           Reflection rituals at the end of each day ... for pupils

                                                             ...and teachers!

                                      
                                    After walking down to river Isar continuing the trip by mountainbike...
                                                            
    
                                         

                             .       ....and after 35 kilometers:  arrival at wonderful biwak place                     

                        Staying outside all time - day and night - a great experience for teachers and pupils!



A pupil´s comment at the end of the week:

" It was so hard - I won´t repeat that any more - but it was the greatest thing in my life till now!"

Some pictures from hiking, cooking and rafting on river Isar will follow - and a pedagogic report with method cards for preparation will be one of the results of our common project!

Comenius-Regio - Exhibition at Lernfest 2012 in Benediktbeuern

"Lernfest"  (= learning festival) is a big event with more than hundred schools or education institutions.  It happens every two years in Tölzer Land and is visited by thousands of people.
This year school in Königsdorf and Schulamt Bad Tölz presented our Comenius project
and many people were fascinated of the wonderful pictures of Norway - and the Norwegian way of "Friluftsliv" and teaching outside of school.

                                                Alfred has designed  our "Lernfest"-flag !

                                            Our stall with a game  and method cards,....
 

something about the project and Norwegian "Friluftsliv"....

                                      and some students from  Königsdorf enjoying  the festival!

Wonderful News!

After really impressing days in Norway we are looking forward to the next big activity of our partnership:
The expedition week of our class 7 from Königsdorf into the Bavarian mountain region "Karwendel"

will be accompanied by two Norwegian experts, Frode and Dag!
All participiants are quite happy about that and hope, the weather will be a bit warmer than in Spiterstulen!

Wonderful days in Norway

This week we have our third mobility in the Comenius prosject. The destination was Vågå and surrounding areas, and the contestants have experienced some great days together. Read more about it and see pictures here.

Tuesday - at mountain museum
This day we experienced out of school teaching with 2nd grade at Vågåmo school. The topic was stone age, and both the pupil's and the participants in the Comenius project had a great day.

Norbert and other participants is trying the bow and arrow.

Gertraud is trying to make fire as they did in the stone age.

The pupil's are making meat as they did in the stone age. Also the adult's got a taste.

The pupil's are making things out of leather. As they did in the stone age.

Teachers and social workers from both Germany and Norway is wathing a competition among the pupil's and finds the change to chat about methods and other things.

(All photos: Hanne Blåfjelldal)

Wednesday - at fairytale glacier

This day the group went on a trip to fairytale glacier with 5th and 6th grade on Lalm. The trip was a part of the teaching concept "the reindeer as a teaching master" developed by Frode and different partners. The Climate Park was in charge of the trip to the Fairytale glacier.

Ready to take off from Spiterstulen. The pupil's with skies. And the adult's with snow shoes.

On our way up to the glacier. It is a hard walk to get to the glacier.

Gertraud and Olav takes a break on the way up to the glacier

On the hike up to the glacier

Ready for the glacier

On the glacier

(All photos: Nataliya Holovan)
Thursday - at Vågåmo school

On thursday the group experienced methods at Vågåmo school.

Pictures will come..

Third mobility in Norway this week

Today the delegation from Bad Tölz will come to Nrway. here you can see the program for the visit.

Topics:

-         Out of school methods in practice

-         Two working sessions

Monday April, 23rd:

1744: Arrival in Otta

2000: Arrival and dinner at Spiterstulen

Tuesday April, 24th:

8:00 AM: Departure from Spiterstulen

8:30-1300: Program at Mountain Museum

(You have to bring your own lunch pack from Spiterstulen)

The day will be spent at Mountain Museum with the pupil’s from 2nd grade at Vågåmo school and Sjårdalen school. Topic is stone age.

1400: Meeting and working session at Mountain Museum

(about)1900: Dinner at Spiterstulen with Frode and his pupil’s who will spend the night at Spiterstulen.

Wednesday 25th

0930-1700: Trip to the ”fairytale glacier” with 5th and 6th grade at Lalm school. The program is in co-operation with Climate Park.

17: Dinner at Spiterstulen

Afternoon: You will go to Valbjør farm to stay the two next nights there.

Thursday 26th

Program at Vågåmo school

0815: Morning meeting with the whole school

0845: Presentation of the school and guided tour

0930: Human science with Anders’ class. He will show us the method on the method card we sent you (attached).  

1030-1130: Lunch break

1130-13: Spending time in Nina’s class. The topic is stone age and this is a normal lesson.

14-16: Working session

Afternoon: Good bye-party at Bokhandelen Kafe. The staff from our three schools are all invited.

Friday 26th

0500: Leaving from Valbjør farm

0545: Train leaves from Otta station

Learning with the reindeer

Thursday january the 26. We left for a two day trip in the mountian. We stayed in a very cosy cabin. We brought with us a lot of reindeer meat witch we prepared for dinner, breakfast and late supper as well as on open fire. When we had put our luggage in the cabin, we where skiing to a little lake where we planned to meet two reindeer rangers. They came on snowscooters. They told us about their job, and they had a lesson in lassothrowing with us. They also had with them a salted and dried reindeer tight. It tasted delicious! We hope our meat will taste as good as this! When we came back to the cabin, we ate dinner. In the evening we went to a ski stadion in the "Heidal forrest". Here we where skiing a couple of hours, and we had supper. After a good night sleep and a sollid breakfast, we where ready for a lesson with horses. We learned a lot about horses and equipment. After that we rode horse and sleigh and we rode on horseback. We went skkiing back to school. It was a great trip, and we learned a lot and having a wonderfull time in the prosess. It also was very important social training for the pupils. They learned how to dress, how to make an open fire, how to pack their gear and what kind of gear they needed for this kind of trip. They had to cooperate a lot. They learned how to take care of their gear and how to drie wet clothes. They also improoved their skiing skills a lot. In short terms, they learned a lot about how to take care of themselfes outdoor in the winter. Accomplish this kind of trip takes a little bit of planning and making appointments with the ekstern partners you want to involve. My experiences is that the pupils learn a lot more on such trips than they learn a whole week at school. I´m planning a trip with my class when you are visiting us in the spring. I´m looking forward to meet all of you again. Until then: Take care! FRODE