PROGRAM OF THE SHORT-TERM EXCHANGES OF GROUPS OF STUDENTS

MØGLESTU VIDERGÅENDE SKOLE from LILLESAND, NORWAY

27 – 31.03.2017

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QUESTIONNAIRE

ROMANIAN STUDENTS IN NORWAY

                      I WAS A STUDENT IN THE LAND of FJORDS...

(Impressions of Romanian students after the exchange of students in Norway)

"From 27 to 31 April 2017, I had the chance to be part of the team of students and teachers participating in Norwegian mobility within the Erasmus + project" TEACHING IN EDUCATION "in our school.

I can only say that it was an unique experience from all points of view, where I had the opportunity to talk with both my age students and foreign teachers from the other five countries participating in the project, but most importantly, I experienced the experience Norwegian school, alive, not from the acquaintances of the acquaintances or the opinions of others on the internet.

What impressed me most was the Norwegian lifestyle experienced in Lillesand and what it means to be a student in the Norwegian school MØGLESTU VIDERGÅENDE SKOLE.

First of all, being a student in Norway means that you will not receive grades until the 8th grade, because you have permanently encouraged and subtly induced the idea of ​​permanent self-improvement and competition.

The school was spacious, in step with modern technology, hours of teaching, sports (athletics, basketball, swimming and others) and practical occupations included in the school curriculum along with mathematics and English, school being a state school.

I was impressed by the practical demonstration classes of some students who were preparing to become paramedics. Students were encouraged to develop their skills to the theoretical line, others to the practical or cultural one.

I also experienced the simplicity of the Norwegian lifestyle, being housed in traditional cottages that were endowed with rustic wooden furniture, along with the other students in the project, my colleagues and foreign students where we prepared our own meals, I ate together and we fished, and in the evening we gathered to share the impressions of the day by exercising our skills and English vocabulary."

                                                                                     Rosu Vlad Andrei, 8A student         

"Outdoor exercise and physical education classes occupy an important place in the school program. Physical education hours are either in the indoor hall or on the football field, handball or basketball, in the open air, depending on the weather and the season. Also included in the obligatory curriculum are swimming hours.

We have also noticed that there is a constant, constant environmental concern.

For this, every 7th grade has as a compulsory activity a ten-day educational camp on the southern coast, where students have the opportunity to learn about coastal vegetation and creatures. At the same time, emphasis is placed on socializing students through practical and outdoor activities: fishing, canoeing, swimming."

                                                                                 Andrei Farcasiu, 8A student

"For us, Norway has meant an experience that we will never forget. We made friends from the participating countries with whom we correspond with an Italian youth with whom we want to revisit one of our future holidays.

I have noticed that in Norwegian schools there is no emphasis on learning anything. Pupils are not listening and no tests are given. There are many practical activities, projects, classroom discussions, discussions with the teacher, personal opinions, opinion, and justification why they think differently than their colleagues. The time is on these discussions that help you at the same time get the best from different people, to know how to choose at a certain moment.

We believe that, however, too many projects are not an ideal way to learn. We would like to combine our education system with that we have experienced in Norway.

We liked how the school, the cleanliness, the simplicity of the students 'and teachers' attitudes, the tolerance towards students with weaknesses that are very well integrated."   

                                                                                           Ungureanu Dan Andrei, student in 8B

"I'm glad I was for a week student in Norway. Our team has successfully met all the challenges: communication in English, we have told about the history and geography of Romania; we have socialized with foreign students, we have worked in mixed teams on different ways of 3D design, and we have learned many aspects about what students from other European schools in Italy, Portugal, Sweden and Italy do. That's how we had the chance to compare "The difficulties of student life". I was very impressed with the fact that Norwegian youth are very interested in the environment and have a solid ecological education - they recycle much of the waste, and in school, I saw that there were facilities for selective collection of waste at all times. "

An unusual experience was that we lived in a genuine wooden house where we experienced the traditional lifestyle, in front of which we gathered in the evening with the students from the other participating countries and spending pleasant moments that I would not have wanted to end up."

                                                                                     Ţuţuianu Bogdan-Dumitru, 8B student

(Impressions of a Turkish student after the exchange of students in Norway)

I want to tell you about my perfect project experience in Norway, Kristiansand. My name is Doğukan Köse. I am a student in 9th grade in Velimeşe Multi-programme Anatolian High School. We went to Erasmus+ project in 2017.Kristiansand was a small Norwegian town but it was really different from Turkey and it was really beautiful with its nature and the people living there. The school had many different opportunities fort he students. We even broadcasted a live YouTube  video using new technology and  3D technology. It was really crazy experience because I haven't done anything like that before. I learned a lot during the project, met incredible people, made a lot of friends from different countries and come back to my home with many unforgettable memories. Now I want to go to other projects one more time.