av Moa Foss | dec 11, 2017 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, swedish, vrg info
This post describes a recent assignment in our Swedish 2 course. Students are required to study Scandinavian languages. The teacher used the current TV show, Skam, as a theme. Students were required to create films to show their learning. We believe that when using...
av Moa Foss | jun 14, 2017 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, språket, students, swedish, vrg info
Students excel in many different ways. Music students show their talents in concerts, athletes show their skills on the playing fields and entrepreneurial students win their competitions for the best company. And, while it is true that our top academic students...
av Moa Foss | nov 22, 2016 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, students, swedish, vrg info
In their 2nd unit of study, A New Country, Year 1 Natural Science students are working on developing their ability to write investigative texts. This is a required skill for the Swedish 1 course. This is a skill that definitely requires the analytical side of the...
av Moa Foss | nov 21, 2016 | active learning, Learning at VR Schools, students, swedish, vrg info
During their first quarter, year 1 students have studied language variation – subject-specific vocabulary, texting abbreviations/emojis, loan words from other languages, accents, how language changes depending on the situation and more… [wpvideo Gypb2G4k]...
av Moa Foss | aug 28, 2016 | alumni, Learning at VR Schools, students, swedish
Last year’s graduates left encouraging words of advice and tips about what they should think about to be able to learn as much as possible in Swedish class during high school. We talk a lot about #vrgspirit at our school. This is one example of how students can...
av Moa Foss | mar 15, 2016 | Learning at VR Schools, swedish, vrg info
Congratulations to the Class of 2016 on finishing their senior projects! In the Swedish school system, one of the most important graduation requirements is that every student complete a senior project (gymnasiearbete). The senior project shows that the student is...
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