5. Norway are famous for oil, fish
(Norwegian salmon), Northern lights,
mountains and fjords.
6. Norway celebrates the Norwegian constitution day on the 17 th of May.
We have parades where all school children march with marching band
music.
In front of the Royal palace in Oslo.
Children play different games and have
fun.
7. The Norwegian school system.
Compulsory primary and lower secondary schooling in Norway lasts for ten years and
children start school the year they become six.
Primary and lower secondary education is founded on the principle of equity and
adapted education for all pupils in a school system based on the same National
Curriculum. All children and young people are to share a common foundation of
knowledge, culture and values.
After the 10 compulsory school years for Norwegian children and they also have a right to
attend 3 more years at school, higher secondary school. This is compulsory if you want to
go on to higher education.
Most Norwegian schools are municipal, and up inntil 2006 there were hardly any private
schools.
8. In Norway schools do
not serve hot meals at
school. The children
bring their packed lunch
called 'matpakke'.
9. Moss Moss is a small town (there are 30000 inhabitants) in the south east of Norway.
It is situated 60 kilometers south of Oslo.
Parts of the city is situated on an island called Jeløya. This is where our school is.
10. In Moss we have 50 beaches and 100 sculptures, and we have several galleries
and arenas for music and theatre.
11. Up untill 2000 Moss was a industrial city that produced paper, glass, locks and
metall.
But during the decades most of the industrial companies have closed down or
moved out to low cost countries.
12. Ramberg skole is a Norwegian
primary school with 400 pupils in
year 1-7, age 6-12.
Ramberg skole
There are 25 teachers
at our school.
13. There are about 60 pupils in each year. The
two first years they are in two rooms with
two teachers and 30 pupils. From year 3 they
are together in a large classroom with 3
teachers. This makes our school different
from most schools in Norway.
14. At Ramberg skole we
try to use the nature
and outdoors
surrouding us when
we teach.