Internationalization.
Torsbergsskolan - the upper secondary school of Bollnäs - is engaged in
internationalization in many ways:
¤ Comenius project "Rivers, Cultures, and Communication"
¤ Exchange of students with partner schools in Germany
, Greece
, Italy
, and Spain
¤ Cooperation with our sister community Ogre in Latvia
¤ Cooperation with our sister community Misburg in Germany
Links to Home Pages on the Internet for some of the schools: Bollnäs Fierenze Lleida
Comenius project
"Rivers, Cultures, and Cooperation"
Torsbergsskolan takes part in a Comenius project together with schools in Germany (Wriezen), Greece (Lárisa), Italy (Firenze), and Spain (Lleida). The project started in February 1997 and will be finished in February 2000. Coordinator of the project is Ulla Dahlström, teacher at Torsbergsskolan.
The project shall be aimed at
¤ developing the European dimension and awareness of interdependence between
all nations, particularly through studies of the participating towns and regions - their
history, culture, traditions, political and social life,
¤ stimulating exchanges of students between the schools, by that generating a
friendly understanding between and respect for all people - their culture, values, and
ways of living,
¤ encouring mobility of teachers between the participating schools,
¤ promoting cooperation between the participating schools that can enrich
educational work by stimulating new ideas of how to teach and how to learn,
¤ stimulating the use of new communication technology that can connect students
and teachers in a constructive network.
Research plan for the project
The plan starts from the fact that all partner schools stand on rivers. Various fields of constructive research can be well integrated into our project, organized in mini- projects:
1. A River and a Town
2. Water to Live on
3. The Water Level
4. In the Name of Water
5. The Charm of Water
6. Defending the River
Environment,
History, Economy
Science
Economics, Politics, Foreign languages
Philosophy, Law, Politics
Literature, Art, Music, Architecture
Anthropology, Sociology, Economics
¤ Environmental studies,
¤ Towns and rivers in saga and folk-tales, folklore, traditions, and popular beliefs,
¤ Reflections of our rivers in art, film, literature, and music,
¤ Being young in Europe at the end of the 20th century
¤ How to teach and how to learn.