Category Archives: English

Using Word Feud to build vocabulary

Posted on September 21, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Our Lead Teacher, Robin Smith, explains in this article how he uses Word Feud to build vocabulary.  Need the article in English?  Open the link and translate the page in Chrome. Click here>> to read the full article.  

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A lesson beyond the classroom

Posted on March 12, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Guest blogger:  Lead teacher, Sue Tennander Topic: authentic learning   In the Communications course of the English programme, students study human interaction and communication in different contexts. Social interaction is undoubtedly something that all students already have plenty of experience … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities – Year 2 Spets project

Posted on January 27, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Student authors of this blog post are: Anna Winberg, Astrid Körmendi, Clara Bergström, Ellinor Myrman and Liv Havander Every year after Christmas break VRG Djursholm has two weeks reserved from regular school work. These two weeks are often referred to as … Continue reading →

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Students explain Swedish culture to non-Swedes in their year 1 project

Posted on January 26, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Each year, VRG students spend the first two weeks in January working on a cross-curricular project.  We suspend the regular schedule and students work with one big task for the entire period.  Students work in groups. We believe that this … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare soliloquies in Spets 1

Posted on December 6, 2016 by kristylundstrom

In small groups, Year 1 Spets students were asked to film their own interpretation of a Shakespeare soliloquy of their choice, from the respective plays that they have been studying. Beforehand, the class watched how different directors had interpreted Macbeth’s … Continue reading →

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Learning about issues we have never considered before through debate …

Posted on October 12, 2016 by kristylundstrom

(guest bloggers: Kristine, Malva and Felicia) Over this past weekend, we had the opportunity to attend a Pro-Am BP debating tournament at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia. We traveled there as representatives of VRGD but also in … Continue reading →

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What we learned on our study trip to Tanzania …

Posted on April 28, 2016 by kristylundstrom

(This blog entry is written by many students – a collaborative effort of all the students who participated in this study trip …) Day 1 -2: Environmental Field Studies in Selous Our group of 14 students and two teachers land in … Continue reading →

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An investment in our teachers is an investment in student learning

Posted on April 27, 2016 by kristylundstrom

We believe that our teachers are the #1 key to helping our students succeed. Therefore, Viktor Rydberg Schools have made a purposeful choice to invest in the professional development of all of our teachers using a three-year cycle. In addition … Continue reading →

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Haiku translates into international friendships

Posted on April 10, 2016 by kristylundstrom

haiku translates into international friendships for #spets students in Budapest Continue reading →

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The most important skill is the ability to devote yourself to the task at hand

Posted on February 22, 2016 by kristylundstrom

Last week, our Leadership class welcomed VRGD alum, Felix Berglund (Class of 2013), as a guest speaker.  Felix shared his experience in the Swedish military and as a part of a United Nations Peacekeeping troop in Mali. During his talk, Felix talked … Continue reading →

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