Category Archives: project

Creative “MyStyle” projects are a great way to end the year …

In a joint assignment from their Communications course and English 6, students in year 1 each chose a “MyStyle” project to exhibit their skills.  By choosing a topic that was especially important to them, students were able to really invest in … Continue reading

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Spets 1 English students test their new knowledge at BIPS

Students in our Year 1 Spets English class recently visited the British International Primary School (BISS). After studying different learning theories, our students “test” different pedagogical approaches on student groups at BISS. “We had a great variety of activities presented … Continue reading

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Role play as a final exam in History

Instead of a traditional written exam, History students finished their studies on World War 1 with a role play where students played the roles of country leaders discussing important questions from that time period. Students debate questions of conflict, as … Continue reading

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UF Winners … SM, here we come!

Årets UF-företag i Stockholms län; Vinnarlistan – VRG Djursholm Regional tävling i UF-företagande, 20 februari 2015   Årets UF-företag Första plats Mitt Dagliga Bröd UF, VRG Djursholm Andra plats RemindHer, VRG Djursholm Årets Vara Första plats RemindHer UF, VRG Djursholm Årets … Continue reading

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Våga Vara Egen – VRGD students put their creative ideas to the test

Congratulations to our many UF companies for a great day – full of creative ideas, engaging pitches, and valuable feedback. Three out of six VRGD companies are in the finals for UF Company of the Year.  Three out of ten VRGD … Continue reading

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What happens when three students volunteer because they care?

Caring Education is a company started by three VRG students – Alexander Kamal, Daniel Sternegard, and Thor Åhlgren. Caring Education is a homework help service for students in lower secondary schools.  The special thing about this company is that all proceeds … Continue reading

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Process and Product – learning outside the classroom teaches the value of both

Hands on experiences in Media and Communication help students gain valuable skills and develop creative abilities … Students in the Aesthetics program at VRG in year 2 study Graphic Communication and Media, Society and Communication. In a joint course assignment, students … Continue reading

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All day labs – students can accomplish so much more when we give them a day to concentrate …

On Wednesday, Natural Science students spent a whole day in the lab.  The lab project was a cross-curricular project between Chemistry and Physics.     Students analyzed collected data using physical relationships and calculations to gain a better understanding of … Continue reading

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Students teach parents about what life is like “online” …

For the second year, Leadership students from VRG have joined forces with our Paaven (fritidsgård) to help younger students in our municipality (and their parents) learn about the thrills and spills of life online in a program called, “Vad gör unga … Continue reading

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Connecting ideas through images … creative approach to learning source criticism

  Ever heard the expression, “a picture is worth a thousand words”? In the year 2 History project, students put this quote to the test.  There assignment was to find an image from the Middles Ages to describe certain aspects … Continue reading

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