Category Archives: school culture

Media and Information Literacy – our VR Librarians are hard at work!

Guest blogger:  Maria Axelsson and Anja Vikingson   This is a busy fall for our libraries and our librarians.  There are many activities and a lot of development happening. And, with that, a lot of transformations, just like outside! First, we … Continue reading

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Remembering Culture Café 2017 / Kulturkafé 2017

Thanks to all of our Music and Art profile students who “stole the show” during our Culture Café 2017 … Watching the concert: and listening . . . Then, we were able to walk through the exciting art show: The whole … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Cities – Year 2 Spets project

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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At VRG, school development is a way of life …

School start 16-17 is focused on blended learning, communication and program teams Continue reading

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Year 3 students share tips and tricks with Year 1 students during “fadderfika”

During mentor time today, Year 3 students shared tips and tricks with Year 1 students.  Year 2 students mixed across programs.  In an effort to build school community and get to know each other better, we spent time “just talking.” … Continue reading

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Mikael Holmqvist visits VRG five years later …

Author Mikael Holmqvist investigated the social environment of Djursholm for nearly five years.  He has summarized and published his findings in the book, Djursholm, Sveriges Ledarsamhälle. Last week, Mikael visited our Sociology class to present his research, his book and also … Continue reading

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How can we help our students be “more” ready to learn new things?

Every year, all of the staff from all five VR schools gather to exchange ideas, debate important issues, study research and learn “best practices” from experts and each other. This year, we devoted our time together to the theme of … Continue reading

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#vrgolympics2015 – a day to remember

Congratulations to NA16A – Team “Kalas”  – winners of this year’s prestigious VRG Olympics.   Today was a full day of team building, competition and cheering; it was VRG Olympics 2015.   The day started with a parade of teams. … Continue reading

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“Seize the Day” … an important message at the start of every school year

During our two theme days, year 2 students learned about the balance between feeling well and doing well. In a series of activities entitled “Seize the Day/Fånga Livet“, students danced, meditated, played games, attended lectures, participated in workshops and reflected … Continue reading

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#fiskeboda2015 remembered …

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