Category Archives: Skolchefens blogg

Putting a face on art history

Posted on December 11, 2017 by kristylundstrom

This week, we have an art exhibition from our year 1 students at VRG Odenplan.  They just finished a unit of study on portraits.  Their task was to use the methods of a famous painter to do a portrait of … Continue reading →

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Ska(m)dinavisk TV / Scandinavian TV with a twist

Posted on December 10, 2017 by kristylundstrom

This post describes a recent assignment in our Swedish 2 course.  Students are required to study Scandinavian languages.  The teacher used the current TV show, Skam, as a theme.  Students were required to create films to show their learning.  We … Continue reading →

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Creative learning in French

Posted on October 30, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Year 1 students at VRG recently put their French skills to the test.  It was not a written test, it was a creative test. After visiting the Old Town in Stockholm and reviewing travel vocabulary, students were challenged to create … Continue reading →

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3-steps to blended learning – an example from Geometry

Posted on October 26, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Originally published at: www. innovatemyschool.com Read a true example from our Geometry class.  The entire blog article can be found  here>>

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

Posted on October 12, 2017 by kristylundstrom

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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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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VRG and Stockholm University work together to improve the learning in Physics

Posted on September 19, 2017 by kristylundstrom

(Guest blogger: Lead Teacher, Patrik Friggebo) New school year and our physics project at VRG Odenplan is starting its second and last phase, exciting! This year, we will focus on Physics 2. For those who do not know, I can … Continue reading →

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EK3 students use art as inspiration for their UF companies

Posted on September 13, 2017 by kristylundstrom

At VRG, we believe, “Art and Science go Hand-in-Hand.”  Yet, what does that really mean for students who study business?   To kick-off their senior year, students in VRG Djursholm Economy program visited the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) Art … Continue reading →

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Att anpassa laborationer och praktiska moment efter syfte: “linjärt” eller “blandat” upplägg

Posted on September 10, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Originally posted on DIGITALT STÖD FÖR LÄRANDE:
Jag har länge funderat på hur man kan öka delaktighet och möjlighet till diskussion i laborativa moment. Tiden för laborativa och praktiska moment är ofta begränsad, så det gäller att…

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“Brain Breaks” give students better focus

Posted on September 10, 2017 by kristylundstrom

Guest blogger:  Jonas Kärnström, Lead Teacher at VRS Djursholm Can we improve student focus and, ultimately, their academic results by having them “move more”? I have been thinking about this notion for some time.  I have read studies about just … Continue reading →

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