Title: Natural and Cultural Richness of Norway and Slovakia Acronym: NACRONAS 1

Applicant school Spojená škola Combined school Štúrova Detva Phone: Mobile: Fax: Project co-ordinator: Mgr. Jarmila Kubányiová 2

Applicant school 329 pupils 27 teachers 4 year academic courses: Business Academy Engineering Electro 3 year vocational course: Car mechanic International cooperation: Comenius projects, Leonardo da Vinci projects, NIL project 3

Partner school Sámi Joatkkaskuvla, Kárašjogas Samisk Videregaende skole, Karasjok Sami Upper Secondary School, Karasjok Postboks Karasjok Phone: Fax:

Partner school Bilingual school - Norwegian and Sami 120 pupils 25 teachers 3 -year academic course 2 -year vocational courses: House-building Health care Tourism 5

Project reasons Through this project our school has the opportunity to cooperate with Norway: A member state of the EEA A country with breathtaking nature A country with rich natural resources A country with unspoilt environment A high developed country A country with best conditions for living A country with rich culture 6

Financial resources Grant awarded: ,00 EUR ,74 EUR (after changing the currency into Euro on 1/ ) FM EEA : ,44 EUR, NFM: ,44 EUR SB FM EEA: 4 182,43 EUR SB NFM: 4 182,43 EUR Own resources of the applicant: 2 935,04 EUR ( 5% ) Overall elligible costs: ,78 EUR 7

Project description Project duration: 7 July 2008 – 30 September 2010 Number of pupils involved in the project: Slovak: 34 Male: 6 Female: 28 Norwegian/Sami: 20 Male: 10 Female: 10 Number of teachers involved in the project: Slovak: 9 Male: 2 Female: 7 Norwegian/Sami: 7 Male: 3 Female: 4 8

Main project purpose To establish an international cooperation between two secondary schools from culturally and geographically different European regions – north of Norway and central Slovakia. To teach and learn pupils how to accept and appreciate their own and other cultures with their respective natural backgrounds and share them and protect them for future generations. 9

Main educational fields Natural richness of the regions, methods of its preservation and presentation to foreign visitors. Diverse cultural heritage of the regions with special focus on folk traditions, methods of its preservation and presentation to foreign visitors. 10

Other impacts on pupils Promoting multicultural education Improving the English language skills Insight into other European languages Norwegian/Sami/Slovak Development of social skills when staying with families during mobilities Improving the skills of pupils in using information and communication technologies New experiences for teachers and managements of both schools 11

Methods of project work Gaining information through various media, especially the internet Experiencing reality during mobilities to the partner country Taking part in seminars, excursions, courses, conferences, workshops Visiting cultural performances Giving concerts of national cultural heritage Working out joint teaching aids 12

Project end products A CD with the presentation entitled: Natural and Cultural Richness of Norway and Slovakia A brochure with texts and pictures with the same title: Natural and Cultural Richness of Norway and Slovakia Both end products will serve as teaching and learning materials at both schools in various subjects 13

Project publicity Activities to disseminate the project results, experiences and end products: Putting the information on the school website and so document the developement of the project Making exhibitions of project outcomes at both schools Organizing presentation meetings at schools Organizing the final meeting to evaluate the project Creating 2 informational bulletins, 1 for each year to inform about project activities Creating photo albums to document project activities Writing articles for school, local, regional and national newspapers 14

Cross-cutting issues The project will contribute to : A sustainable development of the environment by focusing on protecting the environment A sustainable development of the economy by focusing on unique and attractive aspects of nature and culture in respective regions to increase tourism A sustainable development of social issues by elimination social exclusion from socio-economic reasons among pupils Gender equality by assuring a good gender balance in the course of the project 15

Regional aspect 2 regions are involved in the project: Karasjok in Finnmark region – in the north of Norway Detva in Banská Bystrica region – in the central part of Slovakia On general background knowledge about both countries we trace characteristics of both regions and find similarities and differences between them and mutual benefits that can arise from them. 16

Regional aspect Countries similarities: The size of population Lots of forests and mountains A wide range of natural beauty A rich diverse cultural heritage Countries differences: Climate Geography Nature 17

Regional aspect Regional similarities Big rate of unemployment in comparison with other regions in the country Outstanding natural beauty Unique folk cultural traditions Common industries: forestry, tourism Regional differences Size of regions Population density Natural resources Way of living 18

Project activities We have carried out these activities in the project: The school year Teachers´ study stay to Slovakia 30/8 – 6/ Getting to know natural and cultural environment in the Slovak region by the Norwegian project advisor and project teachers through presentations, seminars, excursions 19

Project activities 1st implementing the questionnaire monitoring pupils knowledge before the project work Pupils presented themselves in text and photos using s Pupils made presentations of aspects of the partner country and exhibited them at school Making digital presentations about pupils own countries 20

Project activities Making exhibitions at schools about pupils own countries Making elementary phrase books English – Slovak – Norwegian Detailed planning the 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway – 3/2 – 16/ Getting to know natural and cultural environment in Norwegian/Sami region by project pupils and teachers through presentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and cultural performances 21

Project activities Detailed planning the 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia 1st pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia – 19/4 – 29/ Getting to know natural and cultural environment in Slovak region by project pupils and teachers through presentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and cultural performances 22

Project activities 2nd implementation of the questionnaires about Norway and Slovakia to monitor the pupils progress after the project work Creating an informational bulletin and a photo- album for dissemination of the first year project results Putting information on the school websites 23

Project activities The 2nd school year st implementing the questionnaire monitoring pupils knowledge before the project work Pupils presented themselves in text and photos using s Pupils made presentations of aspects of the partner country and exhibited them at school Making the brochure and printing more pieces 24

Project activities Making exhibitions at schools about pupils own countries Detailed planning the 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Norway – 17/9 –29/ Getting to know natural and cultural environment in Norwegian/Sami region by project pupils and teachers through presentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and cultural performances 25

Project activities Detailed planning the 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia 2nd pupils´ and teachers´ mobility to Slovakia – May 2010 Getting to know natural and cultural environment in the Slovak region by project pupils and teachers through presentations, seminars, excursions, conferences, courses, concerts, workshops and cultural performances 26

Project activities 2nd implementation of the questionnaires to monitor the pupils progress after the project work Creating an informational bulletin and a photo-album for dissemination of the second year project results Putting information from the 2nd year on the school websites Evaluating of the project and dissemination activities – articles to newspapers 27

Thank you Author: Jarmila Kubányiová, project co- ordinator 28