We will be represented at the first Maker Fair in Copenhagen this weekend. We will have our own stand, and so will our own Nell, “Little Pink Maker”. Here’s a sampling of what we have to offer: “Maker fairs” are gatherings of assorted creators, inventors and tinkerers. There will be quite a lot of interesting …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Relax, just do it
Claire had a course in relaxation techniques today. It was also, for all practical purposes, a lesson in French. At evaluation everybody who participated said they wanted to do more.
A god for children and war
We had our first experimental family field trip today, and visited Glyptotekets exhibition “Bes. Demon. God – Protector of Egypt”. We ended up at Islands Brygge afterwards to swim, dive and eat our packed lunches. Bes was the god for childbirth, children, sex, fertility, play and war. An intriguing combination, and also one that makes …
The great reading challenge
This year, we have an exceptionally large group of pre-readers in school. Almost a quarter of the kids have come straight from kindergarten. They all know the alphabet and most can at least read syllables, but before summer vacation few in this group could confidently read instructions in their textbooks. Traditional reading training, where one …
The HUM update: Theme weeks
As you know, the time after lunch at school is dedicated to the students’ own projects. This hasn’t worked out for everyone. And even those who do succeed in steering their ship to port, don’t do it quite as often as I know they could. So this year we are trying out a much tighter …
An experimental excursion
Just checking the waters here: Maybe it would be nice to visit museums and exhibitions more. But school time is limited, and not every exhibition is interesting or relevant to every student. Furthermore, our field trip competence is now a little bit low after corona. To cut through this Gordian knot, I thought we’d start …