The school's climate report
In collaboration with the school Firda vidaregåande skule, Sogn og Fjordane County Council, 4H and United World College, we will develop a teaching program where teachers take students out into nature and the school's local environment.
The Norwegian Environment Agency grants NOK 60,000 to the project "Skulens Klimarapport". The money has been granted through "Den naturlege skulesekken". The project aims to increase the competence of both pupils and teachers when it comes to sustainable development, with particular emphasis on the climate perspective.
Secondary school students observe Supphellebreen in Fjærland during a field trip. Photo: Monica Østbye Hansen.
- The goal is to make students more aware of the local consequences of global warming, and what we can do to adapt to climate change and sustainable development and transition in society. We are pleased that the Norwegian Environment Agency sees the value of this and look forward to getting started with the project in earnest," says John Brekke, director of Norwegian Glacier Museum & Ulltveit-Moe Climate Center.
The teaching program emphasizes the practical - students go out into nature to learn. Concrete, local issues, exploratory working methods and a practical approach are key. Hallgeir Hansen, principal of the pilot school Firda vidaregåande skule, believes that knowledge and insight into climate issues are becoming increasingly important for active participation in society.
- The "green shift" in politics, economics and social development requires new knowledge, new jobs, new technology and new values for future generations. The Ludvigsen Committee outlines the need for new subject combinations and greater emphasis on in-depth learning to give students the right skills for the future. "Gloppen aims to be a pioneer municipality in testing climate and environmental education in primary and secondary schools, and we therefore look forward to being a pilot for the 'School Climate Report'," says Hansen.
An example of practical teaching in nature; communication and customized excursion booklets with questions about physical geography, glacier theory and climate knowledge. Photo: Norwegian Glacier Museum .
The pilot project will be a multidisciplinary project to increase knowledge about climate and the environment for students in their first year of secondary school. It will also serve as an important foundation for a larger project to develop a new program subject for special education programs in Vg2 and Vg3.
It is natural to involve science, social studies, geography, mathematics, Norwegian and physical education in the project, which will also be of value to the school in its long-term learning work. Firda vidaregåande is involved from the start, but the project will also have transfer value to other schools, with the possibility of local adaptations.
In the long term, the goal is to adapt the project to the grade levels in primary school.