Each December, our students take part in an invigorating outdoor swim in the fjord—embracing one of Norway’s most powerful classrooms: nature itself. Cold-water swimming helps students understand how the body reacts to sudden cold and how to remain calm under pressure. It also builds resilience, self-awareness, and mental strength. An important learning objective is water safety. Many drowning incidents occur not because people plan to swim in a nice warm pool, but because they accidentally...

We were grateful to be asked to welcome His Majesty King Harald V of Norway for the opening of the new Dementia Centre in Trondheim. This new national centre will focus on studying how Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases develop in the brain. The centre is located at the Kavli Institute, which is still led by Nobel Prize winners May-Britt and Edvard Moser. Our Year 5 students welcomed the King as he entered the building One of our Year 4 students was given the honourable task of...

We organized a ‘Dark Day’ as part of our ongoing work as a Green School. By reducing electricity for the day, we raised awareness about energy use and the things we often take for granted. The day was organized by the students in our Green Team and is part of our broader plan as a green school. We have attached this plan, showing how our green school activities link to our curriculum. Y8 student-led escape room - The Year 8 Green Team representatives planned an escape room for their...