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Cooking one of the students recipe: tabbouleh

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Students collecting water

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1. Our first meeting with the artists Karin and Cecilia ask us to think about:

What can art be?

And what is water?

The artist give us the possibility to think from other perspectives than the humans. For example water. And then ask our selves: Whose planet is this? Is the human the most important?

2. The second meeting we talk about: What can art be in school? Teachers work against the goal of the curriculum, but what happens if an art perspectiv comes in the middle of the process?

3. What is water? We try to catch water, has our sight of water changed? We try it on our students.
How does the students think about water now?

4. What is food? What is food for us? What food is important for us in our history?

5. What does the students think about food? What food is important for them in their history?

6. The students write down their thoughts about their food. When do they eat it? Where do they eat it? What feeling do they have when they eat it? The also write down the recipe of the food the have chosen with help from their parents. They create their food in different materials. We look at their creations together and ask our selves, do we think sometthing new about our food now?

7. The artist have a workshop with the teachers where we talk about what a mapp is. We look at different maps from different perspectives from different artists. The teahers work with maps with the students. The students make a map of where they think that their food are from. The students and teachers talk together about the perspective of our  environment around food and water. We decide to try not to throw food for a week and see what happens.

8. The student think about: What would we eat in the future?

9. The artists and teachers look at all the material and thoughts they got from the students. What can we do about this? Let´s do a book ”Is this a book about cooking?” where all the thoughts from the students of 8 years old is collected.

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In this project are we interested in the methods of art based using an exploratory approach where the final goal is not determined from the beginning and thus gives the students the opportunity to be co-creators in the process and to think of something new. We see this as important skills in a future that will require new creative ways of thinking to solve increasingly complex problems. This is a challenging approach for school activities that work towards already established goals. Can these processes follow each other? To investigate this, we have chosen that the artists should primarily work with the teachers to give them tools in how to run such a process. In this way, we hope that both teachers and students will have the opportunity to participate in a process that opens up new ideas and methods regarding art and education and how these inputs can feed each other in the long term.

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Sweden

Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe, with great diversity in its nature and climate. Its distinctive yellow and blue flag is one of the national emblems that reflect centuries of history between Sweden and its Nordic neighbours.

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Sweden - an overview

Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe, with great diversity in its nature and climate. Its distinctive yellow and blue flag is one of the national emblems that reflect centuries of history between Sweden and its Nordic neighbours.

Sweden in brief

Sweden is a sparsely populated country, characterised by its long coastline, extensive forests and numerous lakes. It is one of the world's northernmost countries. In terms of surface area it is comparable to Spain, Thailand or the American state of California. Sweden's borders have been unchanged since 1905 and the country has not been at war since 1814.

Extreme contrasts

Sweden experiences extreme contrasts between its long summer days and equally long winter nights. In the summer, the sun stays in the sky around the clock in the parts of Sweden north of the Arctic Circle, but even as far south as Stockholm (59°N) the June nights have only a few hours of semi-darkness.

The Gulf Stream

Considering its geographic location, Sweden enjoys a favourable climate. This is mainly because of the Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current that flows off Norway's west coast. Scandinavia has been completely covered by ice during several periods of history.

The most recent Ice Age ended only about 10,000 years ago, and the weight and movement of the ice sheet had a profound effect on the landscape. The hard outcrops of underlying rock were polished into the rounded shapes characteristic of Sweden's archipelagoes, and hollows were deepened into valleys and lakes.

Varied scenery with a rich wildlife

With its variety of landscapes, Sweden has everything from bears and wolves in the north to roe deer and wild boar in the south. The country also has a wealth of flora and aquatic life, which contribute to its biological diversity.

Much of the Swedish landscape is dominated by coniferous forests such as pine and spruce, with large forests of deciduous trees such as birch and aspen in the south. Because of their limestone-rich bedrock and favourable climate, the islands of Gotland and Öland and parts of the Scandinavian mountain range have an interesting flora that includes numerous varieties of orchid.

Numbers increasing

Along with its beautiful scenery, Sweden has a rich and varied wildlife. The wolf for example is expanding its habitat across northern and central Sweden. Bear, lynx and wild-boar populations are also increasing. Throughout the country there are large numbers of elk (moose), roe deer, foxes and hares. The elk is a great prize for hunters but is also a traffic hazard. Hunting is closely regulated, and many species of animal are completely protected. Winter bird life in Sweden is dominated by a few species, but summer brings large numbers of migratory birds from the south.

With its long coasts and many lakes, Sweden also has a rich variety of aquatic life. Fish species vary from the cod and mackerel of the salty Atlantic to the salmon and pike found in the far less saline Gulf of Bothnia and in lakes and rivers. Herring and the smaller Baltic herring used to be an important staple food, but today are seen more as delicacies.

National parks

In 1910, Sweden became the first European country to establish national parks, mainly in the mountainous districts of Norrland. This helped save part of Europe's last wilderness from exploitation. Numerous nature reserves and cultural heritage areas have also been established across the country.

Under the Right of Public Access ( Allemansrätten), anyone is entitled to hike through forests and fields and pick berries and mushrooms, without asking the landowner's permission, but this right also carries with it an obligation to respect the natural environment and private property.

Sweden - facts and figures

Capital: Stockholm

Population: 10 million, about 0.13 per cent of the world's population

Life expectancy: Men 81 years, women 84 years

Foreign-born inhabitants: 18.5%

Religion: The Church of Sweden is Evangelical Lutheran, but here are also many other faiths in the country

Language: Swedish

Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, with parliamentary democracy

Parliament: Called 'riksdag', with 349 members in a single chamber

National Day: 6 June

Education: Ten years of compulsory schooling, with most students continuing to three years of upper secondary school, roughly the equivalent of high school. Around one-third go on to higher education at universities and colleges throughout Sweden

Working hours: Standard work week is 40 hours, minimum paid vacation is 5 weeks

Labour force participation: Men: 70%; Women: 65%

Longest north-south distance: 1,574 km

Longest east-west distance: 499 km

Total area: 528,447 sq km, the third largest country in the European Union, after France and Spain

Forests: 63%

Lakes and rivers: 9%

Marshland: 8%

Agricultural land: 7%

Grasslands: 7%

Urban and industrial land: 3%

Exposed rock and mountains: 3%

Highest mountain: Kebnekaise (2,099 m)

Biggest lake: Vänern (5,650 sq km)

Calling code: +46

Internet code: .se

Time zone: GMT +1

Currency: 1 krona (SEK) = 100 öre

GDP per capita (PPP): SEK 455,200 (2017)

Population in major cities (including suburbs):
- Stockholm: 2,210,000
- Gothenburg: 995,000
- Malmö: 643,000

Most important export goods: Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and plastic and rubber products, electronics and telecommunications equipment, energy products, industrial machinery, road vehicles, minerals, foodstuffs

Source: Statistics Sweden

National emblems of Sweden

Among the Swedish national emblems are the blue and yellow flag, two coats of arms, Three Crowns and the national anthem.

The oldest recorded images of a blue flag with a yellow cross date from the 16th century. The yellow cross was always borne on Swedish battle standards and banners, because the Swedish coat of arms was blue divided by a cross of gold. The triple crown device has been used as the emblem of Sweden at least since 1336, when it had long been a familiar symbol of the 'Three Wise Kings'.

Since 1916, 6 June has been celebrated as Swedish Flag Day. This finally also became Sweden's National Day in 1983 and a public holiday from 2005. The date was chosen for two reasons: the election of Gustav Vasa as Sweden's king on 6 June 1523 laid the foundation of Sweden as an independent state; and on the same date in 1809, Sweden adopted a new constitution that included the establishment of civil rights and liberties.

The Swedish national anthem

The lyrics of Du Gamla, Du Fria were written by folklorist and ballad writer Richard Dybeck (1811-77) and set to a folk melody from the province of Västmanland in the mid-19th century. Around 1900, people began to sing it more frequently, and over time it came to be regarded as the Swedish national anthem.

Did you know?

The right of public access

Allemansrätten - the right of public access - gives everyone the right to enjoy Sweden's outdoors. It allows the public to roam freely, even on private land, to camp overnight and to pick mushrooms and berries. The right also brings responsibilities - to treat flora and fauna and other people's property with care. It can be summed up in the phrase 'don't disturb, don't destroy'. The right of public access is written into the Swedish constitution. But it is not a law as such, rather a custom or part of the cultural heritage that has evolved and become accepted over the years.

People in Sweden have a lot of room to move, with only about 23 inhabitants per square kilometre. For the EU, the average is more than 100 people per square kilometre.

If you travel the equivalent of the length of Sweden south from the country's southernmost point, you end up in Naples, Italy.

Translation of the Swedish national anthem
Thou ancient, thou freeborn, thou mountainous North, In beauty and peace our hearts beguiling, I greet thee, thou loveliest land on the earth, Thy sun, thy skies, thy verdant meadows smiling. Thy sun, thy skies, thy verdant meadows smiling. Thy throne rests on mem'ries from great days of yore, when worldwide renown was valor's guerdon. I know to thy name thou art true as before. In thee I'll live, in thee I'll die, thou North Land, In thee I'll live, in thee I'll die, thou North Land.

Learning Swedish

Some starting points for learning the Swedish language:

Learningswedish.se - a free beginner's course
Learning Swedish app for Android Learning Swedish app for iPhone
(by the Swedish Institute and partners)

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Malmö

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A small city with a lot to offer and a welcoming atmosphere. At my place you'll have the chance to bring home both fresh knowledge and an exciting new experience. Welcome!

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Kirsebergsskolan

Kirseberg School is a F-5 school with about 520 students.  Here we start from a broadened concept of text such as the auditory, kinesthetic, visual and multimodal where all languages ​​are seen as equally important. We see that by using several senses and languages ​​instead of just oral and written, children have more tools to express their thoughts and opinions. This is to become visible and make imprints, to have a chance to both meet themselves and others in more ways and to make standpoints that both provide insights about themselves and others broadening the language, their own identity and understanding of the outside world.

https://kirseberg.skola.malmo.se/