ICE-2 2022 Session 4 by STOSKIENE RITA

Rita

rita100 — 2019-04-08 20:20:42 UTC

Nature provides the setting in which cultural processes, activities and belief systems develop. There are four key bridges linking nature with culture:

believes and worldviews - culture is a system by which people interpret the world around them. (troll, elf, dwarf, hidden people stories? ) My question: do we see the world around us as nature?
livelihoods and practices: as a set of practices, culture shapes biodiversity through the selection of plants and animals and the reshaping of landscapes (the sheep in Iceland provide food, clothes and warmth, some fields need to be cultivated to gather the grass for winter)
knowledge bases: the knowledge of nature influences people behaviour, understandings and values that shape human interactions with Nature. Knowledge of Nature is collected and transferred through stories and narratives.
norms and institutions: ecological knowledge gives rise to socially embedded norms and regulations. These govern human interactions and behaviours towards the natural environment, and have often co-evolved to sustain both people and Nature.

While making my wool creature I was thinking how many things come from the nature - the wool from the sheep, the metal needle from the mineral rich soil, tables and chairs from the trees, my clothes from animals and plants, the windows, the house, food we eat, the stories we listen to... Nature is overwhelmingly generous in giving and providing with everything we need. Do we take or do we receive? Receive with gratefulness in our hearts and consciousness of its generosity. And at least time from time we all should say 'thank you' to NATURE.

Satu: Learning by doing

2022-04-21 17:02:38 UTC

Today I had a chance to see a local school. It was interesting to hear Silja telling us about her work, and how things are organized in her school. No typical class rooms, no typical lessons; wonder if that could be something I could adopt into my teaching methods. And a heated swimming pool - would be a dream come true to my students. Sorry, but no picture. My troll didn't make it, too harsh conditions. Got lost and passed away.

Patrícia Castanheira - day 4

2022-04-21 17:06:23 UTC

What a great day!
On this first Summer day I’ve learned a lot about the education system in Iceland and the way the school is organized, the activities it promotes and a lot more.
I’m very thankful to Silja and her mother for giving us the opportunity to make a Troll made of wool and for telling beautiful Troll stories.

Paula: Helka troll

2022-04-21 17:47:10 UTC

Today we visited a local school. It was a new school and what a view they have. I have never seen a swimming pool in the school, but they have it. And the whole school was a very beautiful place, it must be nice to study and to teach there. We made our own trolls there, my troll's name is Helka troll.

Rita

rita100 — 2022-04-21 19:15:33 UTC

Link to Icelandic Christmas Trolls.

Rubina

rubinamota1 — 2022-04-21 19:27:15 UTC

Today i learned how to make woollen troll while listing to troll stories and it was very nice.
Each day we learn more about the magical creatures of Iceland and how local people have this belief and respect for them.
I will take with me the troll to Madeira Island.

Gabriela tu

2022-04-21 19:51:19 UTC

Three sentences to define today's morning: what an extraordinary school! What
interesting artistic activity and well integrated into Icelandic culture and traditions! How much hospitality!I love it.

Johanna, day 4.

2022-04-21 20:41:01 UTC

Doing is often a more effective learning method than listening. Today we combined those two.
Every building has its good and not so good parts.

Ana Vieira

2022-04-21 21:30:05 UTC

Today was the day to visit an Icelandic school and see a completely different reality, so we can share it with our school, our students and our colleagues!
We heard more stories about the fantastic trolls that populate this island and, with the help of an excellent teacher, we reproduced our own troll, using wool! It was another wonderful experience to share with our children!

António Pimenta

2022-04-21 22:32:58 UTC

Today I learned…

Today we had the opportunity to visit a local school and check the physical conditions and the pedagogical methodologies and practices of working with the students. It was good to see live how the education system works in this country, it will certainly serve to apply something when I return to my school.

Then we did a workshop on how to make a wool troll... it was a fantastic experience to be able to make real the characters of Iceland's intangible cultural imaginary/ heritage.

It was a fun process that was accompanied by troll storytelling...

The experience went very well and was very well integrated into the training course theory. Each one made their own troll according to their inspiration and their imagination of these hidden beings.

What a fantastic experience!!!

Fátima Ferreira

2022-04-21 23:11:22 UTC

Today was a very special day, for the first time I visited a foreign school, with many differences from the school where I work, in Madeira. In this school we had the pleasure of playing with Icelandic wools and producing a troll, at the same time we heard stories about these characters, through a lady. We physically see with this material characteristic of Iceland, with a lot of emotion. An experience that will stay in my cultural memory and that I will share with my colleagues and future students.

Hervé :

2022-04-21 23:24:39 UTC

This day at scholl confirms certain pedagogical choices I have done... whether for the youngest as for the oldest : multifonctionnal work space and different spaces in wich we can navigate and express our head, our hands and our heart !
I heard today that teacher always learning. I remember Paulo Freire : "ninguem educa niguem, nao ha conhecimento absoluto nem ignorante absoluto. Todos educam juntos pelo mondo" ... special thanks to portugese friends :)

Sonia

soniaferreirardd — 2022-04-21 23:58:51 UTC

The teaching method introduced in Icelandic schools is very innovative and captivating. It was a unique experience. It allowed a study visit to all the spaces of the school and to compare with the schools that. The Troll making workshop was the highlight of the day as it gave us the opportunity to expand our creativity. During the creation of the Troll, stories were heard to be read. I noticed that these same stories were told over and over again, as the books looked worn from the use they were put to. It was an experience that I will reproduce in my class activities and I will have my Kardashian Troll as a mascot. Fantastic teaching method!

Thursday (Christiane)

2022-04-22 00:05:17 UTC

It is valueable to see how different cultures teach their children to appreciate their culture and how it can be realised. Silja and her mother from Sjállandsskóli shared their working experience and knowledge with us while we could be creative. I especially liked the atmosphere of the school, big windows, flowing water, transparency, room for creativity. Schools should all be accessible for the community like here - swimming pool included!