DAY 5: Time to say goodbye. The Polish students left Falstad at 10 am to go back to Warsaw and Minsk.

The Falstad Centre wants to thank everyone involved for memorable days at Ekne, Trondheim, Lundamo and Levanger. Welcome back!

DAY 4: At Levanger upper secondary school students from Warsaw and Levanger are working on the blog. They are also preparing presentations of "Warsaw for Dummies" for the next Levanger class going on exchange to Poland.

DAY 4: The day has started at Lundamo lower secondary school, and the students have returned with happy smiles from their overnight stays. They are now working in mixed groups on topics concerning diversity today - both in Poland and Norway. The results will be presented later today.
 

 Time for a break! The students are served traditional food: "rømmegrøt":

Some are also showing their artistic talents:

The Polish teachers are surprising the students with waffles on the international waffle day:

At the end of the day the students presented their work on minority issues and diversity today for other students at the school. Some of them looked at the rights of children, lgbt, women and refugees, others at immigration and roma people.

Malala: "We recognise the importance of our voice when we are silenced"

DAY 3: Today the students from Lundamo lower secondary school, Levanger upper secondary school, Minsk and Warsaw met in Trondheim.


They were divided into three groups and took part in workshops about the 22nd of July, about the history of Trondheim in Nidarosdomen, and about Jewish culture and history at the Jewish museum.

The regional newspaper, Adressa, came to interview the students, and we will put out a link as soon as the article is published.

Now the students are exploring sunny Trondheim on their own before dinner, and the Polish students will later be accommodated in the Norwegian students' homes.

DAY 2:

Today the students have met the director at Falstad, Tone Jørstad, and have learned about the Norwegian Holocaust from historian Jon Reitan. They worked with and held presentations on the topic “genocide”, and will after lunch look further into “human rights – what can we learn from history?”. They will also have a workshop about 22^nd of July 2011 and make their own products for the memory tree at the Falstad Centre. 

For dinner they will taste regional traditional food: Sodd.  
And we are curious to learn if the students will enjoy it!

Finally, in the evening it is time for a guided tour to the Falstad forest, which was the execution site of SS Strafgefangenenlager Falstad. 

DAY 1: Yesterday the Falstad Centre was happy to welcome the group of 52 Polish students and teachers to the four day student exchange programme in Norway. During the cause of the day the students were introduced to the Falstad history, World War II in Norway and visited the exhibitions. 

They got to taste traditional Norwegian cuisine (kjøttkaker i brun saus), and watched the movie about Max Manus – a Norwegian resistance fighter during WWII.

We are looking forward to four interesting days together!

DEALING WITH DIVERSITY

What is important to remember?

Through encounters with history, culture, and young people with different backgrounds, you have been exposed to diversity in theory and practice – and perhaps also spotted some similarities (?). Of all the things you have learned and experienced through this project, what do you think is important to carry with you? Use this blog to express your thoughts about what you think is important to remember.

You can write texts, use pictures, videos or other ways of expression. 

Send your work to arnhild.jordet@falstadsenteret.no 

Film from the Student exchange program 2014

Museums are increasingly recognized as alternative and supplementary learning arenas for strengthening intercultural understanding and democratic values. Falstad Memorial and Centre for Human Rights and the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw organizes a student exchange programme between Norway and Poland with the support of EEA and Norway grants. Students from Lundamo lower secondary school and Levanger upper secondary school will through thematic workshops and cultural encounters in practice explore the main topic of the exchange “Dealing with Diversity together with students from Warsaw and Mińsk Mazowiecki, visiting Norway from March 22 -26.