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ZŠ s MŠ Častá, Hlavná 293, 90089 Častá Final Report from the abroad business trip Name of the study visit: B program SK02 Adaptation to climate change Country: Norway City: Koppang Duration: 24.10. – 28.10.2016 Host organization: Koppang skole Participants: List of teachers: Mgr. Cyril Dugovič Mgr. Pavel Michal Mgr. Zuzana Roedolf Mgr. Adriana Cíferská Mgr. Katarína Branišová List of pupils: Juráška Adam 8th grade Petráš Patrik 8th grade Moravčíková Sandra 4th grade Roedolf Ophélie 4th grade Turek Michal 4th grade Zelinková Tereza 4th grade Raising finances: grant EEA and Norway Purpose of the trip: Raise awareness of the Slovak public, students of our school and Norwegian school in Koppang, about the importance of learning falconry at school and its frequent application in adaptation to climate change. Getting familiar with climate change in Norway and the impact of this change on wildlife, especially the predators. Promotion of bilateral cooperation between the Slovak Republic and Norway. Framework Programme: 24.10. – Leaving Častá - 6.00 am, departure Schwechat Vienna, Austria - 10.20, arrival Oslo, Norway - 12:45, arrival at the Slovak Embassy in Oslo at 15.00, leaving the city of Oslo to Koppang at 18.00, arrival in the city of Koppang at 21.00 25.10. - Breakfast at 7.00, going to school at 8.00 in Koppang, greeting Mrs. Headmaster of Koppang school, teachers and pupils at 8:30, presentation of primary school pupils from ZŠ Častá at 9:40, at 11:45 common lunch, touring the school and viewing the methods of teaching and touring the kindergarten at 12.45, visiting municipal gymnasium, dance studio, theater at 15.00, dinner at 18.00 26.10. - Breakfast at 7:30, at 8:50 departure to Evestand, visiting Hedmark University, the Faculty of Applied Ecology and Agricultural Sciences at 9.30; common lunch at 11:45, departure by bus at 14.00, dinner at 18.00 27.10. - Breakfast at 7:00, departure by bus to Elverum, forest museum at 8:00, tour at 10:00, 11:30 common lunch, lecture and tour of the museum at 12.30 am, departure to Koppang at 14:00, dinner at 18:00 28.10. - Departure from Koppang at 9:00, arrival in Oslo at 11.00, departure from Oslo to Vienna at 13:55, arrival to Vienna at 16:20, departure from Vienna by car at 17.00, arrival to Častá at 18:30. Course of the abroad business trip 24.10. - At 6:00 in the morning we met the children and their parents in front of the school in Častá. The departure was 6:15 by three cars to the airport Schwechat Vienna in Austria. Departure was scheduled for 10:20. We had about ten minutes delay. We arrived in Oslo at 12.45. At the airport a nice bus from company Unibusstur was waiting for us. At 15.00 we left for the Slovak embassy in Oslo. Mr. Ambassador, František Kašický, welcomed us and prepared us for a presentation about the work of the Ambassador and the Consul, but also about the history and attractions in Norway. After the presentation, examination and small snacks we went for a small tour of Oslo. We visited the Peninsula Bygdoy, which is located just a few minutes from the city center of Oslo. There is a summer house of Norwegian royal family. There are also permanent addresses of many of the most interesting museums: Norwegian Folk Museum, The Viking Ship Museum, the Kon-Tili Museum, Fram Museum – The Polar Ship Fram and Norwegian Maritime Museum. The next stop on our journey was Holmenkollen National Arena. It is a ski resort with a large ski jumping hill, tracks and a shooting range for biathlon, crosscountry skiing and biathlon stadium. Inside the ski jump is the world’s oldest ski museum, with 4000 years of skiing history on display. It had previously hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics. Our last stop was The Vigeland park, named after the sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869 - 1943). He created all the statues and statuaries, containing more than 600 pieces. One of the park's most popular statues, Angry Boy (Sinnataggen), is placed here. After the exhibition of the park we said goodbye to Mr. Ambassador and we moved by bus to Koppang. We arrived there at 21.00. In the front of the hotel there was waiting and welcomed us Mrs. Headmaster of Koppang school and Adam Bielek, Slovak who lives in Koppang. 25.10. - We had breakfast in the morning at 7.00. After breakfast at 8:00, together with Mrs. Headmaster Hilde Solvang we went to school in Koppang. After arriving at school, we were welcomed and acquainted with staff and children from the school parliament. At 9.00 pupils from Koppang school prepared a warm welcome. They sang the school anthem. Our students were not left in shame and sang the Slovak anthem. Our pupil from 8th grade, Patrik Petráš, played the violin. We gave Mrs. Headmaster, Hilde Solvang, gifts that we brought with us, Modra ceramics, shirt of our expedition, dolls made of husk of corns named Šúpolienky and chocolates with our school logo. At 9:40 Mrs. Headmaster, Adriana Cíferská, opened the presentation of primary school in Častá about Slovakia and the education system in Slovakia. We presented what falconry is, how we teach falconry in our school and we introduced some more predators. After the presentation we prepared a little quiz and Norwegian children got a reward - feathers from our birds of prey. At 11:45 we had lunch together. After lunch we went on a tour of the school premises, the premises of the kindergarten, and we saw teaching in progress. Pupils from 8th grade went to play football with pupils form Koppang from 6th and 7th grade and 4th grade students from Častá went on a tour of the premises of the municipal gymnasium, dance studio and theater. We had dinner at 18.00. 26.10. – We had breakfast at 7.30. We left Koppang for the city of Evenstad at 8.50 by public transport - bus, together with pupils of 5th and 6th grade school in Koppang. In the city we visited the Faculty of Hedmark University and at 9.30 we had a presentation by prof. Kristin Evensen Gangås and Slavomíra Janda about wild predators in Norway and Slovakia. We had lunch together at 11.45. After lunch we went to see two female elks belonging to the campus. We left the university by bus at 14.00. We had dinner at 18.00 and after dinner we went to visit local youth clubs. 27.10. - We had breakfast at 7.00. At 8.00 we left by bus for the town Elverum, Norwegian Forest Museum, which shows the history and importance of forest in the life of northern residents. We were divided into two mixed groups. In the wood at 10.00 we had a lecture about the history of hunting and methods of hunting bears and lynx. Then we had lunch together at 11.30, we grilled hot pancakes - a traditional Norwegian meal. At 12:30 we had a lecture about birds and about hunting ducks in Norway and we went to visit the museum. We left the museum for Koppang at 14.00. We had dinner at 18.00. After dinner some of our teacher together with pupils from 8th grade went to annual concert into a local hall. 28.10. - Breakfast was at 7.30. We left the hotel in Koppang at 9.00. We arrived at the airport in Oslo at 11.00. We had lunch at the airport. Departure from the city Oslo to Vienna was about 13:55. At 16:20 we arrived in Vienna and in Častá at 18.30. Result of the project: - closer knowledge of country - getting familiar with climate change in Norway and its effect on animals, especially predators - getting familiar with the education system in Norway - improving language and presentation skills of our students and teachers - motivation for learning a foreign language - establishing future partnership with a school in Koppang - increasing attractiveness of our schools due to cooperation with schools in Norway - motivation based on knowledge of another culture - working as a team consisting of teachers and pupils