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 The Alberta, Canada based language arts and culture camp celebrates its 40th birthday Special Release Trollhaugen The Alberta-based Trollhaugen Language Arts and Culture Camp will be celebrating its fortieth anniversary this upcoming August. Since 1973, the Norwegian culture camp has been promoting and preserving Norwegian heritage through history, crafts, traditional skills and culture classes. [...]  Sallie Shawl named as Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Laureate for 2013 Special Release Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Sallie Shawl has a simple wish; she just wants everyone in the world to get along. Even though that simple wish has always eluded mankind, Shawl won’t give up. She has dedicated her life to working for [...]  Amy Lindland crowned Miss Norway of Greater New York 2013 Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Amy Lindland of Cornwall, NY was chosen as Miss Norway of Greater New York 2013 at a festive luncheon at the Arthur Nilsen Banquet Hall in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Amy was born in one of the outlying Norwegian “colonies” [...]  “A Conversation with Tony Kushner,” respected screenwriter, inspires at UND Larrie Wanberg Feature Editor The evening was called “A Conversation with Tony Kushner.” The auditorium was filled with people to hear the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, an Oscar nomination, and known most [...]  A VG report sheds light on poor conditions in Norway¹s state sponsored daycare system Staff Compilation Norwegian news service VG released a comprehensive report on safety and health conditions inside Norwegian daycares on Mar. 11. The report, compiled over the course of 6 months by a special investigation team and including over 30,000 pages [...]  TIP and TAF programs in Norwegian high schools mix solid education with practical experience Kelsey Larson Managing Editor Imagine leaving high school with a craft or journeyman’s certificate, 1– 2 years of job experience, and a specific vocation or grad school experience waiting for you. Many Norwegian students have that option, with [...]  Elizabeth Navarro and her team bring their creativity and entrepreneurial skills from Mexico to Norway with the creation of “ABC for Adults” Jess Larsen Norwegian American Weekly Intern In today’s world, with technology becoming an increasingly important part of our lives, education and language instruction must keep up. The newest wave of education instruction [...]  Students of Norwegian at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. respond to the most commonly asked question Denise Leland, Seattle, Wash. Not a day goes by without laughter emanating from the Norwegian 202 classroom at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash. The enthusiastic group of 13 students starts each day learning Norwegian language [...]  A conversation with Håkon Vinje, dean and co-founder of the Norwegian Language Institute in New York Christy Olsen Field Seattle, Wash. Why learn Norwegian? It’s a question asked by Norwegians in Norway, to people who want to know the value of a language spoken by only 5 million people. For many, it is the opportunity [...]  A youth’s perspective on learning Norwegian To explore the question of why contemporary youth in the United States choose to study Norwegian, four villagers in Skogfjorden’s high school credit program (through Concordia Language Villages) interviewed other participants in this Norwegian immersion summer camp and wrote about their impressions. Anja (17): Keeping Norwegian in the [...] |
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