We have arrived safely in Trondheim

FINALLY AT TRONDHEIM AIRPORT!

THE WHOLE DELEGATION BEFORE GOING TO MEET THEIR HOSTS WAITING AT THE SCHOOL

TOGETHER AGAIN!!!!

WELCOMING BY HEADMASTER WENCHE

Adwoa is staying with us so she is gonna wright something:

We arrived safely in Trondheim and were introduced to our host families.

We have seen the Byåsen skole and we think its very nice.

We got a nice reception and they said that to morrow there is a surprise for us.

How is every one in Akosombo?

Love Adwoa

Sandra´s friend Fanny is hosting Joshua and Nelson this week so they are coming to eat supper with us, so they have something to say:

Joshua

We have arrived safely in Trondheim , Norway the journey was okay but tiring.We have also seen the Trondheim city and it is very beautiful and not so long ago we had great fun I also want to say hi to my parents.

GREETINGS FROM JOSHUA. ......................

Nelson

As Joshua said we have arrived safely in Trondheim (Norway). In all the flights adding the number of hours we spent about TEN hours. Not to say much, first of all I thank God for bringing us safely to Norway, secondly , I thank the Akosombo International School, last but not the least I thank my parents for spending such a huge money on me .We are having a great fun. I know that God will bring us back so that next chance will be for others.

Nelson.

After supper the guests gave a drum performance.

(Abena II)

Intervju med Lotte

Vi har hatt et lite intervju med Lotte om hvordan det blir å få besøk fra Ghana og hvordan det er å ha brevvenner fra andre siden av jorden.

Her er Lotte:

Theresa spør:

Hvordan blir det å få besøk fra Ghana?

Lotte svarer:

Jeg gleder meg veldig til å få besøk av brevvenner i Ghana!!

Det blir så utrolig gøy!!! Det er så gøy å tenke på at det faktisk kommer noen fra den andre siden av jorden for å besøke oss!

Theresa spør:

Hva er det første du skal si når de kommer?

Lotte svarer:

Jeg tror jeg kommer til å bli litt sjenert, men ettervært kommer jeg sikkert til å begynne å snakke litt og spørre de om hvordan det er å bo i Ghana.

Theresa spør:

Syntes du det er dumt at det bare er ei som kommer som er på din alder?

Lotte svarer:

Ja jeg syns jo det hadde vært veldig moro hvis det kunne kommet flere, men sånn ble det.

Theresa spør:

Har du lyst til å dra å besøke de i Ghana en gang, og tror du du får lov av foreldrene dine?

Lotte svarer:

Ja det vil jeg UTROLIG!!

Jeg vet allerede nå at jeg får lov.

Theresa spør:

Hvordan er det å ha brevvenner fra Akosombo(Ghana)?

Lotte svarer:

Det er så utrolig moro å ha noen fra andre siden av jorden til å snakke med seg på brev!!

Det må vi ikke slutte med!

Ok, takk for at du tok deg tid til å bli intervjuet!

Lykke til med besøket!

-Theresa(AbenaII)-Lotte(4A)

Final count down; preparing at waste management station

Both in Akosombo and Byåsen we had parents meetings on thursday, about how it will be to stay in Norwegian homes, so now we are just waiting for the visitors to com! On thursday 4th grade went to Heggstadmoen, the city´s sours plant, now we now even more to show to our friends on green flag.

Friday we practice to the welcoming ceremony! Now all i haw to do is clean my room for my pen-friend Adwoa to com!!

The only thing that worry us is the on going school strike. But the school is doing every thing to avoid the strike.

We haw been asked who the teachers coming are so here some pictures of them and those responsible for the visit at Byåsen!:

Teacher Margareth has been coordinating the letter exchange since it started and is now heading the Green Flag coordinating committee at Akosombo. She is the always inspiring and friendly teacher of second grade.

Teacher Gifty is the joyful Drama, music and local language teacher.

The organizing committee at Byåsen:

Principal Wenche (with her new neckless from Akosombo)

Second grade teacher, and program coordinator Johanne

Green Flag coordinator Torgeir

(Abena II)

Grace@60!

Today its Graces 60th birthday,HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE!!!! From every one at Byåsen school!

That means that you soon will retire, that is sad but it gives us an opportunity to look back and see what we have done over the years of our collaboration. We have collected some pictures from the many crossing point for Educational, Environmental and cultural exchange that the exchange has given over the year - thanks to your support os the Director of the VRA schools - located at Aksombo International School:

AKOSOMBO 2005

My second grade at Byåsen in 2004 started having programs about Ghana - we learend to cook, dance and sing. When Aksombo´s school administrator - Thomas Ameyaw - came to see this at the celebration of the UN-day, he suggested that the two schools collaborated. It started with exchange of letters. In 2005 our family had the opportunity to bring the first formal exchange of letters and gifts. It was a great meeting with you, the students and the kids - which we shared thru pictures with our school mates at home.

Christmas 2007

With the help of the teachers Kari at Byåsen school and Margareth at Aksombo the letters continued, together with other activities. In 2004 our class celebrated Ghanian christmas. We wrote about how we do it in Norway - and when our family visited Ghana for Christmas in 2005 - christmas cards and gifts were exchanged and we were invited to see how you celebrated at school.

(Our Mother tells us to say that the school Choirs version of Hendels Mesias was as good as what she has heard in our Chatedral)

Now also other classes has become part of the exchange. Here Junis is showing proudly her first card from Norway.

Like last time we visited we spend time with our pen-pals in the class room - showed powerpoint pictures of those who didn´t come and your students sang for us and told us about how it is to go to school in Ghana - so that we could explain when we came back.

The principel Wenche at Byåsen send a formal invitation for you to come for a visit so the collaboration could develop further. Everybody was very excited when you and Thomas accepted it.

VISITING NORWAY AND BYÅSEN 2008

We were all very excited when you came to our school!

For a whole week the school was about Ghana, and you told us many stories about Ghanian culture.

At the school we even have a Ghanian dance group that performs at special occasions,

this time we had learned a dance from the Volta region that we got to show you.

Guest of Honor on our national day Mai 17th. Meeting our Major Rita Ottervik

Greeting the childrens parade from the Majors tribune

Byåsen School with their school band, flag parade

Children greeting you with the banner "welcome Mrs Grace"

You also got to meet with other people and establish future contacts while in Norway:

You got to meet our Bishop to be, Tor Singsås.

Since Byåsen school is a green flag school the school decided that the collaboration should be part of their green flag program. You got so interested in this program and wanted to bring it to Akosmbo. Here Meeting Green Childrens City´s manager Anne Grete - to learn more.

Speaking for the Youth Council and their visitors from Germany!

PUPILS, TEACHER and PARENTS RE-VISITING

AKOSOMBO

I.S. 2008

When in Norway you got a doll from the school wearing the national dress from our region. When a delegation from Trondheim came to Aksombo just two months later - we were VERY surprised to see one of your students meeting us in our dress together with a girl wearing Ghanan traditional dress!
You had made sombody copy the dress from what the doll was wearing! In Ghana everything is possible. Adwoa who is wearing our "bunad" is coming to see us this time - we will have to surprise her too.

Friends forever!

Meeting after 4 years as pen pals was great

This time the visit was also abou the environment. here visiting a ecological fair-trade banana farm.

The friendship continues to grow between students and teachers.

Kari and Margareth discussing learning strategies.

AKOSOMBO 2010

This spring a lot of work has been done on the collaboration: You got a Norwegian student in class, and together we went on a mission: ALL VRA-SCHOOLS WERE GOING TO BE ECO-SCHOOLS BEFORE YOU RETIRED! And the preparations were made for the first group of children and teachers to travel from Ghana to Norway!

We wish you a happy birthday and know you will continue supporting the collaboration and Environmental work also in the future!!

(Abena I og Abena II, with some help this time)

They are coming!

Finely it is confirmed that 7 pupils and two teachers from Akosombo International School is coming to Byåsen and Norway, and that in less than a week!! This will be the firs group of students coming from Ghana to Norway as part of our exchange program. On Friday we delivered the letters from Akosombo to the pupils at home. Theresa held a good presentation about the similarities and differences between going to school in Norway and Ghana. The grades came two and two to get their letters, and Theresa delivered them for you (Akosombo students) ☺.

They also spoke about what has happened with the environmental, educational and cultural exchange since the school Director and Administrator was here two years ago. The coordinating teacher had prepared a big surprise for all of us - on the big screen in the assembly hall we got to see the Akosombo school choir singing their "Electricity song"!
See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxJniu1bEX4
Tomorrow the 7th grade is going to get their letters; they had exams at Friday so they had to complete that before getting the letters.

Maybe you noticed something new about the blog, yeah it’s in English. That’s because we have a lot of readers outside Norway, so this is for you. In particular it’s so for the pupils, teachers and parents in Akosombo so that they can get a bit prepared on what to expect for the journey - and for those not traveling to be updated day by day while the visitors are her. I guess you also noticed that I’m not really good in English so, sorry if you don’t understand everything.
Oversettelse til norsk finner dere nedenfor!

-Sandra(AbenaI) ☺





Endelig er det helt sikkert at vi får besøk fra Akosombo International school kommer til Norge, og det allerede innen en uke:-) / elever og to lærere. På fredag leverte vi brevene til alle trinnene på skolen, utenom 7ende, for vi hadde tentamen kjempe gøy (not). Jeg var ikke med og delte ut brevene pga tentamen, men Theresa var der jo. Hun snakket om hva som er likheter og forskjeller på å gå på skolen i Norge og I Ghana. De snakket også om hva som har skjedd med miljø, utdnning og kultursamarbeidet siden sist vi hadde besøk - og det var besøk nedover. Det kom to og to trinn omgangen for å få brevene fra kultur. En stor overraskelse var at lærer Johanne hadde lastet ned strømsparingssangen til Akosombo koret som går som TV reklame i Ghana fra You tube og viste på storskjerm! I morgen skal sjuende få brevene sine, så til alle dere som har "mast" om å få brevene så kommer de i morgen. (Det med masingen er jo bare bra det da) Dere merket sikkert at innlegget var på engelsk, det er fordi vi har endel lesere som ikke kan norsk, det er også fordi at da kan de i Akosombo følge med på hva vi gjør for å forbrede oss også kan foreldre, lærere, elever m.m som kke kunne komme til Norge følge med på hva vennene, ungene, elevene gjør mens de er her.



-Sandra (AbenaI)

Q: Hva synes du om at vi blogger på engelsk? bra/ikke bra

Om Ghana 4H på 4H-dagen, Ghanesisk skolegang på skolen og GJESTER FRA AKOSOMBO!

Det har vært travledager siden vi kom hjem, og selv om det nå er noen uker siden vi reiste fra Ghana er det fortsatt mye som handler om oppholdet vårt der - og ikke minst at det endelig er klart at BYÅSEN SKOLE FÅR BESØK AV BREV-VENNER FRA AKOSOMBO!
Ettersom vi hadde vært aske-fast rakk vi bare å innom skolen på fredag før vi dro på 4H-leir. det ble derfor liten tid til å forberede seg til presentasjon på 7. trinn som skulle være på mandag i 1. time. Jeg viste litt andre bilder enn det som har vært på bloggen. Det var litt verre å snakke til de som jeg kjenner godt fra før - enn til folk en ikke kjenner. To av vinnerne av blogg konkuransen går på trinnet, så nå er premiene i og på de rette hender. På bildet forklarer jeg hvordan armbåndene til førstepremien var smeltet om fra resirkulertglass og etterpå håndmalt - en passe premie for en miljøskole! (Abena I)
Den 4. mai var jo 4H dagen. Dagen før var vi i Byåsen 4H på Vollgård og feiret dagen sammen med Voll 4H. Der hoppet vi I høyet, hilste på dyrene, spilte volleyball og pyntet kaker☺.Vi var over 50 stykker der! Mens kakene ble spist hadde Jeg og Theresa en powerpoint presantasjon om hve vi gjorde men’s vi var i Ghana, om hvordan 4H jobbet i Ghana og om 4H prosjektet vårt som er denne bloggen. Det var mange som stilte spørsmål og noen som ville bli brevvenner med 4H-ere i Ghana (Abena I og Abena II)
Det er mye arbeid og lage power point presentasjon og øve inn det som skal bli sagt. Vi forandrer bilder for hvergang for at det skal passe til det vi skal snakke om og dem vi skal snakke til. Her sitter jeg og øver meg til jeg skal fortelle 4A og 4B hvordan det var å gå på skole i Ghana og hvor forskjellig det er å være barn der og her og mye mer, mens jeg spiser frokost.
Man kan vel si at det gikk bra! (Abena II). På fredag skal vi begge bli med rundt til alle trinnen og dele ut svarbrevene og gavene som vi har med fra brevvennen våre på Akosombio International School. - Så skal vi snakke om besøket som kommer 1. juni! 6 elever og to lærere skal være på skolen i to uker!!! Det blir spennende og treffe dem som vi nettopp har vært sammen med i Ghana her i Norge. Det skal vi blogge mere om!
.....det skal bli fint å tømme den store kofferten som har stått i gangen siden vi kom hjem...........
Abena I og Abena II

Borte bra men hjemme best?

Da aske skyen lettet over nord Europa ble vi med det første flyet som gikk via Amsterdam til Trondheim. Egentlig er vi ikke så glad i å fly, men vi skulle på 4H-tur til Hasselvika. det var råkaldt å komme hjem, vi hadde nok blitt mere vant til varmen enn vi trodde...
Det var fint å treffe alle vennene igjen, være ved fjorden og på gården i Hasselvika og se etter vårtegn. Litt rart å se etter vårtegn, når vi kom fra sommeren - men likevel fint.

Theresa (Abena II) elsker dyr, så å feire bursdag i fjøset var topp for henne.


Abena I