Meeting with Lilla Vos andcolleagues at the Danish Education Ministry. Nikkoli provided an overview of the Danish education system that can be viewed at www.uvm.dk Schooling is compulsory up to Year 9,with options for more specialised choice available in the final three years of school. In Denmark responsibility for Education resides with the local Municipal authorities with the National Government having no direct management of the K-12 schooling. The principl...

HIGH SCHOOL COPENHAGEN:Abolore Academy An opportunity to visit three class groups utilising a one-to-one laptop program.The opportunity to discuss the possibilities and opportunities arising from access to a personal laptop computer within the classroom was enjoyable.The students were articulate and not shy in offering their opinions about the benefits that they see attached to utilisinig technology to personalise their learning experience.We visited classes i...

Katrinedals Skole Copenhagen www.katrinedal.kk.dk Katrinedals Skole is a Primary School built in 1936 catering for approx. 700 students from grade P - 6 in Copenhagen. The school is trialling a program of staggered enrolments. The students are enrolled in the school the day after they turn 5. The school provides an extensive program based around an age / grade concept. ICT is extensively used throughout the schools programs. The school has a policy of ...