FAQ

Regular classes: These are for students who have Norwegian as their first language and are of compulsory school age (1^st to 10^th grade).

Norwegian for multilinguals: Norwegian lessons for students who know some Norwegian, but not enough to follow the regular curriculum. These classes are called F3.-4., F5.-6., F7.-8. and F9.-10.

Start Norwegian: This is a programme for students who have little experience in speaking and writing Norwegian. We have two classes: S1-2 aimed at ages 6-8 and S3-6 aimed at children older than 8. This programme requires adult participation.

We recommend that children join the classes aimed at their age group. These are based on the regular curriculum from the Norwegian Directorate of Education and Training.

Regular classes

This programme is aimed at students who speak Norwegian as their first language. They usually speak Norwegian at home and most often have two Norwegian parents. Both their spoken and written Norwegian is level or almost level with domestic Norwegian schoolchildren. Many of the students have been in the Norwegian school system in the past.

Students who have Norwegian as their second or third language, or who rarely speak Norwegian in their day-to-day life, should consider one of the “Start Norwegian” or “Norwegian for multilinguals” classes.

Norwegian for multilinguals (F-classes)

This programme is aimed at students who have Norwegian as their second or third language. The students typically understand a lot and may speak some Norwegian, but usually have little experience with reading and writing Norwegian. In addition to language training, the F-classes work on strengthening the children’s Norwegian identity by teaching Norwegian history, geography and society.

Start Norwegian (S-classes)

This programme is aimed at students who have limited understanding of Norwegian. Start Norwegian is a fun and educational language course, specifically developed to teach Norwegian children abroad to speak Norwegian for the first time. It is important that these classes are done with adult participation, and it’s recommended that the family practises some Norwegian in day-to-day life.

Globalskolen uses the online learning platform Canvas – all lessons take place on this platform. Students get their own personal login. If desired, parents can register and follow along with observer status in Canvas.

In addition, we use a separate system for registering students, parents and guardians. Registration and sign-up happens in its own web interface. This is to protect the privacy and security of all participants.

To initiate the admissions process, a parent or guardian must register for a profile. Using their registered profile, they can log into the admissions system. All later communication between the parents or guardians and the admissions office takes place through this system.

Each school year is divided into a spring and an autumn semester. The start date is around 20^th August every year.

Each semester has 15 lessons, and each of these requires at least 90 minutes of work to complete. The Norwegian subject requires a minimum of 60 minutes, and the remaining time is split between social science and CREE (Christianity, Religion and Ethics Education).

All students will receive individual feedback from their primary teacher every week.

We facilitate both individual and collaborative learning. For the youngest levels, we also provide guidance to the parents or guardians on how to best support the student through the lesson.

If you’re already registered as a parent or guardian in our admissions system, you do not need to register again. Log in with your user ID in the application tool and register the new student or students. Link to log in.

If you’re not registered as a parent in our admissions system, then you first need to register, then register your children. Here is the link to admissions registration.

Note: To register your children, you first need to be logged in as a parent/guardian.

When the child is registered, further communication between Globalskolen and parents/guardians will take place through the admissions system and email. If you run into problems with the admissions system, get in touch at support@globalskolen.no

Communication primarily happens asynchronously through the online learning platform Canvas. Communication can happen through text, audio, pictures and video. The teacher and student do not have to be logged in simultaneously.

Price per semester (two semesters per school year).

1^st child: NOK 1250,-
2^nd child from the same family: NOK 1000,-
3^rd child from the same family: NOK 750,-
4^th and following children from the same family: FREE

Invoice will be sent via email after course start.

For the autumn semester, admissions close 30^th August
For the spring semester, admissions close 30^th January
Apply now to secure your spot!

The first lesson of the autumn semester is published Thursday in week 33 every year.
We offer flexible start dates – students can start any time between 15^th August and 9^th September.

The first lesson of the spring semester is published Thursday in week 2.

This is similar:

• -4. receives the same training in grammar as the regular 3^rd grade, and both classes work on the 100 most frequently used words in Norwegian.
• Students are given words to practise in multiples of five a week, and they write the words from dictation the following week.
• Both classes read a book in Norwegian and write a story.

This is different:

• -4. has shorter texts to read, and an alternative text is provided for those who haven’t had much practise in reading Norwegian.
• -4. has a theme-based schedule with words from everyday activities.
• -4. has more interactivity in the practise assignments and prioritises building a Norwegian vocabulary. Students are trained in spelling words that have been used in the week’s theme.
• In F3.-4., students still have to write a story and read a whole book, but the requirements are lower than for the regular class.