English in Borderland Schools
Ten Norwegian and ten Russian teachers from towns in the Norwegian-Russian border area will get higher education in English.
The teachers come from the Norwegian municipality of Sør-Varanger and the town of Zapolyarny on the Kola Peninsula. The project is called “English in Borderland Schools” and is co-financed by the Norwegian Barents Secretariat. Bodø University College and the Pedagogical University in Murmansk are responsible for the teaching, Bodø University College’s web site reads.
The twenty participants are going to meet four times a year, two times in Kirkenes and two times in Zapolyarny. Their Norwegian and Russian pupils from 5. and 6. grades will also meet each other as part of the project.
The aim of the project is that teachers of English on both sides of the border shall learn from each other’s experience and practices in teaching .
