Strømmen upper secondary school is situated in Strømmen which is a small urban area just outside Oslo. The school offers vocational studies to about 700 students, there are also courses available for adults’ training. Strømmen upper secondary school is an innovative school that inspires their students through collaborative learning and interesting programmes.
Educational programmes
Our school offers various educational programmes in the fields of
• Health and Social Care Studies
• Arts, Crafts and Design Studies
• Electrical Trade Studies
• ICT
• Technical Skills and Industrial Production.
Courses available for adults’ training.are:
• Paramedics
• Care assistance
• Automechanics
• Electrical studies
Thematic and Social Profile
At Strømmen upper secondary school we aim at creating a friendly and tolerant environment, where all young people and adults, irrespective of abilities, background or gender, can enjoy, exercise and develop their knowledge, talents and interests. Cultivating students’ social competence is considered an important issue in the educational work.
Our school is open to the local and national working life, and cooperate to a large extent with both public and private institutions and companies relevant to our lines of studies. Ensuring apprenticeships and placement is a very important part of our training, which is based on solid theoretical knowledge combined with practical skills.
International projects
Strommen upper secondary school takes part in the EU’s educational programme PLL, Programme for Lifelong Learning, through different projects.
Comenius: School cooperation with ten different European countries in the project “Cultural Identity and Development of Tourism”. Two more Comenius projects, in the fields of healthcare and mechanical studies, are being prepared.
Grundtvig: the school takes part in developing and promoting a website for senior citizens concerning e-learning.
Leonardo de Vinci: Students from Strømmen have for many years had their placement period in different institutions in Europe. Healthcare students have their placement in therapeutical centres in Lithuania and Greece, automechanics in Finland.
• Norplus: Educational exchange of students and apprentices within the northern countries of Europe take place every year.
SVS takes part in the EU’s e-learning programme through the project “Living our environment.” An Italian school in Sicily and one in Lithuania join Srømmen in the project.
Scholarship- and training funds established through the EEA grants. SVS takes part in the project “PISE 3- Paper in school- environment-economy-education” together with a gymnasium in Teplice in The Czech Republic and two other Norwegian schools.
Strømmen has taken part in the Young Enterprise for many years. The students develop their business skills and learn how to run a company in cooperation with other students. This proves to be an efficient educational approach for young learners.
Pedagogical foundation for Strømmen upper secondary school
The school’s activities are managed according to current laws and regulations. The didactic and methodical principles are developed consistently with the philosophical and theorethical basis of the Consequence pedagogy. The school’s management is based on attitude, this implies that all members of staff will let the grounds of the Consequence pedagogy form the basis of their interaction with the students.
1. Respect for the student
The management and organizational structure at Strømmen upper secondary school aim at maintaining a pedagogical foundation in accordance with the Consequence pedagogy.This means that all members of staff should:
• make their work qualifying the students for the future as their major task
• respect the social and personal qualifications of every student
• choose actions according to the school’s pedagogical frame of referance
• use the Seven Point Plan for social competence in action as a basis for guidance students
• give the students an opportunity to regard themselves as resourceful
2. Knowledge forms the basis for all activities
Knowledge about pedagogical foundation, students and current courses are the basis for all decisions of any importance concerning students and organizational development at Strømmen upper secondary school. This means that all members of staff should:
3. Result orientation and efficiency
The work at Strømmen upper secondary school should be distinguished by a deliberate choice of educational methods assuring that the goals in laws and regulations are met. The above mentioned pedagogy forms the basis in the daily work ensuring that the students complete their secondary training and achieve competence leading to apprenticeship, further educaton or employment.
This means that all members of staff should:
• commit themselves to an attitude based on the school’s pedagogical foundation
• use the existing pedagogical methods and the teaching theory for current curriculums to ensure high standards for all students
4. Direct and open dialogue
The cooperation at Strømmen upper secondary school should be characterized by a firm commitment, a common ambition and a direct and open dialogue. Joint efforts should bring forth pedagogical results according to the school’s pedagogical foundation. This means that all members of staff should:
• find a good balance between the school’s pedagogical foundation and private and subjective interests
• show a mutual respect for each other’s areas of work
• immediately render visible problems both in the pedagogical and the organizational area
• comply with current instructions, thus ensuring a good administrative practice current laws and regulations. The didactic and methodical principles are developed consistently with the philosophical and theorethical basis of the consequence pedagogy. The school’s management is based on attitude, this implies that all members of staff will let the grounds and perspective of humanity of the consequence pedagogy form the basis of their interaction with the students.
Management and organization structure at Strømmen upper secondary school aim at holding on to a pedagogical foundation in accordance with the consequence pedagogy.
Knowledge about pedagogical foundation, students and courses available are the basis for all decisions of any importance for students and organization development at Strømmen upper secondary school.
The work at Strømmen upper secondary school is distinguished by a deliberate choice of educational methods and ways of working assuring that the goals in laws and regulations are met. The above mentioned pedagogy is the basis in the daily work ensuring that the students complete their secondary training and achieve competence leading to apprenticeship, further educaton or employment.
The cooperation at Strømmenupper secondary school is characterized by a solid commitment, a common ambition and a direct and open dialogue. Joint efforts brings forth pedagogical results according to the school’s pedagogical foundation.