10 by Nancy Orr Visitors to Terrace last week “prought a glimpse of Norway to Northwest Community College. ' Nels Neilsen, rector, and Magne Rasch, registrar, of Bodo, Norway, spoke of the similarities and dif- ferences of their New College Hogskole Senteret 1 Nordland in ~ northern Norway, compared with NWCC in northern B.C. In Bodo, above the Arctic Cir- cle, the population.is scattered and often isolated in the miles of fjords that compose the coast line of Norway, with steep mountains ris- ing from the sea and small pockets of arable land. Myriads. of small islands dot the inlets with usually “one family to an island”, said Neilsen. “The water is their roadway and motorboats replace motor cars as Caledonia studies in Denmark Adam Ford, a member of the Caledonia Senior Secondary School class of 1988, has taken his fourth-year Bachelor Commerce studies to Scandanavia. Ford is currently attending the Danish International School at Copenhagen for a four-month course in international finance. His mother Jayne Green, who recently moved from Terrace to Nanaimo, reports that Adam is staying with a Danish family and experiencing the culture there first hand. She said he is astonished by the importance of bicycles as a means of transportation, During the first part of his stay he has travelled to Jutland in the west of the country to visit farms and examine historical sites left from Viking times. The Most Famous Basket in the Wartd Secon ign. SINCE Cy ~ It's time to call your Welcorie Wagon hostess. Karen: 638-0707 . tion.” eries and aquaculture are major Terrece Review. — Wednesday, October 30, 1991 Norwegian educators swap info with ngewe the form of high-speed transporta- the rector with a smile. - Small wonder, then, that fish- components of the curriculum of the college, together with business administration and social sciencés. Norway, with its population of 4.4 million, has four universities and 15 new colleges along with several traditional colleges, servic- ing approximately 130,000 stu- dents, Many students go abroad. for their study. The school system in Norway is like that of B.C. but has some dis- tinct differences. Formal schooling begins at age seven, but children attend nursery school from age two or three. There are six years of primary school followed by three years of secondary school, An extra year is available at the end of secondary school “for the ones who have had other interests in mind and need to catch up,” said grad takes fields of study. US. Adam worked in Terrace this past summer for Pacific Norther Gas. He is scheduled to return to Vancouver Dec. 21 and finish his studies at UBC, expecting to com- plete his degree requirements in & the spring of next year. Adam Ford At this stage of the students’ education, national examinations are held. It is from this step that students decide where to take future study — at universities (up to eight years), new colleges, tra- ditional colleges or specialty schools. The traditional colleges have specialized i in teaching, nurs- ing and other professions, ‘and the new colleges are introducing other . The popularity of the new col- leges is evident; in Bodo 5,000 students applied for 800 places last year, In 1991, enrollment at Bodo was 1,500 full-time students and 400 part-time with 105 faculty members, 32 administrators and a budget approximating $10,000 To date, only universities can grant degrees, but the colleges are hoping to change that. “We do the work, they grant the honours!” said the rector.. One of the major differences between Norway and B.C, is that the colleges offer only two semesters a year instead of three. And there are no tuition fees! Added to this, students have access to up to $8,000 in loans a year, However, colleges in Norway only need to make provision for one minority language, Samir (Lapland), and are not faced with . the costs and difficulties of pro- viding for the multiplicity of lan- guage differences of B.C. native people and the vast number of new Canadians with language differ- ences, or the official second lan- guage. Nor do the Norwegian Col- leges offer the equivalent of Adult Basic Education (ABE) as do the B.C. Colleges. The visitors were enthusiastic about their progress in the new college system and their hopes for the future, And they spoke of the need for changes, too. The rector’s voice became pas- sionate as he spoke of the need for more emphasis for scholars to take mathematics. “It (mathematics) needs to be emphasized and taught from carli- est years, said the rector. “The stu- dents reach the upper grades and find they are lacking in basic skills. They are put off from tak- ing many of the sciences and upper subjects. We are not getting the numbers for the technical and advanced studies; a greater under- standing of mathematics must come from the early years of study.” emphasize the need for early train- ing with his colleagues at home. The two representatives were particularly interested in the deliv- ery of education to remote regions and in the technology involved. They were pleased to meet again with Michael. Hill, the newly appointed coordinator at NWCC who spent a year in study in Swe- den and travelled through Norway. Professor Neilsen had visited friends in Prince Rupert before coming to Terrace and has enjoyed the beauty of the North- west, which he says is “so much like home”. _ ARIES Mar. 21-Apr. 19 Do not wait for something to happen before becoming involved. Take action and tackle any situation that may arise. Time is on your side right now. Be patient and what you are looking for will be found. 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