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, Regina Mack am a very joyful person travel. Open and interested in foreign countries and cultures, I wanted to use the opportunity of ERASMU program to expand my horizons and new experiences to sammeln.Das experience of other education systems, I think a very important experience to gain new ideas and old habits überdenken.Für Iceland I made my decision. I am fascinated by the island high up in the north with their widespread opposition and natural phenomena. I have long had a desire to visit this island and get to know a little. The opportunity to live in this country to get to know the Icelanders and make new friends, was a very special I want to miss under any circumstances.
2 Kennaraháskóli - Iceland University of educationKennarahaskóli
is Iceland's third largest university. Iceland University of Education is a very progressive institution of the responsibility on the next generation realize. The University recognizes the importance of international cooperation, particularly in relation to education is strong and with other countries through student exchange and knowledge verbunden.Die University of Education in Reykjavik has to offer is also one of the leading university correspondence courses, there are now all courses for both ordinary and for distance students angeboten.Die University is proud to be a progressive, ambitious and tolerant institution in the field of education / training.
3 study program at the Iceland
"University of Education" offered us was very interesting courses (taught in English). .
3.1: Gods and Heroes, Family Saga, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales
In Gods and Heroes, we read excerpts from the Edda, Saga, Germanic, Scandinavian and Icelandic heroes were presented to us, and we read Icelandic family saga, ghost stories, fairy tales ... These legends, stories, fairy tales and fables were presented with enthusiasm and excitement, told and worked through. The culmination of this Course was an excursion to important historical places.
3.2:.
Icelandic Craft Tradition Traditional Icelandic hand works by past and present have been imagined. We learned about different ways of working with different materials. So we forged ourselves our own ring of silver, carved, presented various works of art made of glass, polymers, copper ... her.Auch in this course, we visited museums and craft workshops.
3.3:. Nature of Iceland and Outdoor Education
In this course we learned one part of the unique and idiosyncratic as Icelandic nature, but also the other learned about the importance of Outdoor Education in Unterricht.Von experts We geographical and geological characteristics of the Island, about Iceland's vegetation, animals live especially over the ocean, beach, rivers and lakes. Excursion destinations were volcanoes, a cave, hot springs, geothermal fields, parks, forests, museums, beach, bird-watching.
3.4:. Icelandic language and use
getting to know the Icelandic language, with special focus on the spoken language and day-to-day use of language. Working class and the homework was a mix of listening, reading, writing and speaking.
3.5. Group Dynamics and Drama in Education in Drama Education
got the chance we ourselves and the others by playing and cooperation getting to know better. We grew together into a strong group, each working with its own skills, ideas and creativity. We had the opportunity to teach communication, leadership, spirit and presentation. We also discussed the value of actors, representational activities and games in education and schools.
3.6:.
school practice we had to sit the opportunity in a preschool and a primary school and to work together.
3.6.1. Pre-school ()
The preschool is for children from 2 to 6 years. All children of school age are still not able to attend preschool. In preschool children receive breakfast and a hot lunch, Most children are at 8 pm and stay until around 16 or 17 clock. The children are prepared for school. Icelandic origin have children, depending on the language skills up to two units (according to 1 ½ Stde.) on the day, language lessons. But children have less developed language disorder or even need to older Fördereinheiten.Die children learned to read and write letters already, tactics fascinated me very much because in this unit were allowed to sit where we were within half an hour two letters in the order of learned alphabet (M, N). However, there are no English lessons in the Vorschule.Wir had the chance zuwechseln by the groups to help and also to sit at the conveyor units.
3.6.2. Compulsory school (grunnskóli)
The primary school - Primary school and secondary school is for children from 6 to 16 years. For the "grunnskóli" Education is compulsory, school attendance is free. Students do not have rights to Icelandic language Icelandic extra lessons. We had the opportunity in the various age groups with the instruction to follow. Ranging from sports and exercise, cooking, textile factory, technical works to music, cooking, sign language was presented to us around a little insight.
4th School system of the host country
In Iceland everyone unabhängigvon gender, City, cultural, and religious background sozilen, possible disability an equal right to Bildung.Das education system is divided into four stages: Pre-school () - for children from 2 to 6 years. More and more now start even younger children (8-10 months). In preschool, the children prepared for school and learn here, too often already know letters. However, there are no English unterricht.Pflichtschule - Primary and secondary education (grunnskóli) - for children from 6 to 16 years. Secondary (framhaldsskóli) - for young people between 16 and 20 years and all those who have completed compulsory education or has 18 years old. For the secondary, there are not compulsory, however, decide to about 90% of a year for a further Schule.Mit this end, the students general Hochschulreife.Hochschule / University (háskóli) acquire - for those who have completed upper secondary education and a matriculation examination "or an equivalent certificate in their book. The grading system in Iceland is from 0-10. From 5 we have bestanden.Das winter / fall semester begins in August and ends before Christmas. As of January starts the summer semester. The summer holidays begin in late May.
5th Travel and adventure,
Pfff .. Here's a beginning, a sequence to find formulations and the end is really much we schwierig.Fangen with the well-known around trips to Reykjavik:
Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon.
Golden Circle: First goal: Thingvellir. A gigantic sight: how proofness DI European continental plate slowly but surely (2 mm per year) of the North American away ... Kerid a remarkable 3000Jahre old geyser explosion craters and their very active little friend Strokkur. The sight of the many enthusiastic seething hot pots, and geysers me, "went into the air completely, and when Strokkur a few times, I simply stopped the mouth offen.Gullfoss The Golden Waterfall is Iceland most famous waterfall. He shoots on 32m in two cascades into a narrow gorge. This natural phenomenon is also in the winter when it is decorated with sparkling ice very besuchungswert.
trip to the Blue Lagoon:
An organized tour led by the University and to the house of the Icelandic President and to the Blue Lagoon. The Blue Lagoon: With their milky spa water, this spa pass something very special for body, mind and soul. Click to splash has been a very special flair, in desolate black lava landscape, surrounded by the steam hisses repeatedly from the geysers, and water you can ever at will be to drive the different temperatures, since it's a natural lake, there are hotter and not so hot Cookies, depending on need. The water is rich in blue-green algae, minerals and fine silica mud, maintain the skin and exfoliate. And it really true then feels as soft as a baby's bottom.
Tölderer through Iceland is certainly one of the "must do" the right Icelanders, comfortable, and do not bring calm to Tölderer with you on the back through the area. It's not a great experience as a horse lover.
Other fun excursions around Reykjavik:
Snæfellsnes: this unique peninsula, it's in a day out but I personally would recommend a weekend with an overnight stay only for a better relaxation and Capacity.
Thjórsá: along the longest river of Iceland combined with a relaxing dip in one of the hot items Tag.Esja perfect: a beautiful walk which, although sometimes a bit breathtaking, but the outlook is beautiful "striking".
bathing in a hot river ...
Simply go to the Reykjavik-buses through the area ... especially
Hafnarfjördur is a beautiful place.
If you have the chance to live in Reykjavik, one should not neglect the many great concerts. And are we already in love with so many Icelandic and foreign bands.
The many trips and Entertainment with the University ...
The tour around the island ...
without many words - just FANTASTIC!
Kulusuk: Reykjavik - Kulusuk: 2 hours flying time, and already the flight to Kulusuk was soooo amazing ... Although Kulusuk in East Greenland is visited annually by thousands of tourists, the village is still remarkably untouched by foreign influence. As in the other villages of the district, to the original Greenlandic culture can experience up close ... also ranked high in my list of highlights - if you can ever make a ranking - I prefer Berso the list (and here I have never found all the above, but all I want to not tell ;-) without ranking for every trip, every experience, every event and has its own special place in my heart.
in Kulusuk Easter: The Easter Mass was a fair as it should be! a nice get together of all the villagers in the small church, the children playing, babies were breastfed, the people sang together ... casual ... 
