Language Policy

  1. 1 Mission statement
  2. 2 Language Philosophy
  3. 3 Achieving and evaluating goals
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3 Achieving and evaluating goals

  1. Positive attitude towards enrolling students with different linguistic background into the IB Diploma Programme. Work actively to facilitate the entrance of students from our partner schools in Russia by actively applying for funding.
  2. Annual study trip to Murmansk, Russia where English is used as Lingua Franca and where students are encouraged to use each other’s languages.  However, due to recent developments, this project will be conducted online and with an apolitical topic.
  3. Encouraging, facilitating and financially supporting leaves for teachers when they go on excursions with students abroad or when attending training, both specific IB and other types of training, either at home or abroad.
  4. Continuous updating of both digital and other resources available for both students and teachers.
  5. Language training initiated by students. Russian and Norwegian students cooperate in regards to language training of each other in spare time. Usually practical oral activities, learning and understanding cultural and historical differences and many more.
  6. CAS doing individual programs and collaborating among fellow students, teachers, parents and local organizations and community while undertaking challenging chores.
  7. Class day at the beginning of the school year. The goal of this day is to get to know each other using team building activities to build confidence and foster trust.
  8. PACT
  9. “How to study in a foreign language” is integrated in IB Learner Lessons and in each subject.
  10. In-house workshop about language learning for all IB teachers with links to ToK.
  11. Funding of school trips abroad: 800 NOK per student.
  12. Knowledge on applying for external funding for projects esp the Barents Secretary that funds culture exchange projects in the Barents Region with focus on exchanges between Russia and Norway. They have fully financed our Barents Projects until the Pandemic started.
  13. Facilitating lessons in Norwegian B and school supported self-taught, and other languages.
  14. General flow of information about language training, especially the possibilities within the Erasmus+ system.

 

Last revised: 30th August 2022

 

Sources:

“Guidelines for developing a school language policy”, International Baccalaureate Organization (UK) Ltd. Cardiff, Wales: April 2008. Print
“Guidelines for school self-reflection on its language policy”, International Baccalaureate Organization (UK) Ltd. Cardiff, Wales: 2012. Print
“Language and learning in IB programmes”, International Baccalaureate Organization (UK) Ltd. Cardiff, Wales: 2011. Print

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