About Aust-Lofoten videregårende skole
Aust-Lofoten videregående skole/Upper Secondary School, located in Svolvær, in the Lofoten islands, has a long history as an educational institute.
As an upper secondary school with students between the ages of 15-19, we offer vocational training, general studies, introductory classes for refugees/citizens with a foreign language, and classes for students with special challenges. The Department of Education in the county of Nordland is responsible for and the legal owner of the school, along with 15 other upper secondary schools in the county.
The Lofoten Islands (Visitlofoten.com)
Our school building is modern with up-to-date classrooms and laboratories. Aust-Lofoten vgs also hosts the public library of Vågan municipality and a Newton room where students from the region can practice as scientists for one day. Newton is an active STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) that takes place in specialized STEM rooms.
Aust-Lofoten vgs cooperates with several schools abroad and participates in international programs, such as Erasmus+-projects. Students at our school also take part in different projects that explore local and global issues, such as our project called “Lofoten – de grønne øyene” (Lofoten – the green islands), where our students do field work and meet with a wide range of businesses and organizations to explore local and global problems that threaten the sustainability of the Lofoten islands.
Our school has students representing many nationalities, making it a melting pot of cultural and linguistic backgrounds that manifest itself in a lively atmosphere throughout the school buildings and surroundings. Svolvær and the Lofoten islands represent coastal culture with a thousand-year-long history of fish export. Today, tourism is a major industry in Lofoten and especially in Svolvær, which gives this city a cultural pulsation, possibilities but also challenges unique for an arctic region.
Our students shall:
- Experience well-being and safety at school
- Experience a positive school environment free from harassment and offensive behaviour
- Experience the feeling of belonging
- Be strengthened academically and socially
- Experience that a good social environment is everybody’s responsibility, both the students and the employees at school.
Aust-Lofoten Upper Secondary School pedagogical platform is based on our slogan:
Take the leap – create your future with us!
At our school, students should experience being motivated, engaged, and included.
Sist endret 20.11.2024 12.26