Árbæjarskóli - Iceland

Complementary Teaching Activities (CTA-days)

FOR 1000 YEARS AGO ...February 1998

For 1000 years ago ...

• CTA-days for 1.-7. grades, including 400 students and duration was 5 days.

• All classes were mixed up in 8 groups each working on one project, one teacher with each group and 2 artists assisting them all.

• Working time was from 8.10 to 11.55 according to timetable and after lunch each class met its supervising teacher.

The CTA-projects

• Runic writing• Food and animals• Christianity• Cottage industry

• Embroidery• Crosses – the symbol

of faith• Children and games• Important people

• Following are examples of work from each day of the CTA-week.

Monday – the sign

• Making of a sign related to their theme

• Writing up a short essay about their sign

Tuesday – posts

• Sew their letter with an old sewing stitch

• Folkdancing – one mother in charge

• Recycling of paper - a cover on the book

• A cross from leatherbands

• Making masks

Wednesday – worship

• Preparing worship pegan gods

• Old traditional Icelandic food

• A feast and dancing

Thursday – Open workday

• Unfinished work was finished

• Preparing an exhibition for partents

• Last preparation• Finishing of book.

Friday - Thingvellir

• A trip to national park of Thingvellir, the old place for the parliament.

• The convertion to Christianity staged.

Saturday – Day of exhibition

• Parents invited• All work on display• Danceshow• Tasting of old

Icelandic food