Award for projects for multilingual/bilingual people

The Association of Local Authorities in the Capital Region (SSH) recently received recognition for two Erasmus+ projects:„Support to enhance literacy and integration of multilingual/bilingual pupils in primary schools“and „A Case Study in the Teaching and Integration of Multilingual/Bilingual Pupils in Primary Schools“The projects were recognised for promoting equal opportunities, with the recognition awarded by Rannís and the National Erasmus+ Office. 

Training and development of experience in the reception and integration of immigrant and refugee children

Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður, Kópavogur, Mosfellsbær, Reykjavík and Seltjarnarnes have collaborated in recent years on the continuing professional development of primary school teachers, which has focused, among other things, on providing teachers with training and building experience in the reception and integration of children of immigrants and refugees in the capital region's primary schools. Around 40 teachers and school office staff have visited schools in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with support from Erasmus+.

Drawing on the knowledge and experience of our neighbours in the Nordic countries. 

As soon as the municipalities in the capital region declared in 2017 that they were all willing to take in more refugees and asylum seekers, the question arose of how to support teachers in welcoming pupils from this group, teach them and adapt them to Icelandic society. The most logical course of action was to draw on the knowledge and experience of our neighbours in the Nordic countries, and grants from Erasmus+ made this possible during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years. In total, teachers from 34 schools in the capital region have visited around 20 schools in Denmark, Norway and Sweden through these projects. Following the visits, they have since shared their experience with hundreds of other teachers in the capital region through training sessions, lectures and other promotional materials.

Find out more about SSH's Erasmus+ project:

• http://ssh.menntamidja.is/fjolmenning/namsferdir-til-skandinaviu/
• http://ssh.menntamidja.is/fjolmenning/kennaraheimsoknir-til-nordurlanda/

 The award is from the workshop Ásgarður in Mosfellsbær, a protected workplace that works in the spirit of Rudolf Steiner. See the video about the projects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsLChxN0paI

Rannís's role is to strengthen the foundations of the Icelandic knowledge society by supporting research, innovation, education and culture.