Hello, Bonjour & Ciao
Premier meeting of the Comenius project – GEOPORT
May 4th 2010
What a day! I just have to thank all students of ES1a, Es1B, En1a & En1b, our guest students from St-Jo, Emile Gryzon and Rosina Salvo and teachers alike for making this day such a success. The presentations were interesting, informative and enlightening. You all i.e. THE STUDENTS, displayed such great initiative, creativity and innovation in regards of the products already produced and the ideas there are at hand – WELL DONE!!!! Me and Mr. Bäckström had a blast and are looking forward to what the future beholds for this project. As Mr. Powers, the principal of the International section of Kungsholmens gymnasium, phrased so well in his speech at the Mingling party – this project is for the students, about the students and made by the students. AS YOUR TEACHERS WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD!
A special gratitude is extended to Mrs. Adlercreutz our Art teacher, whose presentation and interaction with her students regarding the Murder mystery book covers was greatly appreciated.
I would like to give special thanks to Caleb (ES1a) who assisted in the logistic of the morning session. As well a “yea-to-you” August , Robert, Fredrik, Samiul and Klara P (EN1b) that remained and helped us to fix 5417 to its original set-up.
Kungsholmen gymnasium, students of En1b, En1a, Es1b and ES1a greet our visitors from Inst. St-Jo (Le Havre), Inst. Emile Gryzon (Brussels) and Ist. Rosina Salvo (Trapani).
We are looking forward to place a face with a name and to hear what you have been up to. So with no further a do -
BIENVENUE & BENVENUTO
Paolo, Juliette, Paul, Sarah, Aliénor, Dany, Kara, Marie, Liliana, Auriane, Sigrid, Baptiste!!!
We hope you are anticipating our encounter as much as we do.
Well, the Comenius Project is over, or at least the actual part of working. We sent our beautiful articles (Klara made a great job with the layout) containing our two articles about the Russian pipeline around 14.00 today, 2 PM. One of them was a processed interview the Professor in Marine Ecotoxicology, Nils Kautsky, and the other was a more social article, discussing how the pipeline would affect the countries around the Baltic Sea in regard of power. We all have heard people talking about the Russian threat and all that comes with it, but this article sorts out how the pipeline will affect the relation between Russia and its neighbouring countries.
One week from now, the project has its symposium were all of the groups have their own presentation about whatever topic they investigated. It shall be interesting, and also a nice little round-off for this school term.
This group work has been learning, both in aquatic life science and in politics, but I think we have all grown in terms of group assignments and cooperation, and for that, I’m greatful. I hope this project will carry on for the future years, but it is not up for to decide. This is the first time we in Russian Pipeline Group have been in contacted with exchange students in such an academic and ambitious environment, which has been an experience in itself.
The Russian Pipeline Group
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Well, the Comenius project is since long over for the social science students of Kungsholmen, but the work goes on for the students of the natural science classes, and our class, EN1B, are in the middle of this rush hour that is the final weeks of school till summer break working harder than ever before with the Comenius project, Shakespeare Day (english), chemistry tests and politics in social science, but the Comenius project shalt not be left behind and our group investigating the effects of the Russian Pipeline has been working very hard and we are happy to say that our two articles are finished, which will be attached to a poster featuring our complete project, and so is the Baltic Food Web (which just has been edited slightly and pictures of the species in the community has been added, so you easily see what little fishie is being is eating by which and what producer provides energy for what consumer etc. The poster was finished today, so lets finish and call the project “Comenius 2010″ a great success!
The Russian Pipeline Group,
/R
God day dear reader!
We have had our interview with Professor Nils Kautsky of Stockholm University regarding the long term and immediate effects of the biotic environment in the Baltic and how it will be affected as the habitat that is. It was to our surprise how Stockholm University actually looked like; the buildings (amongst them a Chemistry Laboratory) were not of ordinary architecture and had some unique features such as the Laboratory with what I can only describe as weird concrete figures sticking out of the wall. Also, on the other side of a beautiful field (perfect for a picnic) was a massive brick building and I can only assume that is the main teaching grounds, but I don’t really know. It also had a small blue tower on the top of it (gotta say that it would be really nice to see the view from up there).
After a bit of confusion trying to find our professor (and by some help by the janitors) we found Nils Kautsky and we had a very interesting interview (we were awesome interviewers 
) we actually found out that the pipeline is a good thing for the biotic life in the Baltic Sea, as it will increase biodiversity by attracting other life which would have their nische around the pipeline. He also told us about how this project has been ongoing for astonishing two decades, since 1990 that is. Remarkable. Surprisingly enough the only concern he had was how the life in the Baltic Sea would be damaged when dropping the actual pipeline into the sea would take place. Not even a leak would be specifically damaging, as it just gas, which simply would start to rise to the surface in the form of bubbles (large streams) and then evaporate into the environment. It wouldn’t lead to something like the situation at the oil platform in USA, where the oil is damaging the sea horrifically.
After the interview, he offered us to have a look at material from an investigation of NordStream (the name of the pipeline) and regarding the planning of it. It was about four folders that he showed us, containing a massive amount of information about it which we certainly didn’t understand half of it.
To round off I simply want to say that this was a really academic experience, and a great experience (again, academically). This interview has been retold in one of our articles, which I intend to post as soon as it is handed, if not Ms. Dinnétz will do it for us.
The Russian Pipeline Group/R
It has already been two weeks since the mingle and the presentations with our fellow Geoportians and the Comenius Project been set in motion.
Our group investigating the potential effects of the Natural Gas Pipeline being built in the Baltic Sea has been in contact with a professor at the University of Stockholm, Prof. Nils Kautsky, but unfortunately he is going on vacation and therefore our plans of having an interview has been slightly complicated at the moment, but we are preliminary planning of having our interview at a later time. Our articles are in their first stage, meaning in the research stage and we have planned who is going to write about what.
That is currently all I have to report as of today.
/The Russian Pipeline-group.
Greetings!
Although sad that our visitors have left, it has now calmed down a bit. Nice to see that the bloggs are up and running. There is a lot of interesting info being published. Good reading!!!!
I would like to extend my gratitude to Mrs. Rajala (First School Secretary), Mrs. Elofsson (School Assistant, International Section), Mrs. Larsson (School Assistant, Main Office) and Mrs. Gustavsson (Manager of the School Cafeteria) for making this 1st meeting of the Geoport project such a success. Thanks are also in order to our Deputy Head of the International Section Mr. Powers whose speech and appearance at the Mingling / Buffet was greatly appreciated. Also – THANK YOU – to our excellent custodians Mr. Edberg, Mr. Fredriksson and Mr. Pearson for assisting us in the projects.
Soon the minutes from the conference / sessions held on the 4th of May will be posted.
AGAIN – THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SUCH GOOD HOSTS & BRILLIANT PARTICIPANTS OF THE GEOPORT!
KEEP ON BLOGGING…… see ya´Ms. Dinnétz.
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EN1A.
The Baltic Sea, the pristine water that we all know and love. Every year, thousands of Swedes enjoy the water and are comforted by its constant presence. Imagine yourself standing at the Stockholm harbor, a cool breeze in your hair, seagulls squawking and the smell of salt in the air. There is a distinct possibility that this reality be short lived. The threat of oil pollution dangles menacingly over our heads.
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May 4, 2010 in
ES1B.
Would changing the way Slussen is set up now be like taking away the Eiffel tower in Paris, or the statue of Liberty of New York? Slussen may not be a massive tower in Stockholm, but it does however have one thing in common with these beautiful monuments, it attracts many people everyday and is a wonderful necessity for the way the City of Stockholm has been for a long time. Sofie Björck feels that reconstructing Slussen will make it a lot less attractive and remove some of the characteristics of this place. There have been many protests about how the new Slussen is planned to look like, a new “group” on Facebook has been founded, and has circa 2000 members in it, with not only Citizens of Stockholm, but international men and women have raised concern.
Continue reading ‘The New Slussen: Also an Improved Slussen?’
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May 4, 2010 in
ES1B.
Published on
May 4, 2010 in
ES1B.
Slussen is falling apart
Stockholm has to be rebuilt. That has been a fact since 1980s. The present plan of Slussen has gotten many complains. The majority of the people do not want new buildings occupying the view. Exploding this public place and selling its spaces to companies and property owners to be able to finance the reconstruction of Slussen. Are the people willing to pay through taxes in order to save the view?
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