Norwegian Kindergarten

This wee film demonstrates why Nordic kids are the happiest and healthiest in the developed world. They get to be children (they dont start school till 6 or 7), they get to play outside even in minus 10 (with the right kit provided), their parents can afford kindergarten (its a max of £200 per month) and they have the right to be there from age 1 (so their parents aren't desperate for them to go to school early). As a result Nordic kids excel at all the skills learned at the very start of life -- communication, teamwork, problem-solving. If kids have great, attentive parents fine. If they don't, it's still fine in the Nordic nations - it's not fine here. And an uneven start in life creates destructive inequality all the way through school and beyond. Thanks to the 4H Kindergarten in Bodo, Wenche Roening the Childcare Co-ordinator there and Mona Rohne of the Norwegian Consulate in Edinburgh.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• kindergarten
• norway
• lesley riddoch
• early years
• wellbeing
• outdoors education
• snow
• nursery

[5Rulle5]

id love those 2 teachers to be my children teachers :) They sound like the best Ive ever seen =) The more professional, serious and responsible but smiling and with good heart :) Theyre ideal =)

[5Rulle5]

these 2 teachers have such an adorable accent! and theyre really cute :) Besides, i enjoyed learning from this video a lot! I hope in some years I can work in a forest kindergarten too

[NicThornsberryDrums]

My kindergarten/elementary school in Vail, CO was very similar to this. At least once per week outside and every Wednesday we would go skiing in the Winter. Everyone loved it. It's sad to see that kids nowadays have no concept of how to play outside and be in nature because they're parents are worried about them scraping their knee or catching a cold. Children are rugged. Let them experience life. No wonder why the U.S is full of fat, unhealthy people draining the resources in this country.

[Maidenfairy12]

hey we americans when we are or were in Kindergarten we go to the zoo you cant beat that

[RGTMagazineTv]

Love this!! so what I believe and did with my girls as much as possible in this backwards country. :)

[eplus4]

I have lived 7 years in Sweden and 3 years in Norway. Norway was "just outside" for dagis and not any real education even if there are wonderful positives re; knives and fresh air. I worked in more than one dagis in Norway and had 2 of my children (I have four) in more than one dagis in Sweden. I love Norway and Norwegians but their bar is low regarding education. Sweden has a higher bar for education and they definitly have the students outside. I'm a teacher: ELL, SpEd and Gen Ed.

[Fiddez55]

Wow my grandmothers house is at 2:35 behind the kindergarten!

[MsTindra]

How on earth did you believe we teach our children to belieeve theyr're better than others in kindergarden by watching this video? That's sick!!!

I have to say the over protectiveness in repect of tjhe children was my greatest loss while living in Italy for a couple of years, and which made med return to Norway. My little daughter was really unhappy, she missed so much being able to play out in nature. I really hope this clip can help kids in other countries to get more freedom.

[NorwegianStory]

@magnamannan23 bu! stop trolling!

[123tisseman123]

@magnamannan23 wtf? they are not teaching kids that they are the superior race...