The pupils in Year 5-7 share a classroom and a class teacher.
They are given a digital weekly workplan that outlines the week’s tasks, focus and aims taken from the curriculum.
Twice a year they have a parent- teacher conference where the students’ academic and social development is discussed.   

We will often work with common themes.
We want to develop students’ creativity, wonder and curiosity through culture, literature, commitment and practical work.
Some of the topics are explored within separate classes while others are across age groups and can include the whole school. 

Students in Year 5-7 receive three hours of English a week and are taught by both a native English-speaking teacher and a Norwegian teacher. 

Our teaching is largely topic-based and very often cross-curricular, in line with ‘fagfornyelsen’. 

We aim to use ‘London as our classroom’ as much as possible and take advantage of the many theatres, museums and exhibitions that London has to offer. We place an emphasis on literature of all genres and focus on reading, using The Oxford Reading Tree and aim for students to be free-reading by year 6. Our library is stocked with current age-appropriate fiction as well as classic favourites. 

We also teach the Cambridge University ESOL examinations for which our school is a recognised Preparation Centre. ( https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/) These are skills-based examinations and KET, PET and FCE are taught in year 5.-7. Students may sit for the tests but they are by no means compulsory. 

The students have expanded the number of hours in English. There is an English-speaking and a Norwegian-speaking teacher in all English classes. In addition to the subjects in the subject, students have either KET, PET, FCE hours each week. 

The pupils will utilise the rich cultural and historical aspects of London. They will visit museums, historical buildings, art galleries, theatres and different places of worship as part of their curriculum. The school also employs professional instructors for activities such as  climbing, swimming, street dance, fencing, tennis, cricket, rugby and football. In addition to this the pupils have various whole-school activity days each year including a skating day, visits to The Norwegian Church a nature trail on Wimbledon Common and a Sports Day in a designated local athletics stadium.   

Every autumn, students in year 5.-7. go to PGL, an activity camp in Surrey, south of London. It can be compared to a Norwegian “leirskole” . It is an important part of the process of bonding the new and old students into one group early in the school year. Students enjoy being challenged physically and learning through team activities. 

Apart from all that London has to offer (See the tab SCHOOL – LEISURE ACTIVITIES for more information) we have activities after school. There is a school band, a choir, a chess club and Piano lessons.