Second Week in Copenhagen

The first lesson we observed was a Grade 6 Maths class. It was difficult to understand what was the lesson about as it was taught in Danish. However, with some help from the teacher and the students, we could roughly understand the lesson.

The teacher began the lesson by introducing the concepts that she wanted to teach and after that, the students are given the time to finish the work assigned by the teacher. Most of the students work as pairs as they discussed how to solve the problems. They can do the work in their own pace and ifit was not completed, they would then have to bring back home to complete instead. One of the tasks was to make a house using the construction papers. As some of them did not managed to form a proper house due to incorrect measurements, they told us that they decided to use extra paper and cover up the hole instead. I, Xing Fen, was surprised as I would have tried to re-do it again if I were in their shoes instead.

                                                                                                                                                                  

As it was one and an half hour lesson, there was a 10 minutes break in between for the students. They would either grab some food to eat or they would head down to the courtyard to play some games.                                                                                                                                                            

We were each given a home-made cookie by the birthday girl! Yummy!

The next lesson that Chao Ngin and I, Xing Fen, observed was a Grade 4 English lesson. We did a short introduction of Singapore and ourselves before they start the lesson. One of the students said that he will be coming to Singapore for Christmas. However, when we told him that there would not be snow in Singapore, he looked disappointed. Oops. In this lesson, they were tasked to brainstorm based on the genre that they chose for their stories. When they were done with it, they can start drafting out the story. During the lesson, the students are allowed to either stay in the classroom or head to the classroom next door (second picture) to complete their work. I guess in this way,  it provides more personal space for the students to think and complete their work. 

Came across this student's story and had his permission to take a picture of it. It was such an interesting story! Check out the story below!

Xing Fen and I, Chao Ngin, also get to observe a Grade 5 science lesson. The students were doing their 3 pages report. In this report, they would need to do an in-depth research on the insect that they have chosen. For instance, they could research further on how the existence of the insect affects the ecosystem and etc. 

 Interesting art pieces done by the students!

We observed another Grade 6 Maths lesson. In this lesson, the students were introduced to parallel lines as well as how the lines would look like in different perspectives (different angles / using transparency sheets to look at things). I, Xing Fen, was intrigued by how parallel lines can be introduced in this manner. 

And not forgetting, the place that we often frequent to grab some sandwiches or ginger shots! A place where the teachers recommended us to go to get some food to eat during our breaks. Their sandwiches are really good! 

During the weekends, Chao Ngin and I, Xing Fen, decided to explore more around Norreport. We went to Nyhavn. It was originally a commercial port where ships from all over the world would dock. Today, the beautiful old houses have been renovated and restaurants dominate the old port. 

We also came across the #happywall! It was so fun trying to form letters on the wall!

We walked further and came across Amalienborg Palace. It is considered as one of the greatest works of Danish Rococco architecture and was constructed in 1700's. The palace is made up of 4 identical buildings - Christian VII's Palace, Christian VIII's Palace, Frederik VIII's Palace and Christian IX's Palace. It was really magnificent.  

  

A statue of King Frederik V from 1771 in the middle of the palace square. 

On Sunday, Xing Fen and Ying Ting attended our landlady's church choir concert. We enjoyed the concert and were really amazed with our landlady!

After the concert, she brought us to a small village in Ballerup. It was a really pretty place, a view that we would not be able to see in the city area. There are some museums, horse shed and animals in the field. I shall let the pictures do the talking!

Posted by: Chao Ngin, Gunita, Xing Fen and Ying Ting