Following the departure of 2IB’s contact teacher Anna Nøkland, Kate Reed became Nesbru’s new IB English B and psychology teacher, as well as joining Alexander Bjørndal to be one of 2IB’s two contact teachers. I sat down with her to ask her some quick questions about her background, her ways of teaching, and what impact she wants to make on her students when they eventually graduate. “Hi Kate, could you tell a bit about yourself?” Sure! I was born in Durban, on the eastern coa

A few weeks ago, 3IB visited NHO's office in Oslo. There they learned about and discussed the EU. There, learned about Brexit and the importance of EU/EFTA for Norway and Norwegian businesses. “We had an enriching experience at NHO where we got a lecture regarding the EU and it’s structure," notes one student. "We just learned from a more in depth and detailed perspective what the EU is, and what it does," says another. “The experience itself was of great educational value fo

How do go around spending their Halloween? Trick or treating perhaps? Maybe sitting in and watching a scary movie? Or perhaps by not celebrating it at all and going about it like any other day? But, how about standing by a tower of toilet paper in an attempt to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity? Because that’s what the committed and motivated students of 2IB did! The chief organizers and masterminds behind the plan were Fredrik Nyfløt and Asher Erkin, who were, quote: ‘rea