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LUFS

LUFS. The National Society for Neighbourhood Schools in Norway www.lufs.no. LUFS is :. A decentralized organization based on volunteers. Non-party political . Consultative body. The aims of LUFS:. To maintain a decentralized school structure.

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LUFS

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  1. LUFS The National Society for Neighbourhood Schools in Norway www.lufs.no

  2. LUFS is: • A decentralized organization based on volunteers. • Non-party political. • Consultative body.

  3. The aims of LUFS: • To maintain a decentralized school structure. • High quality teaching in small schools with multi-age classes.

  4. Schools where people want to live.. • Must be a basic right. • Gives quality in a growing up environment • Centralization will result in: • Longer working hours • Reduced learning outcomes • Weaker understanding of importance of local community • Decreased health • Less leisure time • Less cooperation between parents and school

  5. Schools in the local community are crucial for • Good growing up environments. • Confidence in the future – and settlement • Families with children do not settle down in a community without a school • Neither do businesses. • Stagnation and de-population of rural areas?

  6. Learning in multi-age classes is positive • “The small schools are good schools, well suited to the future. They provide a good professional and social start in life. • This is documented by Norwegian and international research.” (Kristoffer Melheim,senior university teacher, Sogn and Fjordane University College, Norway)

  7. Multi-age classes teach the basics • Children learn from each other and from grown-ups, with age difference as a prime mover. • The children`s culture dies without age mixing.(Jon Roar Bjørkvold, professor)

  8. Multi-age classes in big schools. • Bigschools are adopting multi-age classes – a didactic/educational technique used in small schools for a long time. • LUFS offers multi-age classroom training for teachers.

  9. Schools in rural areas– worth fighting for.. • Closed down since 1986 • 800 neighbourhood schools in Norway. • Irresponsibledevelopment • County councillors believe restructuring saves money. • Matters are often not handled according to law. • Alternative use of funding could have provided at least one extra school in each Norwegian county. • Quality is believed to be connected to big schools.

  10. 18 special interest organizations support the work of LUFS • These organizations demand that: • Central and local politicians should take required steps to stop closing schools. • The authorities should provide a plan to maintain small schools in rural areas. • Small schools in rural districts should be established as a right.

  11. The Norwegian parliament says the following about LUFS: • ”LUFS is doing an important job for parents and pupils connected to small schools.”

  12. LUFS believes: • A democracy should be based on a public, free school system, where all can meet. • Private schools can split communities and undermine county economies, • closed down schools should still be allowed to carry on if they follow the national curriculum

  13. The National Society for Neighbourhood Schools in Norway • works to strengthen small schools in rural districts, • offering advice and educating parents, teachers and others…

  14. Contact address: • Chairman: Brite Kandal 2372 Brøttum. brite.kandal@lufs.no www.lufs.no

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