TODAY IT IS ‘SANTA LUCIA’ IT IS A TYPICAL CELEBRATION IN NORDJYLLAND FULL OF LIGHT AND MUSIC DURING THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE YEAR. PEOPLE DO PROCESSIONS DRESSED IN WHITE AND WEARING CROWNS OF LIGHTS.

CHILDREN HAD BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS MOMENT AND THIS IS THE RESULT:

A GROUP OF STUDENTS WERE DRESSED IN WHITE WITH A CANDLE IN THEIR HANDS. THEY DID A PROCESSION FROM THE HALL, FULL OF FAMILIES, TO ALL THE CLASSES. 

THE REST OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS ARE IN SILENCE AND DARK INSIDE THEIR CLASSES WAITING FOR THE LIGHT OF THE PROCESSION. ALL STUDENTS WALK IN THE DARK CORRIDORS TO THE HALL. AT THE END OF THE PROCESSION, THEY SANG A SONG TOGETHER AND THEY ATE DELICIOUS COOKIES.

LATER, THEY OPENED THREE WINDOWS OF THE ADVENT CALENDAR AND THEY SANG THE SONGS AND THEY RETURNED TO THEIR CLASSES.

LET’S GO TO THE FOREST NEAR THE SCHOOL!

HERE STARTS  THE TRIP THAT THE SCHOOL HAS ORGANIZED FOR ME TODAY.

STUDENTS USUALLY GO TO THIS FOREST WITH THE TEACHERS TO LOOK FOR TADPOLES IN THE LAKE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NATURE. 

THIS IS A VIEWPOINT OF A  SMALL LAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF JAMMER HILLS

VISITING THE BURIAL GROUND, ONE OF DENMARK'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT MONUMENTS FROM THE LATE IRON AGE AND VIKING AGE. 

THE MANY STONE SETTINGS ON THE MOUND MARK ALMOST 700 CREMATION GRAVES. THESE HUNDREDS OF STONE MOUNDS STAND AS MEMORIALS TO THE DEAD VIKINGS, EACH ONE MARKING A CREMATION GRAVE. 

THEN, WE VISITED THE TWO EXHIBITIONS OF THE MUSEUM: ONE ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE VIKINGS AT LINDHOLM HØJE  AND ANOTHER ABOUT ANCIENT TIMES IN THE LIMFJORD REGION. LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THE VIKINGS LIFE!

BLOKHUS BEACH IS A BATHING BEACH IN THE BAY OF JAMMERBUGT MUNICIPALITY. THE BEACH IS AROUND 100 M WIDE AND EXTENDS OVER RØDHUS BEACH IN SOUTH TO SALTUM BEACH IN NORTH. IT IS ALLOWED TO DRIVE ON THE BEACH BETWEEN RØDHUS AND LØKKEN.

THE BEACH WAS FULL OF SEAGULLS.

LUNCH IN A DANISH GASTROPUB ‘MELLMA’. TASTING THIS TYPICAL DISHES AND TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING TOGETHER AN eTWINNING PROJECT AND ABOUT PROS AND CONS OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.

VISITING A SWEET SHOP AND SEEING HOW THEY MAKE THE CANDIES. 

VISITING THE LIGHTHOUSE  “RUBJERG KNUDE FYR”  IN LØNSTRUP.

WALKING ON THE DANISH DESERT TO ARRIVE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE. ON THE WAY TASTING BERRIES. THEY TASTED GOOD, BUT A LITTLE BITTER.

FINALLY, WE ARRIVED AND WE CLIMBED UP. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE SEA, THE BEACH AND THE CLIFFS.

THIS LIGHTHOUSE, BUILT IN 1988, IS REALLY POPULAR BECAUSE THEY MOVED IT  FROM THE COAST. THEY USED HUGE-RAILS BECAUSE IT WEIGHS 700-TONS. A COMPLEX 10 HOUR ENGINEERING OPERATION TO MOVE THE LIGHTHOUSE ABOUT 80 METRES INLAND.

• The importance of doing activities that involve all the students, teachers and families to be a united education community.

• Maintaining the traditional Danish folklore by involving all the school community.

• Doing tourisme with guests and hosts is important not only to know the culture of the country, but also to get closer to stablish a better relationship among other school teachers.