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As you might have noticed, sheep have a front seat in the Faroe Islands. Below a short video about the Faroese sheep, and it’s importance for Faroese society. I noticed that the fact that we also eat them, has no … Continue reading →

The Conference is arranged at the Nordic House. Built into the hills with grass roof, it’s like stepping into a Nordic adventure. The house is built only with Nordic materials, walk on Norwegian stones and sit in Finnish chairs. The … Continue reading →

Between Hotel Føroyar and the Nordic House there will be operated a shuttle bus. For those that would like to sample the fresh air on Faroe Islands, the  distance between the hotel and the conference center is less than 1.8 … Continue reading →

Lifesaving with noodles! Sounds more than an exotic dish than a lecture about Elementary Swimming Teaching. Noodles, or in swedish “Korv” which translates into sausages, is a floating device. Speaking about dishes “Hot-dog” doesn’t have a nice ring to lifesaving, … Continue reading →

The Programme for the 11th Nordic Conference in Elementary Swimming Teaching, has been slightly altered. See the programme here.

A room with a view? Sorry friends, some of you have specifically asked for at room with a view. At the magnificent 4 star Hotel Føroyar, there are only rooms with view. When you look out through your window, the … Continue reading →

Jens Bruun’s lecture is called: Jigsaw Puzzle Planning: Take your overall goals and split them into various skills and types of activities. Write exercises for each skill and activity, building from most easy to most difficult. Cut all the exercises … Continue reading →

Hafthor Gudmundsson lecture is about Online learning for Teachers and Coaches. There are out now new ways of become educated swim teacher/coach. All the theoretical knowledge you need to become a good teacher/coach is now provided at your fingertips. You … Continue reading →

Pálin Olsen & Rúni Gaardbo lecture is called: Play and games inthe pool. Why play, when kids are suposed to learn how to swim. We going to show you different games/activities at different levels in the pool, reaching the goals … Continue reading →

Elementary Swimming Teaching Faroe Islands style. The first heated pool were built in 1950, with the main bulk of pools built in the 70’s, so learn to swim was a chilling experince in Faroe Islands. The sea was the place … Continue reading →