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Join online at ShopatNorway.com. |
| Norgesskolen 2010 |  Welcome to another year of Norgesskolen 2010! Our annual three-week program for children ages 9 - 18 will take place from the 4th - 23rd of July.
We are pleased to announce that we can now be found on Facebook where you will be able to see pictures of you and your friends in the past years or get a glimpse of who you might be meeting this summer! Read what other students or parents have said about the program. You can also keep in touch with your Norgesskolen friends by becoming a FAN of Norgesskolen on Facebook.
Join us today by clicking on the Norgesskolen logo. |
| Homecoming Days 2010 |  Once again, we invite you to join us for a wonderful three-day adventure (from the 18 - 20 June) to one of Norway's most beautiful destinations. This year we journey to Hallingdal, a pictoresque valley that has always been one of the primary routes to Vestlandet from the southern or eastern parts of Norway.
Reserve the dates and join us! Click on the image to the left for information on our website or contact Lisbeth Bø Håverstad or call tlf. +47 2335 7170 for more information. |
| Lakselaget Scholarships |  Once again, Lakselaget is offering scholarships to women who are Norwegian students wishing to study in Minnesota or at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, or Minnesota women desiring to study in Norway. The organization also provides grants to Minnesota professional women who would like to intern in Norway and vice-versa to Norwegian women wishing to intern in Minnesota. The grants are meant to be a supplement to wages lost for experience gained. Applicants should have an interest in contemporary Norway, such as the sciences, technology, business, politics, language and culture. Please note that the application deadline is March 15, 2010.
For more information and scholarship applications, click on the picture to the right. |
| 2010 Winter Olympics - Vancouver, BC |  Since it's Winter Olympics debut in Chamonix, France in 1924, Norway has remained on the top of the olympic medal count by an impressive wide margin. To date, Norway has accumulated 98 gold, 98 silver and 84 bronze medals; a total of 280 medals. In a not-so-close second and third place, Russia with 217 and the United States with 216.
99 Norwegian Olympic-medal hopefuls will participate in the 2010 winter olympics in Vancouver, BC from February 12 until February 28. Among them are well-known names synonymous with the extraordinary Norwegian competitive spirit: Ole Einar Bjørndalen- Biathlon, Roar Ljoekelsoey - Ski Jumping, Petter Northug Jr - Cross-Country, Kristin Størmer - Cross-Country, and Aksel Lund Svindal - Alpine Skiing.
For more information on the 2010 Norwegian Olympic Team click on the logo to the right. |
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