Student Writings from Uummannaq, Greenland
Hi everyone
I have just posted links to PowerPoints made by several of my 10th grade students at Atuarfik Edvard Kruse in Uummannaq, Greenland.
I hope they are of interest and will in the very least open up potential discussions about life as a teenager going to school and living in the Arctic.
The PowerPoints are written as is, and reflect upon the assignment to introduce themselves, their interests and a little about their world/about being Inuit.
It is interesting for me, especially in these days of increased Polar Tourism, that my students are just like teenagers anywhere in the Western World. This is often a disappointment for the tourists! : )
Please note, you have to paste the address into your web browser. You cannot click on it like I had hoped.
Best regards
Chris Paton
English Teacher
Atuarfik Edvard Kruse
Uummannaq, Greenland
This post was edited on: 2008-09-22 at 05:29 PM by: ChrispGL
7 Replies
Hi Chris,
where is the website address in your post, I'm not sure I can see it?
Thanks! I'm can't wait to see the PowerPoint.
Hi there! 
I too cannot locate the PowerPoint link and would love to share this with my students in Elementary...can you explain where to locate the link, please?
Thank you
Jeannette
Douglas Harkness El
Canada
Sorry everyone, I forgot to say that I have posted links in the student writings section of the Polar Day collaboration.
Let me know if you find them! : )
Chris
I found them,- they're great!
For those of you looking.. go back to 'Polar day Collaboration' (link at top of this page), and then look on the right hand side, lower down... there is a section for Student Writing. Chris has posted links to powerpoints that his students have made and can be viewed like an on-line slideshow,- really great way to think about what life is like for a teenager in Greenland.
Thanks Chris!
Would be interesting to hear what other students think of these!
My students and I are wondering what languages you speak. 
Is Greenlandic the same as Danish?
We speak English and some of our classmates speak Russian.
kweston wrote:
My students and I are wondering what languages you speak.
Is Greenlandic the same as Danish?
We speak English and some of our classmates speak Russian.
Hi Karen and students
Greenlandic is the first language of Greenland. There are 3 Greenlandic languages but West Greenlandic is the main language.
Danish is the second language of Greenland but is very dominant in the business and political side of daily life.
Lots of Greenlanders speak English. You could say that English is the 3rd language of Greenland.
Could you tell us why you have Russian speakers in your class?
From
Chris and the students of Atuarfik Edvard Kruse.
Although Russia and Alaska have a long history, our Russian speakers have not been here that long. Our Russian speakers are from a Group called "Russian Old Believers" (You can Google it for more info.) In short, this is a religious group that split off from the Russian Orthodox Church a long time ago (approximately 1652). They left Russia during the revolution and travelled through China, South America, Oregon (U.S.) and finally to 4 small villages in Alaska about 35 years ago. They still speak Russian at home and at Church and wear traditional handmade clothes, watch very little TV and movies, and follow strict dietary guidelines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Believers
http://russianoldbelievers.com/aboutROB.html
This group makes our school very unique and we are glad to be able to share this with you!
Kristi Skebo
Sep 23, 2008 at 9:44 AM