Vi nærmer oss slutten av november og nå har også vinteren kommet. Det blir noen spennende uker frem mot jul. På torsdag ettermiddag skal undertegnede og daglig leder i ungdomsbedriften Brød-rett-hjem UB til Bergen for å møte bedriftens mentor, Idar Vollvik. Entreprenørskapsklassene ved Stranda vgs hadde Vollvik på besøk for to år siden, da han holdt et foredrag på Roaldpaviljongen på Strandafjellet.
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We're closing in on the end of November and winter has finally arrived! This photo (above) was taken from my porch on sunday morning. I am really looking forward to the next four weeks, which will accumulate in a Launch Party for the Student Enterprises at Stranda High School in the school cafeteria on December 15th. On thursday afternoon a student from the Student Enterprise "Brød-rett-hjem UB" and I will travel to the city of Bergen to meet the business man Idar Vollvik. He is the Student Enterprise's mentor, and has been a celebrity in Norway since he sold his company, Chess Communications, to the Swedish company TeliaSonera in 2006. Two years ago Vollvik held a lecture for my entrepreneurship class at The Roalden Ravilion at Strandafjellet Ski Resort, 3400 feet above sea level.
Vollvik fortalte da om sine erfaringer, på godt og vondt, fra tiden i Chess til dagens satsing med Ludostore.no. De to personene nærmest kamera er en journalist og en fotograf fra Dagens Næringsliv.
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Vollvik told the students about his experiences as a business man. He is still recovering from his financial downfall after the financial crisis in 2008. The two men closest to the camera are journalists from the financial newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (the article is shown below).
Vollvik lot seg også intervjue av en elev og undertegnede på lokalradioen:
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We were also allowed to interview Vollvik on behalf of a local radio station:
Denne dagen resulterte også i en dobbeltside i Dagens Næringsliv:
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Here is the article that was published in the national newspaper Dagens Næringsliv:
I år har vi fire ungdomsbedrifter i gang ved Stranda vgs:
- Brød-rett-hjem UB
- Sunn Snacks UB
- Kafémat UB
- Grøn Fjord UB
Samtlige ungdomsbedrifter skal lansere sine produkter fra egne stands i kantina under skolens lanseringsfest på tirsdag 15. desember.
Ved Sykkylven vgs er det et veldig spennende prosjekt i gang som skal involvere elever og lærere fra hele skolen. Prosjektet går under navnet "Huset" og vil være i full sving i desember. Mine elever i ENT2 har noen spennende aktivitetsplaner i "Huset" (se bildet under) de kommende månedene.
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We currently have four different Student Enterprises at Stranda High School. All of them will launch their products at the Launch Party for the Student Enterprises at Stranda High School in the school cafeteria on Tuesday December 15th at 12 PM.
At Sykkylven High School there is also a very exciting project about to be launched. The working title of the project is "The House", and involves students and teachers from all academic departments at the school. My entrepreneurship students have some nice activities planned at "The House" (see photo below) for the upcoming months.