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News from the Nordic Immersion Village Art Shanty

By nbweb | Published: January 29, 2010

Skogfjorden on Ice!

 

Even though it rained for most of Saturday, familiar faces brightened the day for those of us out there (Jens, Hannah, Magna, Minda, and Lena, as well as some 2009 credit villagers).  Former Skogfjorden staff…

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This Weekend at the Art Shanty: Norwegian!

By nbweb | Published: January 20, 2010

bunads at the shanty  

The first weekend on the ice for the Nordic Immersion Village Art Shanty was a great success! Hosted by our Swedish friends from Sjölunden, the shanty received more than 500 visitors on Saturday alone! That’s a…

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Visit the Nordic Immersion Village Art Shanty!

By nbweb | Published: January 13, 2010

 

January 16 – February 7, 2010

 

The Art Shanty Projects is a free, family friendly event at the themed ice shanties on Medicine Lake, in Plymouth, MN (map). The…

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Internasjonaldag kommer….

By nbweb | Published: August 12, 2009

Fredag (14. august 2009) er internasjonaldag på Concordia Language Villages og vi kommer til å ha det kjempebra sammen med de andre leirene! Vi er i gang med å gjøre ting klar til den store dagen hvor vi feirer…

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Viking…the ship builder

By nbweb | Published: July 30, 2009

Viking ships are one of the most amazing feats of craftsmanship that the vikings exhibited.

image from www.khm.uio.no/vikingskipshuset

These ships were powered by wind or by rowers, able to traverse both shallow waters such as rivers…

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Viking…craftsman

By nbweb | Published: July 29, 2009

image from wikipedia.com

Norse art is quite amazing.  The vikings did a lot of carving, engraving, weaving, and a lot of metal work.  Luckily, much of their art work was buried with the more prestigious vikings…

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Events

By nbweb | Published: July 4, 2009

Click the calendar to search all of the Norwegian programs offered by Concordia Language Villages. We have something for all ages, so take a look!

Past Events
July 10th 2009 – International Day I at the Language Villages…

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Eurovision 2009

By nbweb | Published: June 30, 2009

Skogfjorden  NB22/24

PÃ¥ norsk:
For en kveld! Åtte land representerte kulturen sin gjennom kostymer og sang i Eurovision 2009! Estland stod sterkt i svart med unison sang inn i lommelykter. Moldova sin opptreden kan bare beskrives som perfekt,…

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Treskjæring

By nbweb | Published: June 27, 2009
Tidligere deltaker og leder Atle spurte oss om han kunne besøke oss for noen dager og lære deltakere og staben treskjæring. Former villager and staff member Atle asked us if he could come

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