In the Nytänkar group there are eleven students this year. We work with both talking and writing in Swedish. We focus on extending our vocabulary, write shorter texts and dvelop our reading skills. Sometimes Marie reads out loud to us, and sometimes we have to read by ourselves. We also learn about Swedish Geography, animals and nature. we play games and do arts and crafts to make it more fun and interesting to learn Swedish. The students always get a small homework to finish at home with the help from a parent or someone else in the home that speaks Swedish.

And this is Marie:

Marie is the teacher in the Nytänkar group at Swedish School. She has been their teacher since the spring of 2007 and she enjoys it very much, "it helps me to keep in touch with Sweden and the Swedish language." Marie grew up outside of Stockholm, and lived in Uppsala during her student years. She studied behavioral science with specialising in educational planning. AFter her studies Marie worked for many years in the insurance field. Since 1997 Marie lives in Massachusetts with her husband Thomas and their two boys Christoffer and Sebastian (students at the Swedish School of course!) Besides teaching in the Swedish School Marie works as a masseur since a few years back.