New Search

If you are not happy with the results below please do another search

23 search results for: Scandinavia

13

Everybody’s story matters: Speaking notes for Sept. 1, 2018 Nordic Meeting (for people who stutter) in Tallinn, Estonia

/4 Comments/in , , , /by

Update: A second post, regarding this talk, is entitled: Draft No. 2 of speaking notes: Sept. 1, 2018 Tallinn talk [End]   Between 1988 and 2003, over a period of 15 years, I did a lot of volunteer work on behalf of people who stutter. Sometimes, I would work at this night and day. These […]

14

Councillor John Campbell (Ward 4) and the City of Toronto have organized a Community Environment Day which took place on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Richview Collegiate Institute

/0 Comments/in , , /by

Councillor John Campbell and the City of Toronto have organized a Community Environment Day which took place on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Richview Collegiate Institute, 1738 Islington Avenue, Etobicoke (at Eglinton Ave. W). I am pleased I had the opportunity to drop off a wide range of accumulated items, […]

15

The Finland Phenomenon (2011): DVD about Finland’s educational system

/0 Comments/in , /by

I’ve been reading about Finnish education. Finland does really well in international standardized testing. Some people say standardized testing is of relevance only to some extent, but that’s another story. Anyway, a key thing about Finnish education is that the selection of teachers is highly rigorous. Teacher-training candidates need to have high marks but only […]

16

Daniele Rossi of the Canadian Stuttering Association (CSA) recently attended the Nordic Stuttering Seminar 2016 in Finland

/0 Comments/in , , /by

I’ll be presenting a workshop on Oct. 22, 2016 in Toronto at a conference of the Canadian Stuttering Association (CSA), on the anniversary of the 25th anniversary of its founding. The association, of which I’m a co-founder, was launched at the first-ever national meeting go people who stutter, which was held in Banff, Alberta in […]

17

Sweden rolls out its sustainable ways to the world – July 20, 2016 Mississauga News

/0 Comments/in , /by

A previous post is entitled: “Stockholm’s urban planning continues to be a model for sustainable communities – July 20, 2016 Brampton Guardian.” Click here for previous posts regarding Inspiration Lakeview (Mississauga) and related projects >  A June 20, 2016 Mississauga News article is entitled:  “Sweden rolls out its sustainable ways to the world.” The opening […]