Faroese visitors to seventh grade

Breiðholtsskóli's seventh graders hosted their Faroese peers and teachers for a packed day of activities. 

The groups kicked off the morning by getting to know each other and collaborating on several exercises. One activity gave the students 20 words in each other's language to decipher. The Faroese students stumbled over the Icelandic words "buxnaskálm" and "togari," while the Icelandic students found Faroese terms like "at fletta" and "slupp" equally challenging.

Our students served as tour guides, showing the visitors around the building and explaining the work that takes place here. The Faroese teachers made a point to note how child-friendly the school felt.

Following the tour, Breiðholtsskóli students put on an entertaining dance performance in the assembly hall, leading into a round-robin singalong of the song "Góðan daginn."

The Faroese visitors performed their own songs and dances, and eventually everyone took to the floor for a Faroese chain dance—a tradition that typically spans 250 verses and takes four hours, though the group wisely settled for two.

To wrap up the day, everyone headed down to Elliðaárdalur with packed lunches to visit the waterfall and enjoy some free play.

The visitors brought two small flags as gifts, along with a card featuring an illustration of "the giant and the old woman." We gave our guests two copies of "Orð eru ævintýri" ("Words Are an Adventure").