The Pursuit of Happiness : S.M.A.R.T

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Kristianslyst school is a public lower secondary school situated in the southern part of Stavanger. The area is one of Stavanger`s suburbs consisting of housing established at the end of the 1950ies as Stavanger was increasing. As for Stavanger it is a city of approximately 120000 people in the western part of Norway. It is the center of the Norwegian Oil industry so quite a few of the schools parents work in the oil industry. The pupils 380 altogether are 13-16 years of age in 8th, 9th and 10th grade. In September 2014, students and teachers moved into a brand new school-building. The former school was two small and out of condition and and is now teared apart. The Norwegian syllabus, "Kunnskapsløftet", give us wide approach to the fields of learning. These targets are narrowed by a plan given by Stavanger community and then we make our plan according to this plan. Thus we have focused on reading strategies and methods in math`s the last few years, and we have chosen as our own focus area to work with drama and music. We have a staff of 40. They are assistants (2), social worker (1), clerk (1) deputies (2), headmaster and the rest teachers.