Anne-Li, a social science teacher, works with her students in an exceptional program on a school ship called Gunilla. The students travel to different countries, interact with local communities, and integrate their learning experiences with what they learn in regular classes. They are divided into watch groups and work on various tasks on the ship. The students’ reasoning skills improve by connecting with people and gaining wisdom from real-life experiences. Anne-Li also highlights the visible leap in maturity that occurs in her students when they return from these unique learning experiences.
Listen to Anne-Li
“We start by doing with first graders a trip over the Atlantic. We have been in places like Morocco, Cape Verde… the Dominican Republic, Belize, Mexico and Cuba so we meet a lot of people.”
Anne-Li Olsén
Anne-Li Olsén
Anne-Li Olsén has been a secondary school teacher for more than 15 years. She teaches social sciences at the secondary school in Öckerö, a small island in front of Gothenburg, in Sweden. As a teacher in a school that develops part of its program on board a school ship (the Gunilla), Anne-Li has been in charge of large groups of students during months of navigation. Sharing full days with her students makes her aware of the holistic education and emotional support her students need on board the Gunilla.
Anne-Li Olsén
