Test walk from Asker train station to the new AIS building and back - with a 9 year old

 Dear parents and caregivers, 

Google maps suggests that it takes19 minutes to talk from Asker station to the school. That seemed like a lot to me,  so my husband and I took our youngest child, our 9 year old daughter (starting grade 4 in the fall) and tested it out. We didn't take the route suggested by google. 

Route suggested by google: 

We decided to walk by the "Next pharma" building, here is the walk on the map: 

There are lots of routes to take, so find out what works best for you and your children. 

The walk took this long from Asker station to the school: 

The soon-to-be-done-with grade 3 girl got to pick the pace. Adults and MYP kids can walk faster for sure :)

Here we are by the main building, and I took pictures of the route back so you can all see: 

Still smiling after the walk up, and we are now ready to walk back. We're thinking it will be faster on the way back, and she's keen to get back, so quite faster I would say....:)

Walking down the steps: 

Crossing the road using the zebra crossing. We're following the walk path and will soon walk under E18.

We're on the parking lot by Next Pharma 

As you can see, there isn't a walk path here, which is probably why google isn't suggesting it. But the parking space is wide. 

From the parking lot by Next Pharma, there is a zebra crossing

And now we're almost at Asker station. 

Definetly faster down :)

So that was our walk and our experience. I would suggest that our route is more suiteable for the older, students (maybe not grade 1 and 2), or that someone responsible walks with the younger ones. This is of course up to the parents themselves :) If you do not want to cross the car park, then just follow Google's suggestion. 

Also, there is a bus stop right by the school steps too, so that's also an option of course. 

Principal Robert has informed me that he will get back to all parents and caregivers how the parking/drop-off siuation will be well before school starts. 

Have a lovely day!

Kristine 

PC chair 

 New building and yearbook :)

Hey parents! 

Today the Parent council got to tour the new building. Principal Robert showed us a bulding that is pretty much done on the inside, and a playground that's well underway. Everything looks great, and we are super excited to bring our children in there next year. Take a look!

Here you can see the PYP entrance being built. 

Certainly a large outdoor play equipment. There will be liquid rubber underneath. 

A closer look at the PYP entrance. The kids can walk into their classrooms without having to use the stairs. 

The swing set is being set up as well. 

Extra high hand reilings are ready. The mesh safety net around is coming later in the summer. 

One of the class rooms. The rooms are really bright and airy. 

The meeting room by the reception. I am posting this here, because the next parent council will get to use this room for their meetings :) 

Aaand: the yearbooks are here :) Marianne and I will be sorting these into 20 pr class, so the teachers can distribute them today or tomorrow, depending on their logistics. The yearbook looks really great, thanks to Marianne's hard work, Fabricia's wonderful photos, parents that shared their memories and the school for taking lots of pictures that are used. A big shout out to Mr. Andrew as well for organzing everything from the school. 

We're counting and organizing :)

This is probably my last blog post as head of the Parent Council. I want to say a big thanks to all my parent representative colleagues and wish the next parent council a great year. 

Have a lovely summer, and see you all next school year in the new building!

Kristine