WHILE THIS IS IN GREATER DETAIL THAN OUR CULTURAL SKILLS WEB PAGE- THE CULTURAL SKILLS PROGRAM UNIT YOU RECEIVE FROM SONS OF NORWAY IN MINNEAPOLIS WILL BE IN EVEN GREATER DETAIL THAN THE UNITS DESCRIBED IN THIS LIST.

 

Unit 1: Traditional Norwegian Cooking

Part 1: Your Favorites

 

Part 2: Baked goods and Desserts

·         Select a recipe from four different baking categories and prepare

 

Part 3:  Meats and Fish

·         Complete a final report and attach all necessary documentation

 

Unit 2: Reading Norwegian and Norwegian/North American Authors

Part 1:  Your Favorites

·         Select at least two books that you have wanted to read for a long time, both fiction and non-fiction

·         Select and read one book by a Norwegian/North American author

·         Select and complete one optional activity

·         Complete a book report

·         Complete a final report.

 

Part 2: Fiction

·         Select and read five books, making sure you have a variety of categories.  (i.e., novel, drama, folk tales, etc)

·         Select and complete optional activity

·         Complete a book report

·         Complete a final report

 

Part 3:  Non-fiction

·         Select and read five books, making sure you have a variety of categories.  Two books should be by Norwegian/North American authors.

·         Select and complete optional activity

·         Complete a book report

·         Complete a final report

 

Unit 3: Collecting Norwegian & North American Stamps

Part 1:  Starting a General Collection

General Guidelines for Level 1:

1.      Collect a minimum of 300 different stamps from the countries of Norway, Canada, and the United States.

2.      Create a dictionary of terms that are unique to the hobby of stamp collecting.

3.      Select a category (i.e., commemorative, airmail, postage-due stamps, etc.) and collect at least 25 such stamps from each country – Norway, Canada, and the United States.  Make Xerox copies of the album pages containing the 75 stamps and attach the copies to your Final Report.

4.      Select a special topic (i.e., animals, sports, presidents/royal family, etc.) and collect at least 10 such stamps from each country – Norway, Canada, and the United States.  Make Xerox copies of the album pages containing the 30 or more stamps and attach the copies to your Final Report.

5.      Complete an Optional Activity as described in the Unit 3 documentation.

6.      Complete the Final Report Form

7.      Complete the Feedback Questionnaire Form.

8.      Send all required documentation to Sons of Norway International Headquarters, Minneapolis.

 

Part 2: Specializing Your Stamp Collection

·         Customize your stamp collection into a five-year period for one country or one-year periods for the USA, Canada, and Norway.

·         Select and complete optional activity

·         Complete a final report

 

Part 3: Completing a Collection of a 10 Year Period

·         Choose one country and select a 10-year period and collect all the stamps, which were issued during that period.

·         Select and complete optional activity

·         Complete a final report

 

Unit 4:  Rosemaling

Part 1:  Basic Strokes, Flower Form and Scroll

·         Learn about the history of Norwegian folk arts and write a short report on what you learned about Rosemaling.

·         Complete a project sheet showing your control in executing brush stokes. 

·         Complete a flower form with outlines or over stroking.

·         Complete a scroll

·         Complete one project on wood and photograph.

·         Complete an optional activity.

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation.

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 2:  Completed Design

·         Complete a project and take a color photo of item.

·         Complete an optional activity.

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation.

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 3:  Create an Original Design

·         Create your own original design.  Draw design, select colors and wood, and paint.

·         Complete an optional activity.

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation.

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Unit 5:  Genealogy/Family History

Part 1: 

·         Complete ancestor chart containing five names.

·         Complete family group sheets for two family units

·         List locations of primary documents

·         Complete a story on one of the five individuals on your chart

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

 

Part 2:

·         Complete information for four more people on ancestor chart.

·         Complete family group sheets for the additional four individuals.

·         List locations of primary documents for the four additional individuals

·         Complete a story on one of the four individuals added to your chart

·         Complete an optional Activity

·         Complete report form

·         Complete the feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 3:

·         Complete information for six more people on ancestor chart.

·         Complete family group sheets for at least three families on your chart.

·         List locations of primary documents for the four additional individuals

·         Complete a story on one of the additional individuals added to your chart

·         Complete an optional Activity

·         Complete report form

·         Complete the feedback questionnaire.

 

Unit 6: Hand Knitting

Part 1: The Basics

·         Start a file of sweater patterns and designs.

·         Learn about the history of Norwegian folk-arts and write a short report on what you have learned about knitting in Norway.

·         Learn and prove that you know the basics of hand knitting by making one or two simple items.

·         Complete an optional activity.

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

 

Part 2: Knitting with Two Colors

·         Complete a small project with two colors of yarn

·         Knit a sweater using at least two contrasting colors.

·         Complete one optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation.

 

Part 3: Creating a Two or Multi-colored Sweater

·         Create a sweater pattern and plot the design on graph paper.

·         Knit the sweater you designed yourself

·         Complete one optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

 

Unit 7:  Norwegian Language and Culture

Part 1:  The Basics of Norwegian Language

·         Complete a Norwegian language test

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report form.

·         Complete a feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 2:  A Sampling of Norwegian Culture

·         Complete two reports, one on modern Norway and one on traditions in Norway

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report form.

·         Complete a feedback questionnaire

 

Part 3:  Specializing in Norwegian Language or Culture

·         Complete advanced Norwegian language test or complete two advanced reports on modern Norway and traditions in Norway

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report form.

·         Complete a feedback questionnaire

 

Unit 8: Hardanger Embroidery

Part 1: The Basics

·         Learn and prove that you know the basics of Hardanger embroidery by making a sampler which contains the basic techniques

·         Demonstrate the basic techniques by making two to five simple items.

·         Complete an optional activity.

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 2: Completing a Larger Item

·         Embroider a larger item by following a pattern as you complete the project.

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 3:  Using Your Skills in Creative Ways

·         Create your own Hardanger embroidery design on graph paper. 

·         Embroider the item you designed.  

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Unit 9:  Figure Carving

Part 1:  Basic knowledge and skill of Figure Carving

·         Write short report on history of Norwegian Folk Arts.

·         Explain how to use sharpening stone and leather strop to sharpen tools

·         Make leather strop to keep knife sharp.

·         Select simple pattern to demonstrate art of carving on wood.

·         Complete one project out of wood and photograph.

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 2:  Expand knowledge of wood/wood grain and tools for carving.

·         Write short report regarding carving tools.

·         Make sample board using at least four differently shaped carving tools.

·         Write brief report to explain basic tool sharpening theory from grinding to honing to buffing tools.

·         Select pattern, draw on wood, and complete project in wood.

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 3:  Continue to expand knowledge of tool care and Sharpening.

·         Learn to flat grind or hollow grind carving tools.

·         Make useful article to safely store and transport carving tools

·         Study proportions of human figure and draw an original pattern.

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Unit 10:  Weaving

Level 1/Track 1

·         Learn to wrap a rigid heddle loom or an inkle loom, or a set of cards for card weaving and produce a sample

·         Submit information form with photograph of finished weaving.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Level 2/Tract 1

·         Complete required sampler

·         Submit information form with photograph of finished weaving.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Level 3/Tract 1

·         Complete required sampler

·         Submit information form with photograph of finished weaving.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

 

 

Level 1/Tract 2 – Floor or Table Loom Weaving

·         Learn to wrap a floor or table loom and produce a sample

·         Submit information form with photograph of finished weaving.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Level 2/Tract 2 – Floor or Table Loom Weaving

·         Complete required sampler

·         Submit information form with photograph of finished weaving.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Level 3/Tract 2 -– Floor or Table Loom Weaving

·         Complete required sampler

·         Submit information form with photograph of finished weaving.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report form

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Unit 11:  Ornamental Woodcarving/Norwegian Relief Style

Level 1:  The Basics

·         Write report on Norwegian Woodcarving.

·         Select a piece of wood, trace a pattern onto wood, and carve.

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Level 2:  Flatskurd

·         Select piece of wood, trace pattern, and carve..

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

Level 3:  Carving the Acanthus

·         Select piece of wood, trace pattern, and carve..

·         Complete an optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Unit 12:  Chip Carving

Part 1:  The Basics

·         Acquaint yourself with the history of Chip Carving and write a short report

·         Purchase chip carving knife, sharpening stone, piece of basswood, and extra fine sandpaper

·         Create a paper geometric pattern for carving triangles

·         Transfer pattern to wood surface and carve pattern into wood.

·         Photograph project

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

 

 

Part 2:  Carving Borders

·         Practice drawing and cutting the triangular chip border

·         Practice drawing and cutting the curved chip border

·         Practice drawing and cutting the straight line chip border

·         Photograph project

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

 

Part 3: Carving Rosettes

·         Draw and carve the three, four, five and six sided rosettes on basswood

·         Draw and carve the seven, eight, ten and twelve sided rosettes on basswood

·         Photograph project

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

 

Unit 13:  Norwegian Folk Dancing

Level 1:  Easy Dances

·         Familiarize yourself with several dance steps

·         Learn and perform three different dances.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Level 2:  Intermediate Dances

·         Familiarize yourself with several new dance steps

·         Learn and perform three different dances.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Level 3:  Advanced Dances

·         Familiarize yourself with two new dance steps

·         Learn and perform three different dances.

·         Complete optional activity

·         Complete final report

·         Complete feedback questionnaire

 

Unit 14:  Music and Musicians of Norway

Part 1:  Folk Music:  Roots of Norwegian Music

·         Complete three Listening Report Forms

·         Complete pin report form with all attachments.

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 2:  The Nineteenth Century:  Edvard Grieg & Contemporaries

·         Complete two or three Listening Report Forms

·         Complete Optional Activity.

·         Complete pin report form with all attachments.

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

Part 3:  The Twentieth Century:  Composers, Performers, Conductors

·         Complete two or three Listening Report Forms

·         Complete Optional Activity.

·         Complete pin report form with all attachments.

·         Complete feedback questionnaire.

 

 

Youth Cultural Skills Programs

 

Unit 3: Collecting Norwegian & North American Stamps

1.      Pick one major category of stamps and collect 25 stamps from each country – United States, Canada, and Norway.

2.      Select a special topic and include at least ten of these stamps from each of the countries listed above

3.      Complete optional activity

4.      Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation.

 

Unit 8: Hardanger Embroidery

1.      Learn and prove that you know the basics of Hardanger embroidery by making a sampler which contains the basic techniques

2.      Demonstrate the basic techniques by making two to five simple items.

3.      Complete an optional activity.

4.      Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation

 

Unit 6: Hand Knitting

1.      Learn and prove that you know the basics of Hardanger embroidery by making a sampler which contains the basic techniques

2.      Demonstrate the basic techniques by making two to five simple items.

3.      Write a short report on what you have learned about knitting in Norway.

4.      Complete an optional activity.

5.      Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation