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The Nordfjord region=
The =
Nordfjord region lies close to the 62nd northern
latitude, which in itself suggests we have a cold climate, but this is not
so. Because of the <=
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Gulf
Stream, which runs north a=
long
the coastline, we have a humid climate with mild winters and cool summers.
Humid westerly winds cause a lot of rainfall, in the lowlands even in
wintertime. This climate gives us a very green nature and a lot of bare
mountains from about 600m above sea level. On the highest mountain tops t=
here
is snow all the year round. Large parts of the biggest glacier in Europe,=
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Jostedalsbreen, belongs to the Nordfjord region.=
As a result of the northern position of
Sandane and the Nordfjord region, days and nights are very bright in
summertime, whereas we have short and dark days during the winter.=
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The local community<=
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Sandane is the administrative centre of <=
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Gloppen
municipality Agriculture is the most important industr=
y in
Gloppen municipality, and at Byrkjelo you find the Sandane lies by E39, which is the main ro=
ad
between =
Bergen and =
Ålesund. There are good bus connections between
Sandane and =
Oslo, =
Bergen, =
Ålesund and =
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Trondheim. =
Sandane
Airport, the airport of the
Nordfjord region, is situated one mile from the centre. There are several
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The school
The first four branches satisfy the gener=
al
admission requirements to higher education at colleges and universities,
whereas the last branch educates nursing assistants. The school is situated in idyllic
surroundings close to the centre of Sandane. The school facilities reflect
the building traditions of the 20th century, as the oldest building is fr=
om
1924, and the others from 1956, 1965 and the last one from 1974. Although the buildings are rather old, the
school is still modern and well-equipped. We have an assembly hall which
seats 500 people, a good library and a digital language lab. Furthermore,
there are four computer rooms with PCs and two with Macs. In the hallways=
and
the school cafeteria there are also computers which the students can use.=
At Firda Upper Secondary School we have
students from the entire county of Sogn and Fjordane. About 230 of our 380
students live in lodgings in Sandane during the week and return home for =
the
weekends. Especially for the benefit of these students the school is open
until 11 pm on weekdays and we offer several activities that they can take
part in: study groups, cooking, music, dance and drama groups, games etc.=
The
students also have access to TV, computers and washing machines. In the years to come the school will unde=
rgo
major construction work. We will get a new swimming pool, a new library, =
new
teaching facilities for classes in dance and drama, a sports hall with an
artificial grass field, a theatre and concert hall and a lecture theatre.=
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