Luster Municipality and Luster Sparebank are also participating!

Students from Luster Municipality at ViteMeir Photo: Sigrid Nese Thue, Sogn Avis

Luster Municipality has signed a new usage agreement with ViteMeir for the next three school years, and Luster Sparebank provides the necessary transportation. "This is absolutely crucial for the children from Luster to get their share of the benefits of society," says the head of outreach at ViteMeir , Åse Neraas .

After almost three school years where children from Luster municipality have been able to explore the science center and participate in learning programs with skilled facilitators, Luster municipality has signed a new agreement for the next three school years. This ensures that all students in the municipality will be able to visit ViteMeir minimum once per school year. The agreement also allows for visits by the oldest children in the kindergarten, and opens up for summer school under the auspices of ViteMeir in Luster municipality.

Long-term agreements with municipalities are important for several reasons. They contribute to predictable operations, but first and foremost, these agreements ensure that the children in the municipalities around us can participate in the social benefits that we create.

“ ViteMeir is an important part of the educational offer for the students at Lustraskulen. Having such an offer regionally makes the education richer, more varied and practical,” says Knut Åge Teigen, municipal manager for early childhood education in Luster municipality.

Luster Sparebank has also signed a new partnership agreement with ViteMeir , and will through it fully finance the transportation to and from the science center for the municipality of Luster.

“Luster Sparebank wants to contribute to making it even better to live in the local communities we are a part of. Having a science center in our region as an offer for both students and other residents helps to contribute to this, in addition to being an attractive offer for visitors to our region. As a local bank, it is therefore particularly nice to be able to supplement the good educational offer at the schools in Luster municipality by contributing to the fact that students can visit ViteMeir . ViteMeir "gives students inspiration by offering varied and playful learning, something we know the students greatly appreciate," says Jermund Lien Molland, bank manager at Luster Sparebank.

From left: Gry Høyheim ( ViteMeir ), Knut Åge Teigen (Luster Municipality), Jermund Lien Molland (Luster Sparebank) and Åse Neraas ( ViteMeir .

"Bus costs are a significant part of the cost associated with the use of ViteMeir , so the municipality is very grateful that Luster Sparebank is so generous with transportation support.
The sponsorship from the savings bank helps us maintain a level of activity where all students at Lustraskulen receive a visit a year. ViteMeir ", something that is both fun and educational," concludes Knut Åge Teigen.