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Danvik Folkehøgskole is an excellent example of how the Nordic folkehøgskole tradition helps young people get ready for the future. In addition to promoting important life skills and Christian values, our Norwegian boarding school has built a solid reputation by giving students a foot inside the door of an increasingly competitive media industry.
The danish folk high schools offers learning opportunities in more than 300 different subjects. Learn more. What's Denmark like? There are 70 folk high schools spread out across Denmark's 16,576 square miles. But what is our little country with only 5,7 million inhabitants like? Learn more about Denmark. Find a folk high school.
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The main language at most of the folk high schools in Denmark is Danish - but many of the schools have taken steps to receive foreign students. At some of the schools they use translation equipment, some have courses especially for international students, some do courses in Danish language for foreigners while others try to implement both English a...
Respect, equality, cooperation, dialogue and tolerance are some of the keywords in making daily life at the folk high schools work. This is not only the case among the students. One of the core-ideas of the folk high schools is equality and mutual learning between teachers and students. The classes are characterised by the free word, dialogue and a...
Singing together is deeply rooted in the culture at the folk high schools. It is a tradition reaching back to the birth of this type of school. The founder, Grundtvig, wrote 1,585 psalms himself. You usually sing every morning - and whenever there is an occassion. The folk high schools have their own songbook. The songbook contains both some of the...
At a folk high school you live together and experience each other in many different social situations. During your stay at a folk high school, you live, eat, study, party and clean together with the other students. Everybody has the same duties and the same rights - no matter sex, social status, religion, nationality, ethnicity etc. As the students...
Who are the students? Meet some of our international students, and let them share their experiences with the Danish folk high schools with you! Who are the students? Courses & Subjects. The danish folk high schools offers learning opportunities in more than 300 different subjects. Different types of subjects. FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions.
The Grundtvig Folk High School. The first folk high school was founded in Rødding, Denmark, in 1844. It began on the initiative of Christen Kold, who was a follower of Grundtvig.
A folk high school year lasts nine months, from August to May. Most students attend folk high school right after graduating from high school (upper secondary school). Most folk high school students are between 18 and 25 years old.
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Danvik Folkehøgskole. Telephone: 32 26 76 00. E-mail: info@danvikfhs.no. Course length: All year. Study tour for the course: Paris. Study tour for the school: Hollywood, India, Strand Leirsted. Foundation: Christian. Food: Vegetarian. Location: Drammen. Price: from 130 700,- Learn to create great stories through photo and video!
