Every day at 8:20 am, all students and teachers gather in the school’s large hall for a joint start to the day. We call this gathering “Morning Gathering”, and the goal is for all students and teachers to contribute throughout the school year.
… What is presented as part of “Word of the Day” varies greatly, and not everyone does their presentation alone. Two or three students can work together on a shared OFD, but the point is to share a little of yourself when it’s your turn. It is incredibly exciting to see what emerges when 100 students and 10 teachers put themselves out there and share what matters to them and what touches them.
… The expressions also vary. Some sing, some show pictures, some read poems, and some bring the whole group into the gym for exercises or dancing – in short, OFD is an arena for surprises, but also for reflection and the experience of belonging.
On Monday morning we have an hour of «start of the week» – a joint gathering with varying themes. Here you can attend pure lectures on historical or philosophical topics, or you can be challenged to debate questions that are relevant in the current time.
… Weekly start also provides space for music, both worship and other forms of musical experiences. Our school wants to show that each of us is part of something greater than ourselves – and there is nothing stopping you from taking on the responsibility of a weekly start time if you wish to do so.
… Our school welcomes students from the Nordic countries and from the world outside the Nordic region. Therefore, it is particularly challenging to put cultural and political issues on the agenda.
We emphasize that the Saturday seminars should be shared experiences and provide new perspectives on getting to know the world around us.
In the folk high school, there is instruction six days a week,
And at our school, we have chosen to make the sixth day – Saturday – a seminar day. Therefore, every Saturday there are one or more seminars taking place, and you can choose which ones you want to attend – except for the mandatory seminars that are for all students.
During the school year, you will attend 25 seminars,
That is, you can choose to take time off for a total of eight Saturdays. We emphasize that the Saturday seminars should be shared experiences and provide new perspectives on getting to know the world around us.
Important seminars are therefore the annual volunteer events we organize.
Then we make an effort for the school environment or for the local sailing club, or we get together to put into (or out) the school's big sailing boat. But the seminar activity also includes climbing competitions, baking competitions, a Christmas workshop, joint mountain hikes, and a lot of other things.
That's also included
Here, students are challenged to organize seminars that can be part of the overall offering.
