The folk high school system remains unique to Scandinavia. It is a one-year boarding school, primarily for young adults between the ages of 18 and 20. The school has no exams, and areas concerning academic subjects place focus on dialogue rather than lectures and tests. Emphasis is placed on practical and social activities as well, and thus a year at a folk high school may be said to prepare you for life itself.

Norwegian language and culture (approx. 10 h/week)

Each year we have students from abroad. Our international students are an asset to the school that widens the horizon of the entire student body, and grants a better understanding of other cultures. As an international student, you will be offered a Norwegian language and culture class.

Main courses (approx. 15 h/week)

You will also take part in one of our main courses together with the Norwegian students. The main courses available to choose from are listed below:

1. PULS - SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

The course offers a variety of different sports plus plenty of time on hike around different Norwegian landscapes, both in our mountains, forests and rivers. The school is located close to Skagerak, so the class also spends much time in and around the sea. The Puls and H2O class do many activities together, such as mountain-trips, riverkayaking and climbing. The study trip will take you on a three week stay Kenya in East Africa.

2. H2O – WATERSPORT AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

Fredtun is located in a Norwegian coastal area, so this class offers a lot of time to explore water activities and outdoor activities in general. Scuba-diving, free-diving, oceankayaking, riverkayaking, climbing and mountain-trips are just some of the activities you will participate in. You will also be offered a longer study tour to Kenya in East-Africa.

3. KICKBOXING

Norways first and only main course that offers Kickboxing on a high level.Our teacher is also the leader for the Norwegian Kickboxing association, and he has many years of experience in coaching athletes on an an international top level.This class does not require experience from battle sports, but you must be used and motivated for a lot of fysichal activity.

4. THEATRE
Basic theatre and acting techniques that will enable you to perform on stage; in musical shows or traditional and experimental theatre. The study tours will take you to where the best shows are, around Europe.

5. MUSIC

You will be given the opportunity to meet and perform music with other people, both in the rehearsal rooms and on stage. You will be able to develop your own musical skills and learn more about the structures of music. Study tours will take you where the good music is, in Norway and around Europe.

6. TAILORING

In the Tailoring class you will learn about sewing by maschine and hand.  The main subject is design and clothes making. Knowledge about different fabric and textiles, knitting and printing is also possible as traditional embroidery. Most of the time the students work as individuals, depending on their further knowledge.

The study tour goes to Kenya.  Visiting this beautiful country gives also opportunity to visit several textile- and art projects.

7. ART, INTERIOR and DESIGN

Woodwork, ceramics, painting, drawing, sculptures, photographs, installations and other forms of expressing yourself in an artistic or creative way. The study tour will take you to Kenya, East Africa, where you will meet traditional African arts.

8. VOLUNTEER ECUADOR

This class main goal is to take the students on a 2 month’s stay in Ecuador, where they will be voluntary workers in schools or churches and hopefully make a difference among people less fortunate than us. The time spent at Fredtun will be preparations for the tour, including basic Spanish language and knowledge about Latin-America.

9. VOLUNTEER KENYA

Learn about developing structures and history, mission and aid, and Africa’s history. The students in this class will have a longer stay in Kenya, a country that Fredtun knows well after having visited it for 15 consecutive years.

10. WORLD CLASS

This class is specially aimed at international students, who want to learn more about Norwegian language, culture, politics and history. We will travel around Norway and see for ourselves. This is also the only main class that can be combined with any of the other main classes mentioned above.

PRACTICAL MODULES (approx. 6 h/week)

In addition to the main courses, you can choose from a variety of modules. Most of the modules are practical (arts, crafts, sports, music, theatre, etc.), and last one term, which allows you to choose new modules two times during the school year. This gives you a great deal of freedom to create your own “time-table”.

COSTS

Double room: NKR 57,900

Single room: NKR 61,900

Other costs: NKR 8,000

Study trips and school equipment will add an extra amount of NKR 20,000 - 28,000, depending on the main course and study trip you choose.

We hope that this information was useful. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us back ((JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Good luck with your choice.
Johan Sandstad
Headmaster