Norwegian Language, adventure and Norwegian Culture

Do you want to learn Nor­we­gian lan­guage and Nor­we­gian cul­ture?
Elve­rum Folke­høg­skole is a uni­que board­ing school for stu­dents finis­hed with high school, in or begin­ning col­lege. It offer Nor­w­gian aca­de­mic and Nor­we­gian nona­ca­de­mic cour­ses to all its stu­dents. The school is a one year course with most of its stu­dents being between the ages 18 and 24. The majority of stu­dents come from all parts of Nor­way, but others have come from the Uni­ted Sta­tes, Europe and countries from all over the world.

Nor­we­gian Lan­guage and Nor­we­gian Culture

The school is not a tool to look for per­ma­nent stay or work in Nor­way. The Nor­we­gian course focu­ses on lear­ning the lan­guage and cul­ture. Stu­dents that take the Nor­we­gian course will have class seve­ral times a week along with other core sub­jects such as choir, group acti­vities, discus­sions on world events, and semi­nars which is with the entire school. Other than that it is up to the stu­dent to create their own sche­dule. They have over 25 electi­ves (valg­fag) to choose from to fill their week inclu­ding snow­board, kick­box­ing, art, digi­tal pho­to­graphy, or soc­cer and much more.

Nor­we­gian language

Stu­dents in the Nor­we­gian course will have plenty of prac­tice when lear­ning the lan­guage, being sub­mer­ged in a “mini” Nor­we­gian society. They will inte­ract around the clock with other Nor­we­gian stu­dents, during bre­ak­fast ‘til din­ner. There are also many acti­vities wit­hin the school year plan­ned and held by the stu­dents. Some have been a cele­brity wed­ding, vol­ley­ball tour­na­ment, and ladies’ night which all stu­dents and teachers take part in. During the school year there are also “theme” weeks. There are three total. The first is when the stu­dents and teachers take a trip to the moun­tains to get to know each other bet­ter. They hike to the top of Glit­ter­tind and also to a glacier.

Nona­ca­de­mic Nor­we­gian courses

Anot­her week are we just wor­king with thea­tre. Stu­dents will uti­lize their music, art, and acting skills to put on a pro­duc­tion for the com­mu­nity. If you’re not the per­for­ming arts type, then you can take part behind the sce­nes wor­king with fil­ming, lights, or pho­to­graphy. The final “tema­uke” is a week fil­led with acti­vities where the entire school par­ti­ci­pa­tes. Some of the acti­vities include ice diving (see top pic­ture), snow­board­ing, dan­cing, clim­bing, and skiing.There are also “stu­die­tu­rer” (field trips). Each class will have their trips that they take during the school year. For example the Africa course will take trips to Africa or the thea­tre course will attend a musi­cal in London.

Tra­vel with the Nor­we­gian course

The Nor­we­gian course will tra­vel many times all over Nor­way and Scan­di­na­via. If that isn’t enough for you then there is plenty to do in Elve­rum even though its size is small. There is a bow­ling alley, movie theatre/culture cen­ter, two shop­ping cen­ters, cafes, gym hall, and more. Elverum’s bus sta­tion is also a con­nec­tion to other near cities. An hour away is Try­sil, one of Norway’s lar­gest and finest ski resort, forty five min­utes the other direc­tion is Hamar a lar­ger town than Elve­rum, and two hours away is Oslo, the capital.

Nor­we­gian lan­guage, Nor­we­gian adven­ture and Nor­we­gian cul­ture for 33 weeks

Stu­dents will have 33 weeks of school total, begin­ning in mid­Au­gust ‘til mid­May. Throug­hout the year there will be vaca­tion time as well, one during the fall and win­ter along with a Chris­t­mas and Eas­ter break. During this time the school will be clo­sed. There will also be week­ends that there will half day Fri­days and no school on Satur­days. This is time for stu­dents to go home, but the school remains open for stu­dents who chose to stay (food is still pro­vi­ded). Around the school there is much that the stu­dents can take advan­tage. There is a soc­cer field, both indoor and out­door vol­ley­ball court, and in the win­ter there is a snow­board park right behind the school.

Admis­sion infor­ma­tion:
Once accep­ted, stu­dents will have to obtain a VISA if neces­sary and a resi­dence per­mit from the Nor­we­gian Embassy. More infor­ma­tion and instruc­tions will be pro­vi­ded via mail.Unfortunately Elve­rum Folke­høg­skole does not offer scholarships, but it is pos­sible to apply for a scholarship here:

http://www.folkehogskole.no/fhsr/Dokumenter/Minnefondetsoknad.pdf
You must apply before Nov 1^st for the next school year.

The tuition inclu­des room, food, school mate­ri­als, field trips and books.

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