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BRO South America

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Join us to learn, experience and understand South America. In the spring, we travel to South America to put things into perspective.

BRO is the shortness of Bistand, Reise and Oppdrag and can direct translate to Aid, Travel and Assignment.

You will gain experiences and learning that create commitment and action.

Do you want to get involved with people somewhere else in the world?

Do you want to know more about cultural understanding, aid work and North-South problems?

Would you like to travel and experience South America?

If so - then we think this is the subject for you!

You will receive introductory courses in Spanish and/or Portuguese. You will learn to cook South American food, learn Brazilian jiu jitsu, Capoeira and South American dance.

You will be involved in organizing and carrying out various fundraising campaigns. Get visits from aid and human rights organisations. There will also be time for fun social activities as well as local trips.

Trip to South America: The trip usually goes to Peru: Lima and Machu Picchu, Bolivia: La Paz and visit aid projects. Brazil: Orphanages in São Paulo and not least Rio de Janeiro!

Other important topics are:

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Remember that Karmøy Folkehøgskule is the school where you choose 2 subjects. This means that if you choose the line BRO South America - you will also choose one of these lines: OutdoorActivity Extreme - Focus Asia & Japan - Backpack Photo Asia - Explore Norway & Iceland - Golf - Vocal & Performance - Energyboost - Tasty FoodExperience - Focus Europe

 

 

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Mandatory: Yes

Price: Included in course price

Duration: 2-3 uker

Meals included per day: 2

Join us to learn, experience and understand South America. In the spring, we travel to South America to put things into perspective.

School trip to South America: The trip to South America varies slightly from year to year. The trip has, among other things, gone to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. In recent years, the trip has gone to Brazil and Argentina. In Brazil, we visit aid projects, including an orphanage and a school project.

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Da vi har spennende utenlandsturer på begge linjene du som elev går på, har vi valgt å legge fellesturene til vakre og spennende omgivelser i Norden.
Foruten flere felles skoleturer setter vi også av tid til fellesarrangementer som:

  • konserter,
  • kinoforestillinger
  • seminar
  • foredrag utenfor skolens område. 

Mandatory: Yes

Price: 7 000

Foruten alle skolens linjeturer til innland- og utland ser vi for oss en felles skoletur til Preikestolen og Stavanger. Skolen ønsker også at våre elever får delta på lokale kulturelle arrangement i skolens nærmiljø, dvs på Haugalandet. Dette er feks spennende konserter, kinoforestillinger, teater mm.

Karmøy Folk High School: - the school where you choose 2 subjects!

Chose one subject from 1 and one from 2

Subjects choose 1:

  • Focus Europe including an interrail trip and visiting different island in Norway and the Mediterranean
  • X-Sport including a trip to Thailand
  • Outdoor-activity Sea (Friluftsliv Sjø in Norwegian) including a trip to Croatia with diving classes and island hopping with 2 sailboats
  • BRO Africa including a trip to Kenya
  • BRO South America including a trip to Brazil and Argentina
  • Bakery & Pastry (Baker & Konditor in Norwegian including a trip to Paris and Brussel
  • Music Performance Production including a trip to Berlin
  • Football Europe Inkluding a trip to England and Italy
  • Fashion Clothes Design/Redesign including a trip to London - Paris

Subjects choose 2:

  • Energyboost including a trip to a training camp in Lanzarote
  • Focus Asia & Japan including a trip to Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan
  • Outdoor-activity Extreme (Friluftsliv Extreme in Norwegian) including a trip to the Alps for fantastic skiing and snowboarding
  • Tasty FoodExperience including a trip to Toscana in Italy
  • Vocal & Performance including a trip to New York
  • Backpack Photo Asia including a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Explore Norway& Iceland - including a trip to Reykjavik (Iceland) and trips in the western part of Norway
  • Golf including a trip to Spain and Poland
  • Focus Europe including an interrail trip and visiting different islands in Norway and in the Mediterranean

BRO is the shortness of the Norwegian words Bistand-Reise-Oppdrag. They can direct translate to Aid, Travel and Assignment.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you need some more information for the subject.

In addition to the subject, you can choose between several different electives as:

Norwegian, Soccer, Film, Photo, PR, Guitar, Knitting, Baking, Food making, Sewing, different training programs, choir, teambuilding, Volleyball, Multisport, Dans and much more.

 

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