Baking
Price: 50,-
Love the smell of freshly baked bread? We bake bread, buns, cakes and other treats from scratch, learn basic techniques and share the results. Suitable for everyone, including complete beginners.
Ball games
We play volleyball, football, floorball, basketball and other ball games. What we play varies throughout the year. You are of course welcome to practise the different games more in the gym in the afternoons and evenings.
Basic training
We work on strength and fitness in the school’s weight room. You learn basic exercises and proper technique. Suits both beginners and those who have trained before.
Bouldering
Price: 100,-
Climbing without ropes on low walls, with thick mats below. You learn basic technique and safety, and challenge yourself at your own pace. Suits both beginners and experienced climbers.
Build and fix
We give old pallets new life by turning them into chairs. You learn to use tools safely, to measure, saw and screw, and take home a finished piece of furniture. No experience needed.
Sustainable entrepreneurship
We explore how sustainability and social responsibility can be built into a business, from developing the idea to putting it into practice.
Dance
Learn your first steps in swing and salsa! A beginners’ course where we dance in pairs, learn basic steps and simple turns, and have fun together. No experience or partner needed.
A tribute to the album
Do you love the album as a whole? Listening to entire albums and knowing the story behind them? Discussing genre, recording techniques, music history and more? Then “A Tribute to the Album” is the elective for you.
Film club
Are you one of those people who get annoyed when others talk during films, but are also tired of everyone heading straight home after a film at the cinema? Welcome to our Film club, or "Film tasting" as we call it!
Philosophy and the History of Ideas
In this elective, we learn about philosophers and other thinkers. We look at their most important ideas, where they came from and what they have meant for later generations.
Disc golf
Disc golf is golf with a frisbee: you throw your way around the course, aiming to hit the basket in as few throws as possible. We learn throwing technique and rules, and play outdoors in all weather.
Musical Improvisation
Musical improvisation is all about letting loose, having fun and trying out new things.
This elective gives you an introduction to improvisation.
Introduction to Analogue Photography
In this elective, you get a basic introduction to analogue photography, an art form where we capture moments on film rather than digitally.
Canoeing
You will learn the most basic paddling techniques. We go on canoe trips in the beautiful archipelago by the school, with a focus on safety, technique and the joy of being out at sea in a canoe.
Creative writing
The writing workshop gives you a safe space to explore language and learn more about how to create good texts.
Bergen, City of culture
Price: 150,-
A taste of the best concerts, films, exhibitions and performances Bergen has to offer. This elective takes place in the afternoons and evenings, and there may be a small fee on some days.
A literary pause
Books are best when they are shared. In these shared reading sessions, we read short stories and poems aloud, taking short breaks along the way to talk about what we have read.
Magnet fishing
Magnet fishing means using strong magnets to fish for metal waste on the seabed. When you go magnet fishing, you help keep nature clean and clear away litter.
Meditation
A breathing space in everyday life. We try different meditation and breathing techniques that can bring calm, better focus and less stress. No prior experience needed.
Music video
We make a music video from idea to finished result. You get to try your hand at planning, filming, lighting and editing, working together as a small film crew. No experience needed.
Foraging
Autumn is the season for foraging. In this elective, you get to know our local area better and become aware of the natural resources around us.
Pixel animation
Pixel animation has a distinctive, grainy look that is reminiscent of early computer graphics and the nostalgic video games of the 1980s and 1990s.
Independent study
This elective gives you the opportunity to work independently on upper secondary school subjects. You get the time and space to focus on subjects you want to revise or improve your grades in.
Skateboarding
In this elective, the focus is on basic technique and plenty of practical skating. It suits both beginners and more experienced skaters.
Queer pop culture
We learn about different tropes, queer coding and queer history (or histories), and, almost more importantly, we have “brunch” together every time! No prior knowledge is needed, just curiosity and an open mind.
School newspaper
Would you like to help make the school newspaper? We put together an editorial team that organises, writes, takes photos and edits. Along the way, we will learn important things about journalism.
Let´s talk!
Good conversations about what matters. We talk about topics like friendship, identity, choices and life in a small, safe group. You share as much or as little as you like.
Social media
Show life at school! You learn to plan, shoot and edit reels and photos, and get the chance to take over the school’s social media account. For you if you like telling stories with your phone.
Playing in a band
This elective is for you who want to develop your skills on your instrument, try your hand as a vocalist, or learn what it is like to play together as a group.
Stencil and street art
In this elective, we explore exciting forms of expression in street art, with creativity, message and self-expression at the heart of it all!
Knitting
Price: 70,-
This elective suits both beginners and those with experience. You decide for yourself what you want to knit. If you like, the teacher can also give you plenty of ideas and patterns.
Sewing, Handicraft and Redesign
In this elective, you get to explore your creativity through sewing, handicraft and redesign. We work with basic techniques in sewing, knitting, crocheting and embroidery, while also learning to give old textiles new life.
Hiking
Every week, we head out on short hikes in the area around the school, and we finish by climbing one of the seven mountains surrounding Bergen.
Yoga
We do calm and varied yoga exercises that build strength, flexibility and balance. You learn to connect breath and movement. Suitable for everyone, whatever your fitness or experience.
The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
