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.
Food: Vegetarian, vegan
Most schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.
Location: Stord
Study tour for the course: Vietnam - The changing country, Mountains above fjords, SPIEL - ESSEN - GERMANY --> Board Game Convention, Billund, Denmark*, HOLLYWOOD – City of Angels!, Iceland - Adventure trip to Saga Island, Interail Europe, Portugal, BLI MED - Beredskap USA, Europetournaments
Study tour for the school: The Pulpit Rock, Winter adventure
You find tranquility, feel the camaraderie, lower your pulse – you experience everything nature has to offer. Harmony is for those who want to learn how mindset, physical activity, nutrition, and well
Balance is for those who want to learn how mindset, physical activity, nutrition, and wellness impact health.
Physical activity should be varied and enjoyable, and here you'll get to try kayaking, SUP, climbing, gentle mountain hikes, strength training, and yoga. You'll learn relaxation techniques, how to prepare healthy and nutritious food, and understand how nutrition is directly linked to both physical and mental health.
Relaxation and well-being are essential for good health. You will learn about and experience, among other things:
Yoga
Relaxation techniques
Mental strategies
Massage
Preparing healthy and nutritious meals
Beautiful mountain hikes that bring peace of mind
How to build a campfire and cook food outdoors
Overnight stays in tents/hammocks
In the winter, we’ll go on an extended course trip to Vietnam, where we’ll explore a completely new culture, relax on powdery white sand beaches, practice yoga, and experience stunning landscapes by bicycle, boat, and car.
Stord has a beautiful local area, offering easy access to lovely forest trails, mountain hikes, the sea, a gym, and a climbing hall. This gives us a unique opportunity to provide a varied year filled with activities without needing to travel far.
Sea kayaking (everyone receives a “wet card” certification)
SUP
Year-round swimming
Strength training
Indoor climbing (everyone has the opportunity to earn a “brattkort” climbing certification)
Vietnam - The changing country
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
Duration: 15 dagar
Meals included per day: 2
When winter comes, we pack our summer camp and travel all the way to Vietnam, a country with fantastic nature and an exciting culture. Here we will have spectacular nature experiences both from a cruise ship, by bike and on hiking tours. We are going on a small tour of the country, and will get a unique insight into what Vietnam has to offer.
Some of what you will experience:
Visit to historic Dong Thien. A historic pagoda located on a lovely vantage point. Here we will meet a master nun in Zen who will teach us about Buddhist philosophy and thought.
Trip by cruise boat to explore small paradises. Visit various islands and caves, as well as kayaking and swimming
Exercise, yoga and spa in tropical surroundings
Visit local markets
Cycle tour and boat trip in a lush landscape with rice paddies and green mountain scenery
There’s more to Vietnam than the traditional image of rice paddies and conical hats. Here you’ll find a country bursting with energy and forward motion. You’ll feel it in the hum and activity on the streets. You’ll see it in the way Vietnamese welcome you to their homes, invite you to taste their food, and proudly show you their rich culture. You’ll sense it in the options and opportunities all around. Simply put, there's never been a more exciting time to visit. Whatever you travel for, you can find it in #VietnamNOW.
Mountains above fjords
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
Stord, Bømlo, Dronningstien, Kvinnheradsalpane. Together we will plan longer and shorter excursions to well-known, spectacular destinations, or more unknown but equally wonderful destinations you have not heard of.
SPIEL - ESSEN - GERMANY --> Board Game Convention
Mandatory: Nei
Price: 15 000
Meals included per day: 2
In the fall, we travel to the world's largest board game convention in Germany, SPIEL.
It has been held in Essen since 1968. Here, you can see and try pilot projects and games that haven’t hit the stores yet.
SPIEL is the place for fans and publishers!
Maybe you’ll find inspiration for your own board game right here.
Visit Universal Studios (and perhaps other filmproducers)
Visit famous spots such as “Walk of fame”, “Dolby Theater”, Hollywood skiltet, Griffith Observatory, etc..
Enjoy the beautiful weather and the beaches surrounding LA, like Santa Monica Beach
Time to go sightseeing and shopping on your own.
Iceland - Adventure trip to Saga Island
Mandatory: Nei
Price: 19 000
Meals included per day: 2
- Geysir, glaciers, rafting, Reykjavik, Gullfoss, hot baths and much more.
A trip to Iceland is special. In Iceland you will find a varied, dramatic and unspoiled nature with glaciers, hot springs and mighty waterfalls, which makes the journey a unique experience with memories for life. The exotic nature offers many chances of relaxation and exciting activities.
The Icelandic nature is varied and exotic, and in the scenery you will see traces of how the natural elements have shaped Iceland in the event of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and erosion. Over eleven percent of the country is covered by magnificent glaciers. The largest is Vatnajökull (8400 square kilometers and 1000 meters thick).
On the trip around the island in a minibus you get to experience both famous tourist destinations, but even more exciting is discovering lesser-known, but equally spectacular and exciting spots. There will be many fantastic photo spots, so bring your camera or mobile. There may be swimming in different hot baths every day, new nature experiences and good stories. We will cook some of the food outside and explore local traditions.
Interail Europe
Mandatory: Nei
Price: 20 000
Meals included per day: 2
When spring comes, the students in the course travel by train on an Interrail trip through Europe. As a student, you will help plan an exciting trip filled with experiences and activities that you and the class decide on.
Portugal
Mandatory: Nei
Price: 18 000
Meals included per day: 2
During the year, we travel to Portugal to recharge with new inspiration, sunshine, and color. Lisbon greets us with vibrant architecture, iconic tiles, creative street art, and a taste of summer. Here, we’ll dive into authentic Portuguese craftsmanship — and of course, throw ourselves into the waves to learn how to surf.
BLI MED - Beredskap USA
Mandatory: Nei
Price: 20 000
Meals included per day: 2
Road trip i USA. USA-turen består blant annet besøk til New York og Washington. En unik studietur hvor vi besøker 11. september monumentet samt museet, her vil vi få et større innblikk i hvordan beredskapsressursene samhandlet og virket under terrorangrepet. Videre går turen til USAs hovedstad, Washington hvor vi besøker 1 og 2 verdenskrigmonument og andre spennande serverdigheiter.
Det vil selvfølgelig bli anledning til å bare være turist og shoppe og mye mer.
Vil du reisa her må du huske at du kan komme til å trenge pass!
Denne reisen er med på å gi nye perspektiv på egen tilværelse samt større forståelse av betydningen av beredskapen i et moderne samfunn.
Europetournaments
Mandatory: Nei
Price: 15 000
Meals included per day: 2
The class trip goes to a major tournament in Europe and depends a bit on the student group and what they want. The options could be, for example, IEM Katowice, a CS major, traveling to watch the LEC live, or something else entirely. We’ll figure it out together! In any case, the trip will go to a major European city and offer an incredibly fun experience, great food, lots of activities, and, not least, action-packed memories from the biggest stage in esports!
Our trips are unique experiences that are often difficult to carry out on your own, such as a fjord cruise on a vintage ship in the beautiful Hardangerfjord. You will embark on various trips, both near and far. Some trips are connected to specific courses, while others are shared by the whole school.
The Pulpit Rock
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
The hike to the mountain plateau Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) is one of Norway's most famous hikes. The marked trail takes you through varied nature and landscapes, sometimes bearing steep uphill, partly on stonebuilt steps and leads you all the way out onto the spectacular viewpoint 604 meters above the Lysefjord.
THE ABYSS
About 604 vertical meters above the Lysefjord, the plateau of Preikestolen is hanging, slightly swaying beyond the abyss. An amazing view as you walk the final meters of the path, which is replaces by a tingling feeling you might never have experienced before, as you step on to the great granite block with nothing but empty air on three of its sides. Enjoy!
Winter adventure
Mandatory: Yes
Price: Included in course price
When winter comes, we travel to Hovden for days of skiing and alpine skiing. You can enjoy cross-country skiing in flat terrain, slalom, tobogganing, summit tours, steep hills or very steep hills. Something for all levels!
Learn about Norway, and study Norwegian at Stord Folkehøgskule.
Stord Folkehøgskule is a free-spirited folk high school. Here you can enjoy urban life in Stord, the city in the middle of nature, situated in the heart of the archipelago Sunnhordland, at the heart of the renowed Hardangerfjorden. The school has nine exciting and varied courses, including one course dedicated to learning the language and culture. We also have many fun and interesting electives, newly renovated buildings and a highly motivated staff ready to receive you. We have room for more than 100 students and we have students from all of Norway and around the world.
Because you want friends for life, and experience a lot of new things in a good social community.
Follow your interests, teaming up with others with their interests.
Have fun electives to fill up the year with what you are curious about!
An active and urban center, with many exciting leisure activities at the same time as you get an incredibly short way to the fjord, the mountains, small islands, forests and fields with access to different kinds of equipment.
You will learn about how you make things happen in society, companies, festivals or events.
At Stord Folkehøgskule, we gather different people with different interests under one roof. Here you spend time with the students on the same course as you as well as many others from our other courses. Add exciting electives with everything from sports, creative subjects to climbing and escape room and you wil have a fantastic school year!
Stord Folkehøgskule believes in the best in people, our diversity and community strengthens us.
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.
