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: 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
At The Police, Security and Emergency Preparedness course at Stord Folk High School you can take the first step towards the Police College. At the same time you take the National Guard education.
Are you ready for an educational, exciting and perhaps life-changing Folk High School-year?
This will be a content-rich, exciting but also demanding school year, where we have a strong focus on physical activity. You will take national security training in collaboration with Securitas, learn about first aid, fire safety and much more. There will also be many exciting activities such as shooting, exercises with the rescue company, introduction to fire and rescue and much more.
Everything in the folk high school's social community.
Are you ready to grow as a person and challenge yourself? Then you are most welcome to Stord Folkehøgskule.
You will learn about the physical and mental admission requirements of the Police Academy.
You will take the National Guard Education with certification as a security guard.
You will learn about social security and emergency preparedness in the police, fire and health services.
Learn directly from the agencies, as well as Redningsselskapet and Securitas.
There will be very exciting varied training and experiences.
As part of the mandatory practice with Securitas, you will be able to participate in large events in Hordaland and Rogaland. In recent years, Securitas has worked with Metallica, Karpe, Robbie Williams, Kygo, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber and Bon Jovi at Bergenhus Fortress. You will learn about securing and organizing such events.
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: Nei
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.
