If you are between 18 and 30, you can attend a Danish folk college for either a semester or a full year.

The Danish Folk College is a unique school concept that can be described as a ”School of Life”, where you can learn everything that you can’t learn out of books. There are no exams or academic requirements for admittance, but you will probably llmore on a personal, interpersonal and intercultural level than you would have ever thought possible.

You sleep, eat, follow classes and spend your spare time in and around the college together with your fellow students and teachers. In that way you are able to live in a family-like community and create a safe space where everybody can be themselves, try out new things, make mistakes and learn.

Since you are retreated from the everyday life stress and struggles, you can fully focus on your own personal development in a reflective and inspirational environment. You can further develop your existing talents or discover totally new ones.

Folk colleges are NOT to be compared with universities, academies or professional schools where learning is much more formalized and generally with exams.

Read more about Danish folk colleges HERE.

Choose your folk college

AFS offers a number of folk colleges offering very different subjects - read more at the website of the college(s) of interest to you.
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Study interculture and creativity at Brenderup folk college

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Engage in all sorts of sports at Nordjyllands Folk College and

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Study acting, film or European culture at Snoghoj Folk College

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Study film, arts or journalism at Odder Folk College

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Become a changemaker at Silkeborg Folk College

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Study sustainability and arts at Brandbjerg folk college

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Study arts, film, music or sports at Egaa Youth Folk College

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Study sustainability and arts at Vestjylland Folk College

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How will you benefit?

If you spend a semester or a year at a Danish folk college, you will …

As you will live and study together with young people from Denmark and all over the world and as all subjects are taught in English, your spoken English will greatly improve.

What is included in the program?

Basically you will not need to spend any money during your stay in Denmark except for personal pocket money as the following is included in the program:

You will live, eat and study at the folk college together with your fellow students. You will typically share a room with another student and your meals are prepared by the college.

How do you sign up for the program?

To enrol in the program you should contact the local AFS office in your country.