Researching college programs in Canada and Folk Schools in Norway for Beatrix.
@odd Yes.
She's discussed/thought about it as a gap year option anyway. Time to get more serious about it.
Suggestions/ideas welcome.
@AngeloStavrow Also of note. Was kind of looking at schools in Manitoba as they have a reciprocity agreement with Minnesota
@KimberlyHirsh Thanks. She has Norwegian heritage, relatives who live there, and an affinity/familiarity with the culture. Hence mainly looking there.
@patrickrhone My sister went to one in Skogn, Trøndelag. It’s a 30 minute drive from Trondheim Airport, (TRD). I’m afraid I don’t know to much about it though. I have a friend whose father ran one in Torvikbukt, Møre og Romsdal, and I asked her about it, and I’m waiting to hear back from her.
@patrickrhone Folkehøyskoler are amazing! What's her general interests? I might have some advice for schools. :)
(For instance, the one I went to was all-music.)
@Havn In general she likes Theater, Dance, Singing, and History/Culture.
She also has done Circus for almost her entire life and I know there is at least one there focused on that (Movement X?). But not sure if it’s something she plans to continue.
She’s not even awake yet, but we will be discussing this in the coming days
@patrickrhone I hope you don’t mind if I listen in on this too. I have friends it will be useful for.
@odd let me know what you find out. I believe that is one we have looked at before, even before all this.
@patrickrhone Fascinating, I had no idea! Haven’t spent much time in the prairies so I can’t speak to what it’s like living there, though.
@patrickrhone Here’s the answer I got from my friend Karen:
«Yes, Nordvestlandet folkehøgskole is a good folkehøgskole that has a lot of experience with foreign students. They have a separate Norwegian education line for foreign students called Learning Norwegian. If you speak English, it is not a big problem to talk to Norwegians either. Most people speak Norwegian. Otherwise, there is a lot of sport, outdoor activities and creative subjects at folkehøgskole. But it costs some money to go there. I think you have to provide a certain financial guarantee. And have a residence permit / visa of course.
Nordvestlandet folk college is also a Christian folk college with a fairly traditional and Christian ideology. This means that missionary/preaching Christian activities take place there. But meetings are largely voluntary. There is no requirement to go there that you are a personal believer or practicing Christian.»