Space to be you
Ask yourself: Who are you?What dreams do you have? What are you good at? What do you want to get better at? What are you passing on? Who do you want to be?
At the youth højskole, you get the opportunity to reflect on yourself, your situation, your present, your dreams and your future. And the best thing is that you do it together with other young people who – just like you – also want to get to know themselves better.
Community and new friends
Being – and developing – in a community is one of the most amazing things you can experience. At the college we live together, eat together, laugh, cry and live together. Everyone is welcome in our community, and in the community everyone is important.
Community is the foundation of everything that happens at the college – morning gatherings, meals, walks, parties, teaching and cleaning; it all happens together. Doors to new opportunities are opened, and at the college there is plenty of both time and space to open them all together.
Friendships for life
Friendships are the glue that holds your entire high school experience together. People Your high school friends become your new best friends for life. You learn almost everything about your friends, just as you get to know yourself much better. Being able to work with a lot of different people in a close community is a quality that is also worth its weight in gold when you later go out into the world.
You will be met with open arms.
Give and receive recognition
'Givers gain' means that the one who gives also wins. At the college we have a recognising approach to each other. You grow every time you give recognition to others, and you will grow every time you receive recognition from others. In a way, we make each other stronger and better.
You can choose between half a year or a full year.
Skilled teachers create the most inspiring teaching, based on you. Here you will find your own physical, musical, creative or philosophical expression.
For some, six months at a college is a perfect stepping stone before they begin further education. For others, a year or more is exactly what is needed to develop even further – it varies greatly.
To become a student at Ribe Youth Folk High School, you must be 16 years old. In addition, you must not be 19 years old at the start of the course.
Lots of freedom with responsibility
The most important thing is that you are allowed to develop as a person – and at the college there is all the freedom you need to be able to develop and develop yourself. Together we create an everyday life with freedom under responsibility. This means that you are given the opportunity to do what you want while at the same time being responsible for your actions. You will experience that when you take responsibility, it strengthens you both personally and as part of a community.
Ups and downs
Going to college is definitely pretty awesome. But make no mistake; our days are just as full of ups and downs as anywhere else. That means there are plenty of challenges here too. For some, it's a challenge to get up in the morning. For others, it's a challenge to go to bed at night. Not to mention all the things in between.
We all have challenges – the biggest challenge is to do something to solve them. At the college there is both space for you to acknowledge your challenges and to work on solving them – perhaps even together with others. During your time at the college you will go through an enormous development. For some it is difficult to notice during the stay, for others it is experienced in a short time. Regardless, you will be able to feel it long after you have left the college once again.
