Vallekilde Communications College — in Danish known as Vallekilde Højskole — is a school founded in 1865 in the Danish tradition of popular colleges also known as folk high schools. The school specializes in journalism, game development, event management, literature, music and design.
Foreign students can attend the design course Guerilla Projects. This class will be held in English. Additional classes in journalism, literature, communication, politics, ceramics, radio and Photoshop will be available depending on the demand form English speaking students.
Also the game development class Game Academy will be available for non-Danish students.
The teachers are experienced and experts in each their field. They use their personal network to create challenging projects. A stay at Vallekilde also guarantees encounters with interesting guest teachers.
A stay with us will give you a better picture of yourself and your skills. And maybe you’ll get a little closer to figuring out what to do with your life – while having fun at the same time.
Watch this video about the Danish folk high schools:
School for Life from Adam Baki on Vimeo.
He was the ideological founder of folk high schools. He treated his students as independent persons with whom he could have mutually fruitful conversations. In his opinion the exchange of ideas that take place during a conversation is the most important principle of education.
Grundtvig’s thoughts have had a great influence on the Danish language, society, culture and on the Danish school system. Inspired by Grundtvig Vallekilde was founded in 1865 and is one of Denmark’s oldest folk high schools. Today there are around 80 folk high schools in Denmark.
