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Solborg Folkehøgskole was established in 1913 and is now one of the largest folk high schools in Norway. Solborg Folk High School is situated in Stavanger, on the south-west coast of Norway.

Folk high schools are one-year boarding schools based on the idea of learning for life. We provide an opportunity for you as a student to grow as a person and as a friend, in a small, unique learning community without exams and grades. These are schools where you broaden your horizon, deepen your social insights, get more confidence in yourself, and learn tools for lifelong learning.

The main teaching method is hands-on, you learn by doing. By experiencing the very things you are learning about, your knowledge and understanding become greater and more valid. And you are far more likely to remember something after you’ve seen it applied in real life. Classes are conducted in a free and open spirit, progressing through interactions and dialogues between students and teachers.

The owner of Solborg Folk High School is Normisjon which is a voluntary and independent mission agency within the Lutheran Church of Norway.

You choose a major subject when applying to Solborg Folk high school.
Our courses are:
Multisport pluzz, Film & Media, Rampelys (Spotlight) with Musicproduction and Stage, Adventure (sportactivities), Global Village with Connection, Photography and United (ball games), Fashion and Design and Picture & Form. The school can accommodate 150 students.

The school starts late August and lasts until the middle of May.

There is an Autumn Holiday for one week in October, a Christmas holiday for two or three weeks in December/January, a Winter Holiday for one week in February/ March and an Easter Holiday for one week during Easter week. During these holidays, the school will be closed.

Classes are held 6 days a week. Attendance is required in all but special circumstances.

From June till August the school has an extensive selection of services.

Accommodation
Please, send a message to amdal@solborg.fhs.no and ask for a room.

Conferences and meetings
We can offer:

  • Conference hall with 150 seats, which can be expanded into the gymnastic hall, with up to 400 seats.
  • Auditorium with video canon, surround construction, DVD and 80 seats.
  • Another auditorium with video canon, surround construction, DVD and 60 seats.
  • A dining hall with 152 seats, which can be extended to 300 seats.
  • A considerable number of classrooms and group rooms.
  • Leisure room (sitting room) with satelite television.
  • A beautiful garden with an enjoyable walking area.

Celebration hall
The ground floor of Villa Solborg can be rented out for christening, confirmation, anniversaries etc.