Welcome as a student at Bakketun Folkehøgskole!
We are incredibly happy to welcome you to Bakketun Folkehøgskole! You are facing an adventurous year filled with learning, exploration and personal growth. At our school, you will meet students from different backgrounds, all with a common goal to explore, learn and grow together.
Get to know our amazing teachers!
When you arrive at Bakketun, you will be greeted by this formidable gang! .. (a little more text here)..
Join the boarding school!
At Bakketun we have 2 boarding schools: *** and ***. The boarding schools are again divided into several housing units, where you live together with 8-12 other students. The housing units have a shared living room with living room and kitchen, and a shared bathroom (and wardrobe/hallway?).
When choosing a room, there are two things you must consider: do you want a single or double room, and do you want a private bathroom in the room or a shared bathroom in the hallway? Single rooms cost slightly more than double rooms, and a private bathroom costs more than a bathroom in the hallway.
(write a little more about bathrooms in the hallway, are there communal showers, for example, or privacy here? - how does this work in practice in relation to queuing?)
Practical info
The school year
The school year begins in the latter half of August and ends in mid-May. The school week is Monday-Saturday. On Saturdays, Elves is also responsible for student evenings and we enjoy good food in the evening - truly a highlight of the week. We have homecoming weekends or other holidays about once a month.
Updated school route can be found here (must be updated for 2024/2025)
Start of school:
date, place of attendance
Timetable / weekly schedule
In addition to the main subjects, you also have joint subjects, elective subjects and project subjects. The common subjects is worth its weight in gold for building community and preparing you for life after school. We offer many exciting electives, such as golf, horse riding, photography, the hunting test, the boat driving test and much more. IN project subject you get the opportunity to, among other things, take up subjects, or explore different career paths.
No two weeks are the same, but a typical week might look like this:
Shared every day: Good breakfast + morning meeting (a word for the day, today's news, marking birthdays and other important information).
- Monday: Room cleaning, Boarding subjects, Housing collection, lunch and line subjects
- Tuesday: Electives throughout the day
- Wednesday: Common subjects, lunch and line subjects
- Thursday: Main courses all day
- Friday: Line subjects. Boarding laundry the hour before dinner
- Saturday: Seminar/activity/trip, student evening, Saturday dinner with hot meal
Choice of electives
Choice of project subjects
Time off and leaves
The holidays follow the school route. We have autumn holidays, winter holidays, Easter holidays and Christmas holidays. In addition, we have return home weekends spread over the year. On average, there is a holiday or homecoming weekend about once a month.
Applications for leave must be submitted no later than three days before the desired leave date.
The following absences as a result of leaves will count towards the total absence, but will not be defined as "problematic" absences:
- Recommended leaves of absence from school
- Granted leaves of absence with a background in:
- serious illness in the immediate family
- Specialist class
- Larger family event
Boarding and room types
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Prices
From NOK 144,350
Including:
- Instruction
- All meals
- Shared room at the school
- Joint trip with the whole school to Spain and Gibraltar (incl. 3 meals per day)
- Study trip to Australia and Thailand (incl. 3 meals per day)
- Activities on all tours
- Steep card
- Parachute jump
- The diver's patch
- Trip to Åre
- Songbook
- Accident insurance
- Tours in the local area
- Free use of student kitchens and special rooms
- Internet
- Washing machine
Minimum price for the line: NOK 144,350
The price includes a double room with a bathroom in the hallway.
Read more about our prices and room types here
Loans and Scholarships
For the 2024/2025 school year, you can be paid up to NOK 137,907 from the Lånekassen. 60 per cent of this sum is a loan, 40 per cent is a loan that can be converted into a scholarship when you are approved for your year at folkehøgskole.
School place and living allowance
Confirmed school place:
The school place is confirmed when the student has accepted the offer and paid the registration fee. The acceptance
is binding from the time the appeal period expires, which is 14 days after the school place is
confirmed. If the student wishes to give up his place at the school after the cancellation period has expired, he will
the registration fee will not be refunded.
Living allowance
Living allowance is due in accordance with payment plan that will be sent out during June with. The payment plan
mostly follows payment from the Statens Lånekasse for education, with some displacement. Last
payment is normally on 15 April. Should problems arise in following the payment plan,
the student must inform the school as soon as possible so that a separate arrangement can be agreed for
payment. Without a payment agreement with the school, non-payment will be sent to debt collection and a reminder fee may be charged. Failure to pay subsistence allowance may result in the loss of
school place and participation in the school's study trips/excursions.
Pupils who leave during the school year, regardless of the reason, must pay subsistence allowance for the following 6 weeks, and that a settlement is made for payments and incurred costs. Planned study trips/excursions that cannot be canceled must be paid in full. The same applies to other expenses incurred by the school that can be linked directly to the student.
Other:
Traveling
The class goes on a four-week trip to Australia and Thailand in the spring term.
In Thailand we explore the country from north to south. We visit an orphanage in Chiang Rai, which is one of our aid projects at the school. We try activities such as cycling and bungee jumping in Chiang Mai. We take the PADI diving certificate in southern Thailand and check out the rich marine life.
In Australia we focus on surfing, including a four-day surf camp at Lake Tabourie, and enjoying beach life. While we are in Australia, we will also experience skydiving, a kangaroo safari and a trampoline park. Plans are made for day trips to Sydney, meeting with the indigenous people and time to be together.
Overview of teachers
Ørjan Hillmo Øveraas
Ørjan Hillmo Øveraas is a senior lecturer with a background in physical education and sports science. He has worked for five years at upper secondary school before starting at Bakketun in 2019. Ørjan is a passionate activity enthusiast, and he is motivated by giving young people the opportunity to develop themselves in a number of varied activities.
When you meet Ørjan, you can expect that he will make it possible for you to test your own limits through exciting and challenging activities. He shares his expertise and passion for snowboarding and skiing, trail cycling, climbing and various forms of ball games.
Email: orjano_overaas@hotmail.com
Sebastian Schipper
Sebastian is a trained nature guide and has great expertise in outdoor life and many of the activities that the SEA line has on its schedule. In addition, he is an active fellow with a lot of varied experience; winter expeditions on Hardangervidda, diving, mountain biking, glacier instructor and glacier guide - to name a few.
Ann Sissel Vehus
Ann Sissel has teacher training in science with mathematics and sports, as well as a major in physical education.
Since 2011, Ann Sissel has also been a boarding school leader, and she appreciates creating a good environment for the students outside the classroom. She also shares her own passion for movement through walks and exercise.
With Ann Sissel as your teacher, you can look forward to feeling welcome, supported and encouraged to grow both professionally and personally.
Equipment list
You can borrow this equipment from the school:
- Climbing equipment
- Longboard
- Skateboard
- Surf skates
- Bicycle workshop
- Butter stall
- Helmet, knee and elbow protection
- Kite
- Canoe
- Wet suits
You must provide this equipment yourself:
- Backpack (min. 70L)
- Daypack
- Sleeping pad
- Sleeping bag (-15 degrees)
- Goretex jacket/trousers, intermediate layer clothing
- Mountain boots, sneakers
- Headlamp, sunglasses and ski goggles
- Swimwear and training clothes
- Mountain bike (recommends good damping)
- Helmet (and other protective equipment)
- Hat, gloves, buff
- Skiing/snowboarding
- Drinking bottle and travel dining set
- First aid equipment You can find cheap and well-used equipment at finn.no. The school has an agreement with 20% discount with the local sports shops that are here (Bremseth sport, Navasport and Intersport).
Rules
Contact
Do you have questions about the bus or the school?
Ørjan Hillmo Øveraas (teacher): orjano_overaas@hotmail.com
School administration: 74 04 91 00 / adm@bakketun.fhs.no