Our employees

Teaching Staff

Sebastian Schipper

Teacher Gaming Active and Sports Extreme Australia

Throughout his upbringing, Sebastian has had a passionate relationship with gaming, in addition to his interest in the outdoors.

He 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.

Ørjan Hillmo Øveraas

Teacher Sports Extreme Australia

Ørjan has a background as a trained lecturer in physical education and sports science, and has worked for 5 years at upper secondary school before starting at Bakketun in 2019.

Boarding and skiing, trail cycling, climbing and ball games are something Ørjan always finds time for. He is motivated by seeing young people flourish and develop through varied and challenging activities, and he attaches great importance to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can explore and test their own limits.

Email: orjano_overaas@hotmail.com

Victor Nordvoll Axelsson

Teacher VanLife

Victor is our newly hired teacher on the VanLife line. He is trained as a child and youth worker in Sweden, as well as completed education in folk high school pedagogy in the spring of 2022. Otherwise, he has instructor courses and experience in alpine skiing and snowboarding.

Victor has a great interest in sustainability and finding solutions that can contribute to us making good use of the resources we have, and the scheme at VanLife will be able to challenge the handyman gene to the fullest 🙂

In addition to VanLife, he also teaches on other lines, in joint subjects and elective subjects.

Johanne Ottilie Espe

Teacher Challenge Explore

Johanne is a dedicated supporter of the folk university as a learning arena, where the student's motivation and area of interest are in focus, and you get the chance to try your hand at subjects without exams or grades.

She is a qualified lecturer with a master's degree in cultural meetings, with partial studies from Bolivia, India and Germany. She has a lot of experience from voluntary work and is concerned with what is going on in society. In her spare time, she spends a lot of time out in nature here in Trøndelag, and looks forward to sharing her joy of hiking and commitment with the students.

Ann Sissel Vehus

Inspector/boarding manager, teacher Outdoor life – fjord and mountains

Ann Sissel wants the students to thrive and develop at Bakketun Folkehøgskole.

She has been a teacher at the school since 1987 and has a subject teacher training in science with mathematics, as well as a major in physical education.

In addition to her role as a teacher, Ann Sissel has been a boarding school leader since 2011. She enjoys being in motion, whether on trips or during training, and appreciates being active both physically and mentally.

Email: annsissel@bakketun.fhs.no

Ingvild Byre Guddingsmo

Teacher Arts and crafts

Ingvild is passionate about pupils experiencing mastery and pride in their work, while at the same time giving them the confidence to challenge their own limits.

She has an education as a subject teacher in arts and crafts with a specialization in clay, as well as a two-year art school. Ingvild teaches widely within the craft subject, and is known for covering a varied spectrum of materials and techniques.

Ingvild also teaches various elective subjects at the school.

Email: ingvild@bakketun.fhs.no

Annette Lyngstad Skavhaug

Teacher Studio Scene Tour - Theatre

Annette is a teacher on the Scene Studio Tourné line, especially in the field of theater and acting.

She has previously both attended and been a scholarship holder at the school and on the line, and knows the everyday life of folk high schools well. She has a pedagogical education and is now studying at Nord University in addition to working at the school.

Erling Helland

Principal, teacher Stage Studio Tour – Sound and Music Production and Music

Erling feels that everyday life at the folk college gives young people wonderful opportunities to develop as individuals in several areas, and he wants to contribute to this goal.

He is a qualified general teacher (adjunct professor) with a focus on music and history. Erling also has further education in music technology, music production and personnel and management subjects.

Erling teaches music and sound and music production at Scene Studio Turnè.

Phone: 90 84 06 32

Email: rektor@bakketun.fhs.no

Lise Marie Bagøien

Supervisor/summons

Lise is one of our student employees, who often visits as a supervisor. She has previously both attended and been a scholar at a folk college, and knows everyday life at a folk college well.

Christian Helland

Supervisor/summons

Kristian is one of our student employees, who often visits as a supervisor. He has previously both attended and been a scholar at a folk college, and knows everyday life at a folk college well.

Synne-Elise Nybakken

Supervisor/summons

Synne-Elise is one of our student employees, who often visits as a supervisor. She has previously both attended and been a scholar at a folk college, and knows everyday life at a folk college well.

Boarding school, kitchen, caretaker (IKV)

Sive Kristin Nilsen Vestre

Kitchen manager/cleaning manager

I am passionate about cooking from scratch and contributing to a healthy diet with fruit and vegetables.

Has worked for a long time as a cook, both at folk high school, several restaurants and in the Armed Forces. Has studied nutrition and worked as a nutritionist at a weight clinic.

Tel: 74 04 91 42