Arts and crafts
Briefly about the line:
- Pottery
- Silver and jewelery work
- Textiles and sewing
- Redesign
- Display
Travels:
- Morocco
- New York
- Joint trip to Spain and Gibraltar
Create something unique
Here you get the opportunity to explore crafts through making jewelery and working with silver, ceramics, sewing and redesign.
The silver and jewelery work is especially for those who want to try something new and gives the opportunity to quickly achieve impressive results.
Ceramics involves modelling, turning and firing, a process that requires patience but is also very rewarding and allows you to create unique works. When Christmas approaches, we participate in the Christmas sales fair with our own craft products, together with other craftsmen.
In textiles and sewing, you get the opportunity to learn different techniques and make both practical and cool things, such as clothes, bags and interiors, as well as explore redesign and image expression.
Throughout the year, you get to explore your creativity in search of your own expression. Basic tasks will equip you to be able to work further on your own. Once you have been introduced to a material, you can use the associated workshop as much as you wish.
Studieturene til Marokko og New York byr også på mange inntrykk og muligheter for inspirasjon.
This is a line for you with creative joy, who loves to work with your hands - regardless of skills and experience. Or who are looking for an inspiring top-up, a new hobby, or are considering education in arts and crafts.
Subject areas
Crafts
from idea to finished product.
Pottery
Turning, casting, building, modeling, decorating, glazing and firing.
Silver and jewelery work
Soldering, shaping, modeling in metal clay, use of a jeweler's saw.
Textile
Basic sewing machine skills and fun techniques. Work in leather/leather.
Redesign
Find something old and make something new! Redesign has become an increasingly relevant form of handicraft. From a silver spoon to a nice ring, a brand new chair with covers from grandma's old curtains.
Presentation and exhibition
Part of creating may be giving others the opportunity to experience your craft. This can be through images and video, text and exhibitions.
Collaboration with the school's other creative lines
In addition to working on our own projects on the line, we can work together with the other creative lines at school. These can be small or larger productions where we can learn about each other's fields of expertise.
Course trip - Marokko & New York
Markokko (4-5 dager): In the past, the trip has gone to Marrakesh, southwest of Morocco, which offers fantastic cultural and human encounters. At the large market Djemaa El Fna we can meet a teeming life of snake charmers, jugglers, monkeys, musicians - a bit like walking in Aladdin's footsteps!
We have had place of residence close to Djemaa El Fna, in the old Medina, where we could wander for hours in a labyrinth of streets, filled with wonderful crafts and sensory impressions. The workshops lie side by side in the narrow streets; the shoemaker who works in the most incredible colours, jewelery and lamps in metal is sawn, hammered and shaped. Here we have also done some work ourselves, and let ourselves be inspired for further work back at school.
We have visited the potters who live in a village a little outside the city centre. Here we have seen how they make the most incredible ceramic mosaic tiles by hand, and we have learned, among other things, how to fire clay in a gas oven. We have also visited Project Soar, who works for the position of girls in the local community, in a country where the road to equality is still a long way to go.
The meals ours we have most often eaten on one of the city's countless roof terraces, where food made in Tajine is the specialty, which we learn more about on cooking courses. The Atlas Mountains and the Berber city of Imlil has also been a highlight, literally. We first ride dromedaries in the desert, before we ride donkeys up into the mountains together with local guides. approx. 1200 m
New York (Spring, 7-8 Days). New York is a melting pot of cultures, bringing together people from all over the world. In this vibrant city, we explore traditional crafts, fashion, design, exhibitions, and much more. This is also home to the world-famous Broadway, where we get to experience grand productions both on stage and behind the scenes. If you’re considering a future in the creative industries, this is the perfect place to explore study opportunities in a city known for its innovation and artistry.
The big-city atmosphere, iconic yellow taxis, and endless possibilities await. This trip will be an unforgettable highlight of your folk high school year, filled with inspiration and meaningful shared experiences!
School Trip to Spain & Gibraltar
In the fall, the entire school travels together to Spain and Gibraltar!
In the fall, the entire school travels together to Spain and Gibraltar. We explore the Andalusia region and stay near the town of Rota, where students take part in both planned activities and free-time experiences. There are opportunities for surfing, frisbee golf, scenic cycling tours, and beach-related activities. The trip also includes a visit to the historic city of Seville and the British territory of Gibraltar.
Since the trip and all meals are included in the tuition fee, students only need to bring personal spending money. These shared experiences help build a strong sense of community across the school.
Teachers on the course
Ingvild Byre Guddingsmo
I am passionate about the pupils experiencing mastery and pride in their own work, and that they should experience the security to push their own limits.
I am a qualified art and craft teacher with specialization in clay and have a two-year art college. Teaches a wide range of materials and techniques within the craft trade.
Also teaches various elective subjects.
Equipment list
You can borrow this equipment from the school
All equipment needed for teaching
You must provide this equipment yourself
Work clothes and shoes: Both ceramics and silver/jewellery work involve a lot of dirt, dust and dirt.
- A full suit or similar that you can pull over your normal clothes, and thus take off when you leave the pottery workshop
- Leather apron is perfect for silver/jewellery work
If you have equipment, feel free to bring it!
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
Elective subjects
We have 3-4 hours of elective courses per week. Here, you can choose from a variety of exciting activities – you can build on your main course or try something completely new. The choice is yours! Electives are selected after you arrive at the school.
Electives we offer:
- Bicycle
- Skateboard
- Sports/ball games
- Training and health
- Martial arts
- Outdoor life
- Winter outdoor activities
- Ski/Snowboard
- Horse riding
- Climbing/Bouldering/Climbing certificate
- Peak trip
- Golf
- Disc golf
- RailJam
- Arts – Painting
- Arts – Leather crafting
- Arts – Ceramics
- Music/Band
- Photo
- Drama
- Improv theater
- Sound engineering
- Culinary arts
- Sámi culture and identity
- Dog sledding outdoor life
- Chess
In addition, you have the opportunity to take the hunting license exam, climbing certificate, and boating license. These exams take place outside school hours and may require an additional fee.
Project subjects
During the year, you choose one of six possible project subjects. These are more career-oriented or study-preparatory subjects that we work on for four weeks spread across three periods.
You can choose between:
- Take up subjects
- Drone pilot
- Sports and outdoor life – certification
- Introduction to emergency preparedness and security
- Business establishment
- Cultural field
Price
From NOK 142,520
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 Stockholm and London (incl. 3 meals per day)
- Workshops
- Tours in the local area
- Songbook
- Accident insurance
- Free use of student kitchens and special rooms
- Internet
- Washing machine
Read more about our prices and room types here
Loans and Scholarships
For the 2025/2026 school year, you can receive up to 151,690 NOK from Lånekassen. kr 151 690 fra Lånekassen.
Contact
Do you have questions about the bus or the school?
School administration: 74 04 91 00 / adm@bakketun.fhs.no
A year at Kunsthåndverk has given me great professional breadth and friends for life. I have tried everything from sewing fur to making silver rings.
– Camilla Holmvik
Here I learned new things without thinking about grades. I was top of the line. Was challenged with new materials and techniques and had access to rooms and equipment 24/7. The study tour was great!
- Mia Nilsen
My year at Arts and Crafts gave me the courage to apply for the Vocational Training for Design, Art and Crafts at OsloMet the following year.
- Merete Steinsland
How you live at Bakketun
Are you wondering what it's like to live at Folkehøgskole? At Bakketun we have three cozy boarding houses, which are again divided into smaller housing units.
Leisure and Everyday Life
At Bakketun, life is about much more than just courses and classes. Afternoons, evenings, and weekends are filled with activities, trips, and a strong social community.