VanLife Interrail
Briefly about the line:
- Van conversion
- Compact living
- Reuse and redesign
- Creative work
- Vehicle maintenance
- Trip planning and travel expertise
Travels:
- Roadtrip i Norge og Norden
- Interrail gjennom Europa til Italia
- Surf camp in Hoddevik
- Joint trip to Spain and Gibraltar
From van to well-being on wheels!
Vanlife/Interrail - experience the freedom of going where your nose points, with only your clothes on your body and a bag on your back! Put your worries aside and see the world, travel through changing landscapes and learn a lot about life.
Do you want to experience beautiful nature, the pulse of the city and many unexpected places and meetings? At Vanlife/Interrail, we learn to live a simpler life characterized by little stress, greater freedom and a more sustainable footprint.
On the line, you get to try vanlife – traveling with a car that's also a home, which means, among other things, that you scale down on what you really need, open up to unexpected and spontaneous adventures and experiences and go where you want when you want. We will work with our hands and decorate, equip and create atmosphere in our cars and you will learn about the construction process in a van conversion.
The line has a focus on sustainability, and much of what we use on the line comes from recycling centres, dumpster diving or gifts from various players in the area. You get the opportunity to learn about minimalism, good new habits, zero waste and other exciting and affordable efforts in everyday life!
The school has cars to sleep in, and you get an insight into the different parts of the construction process throughout the year. Throughout the year, we will, among other things, drive along the coast to Lofoten, surf in Hoddevik, experience much of what Norway has to offer on various trips by van.
In the spring, we collect all the new knowledge from the year and set out on a big journey by train. The Interrail tour through Europe goes to Italy, with many great stops in alpine surroundings, in small charming communities and in big cities!
Welcome to Vanlife/Interrail!
Subject areas
Sustainability, climate and citizenship
- Compact living, minimalism
- Van cover
- Reuse and redesign
- Zero waste
Vehicle and practical activity
- Creative work (design, crafts)
- Basic vehicle maintenance
- Trip planning and travel expertise
- Selected activities related to line's study tours
- Cooperation with other lines in the school
Road trip
- Trip planning and travel expertise
Sustainability, redesign and collaboration
Sustainability is a consistent focus in what we do. Throughout the year, you get to practice living with simple means, reflect on what a sustainable lifestyle means to you, and build something you can be proud of! When we plan and build together, we learn about the construction process, and working with van conversion in practice offers many exciting challenges, both for the inexperienced and for those who already have experience. The school has a single workshop, but for more mechanical work we use local workshops. The line has a focus on reuse, and the materials we use to rebuild the cars are sourced as much as possible from recycling centers, dumpster diving or gifts from various players in the area.
Travel - Norway and Europe
We travel on road trips in Norway and the Nordics with your own car, where you help decide the itinerary. Do you dream of exploring the vibrant city life of Stockholm, walking along the coastal paths of Skagen, experiencing the majestic nature of Lofoten, or perhaps discovering Skellefteå's hidden treasures?
In the spring we prepare well for our Interrail trip through Europe to Italy, with many great stops in alpine surroundings, in small charming communities and in big cities!
Who is the line suitable for?
This is a line for you who like to travel, like sunsets and waking up with a view of spectacular nature! You must have no previous knowledge, but must be ready to work in a workshop and sleep in the car during the year.
Teachers on the line
Victor Nordvoll Axelsson
Victor is our 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 mainstream subjects, he will teach something in joint subjects and elective subjects.
Equipment list
You can borrow this equipment from the school
Classroom for teaching/planning work for online content. The school also has a workshop for simple maintenance work on cars, as well as interior work on vehicles. Major vehicle repairs must be carried out at an authorized workshop, and planned into the line's financial budget, as part of the teaching.
Purchase of vehicles as output point. for conversion is also included as part of the contents of the line. Here, the school requires that purchased vehicles must be EU-approved within the last year.
You must provide this equipment yourself
Working with cars and furnishing/redesign involves a lot of dirt, dust and dirt.
- A one-piece suit or similar that you can pull over your normal clothes, and thus take off when you leave the workshop. Alternative work clothes.
- Safety shoes (with steel toe cap)
Clothes and equipment for the study tours:
- Usual hiking equipment is required (winter sleeping bag, sleeping mat, clothing for outdoor use)
- equipment you want to use during activities you choose to do (biking, skiing, etc.)
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
Price
From NOK 158,580
Including:
- Instruction
- All meals
- Shared room at the school
- All compulsory activities on the line
- Joint trip with the whole school to Spain and Gibraltar (incl. 3 meals per day)
- Line trip: Road trip in Norway and train in the Nordics (incl. 3 meals per day)
- Tours in the local area
- Songbook
- Accident insurance
- Free use of student kitchens and special rooms
- Internet
- Washing machine
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.
Contact
Do you have questions about the bus or the school?
School administration: 74 04 91 00 / adm@bakketun.fhs.no
