Community

As a student at Silkeborg Højskole, you will be sharing a home with 130 young people. It might be overwhelming at first. However, you will quickly discover that because teaching and free time are intertwined, living at a højskole is something special. An exciting discussion from class might continue over lunch, and in the evening your group might meet up for an improptu rehearsal before the next music lesson.

At Silkeborg Højskole, you become part of a “we” that ebbs and flows with the rhythm of the week’s activities.

The living room is our common area. Here you will always find students who have come together over a board game or reading newspapers. Some might try out their piano talents and a group might join in for singing, while others are practising their Danish or English skills in conversation with a fellow student.

All students belong to a house group (husgruppe) with an assigned contact teacher. Within this group you and your friends are assigned weekly tasks like cleaning and dishwashing. Furthermore, you meet with your house group once a week to discuss big and small matters e.g. ensuring everyone’s social well-being.

On Friday evenings the school café is open. Students organise events and theme parties, gaming tournaments, jam sessions and poetry readings. This is the time to let lose whether dancing and partying is your thing or if you enjoy a mellower kind of fun and conversation.