Brandbjerg Højskole is one of Denmark’s most beautifully located folk high schools. It is a short distance to Vejle and Jelling, on the edge of Grejsdalen, with the steep slopes and the majestic trees. The grounds of the school cover no less than 40 hectares of park and untouched natural forest. The buildings range from the old atmospheric manor house to the functional main building with 110 double rooms, each with a private toilet and shower, to the creative workshop building where you can dream big. See the video below for a quick tour or scroll further down and see pictures of the school’s premises.
The old Manor House
The old white and beautiful manor house is flanked by a moat with ducks and overlooks the park. There is a large tiled stove, garden room and upholstered chairs, giving it an authentic country house atmosphere.
Skolefløjen
In the bright school wing, you will find rooms, the dining room, classrooms and the lecture hall. Here that you can snatch a game of table football and table tennis, watch a movie on the big screen in the lecture hall, have some fun in the Atrium garden’s amphitheater or in the ‘Brandbar’ in front of the open stage and fireplace.
The Sports Hall
Opposite the school wing you will find the sports hall. There is room and equipment for football, handball, hockey, basketball, volleyball and badminton. In a large adjacent room you will find new and versatile climbing wall (which is used by brandbjergklatreklub.dk).
Soundhouse – the music room
If you want to play music, you will find a large selection of instruments and equipment in the modern Music House . Here you also have the opportunity to store your own music store. Brandbjerg’s audio studio can be found in the so-called Workshop Building.
Your room
The school wing also contains all the bedrooms. This means that you can walk from your room to the dining room, the lecture hall and part of the teaching rooms in slippers. The rooms are all double rooms with their own toilet / and shower. There is almost walk-in closet for your clothes and large windows that bring nature into the room.
Workshop Building
In the Workshop Building, are the main premises for Project Management, Personal Development and Outdoor Life courses. Project management has a hammock, swing and inviting hooks. In the bright and beautiful studio for Personal Development subjects, you will find futon mats for yoga and meditation. The workshop building also houses the Drama room, Art and Ceramic facilites.
The Park and the Forest
There are 40 hectares of natural forest with steep slopes, high trees, shelters for free use, a log cabin, mountain bike tracks for all levels of difficulty. All are quite close to the sea for our sea kayaks, making Brandbjerg’s nature a unique teaching room both inside and outside.
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