- Sagavoll folkehøgskole
Infobox HighSchool
name = Sagavoll Folkehøgskole
motto = Tid for liv
established =1893
type = Private
head =Andreas Melberg
city =Gvarv
state =Telemark
country =Norway
campus =Rural
students = 115
faculty =
free_label = Religious orientation
free =Christianity
colors =
homepage = [http://www.sagavoll.fhs.no www.sagavoll.fhs.no]Sagavoll folkehøgskole, Sagavoll Folk High School, is a
christian folk high school inNorway . It is situated inGvarv , a small town in themunicipality ofSauherad in the county ofTelemark . The school was originally founded in1893 inNotodden byAsbjørn Knutsen , but later moved to its current location inGvarv .It is an independent foundation, and is run by a board consisting of representatives from
KRIK ,Normisjon and KFUK-KFUM (the NorwegianYMCA /YWCA ).ubjects
Sagavoll offers one-year courses in 9 different classes. These are:
*Dance
*The Outdoors,Bible & Initiativ
*The Outdoors
*Outdoor Activity Extreme
*Intercultural Focus
*KRIK -Sport &Bible
*KRIK -Volleyball &Skiing
*Music
*Textile ,Clothes andInterior designModules
In addition to these subjects, students can also choose from around 100 different modules, which are subjects the students can choose from outside what would be their typical class-related subjects.
Boarding
The school has boarding for 115 students. They live in the various boarding houses on campus where they have either one-person or two-person rooms. The houses are two-story buildings (with the exception of Tunheim having only one), each floor housing either only males or only females. Occupants of a floor share a livingroom, showers and lavatory facilities.
The Houses
*Tunheim (one-story)
*Granheim
*Furuheim
*Bjørkheim
*Sagaheimee also
* [http://www.sagavoll.fhs.no Sagavoll Folkehøgskole Homepage]
* [http://www.folkehogskole.no Information about Folk High Schools in Norway]
* [http://www.sauherad.kommune.no Sauherad Kommune]References
* [http://www.sagavoll.fhs.no Sagavoll Folkehøgskole Homepage]
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