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Rønshoved High School () is a folk high school () in southern Denmark on the northern banks of
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronshoved hojskole Schools in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1921 1921 establishments in Denmark Folk high schools in Denmark
Rønshoved High School () is a folk high school () in southern Denmark on the northern banks of Flensburg Firth
Flensburg Firth or Flensborg Fjord (; ) is the westernmost inlet of the Baltic Sea. It forms part of the border between Germany to the south and Denmark to the north, on the eastern side of Schleswig Holstein and Jutland, respectively. Its leng ...
. It was founded in 1921 by its first headmaster, Aage Møller, who was inspired by the Danish philosopher and pastor N. F. S. Grundtvig
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (; 8 September 1783 – 2 September 1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician. He was one of the most influential p ...
. The school is general in the sense that it is not specialized but it offers a wide variety of intellectual subjects (history, religion, philosophy, literature, psychology, etc.), creative subjects (music, arts, writing, etc.), languages (Danish, English, German, French, Latin, and Hebrew), and sports (volleyball, badminton, kayaking, mountain biking, etc.). The classes are open to foreigners as well as to Danish students.
The short courses (1–2 weeks) are only held in Danish, whereas the long courses are held in Danish and/or English.
The Danish minister of culture and ecclesiastical affairs since 2015, Bertel Haarder
Bertel Geismar Haarder (born 7 September 1944) is a Danish writer, teacher and politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He has served as minister several times, including Minister of Education from 1982 to 1 ...
, was born and grew up at Rønshoved High School.
Headmasters since 1921
* 1921–1941 Aage Møller (1885–1978) * 1941–1967 Hans Haarder (1905–1990) * 1967–1979 Hans and Oscar Haarder * 1979–1987 Oscar Haarder (1932–2011) * 1987–1996 Laurits Kjær-Nielsen (1936–2009) * 1996–2001 Erik Lindsø (1954) * 2001–present Nina (1962) and Thue Kjærhus (1954)Sources
* ''Rønshoved Højskoles årsskrifter'' * ''Fædre og arv, Et tilbageblik med bidrag til den nødvendige samtale om højskolens nutid og fremtid – Rønshoved Højskole'' 1921-1996, Rønshoved Højskole, 1996. * Poul Engberg, Nordens højskoler – ''perspektiver og aktualiteter, Kirkeligt Samfunds forlag'', 1948 * Erica Simon, Réveil national et culture populaire en Scandinavie, 1960See also
*Folk High School
Folk high schools (also ''adult education center'') are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal. They are most commonly found in Nordic countries and i ...
* Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
References
External links
Official website
Youtube : Rønshoved Højskole
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronshoved hojskole Schools in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1921 1921 establishments in Denmark Folk high schools in Denmark