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Hi there!!!
We are a Danish Efterskole which most people know as a boarding school, but here in Denmark we make it a bit more special. This school offers students who are 15-17 the chance to live at the school for a year after they finish their school studies. Here they embark on a year of learning, making friends and navigating their way through what many students consider the best year of their lives. As we are quite remote we pride ourselves on bringing the world into the school and this is what we aim to do with Workaway. We have welcomed many wonderful volunteers from around the world who have joined our very big family here. The goal is for the workawayers to embrace the school and in return become part of this unique and wonderful community of students, teachers and workawayers.
If you are interested in joining and happy to embrace what we are aiming to accomplish, please send a message with a specific request for us and outline why you want to come to an Efterskole.
It’s important to have specific interests that you can share with the students and organise activities around that they will enjoy in the evenings and spare time.
We ask you to stay for a minimum of 4 weeks (max. 3 months) so that you can fully integrate into the school and become part of this beautiful community.
MINIMUM AGE 20 YEARS OLD
We highly value people who jump straight into things and don’t hesitate to build relationships with students and teachers and trust us, they won’t hesitate to welcome you in if you show you are up for it.
Please include your estimated arrival and departure dates.
You must hold and be able to show an absence of sexual offence certificate or police clearance. Due to the nature of the work and the school environment we cannot accept you if you do not hold this.
Feel free to apply in either English or Italian.
We strictly cannot accept smoking and/or drinking while at the school, house or anytime around the children.
We are able to accomodate special dietary requests.
We strongly suggest you to research about Danish Efterskole’s before applying to see if you would be a good match here. Also check out our instagram, -ask us for the link- to see what we get up to. Again, for all workawayers coming, our number one request is that if you are coming to this beautiful corner of the world that you fully embrace the experience and the students. If you do this we can promise you a truly memorable time and the students will love you for it.
What Else:
Please only apply if you have a genuine interest in this workaway, this is why we ask for specific requests for our school in your application as we receive many general applications.
We usually have 3-5 workawayers at one time who all share the same house.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Pratique d’une langue
Enseignement
Jardinage
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Staying here will definitely provide you the chance to experience everything Denmark has to offer and a rich, genuine cultural experience.
As a workawayer you have access to bikes to explore the local areas. You can also use the equipment at the school such as musical equipment, cameras, art supplies, sports equipment, etc. At the school there is a small gym which you can use but if you are the sporty type, the students will keep you fit as they are always up for a match of football, pool, table tennis, padel or snowball fight in winter.
Projets impliquant des enfants
Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.
Aide
We ask for 25 hours of help a week and this will look different every day. The work primarily consists of tasks Monday-Friday but alternative arrangements are sometimes made for weekends. We are happy to be fairly flexible on the tasks; the more you are happy to work with the students and the more you put yourself out there, the more you will be involved with the school. This could involve:
Helping out in classes that you have a particular skill or interest in. Such as English, hunting, ceramics, cooking, sports, survival skills, etc.
Providing homework/study help to the students at night.
Joining students and teachers for excursions.
Playing sports/games with the students in their free time. There is access to a large sports hall, table tennis table, pool tables, music room and countless board games. You are also welcome to come up with something we’ve never seen before and show us a bit of your culture.
We always try to accomodate you as best as possible in the school and work to your strengths.
Langues parlées
Danish: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Italien: Courant
Allemand: Débutant
Hébergement
You will be homed in a cozy, or as we say here - "hygge", Danish cottage, only 50 metres away from the school with a shared kitchen and 2 bathrooms to share amongst the workawayers. Meals are provided at the school and we all eat together as a big family 3 times a day for the main meals. 3 smaller meals are provided throughout the day/night as well.
Autres infos...
The local train station is a 15 minute walk away which gives you access to the whole of Denmark. The area is quite remote in a town of around 700 people, however the school provides a bustling atmosphere and never leaves you without something to do. In your spare time you can explore the local area which includes many typical and special Danish experiences. Nearby are beautiful towns and hikes/bike rides and a traditional Viking village which is a treat to see.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
25 hours maximum
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This host was my first workaway experience and it was great. Even though I spent my stay there from October to December, a time when there isn't much going on on the Danish coast and the weather isn't great either, I still… read more
Friendly, always ready to help everywhere there was need for help. We loved the way he was talking with the students, we loved the way he was sharing his love for our school.
Hope to have him again, as a workaway, as a friend of our school.
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This host was my first workaway experience and it was great. Even though I spent my stay there from October to December, a time when there isn't much going on on the Danish coast and the weather isn't great either, I still… read more
Friendly, always ready to help everywhere there was need for help. We loved the way he was talking with the students, we loved the way he was sharing his love for our school.
Hope to have him again, as a workaway, as a friend of our school.
It was my first workaway and I was here for almost two months. From the first moment I entered the school I felt at home, the kitchen staff was immediately welcoming and kind to me. I helped in the kitchen and in the cleaning for a few hours a day and always in the company of the other workawayers and this made everything… read more
I was my first experience like workaway and was a lucky girl. I felt very good during this period. Everyone at the school treated me very well, I was very well integrated, participated in all the activities with the students, and was often in kitchen observing the work of all the professionals.
Kitchen team are… read more
She is positive, full of energy and very sweet. So, we just wish she will visit us again !!!
One of the main reasons I've chosen to visit this school was to get to know more about the "Efterskole System".
I think it's the best way to promote students in various areas. In addition to… read more
no more words needed :)
I stayed in Hirtshals for only 20 days, but that 20 days were enough to create great memories and meet great people.
Special mention for Luca: he is a top guy, always positive and funny (less positive when we talked… read more
From day one she was just a part of the school...lovely!!!
thanks for everything Sarah....and please come back :)
I spend 5 week at the boarding school and it was great! I could have asked for a better place to spend the last few weeks before christmas. So hygge!
Its a great place if you like to do hands-on work, socialising with the studends and get involved in… read more
thanks !!!!
This school supports the exchange of different cultures. I learned so much Danish culture here, and they also really encouraged me to talk about Chinese culture. I… read more
It has been a pleasure and just to know...our doors are always open for you!!!
LUCA.... he is magnific, he is italian!! I spent most of my time in the kitchen and the staff is really funny, I enjoyed it a lot. They invited me to do different activities with the students… read more
this is the best way to experience actual danish culture...they have family system and they actually are!
they eat a lot!(normal teenager diet) and you will get a nice room near the school called aldersro!
the nature in that area is beautiful and you will have a bike to experience… read more
What about this place? It was so much more than a house, it was a turn in my life. At first it would only be 1 month, but soon in the first week I understood that I could not… read more
In around the month that I was in the efterskole I really enjoyed it. I especially enjoyed helping photography class and running two workshops by myself! The staff is very friendly and helpful. It was a really good opportunity to improve my Danish (Dette sted er en rigtig god mulighed… read more
I spent here one month (august) and it was the most filled month in my life. In the end of the period I constantly had a feeling that one month was too short time and i wanted to stay there longer.
The school is another… read more
She made the impression of a very healthy person in all aspects. She worked practically very efficient and with a curious mindset in the kitchen.
Pauline affects with humility, generosity and warm attention people around. She can work on her own and be social no matter what.
A pleasant stay she made… read more
It is a space for true growth, acceptance, community strengthening, empowerment, creativity, respect for all, resourceful living healthy minds and souls, the type of education I could only dream of experiencing in America, where I come from. Education right for many different souls and needs.
So much fun working… read more
First of all I should say a few words about the principal of the school - Mogens. He is one of the most attentive, thoughtful and intelligent man I have ever met. And I can say he was the same kind with pupils and the staff as he was kind with workawayers. He was ready to help… read more
