Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Danish Education Special – Efterskoler
Meet your world The International Academy and Boarding School of Denmark is the only 100 per cent English-speaking efterskole in Denmark. Students aged 14 to 17 can combine an international education with the unique experience of attending a Danish efterskole, with all its proven educational and personal development qualities.
year. Students can get a brief experience of life at The International and a Danish ‘efterskole’ by signing up for the Welcome to Your World Week Camp, which is held every year in October.
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Vedersø Idrætsefterskole, located in Jutland, has developed a new efterskole concept where students work towards understanding life in a global context. The International is a purpose-built department providing an English-speaking learning environment focusing on intercultural competence and awareness, international relations and personal development. Students benefit from Vedersø Idrætsefterskole’s 25 years of experience as a highly regarded sports efterskole with strong traditions and a focus on student wellbeing, academic excellence and unrivalled sports facilities. “Our aim is to create a 100 per cent English-speaking boarding school with a focus on intercultural competence that has a strong global vision and an international learning environment, while also having strong roots in the Danish ‘efterskole’ tradition and values such as personal development and that strong sense of community,” says principal Kim Skouborg Jespersen.
creates an authentically international learning environment where students can develop their understanding of and really meet their world. With internationally recognised qualifications through the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum and a choice of modern, foreign languages, students can prepare for the future while improving their language skills and establishing an international network and friendships for life. Not only does The International give students the opportunity to focus on formal education – it also offers its own intensive courses in intercultural competence, business management and leadership, along with a range of elective subjects such as dance, soccer and media studies. Two international trips, including a world trip to one of a number of faraway places such as Australia, Singapore, Hawaii and South Africa, also ensure that students gain authentic experiences of the world in which they live.
The International Academy and Boarding School of Denmark, Vedersø, at a glance: - 100 per cent English-speaking boarding school in Denmark - Offers the University of Cambridge’s International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) - Students participate in three study trips: i. a worldwide adventure in the United States, South Africa or Australia; ii. a European trip to a European country; iii. a tour of Denmark, - Tailor-made short courses in intercultural competence, business studies and leadership. - Over 30 elective subjects to choose from.
Cultural exchanges, foreign students and guest lecturers, along with international staff and course content, are just a few examples of how The International 74 | Issue 106 | November 2017
The school welcomes all nationalities and its excellent, caring teachers and counselling staff prioritise individual student success and wellbeing throughout the
Web: www.theinternational-dk.com