Ädelfors folkhögskola

Ädelfors Folkhögskola (Ädelfors folk high school) is a Swedish folk high school which is specialized in teaching disabled people and people with special needs. The school is located in Holsbybrunn in Vetlanda.[1] It offers courses in a variety of subjects, and its students come from all over the country.

Ädelfors folkhögskola
Aerial photo over Ädelfors folkhögskola
TypeFolk high school
Established1957
StudentsAbout 300
Location
Holsbybrunn, Vetlanda, Sweden

57°26′10″N 15°11′50″E
Websitehttp://www.adelfors.nu/

Folk high school

Ädelfors folk high school is run by the Workers organisation of southern Sweden; with about 300 students it is one of biggest folk high schools in Sweden. The school was built in 1957 in the town of Ädelfors in Vetlanda [1][2] and was moved to the small village of Holsbybrunn in 1972.[2]

The dorms can accommodate about 100 students and include apartments adjusted for disabled people.[2]

Studies

Most courses at Ädelfors aim at training students for a tertiary education.[1][3] These courses include the English language, natural sciences, and religion. The students studying journalism have practical experience with the local web-newspapers and reporting the school news and event using the school's radio and video equipment.[4]

The art classes are accessible to persons with neuropsychiatric disabilities who would like to learn painting and sculpture. For those who wants to become a personal assistant, to which Swedish persons with severe handicaps are entitled as a right, there is a class. Ädelfors also has a variety of weekend-courses and summer courses such as "Human rights in an open society".[5] A Russian-language course meets initially at the folkhögskola and then at the Russian city of Cheboksary.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Ädelfors folkhögskola". Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. "Ädelfors: Om skolan". Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. "Ädelfors: Ädelfors: Utbildning". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  4. "Ädelfors:Journalistlinjen". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  5. "Ädelfors:Sommarkurser". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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