Folk School is a school with no curriculum, exams and grades. You get the opportunity to immerse yourself in your field of interest, or try something new and exciting, that you might not otherwise have had the opportunity to.

At Øyrekka Folk High School, much of the learning will take place outdoors. We focus on practice, not theory.

A year at folk high school will also give you the opportunity to live away from home and you will learn to know yourself and your values. You will have to relate to other people, who may be different from yourself and thus learn to live together with mutual respect. You will learn a lot from this and these people will become some of your best friends.

Øyrekka Folk High School is located on the island of Mausund, in Frøya municipality. We are located in the middle of the country, at the far west, in the middle of the Norwegian Sea. The nearest major city is Trondheim, which is about 3 hours travel time away, either by car or by public transport. Mausund has no mainland connection and you are therefore dependent on a speedboat or ferry to get here.

About 200 people live on the island, who care for each other. We are a small but open community. There is a high level of activity at Mausund and almost everything takes place voluntarily. Welcome to us!

Immodestly, we believe that our school has perhaps the most extreme location of folk high schools around the Norway. We are located on a small island called Mausund, with the sea around us on all sides. This means that we have to relate to the weather, nature and natural forces in our daily lives, and it is this that often lays the foundation for how our day will be.

We focus a lot on the ocean on our lines, and blue expertise. The sea and the coast are a large part of us who live on Mausund and a central part of the whole Norway as a coastal nation. We therefore want to preserve our old history and identity, as a fishing nation, but also welcome new technology in aquaculture. Two exciting topics, and a line no other folk high school offers.

We also want our students to really feel like they have lived at Mausund after their year out here. You will therefore not only be in the folk high school bubble, but also in the archipelago, with everything that that entails.

The staff at the school work during the day, evening, at night and on weekends to give you the best possible follow-up. In the start-up phase, we become a small school, with few students, which makes us a close-knit and safe family.

Welcome to you!

There is no application deadline at folk high school, you can apply already from 1 October the year before. Admission starts on 1 February, but you can apply right up until the start of school. However, it pays to apply early, in order to secure a place.

The rooms are approximately 15 m2.

With us you will have a single room, and your room will contain a bed (90 x 200 cm.) with three large drawers, bedside tables, a writing desk + a chair, a wardrobe, a shoe closet, a base closet and a picture strip above the bed. In addition, there is a small bathroom in all rooms, with toilet, shower, sink and mirror cabinet.

Unfortunately, you don't get the opportunity to hang things up using screws. You can use school gum if you have pictures, etc. you want to have on the wall, which may not fit on the picture list. In addition, the walls are magnetic, so you can hang things with the help of magnets. You have to make sure of this yourself.

We don't want to hide any costs. The price quoted per line is essentially the one you're actually going to pay. The administration fee of NOK 2700 you have to pay when you accept the place is part of the line price. What you may have to pay extra for is whether you want a single room or if you have a special diet. In addition, some lines require you to purchase personal equipment and clothing yourself. This is specified under "prices". On study trips, there is usually one meal per day included, so you have to cover the other meals yourself.

Here is an overview of the prices of the lines.

By now, everyone is allocated a single room (subject to space). Of course, it depends on the room capacity, and if we are able to provide you with a single room, you will get it.

In general, we want most people to live in double rooms.

If you want a single room for medical reasons or other reasons, write this in the application with an explanation. If it is crucial to your school choice, we encourage you to notify the school when you apply.

When sharing a room: everyone shares a room with someone of the same gender, and we try to find someone we think you'll enjoy staying with. We believe you will have a better folk high school year, if you share a room with others.

The first two years we have our own houseboat as a school and boarding school! The houseboat contains offices for staff, classrooms, rooms for students, dining room and a large living room with TV.

There is a separate laundry room with three washing machines and three dryers, fully equipped commercial kitchen, two small TV rooms, a kitchenette open to students in the evenings and other small rooms containing piano, board games, books, etc.

On the top deck of the houseboat there are unimagined possibilities. Here you can play cubes, set long tables, sunbathe and play badminton.

You can see pictures of what the houseboat and rooms look like here!

Yes, you can have visits from friends or family at school. For guests, the same rules apply as for students, and they must pay for any accommodation and for all meals they eat at school. Your guest must preferably stay in your room, and this is agreed with the boarding school manager. Available guest rooms can be arranged if necessary, but this must be agreed with the boarding school manager in advance.

This is very individual, and depends on personal needs. You will be covered for all food and accommodation at school, as well as equipment for what you need on the various lines.

What you have to pay for yourself are, among other things, hygiene items, detergents, snacks and public transport. Former students at other folk high schools have said that they spend anywhere from 200 kroner to 2000 kroner a month in pocket money.

One of the advantages of choosing a year at Øyrekka Folk School is that there are limited shopping opportunities here 😉 On the island we only have a small local shop with limited opening hours, as well as a café and a food truck. Smart for your wallet (and the environment)!

• Autumn vacation
• Christmas vacation
• Winter vacation
• Easter vacation

In addition, there will be one or two long weekends during the school year.

No, the school is closed during holidays.

The food is included in the line price and consists of four meals per day on weekdays; breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. And 3 meals per day on weekends; breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Breakfast and supper are served with, among other things, homemade bread, crispbread, oatmeal and cereal + lots of delicious toppings.

Lunch usually consists of bread food or salads, soups or other hot food such as omelet.

For dinner, everything from homemade fish gratin to tacos is served.

We offer vegetarian dishes and adapt to allergies. It is important to report this in advance. Special diets such as lactose- or gluten-free cost a little extra. Please contact us if you need it. We do no not offer vegan food.

We encourage everyone to eat the meals they are served at school. The meals are an important gathering place for students and staff, a great way to get to know others - and especially across the board.

Close to the houseboat is the local grocery store (Coop Marked). The store's opening hours are 09.00 - 18.00 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 09.00 - 19.00 Thursday and Friday, and 10.00 - 17.00 on Saturdays.

In addition, Havna Cafe is close by, which serves food and drinks almost every day. A food truck can also be found on the island and it is located about 500 metres from the school. Here you can buy, among other things, hamburgers and kebabs, with limited opening hours.

Otherwise, we have a sports house that we can use several days a week, swimming pool, exercise room, ball binge, football field, small cinema hall adjacent to the childhood center and a coastal history museum.

The ferry port is located close to the houseboat, and departures to the mainland (Dyrøya on Frøya) depart several times daily - until 20.00 in the evening. On Frøya there is the shopping center "Stjernesenteret", hotel, restaurants, climbing hall, golf simulator, fitness center, large hall, cultural center, cinema and basic hall.

It is perfectly okay if, for various reasons, you decide to cancel the school year after commencement. The financial consequence will be that you will have to pay for six weeks after the interruption to compensate the school for the school place that becomes available. This also applies if you are expelled.

The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund stops disbursing loans, and you will not be able to convert parts of what has been disbursed into grants. The exception here may be that you have to cancel due to illness, then you can apply to Lånekassa for a form of "sickness grant".

Yes, you can apply for leave, which you send to the principal. You can be granted leave with valid absence to travel for a birthday at round years in close family, doctor's, specialist or dental appointments, weddings and funerals. Please note that this will be registered as absence and will be entered on your diploma.

You can also apply for leave if you work as a union representative, are going to do political work, relief work, statutory meetings, representation in events at national or international level e.g. in sports or culture. This absence does not appear on your diploma.

All absences must be documented.

Yes, you can, but it's not something we recommend. The school does not currently have its own parking lots, but there are a limited number of parking facilities on the island. But due to the small distances on Mausund, you have no need for a car out here. Alternatively, you can have your car parked at Dyrøy ferry quay, on the mainland. Feel free to bring a bike, it is good for both you and for the environment!