Welcome to Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole

We are a Danish folk high school for physical education. At our school, Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole, we welcome students from all over the world who would like to experience a Danish “idrætshøjskole”. In the northern part of Jutland you will find our school in great surroundings for outdoor activities like beach volley, football, pole climbing and many others.

Our courses last 18, 24 or 42 weeks. All our teachers and a majority of the Danish students speak English and so no previous experience with the Danish language is required. At Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole you will be part of an International Class where you spend around 8 lessons a week. In this class we focus on Danish culture, youth culture, pedagogics, and the special Danish tradition of democracy. We visit typical Danish institutions and go to beautiful Skagen. We will be taking part in arranging an international day at the school, where you cook your favorite meals for the Danish students to taste. We also have students from Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe islands.

International students quickly intervene with our Danish students due to the social activities at the school, and the fact that you live so closely together often results in great friendships across cultural backgrounds. Our school works like an adult boarding school, and it is important for us that our students do not only achieve sport skills, but also the ability to function well in a social fellowship.

At Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole the teachers will be a big part of your everyday life, and they are passionate about their subjects. This, combined with our great new sport facilities, gives you the best conditions of reaching your goal, whether it is running a marathon or learning the techniques of volleyball.

A brief introduction to the sports subjects you can choose at our school:
In fall the semester lasts 18 weeks, and in spring 24 weeks. A semester is divided into two or three periods, and for every period you can choose 3 sport subjects so that you can have up to 6 (spring 9) different sports subjects in one semester. You will have 4 or 7 weekly lessons in every subject. 

	Adventure In Adventure you will try out many different activities, for example MTB, climbing, canoe, kayak, orienteering race and rappelling. You will get the opportunity to try out your skills in a 24h adventure race, and you also get to go on an adventure trip to France or Norway.
	Badminton In Badminton we work with coordination and footwork in order to make you a better badminton player. You will do matches and receive intensive training.
	Dance Dance is funk, power dance, hip hop, showdance. It is training with high intensity and you will be challenged with different styles to make you a better dancer.
	Fitness Fitness is intensive and specified training of your body. You can train with others, trying out aerobic, step, coretraining, powerdance and funk or you can be instructed how to use dumbells and mashines in the most effective way.
	Soccer Soccer is a very intensive game and we will work on your psychical and technical skills in order to make you a good team player. We will play matches and also educate you as a soccer coach.
	Floorball Floorball is a fast and intensive game, and the northern part of Jutland is leading in Denmark in this sport. Choosing floorball you will be working with the technical elements and also the tactics of the game and you will be playing matches.
	Handball Denmark is one of the leading nations when it comes to handball. Choosing handball as one of your sport lines will challenge you technically, psychically and tactically.
	Powersport Powersport is all about high pulse, sweat, endurance and hard work. We will try out MTB, inline skaters, running, swimming and spinning. You will improve your condition, learn how to schedule your training, and there will be Power Cups where the students compete against each other.
	Spinning Spinning is about rhythm and high pulse. We will work with spinning techniques, the making of a good spinning program and choice of music. It is a great workout and a good way to get fit.
	Volleyball/beach Volleyball is a great game! We will work with the basic principles of volleyball and do matches. In the summertime it is sun, sand, sweat – it is beachvolley!

Please feel free to call us or send us an e-mail or a fax, if you have any questions or want to obtain further information about financial support, duration of courses and conditions in general of staying at Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole.

Nordjyllands Idrætshøjskole
Parkvej 61
DK-9700 Broenderslev
Tel: +45 9882 5300
Fax: +45 9882 2299
E-mail: info@nih.dk