Holtekilen Folk High School

Holtekilen Folk High School in Bærum

Holtekilen Folk High School (Norwegian: Holtekilen folkehøgskole) is Baptist Christian folk high school situated at Stabekk in Bærum, Norway. It has 85 pupils and is owned by the Baptist Union of Norway.[1] It features six lines: music, fashion/design, travel, film/photography, street sociology and ethics/sustainability. It is the folk high school the closest to Oslo.[2] The school was founded as the Baptist Folk High School (Baptistenes folkehøgskole) in 1958.[3] It took its current name in 1979.[4]

References

  1. "Arbeidsgrener" (in Norwegian). Baptist Union of Norway. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "Linjefag" (in Norwegian). Holtekilen Folk High School. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. Eidberg, Peder A. (1976). Baptistene – tro og liv (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Litteraturselskap. p. 39.
  4. Liland, Ola; Iversen, Frithjov (2010). Norges baptister 150 år (in Norwegian). Norsk Lutteraturselskap. p. 43. ISBN 82-510-0385-7.

Coordinates: 59°54′23″N 10°36′26″E / 59.9063°N 10.6073°E / 59.9063; 10.6073

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