To create a better world, one must have a developed worldview. We shall gather, fish, hunt, cultivate, create, read, take action, dance, discuss, invite, irritate, and provoke.
"Mahatma Gandhi is said to have remarked, 'The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.'
Our current consumption of resources for both necessary and unnecessary purposes, humanity's sense of emptiness, and the slow destruction of both other species' habitats and our own — these are the issues this program seeks to address. A new world is undoubtedly needed.
**Relevant topics and our approach**
A love for the nature around us is the top priority. Hiking, expanding knowledge of species, inquiry and digging, overnight stays. Dialogue is best outdoors. By examining the characteristics of our own society and comparing them to others, this program aims to find concrete answers to today’s challenges:
- Habitat reduction and destruction
- War and human rights
- Resource competition
- Economic models and pitfalls
- The blurring of apparent and real needs (for energy and other resources)
- Journalism, media power, fake news, and AI
- Democracy: strengths, weaknesses, and alternatives
- The path forward
Our sources of inspiration may range from Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, Arne Næss, Sigmund Setreng, Eva Joly, Henry David Thoreau, Paulo Freire, Nils Faarlund, to Johannes Lid, Terje Tvedt, or Håkon Holien. Naturally, we will also meet some of these people in person. We will also study the boreal coniferous forest, which is found in parts of Nord-Trøndelag."
The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply.
