Lýðskólinn á Flateyri (English: The Flateyri Folk School) is a
folk high school
Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule;'' ...
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Flateyri
Flateyri ( Icelandic: ) is a village situated in Iceland's Westfjords. It is part of the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær and has a population of approximately 200, making it the largest settlement in Önundarfjörður.
History
Flateyri has been ...
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Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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History
Work on plans for the school started in 2016 and the organization was formally established on 11 February 2017. In January 2018, Helena Jónsdóttir was hired as the schools first director.
The school opened in September 2018 and was the second of its kind in Iceland. In February 2019, Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir was hired to replace Helena as the schools new director from 15 June 2019.
In May 2021, Katrín María Gísladóttir was hired as the schools new director.
In 2021, the school announced the building of a new campus that would be the first new houses built in Flateyri since 1997.
Administration
Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir is the current director of Lýðskólinn á Flateyri, succeeding Helena Jónsdóttir in June 2019.
Student Accommodation
The school operates both a dormitory and cabins in Flateyri for student housing.
References
External links
Official site
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Folk high schools
Schools in Iceland
Educational institutions established in 2017
2017 establishments in Iceland