Year-round course (two semesters)
Rainforest Amazon
Vi skal jobbe med bevaring av regnskogen og forsøke å forstå livet til de som lever der. På Regnskoglinja ved Sund reiser vi inn i Amazonas, hvor vi møter mennesker med sterke historier, utforsker nye smaker og lukter, og blir kjent med det fantastiske livet i regnskogen. Hele reisen skjer i et varmt og trygt klassemiljø der fellesskapet står i sentrum.
See it with your own eyes
The diversity of species in the rainforests is what makes them unique in a global context. At the same time, the environment is being destroyed by logging, plantations and oil extraction. On the rainforest line, we meet the indigenous people and see the environmental problems with our own eyes by gaining unique insight into the daily lives of those who live in the rainforest.
Vi forbereder oss godt før vi reiser, lærer om språk og kultur, og utfordres sosialt og personlig. Samtalen er den viktigste læringsmåten, og både medelever og folk vi treffer på studietur er unike kilder. Etter studiereisen jobber vi med formidling av det vi har opplevd og lært på reisen.
More about the course
Classroom environment and academic preparation
The period before the trip is a preparation time. We concentrate our work on establishing a good classroom environment, studying ecology, forestry and agriculture.
We work with current issues related to the rainforest while learning about the language and culture of the region we are visiting.
During the fall, we practice field life and social skills through overnight trips, scenario exercises and mini-fieldwork in Norway.
Study trip to the Amazon for six weeks
The journey goes to the Peruvian Amazon. We travel to Lima in Peru and from there we spend a short week traveling into the Amazon.
While we're still in the mountains, we'll take a week-long language course to be able to communicate when we continue into the upper reaches of the Amazon. While we're studying Spanish, we're staying with families to get a feel for how people here live and think. The personal friendship and familiarity commits and engages us.
Fieldwork on the study trip
Feltarbeidet er en svært viktig del av studiereisen. I rundt tre uker bor vi i familier i landsbyer i Amazonas regnskog og jobber vi med temaer som vi er spesielt engasjerte i. Gjennom observasjon, dokumentasjon og samtaler med menneskene vi møter og bor hos, skaffer vi oss helt unik og førstehånds kunnskap om de temaene vi, og de, er opptatt av.
Alle elever velger feltarbeid som de jobber med under reisen. Det finnes mange spennende, og viktige temaer å ta tak i. Tidligere år har oljeselskapenes forurensing av drikkevann og fiske vært et tema som har opptatt mange av elevene. Andre feltarbeid har handlet om landbruk, matlaging eller håndverk som kurvfletting og kanolaging.
When you spend a long time in the Amazon and meet the people who live there, it's almost inevitable that you'll get caught up in the battles people are fighting.Right now there are three major battles being fought in the Amazon, and for many students it's powerful to meet people whose livelihoods are being destroyed:
- Oil operations with leaks that damage drinking water and fishing
- Forest destruction to plant monocultures such as oil palms and cocoa
- Mining and quarrying
- Illegal gold panning in the rivers, with equipment such as heavy metals polluting the water.
Vaccination
In order to travel to Peru, you must take a number of vaccines. We recommend that you take the vaccines recommended by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and your local health center. Some vaccines should be taken over several weeks, so it's a good idea to start early.
Communication and activism
When we return to Norway after the study trip, we'll share the experiences and knowledge we've gained from meeting the locals and understanding their everyday lives.
First, we prepare and carry out a lecture tour of one to two weeks. Then we use the time to delve deeper into topics that we want to learn more about, actionism or other things that can help improve the situation for the indigenous population, the rainforest or the climate and environment in general. We use our commitment for something positive and act where we think it's important.
Skolehverdag på Sund
På skolen før og etter studieturen er samværet med andre elever og ansatte svært viktig. Faglige tematikker, men også dine bidrag på kjøkkentjeneste og vask er viktig. Internatlivet byr på mye moro, trivsel og trygghet. Du blir sosialt trent og vil oppleve inkludering. På denne linja kan alle delta.
Blog posts from the rainforest line
Former students have written blog posts about their experiences and fieldwork on the study trip:
You can also read a blog post from line teacher Anders Hals about deforestation of the rainforest:
Anders has a wealth of knowledge and a strong commitment to the environment. He has broad international experience from traveling and living in Latin America. It's never difficult to know what Anders thinks about things, and he's happy to share his thoughts on everything that's important to do something about in the world.
Eirin Høiseth er statsviter og aktivist med interesse for menneskerettigheter, naturvern og fredsarbeid. Eirin har særlig jobbet med Latin-Amerika og Palestina og liker menneskemøter, solidaritet og melkesjokolade.
Eirin har både vært elev på Sund og jobbet som lærer. Nå vil hun gjerne bidra som gjestelærer.
The unique thing about folk high school is that you can learn about what you like - because you want to! We organized the teaching according to what we wanted to learn about. In the breaks, the discussion was loose. What is justice? Who has the power? It was incredibly inspiring!
Aurora Førland
Rainforest"The Rainforest Program offers great insight and wisdom about the world's best and worst contexts. This year was just as formative as five years at university, and I would never have done without it! It warms my heart to think back to the Sund days!
Sunniva Beitnes
RainforestStudents' annual plan Sund folk high school
The last day of school for the 2025–26 school year is Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
Sund folk high school , annual plan for the school year 2025-2026
Sund Folk High School, Annual plan – school year 2025-2026
Year-round line 2026–27
Kr 151 000,-
School fees include:
- Accommodation in a double room at Sund fhs
- All food at Sund fhs (four meals per day) - we don't charge extra for special diets, vegetarian or vegan food
- The study trip - academic program, accommodation, food and transportation are included
- Joint school trips and excursions
- Wireless internet, copying and printing for teaching
- Use of gym, training room, rehearsal room, photo studio, darkroom
- Use of washing machines and dryers
- Expenses for the vast majority of electives
- Transport in connection with training
- Administration fee at NOK 2 500,-
All lessons are free of charge.
School fees are not included:
Most of the materials we use in teaching are included. However, if you want to make something different/more/larger than what the teacher has planned, you must expect to pay for the extra equipment yourself.
- Deposit for key and use of equipment at NOK 1 300,-
- Single room supplement at NOK. 5 850,- (650 per month for 9 months)
- Pocket money for personal consumption
Loans and grants from Lånekassen
As a student on year-round programs at Sund folk high school , you are entitled to study support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (if you are a Norwegian citizen).
For the 2025–2026 school year, you as a student will receive a total of NOK 151,700 in grants and loans from the Norwegian State Loan Fund. Of this, 40%, i.e. NOK 60,680, will be converted into a grant once you have completed the school year and have it approved. If you are a student on a half-year course, you will receive half the loan amount.
Read more about loans and grants atwww.lanekassen.no.
As soon as you have a place at Sund folk high school , you can apply for grants and loans atwww.lanekassen.no.
We do not have an application deadline and you can apply throughout the year. We start admitting students from November 15, and accept students as long as there is room at the course.
Admission criteria:
- Age limit 18 years, exceptionally 18 years before the study trip
- We accept students as long as there is room on the course you apply
- We focus on motivation and interests
Application:
- Send an online application
- We'll get back to you as soon as we can
- Write a little about yourself and why you want to join Sund
- It's a good idea to apply early, even if we don't start admissions until November 15.
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