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stone’s throw from Copenhagen

Birkerød Gymnasium , STX, HF, IB & Boarding School has been an IB World School since 1991, offering Pre-IB and the upper secondary IB Diploma Programme. A vibrant environment of more than 60 nationalities gives the school a unique international atmosphere in which not only English and Danish are spoken, but also a number of other languages. IB at Birkerød Gymnasium is a unique chance to experience both the international atmosphere of the IB programme as well as the atmosphere of a Danish national school.

I have worked for KFTS now for over six years, ever since Stuart Lynch employed me to direct scenes from Shakespeare in honour of the Bard on his 400th Anniversary in 2016. It is wonderful to work in such an environment as KFTS. Every lesson, project and production is approached with such enthusiasm and professionalism. One feels such a positive support from all the staff and colleagues. Not to mention the serious attitude of the students, which can only be instilled by the permanent teachers and especially Stuart himself who keeps a pedagogic eye on all of his students. Both as teacher of the 1st years and director of the 3rd year Shakespeare showcase, I feel I have done some of my best work thanks to the quality of the students, the tech department, and the aforementioned support from the school.

Students

Second year student Danish

and its top class teachers bring alive the safest environment to explore, create and discover your potential as an actor from the perspective of multiple acting techniques.

state university of acting in my country. Needles to say, KFTS showed me how my state of being and acting arestrongly tied and how the statement “Let it go” can help in both aspects. As an overthinking woman, I consider it to be one of the best skills I could have possibly learned. But the best part about my year? As Michael Scott would say: “The people”. Cliché, but my international friends who are all currently somewhere else, are my best best friends. They supported me not only in acting, but with my everyday problems.

KFTS for me was about finding my shelf in life. The school is filled with dedicated and talented teachers – all experts within their own fields. The school’s great combination of different acting methods, skills and coaching helps me to excel and pivot into the world of acting. It is the first time in my life that I actually want to come to school!

Annamaria Hansen

Third year student Danish

One of the most exciting experiences

I have had at the school is with the life coaching that it offers the students. It teaches its students to safely explore their feelings and emotions and then to use them for acting. This aspect of the school not only assists in building your acting but also flows over and positively affects your ‘daily life’ as a working actor too. The open and welcoming nature of the school

Graduates

Natalia Ancinová

Graduated in 2022 Slovakian

It is crazy to realise that during one year with KFTS I experienced a bigger range of different acting techniques and methods than my fellow friends who studied at the

Being at the school for me was like a feeling of coming home to being surrounded by like-minded minds and the feeling that I could be myself for the first time in my life, even though I was in my early 30s. Attending KFTS was a gift and having internationally-renowned teachers and guest teachers, along with the access to both film and theatre, gave me the tools that I needed to succeed in my career. Read more at dawnwalldk.wixsite.com.