EFTERSKOLE: PROS AND CONS

close friendships at public school, will be invaluable as the world opens up to them and they are called to do it again and again. Otherwise, they run the risk of leading a life stifled by their surroundings.

Also consider the nature of your child’s relationship with the friend/friends they are ‘following’ – is it one-sided and likely to go a bit pear-shaped?

Trust your instincts

Choosing a specialised efterskole could prove to be an inspired choice, but be careful that it is not a passing fad.

Trust your instincts. After all, you’re their parent; nobody knows them better. Maybe this is an unnecessary delay in their education.

If your child has always been fast-track, do they really want to end up starting university at the age many are already completing their bachelor.

Just plain wrong

It could just be the wrong environment: from sleeping in close proximity to others (“They have to be Venetian blinds”) to having to cook (“I can make beans on toast!”), it might end up being a nightmare (“I miss my Mummmmy!!!!”).

And who knows, maybe you’ll end up missing them at a time when it might not feel natural to be apart for so long.

Or worse still, as an international parent, discover that after ten and a half months of ingrained Danishness that they’ve started writing and singing their own folk songs, talking to the Dannebrog like it’s an imaginary friend and, horror of horrors, started wearing a klaphat.

Your International School In The Heart Of Copenhagen

A solidly established 1B World School since 1990, N0rre Gymnasium offers pre-1B and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (1B DP) in English for students in the age group 16-18.

In the environment of a Danish public high school (a tuition-free day-school), we combine Scandinavian values with the spirit of multiculturalism, striving for academic excellence and diversity. Our international education lines are targeted at a highly motivated student clientele seeking academic challenge on a global level to gain the prestigious 1B Diploma granting them access to universities in Denmark and all over the world.

Visit our comprehensive homepage for more information at www.norreg.dk /1B World School – here you can also sign up for a Visiting Day and see the recording of our recent Information Evening.

The application deadline for the new academic year is 1 March 2022; relevant forms can be accessed via our homepage.

Looking forward to including you in our 1B Community!