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Education

Curious about community, green living, health & wellness?
Wanting to experience a Danish Højskole?
Longing for connection?

Avnø Højskole is the educational aspect of Avnø Oasis.

A 'højskole' is an adult residential learning center, where teachers and students live and learn together – in the class room as well as outside.

What is different in Avnø Højskole?

Joining a course means experiencing community life.
High ambitions & dedicated teachers.
Avnø is not state-subsidized.
Staff and teachers are volunteering their work.

1- 12 weeks Courses

HOLISTIC HEALTH EDUCATION - 12 w

2026 | March 29 – June 20
2027 | March 28 – June 19

Curious about the body’s self-healing powers? Interested in body-mind connection? Wanting to support others to regain their health?

ACTIVATE YOUR SELF-HEALING POWERS - 3 w

2026 | March 29 – April 18

2026 | Nov. 29 – dec. 5

2027 | March 28 – April 17

2027 | Nov. 14 – Dec. 4

Curious about the body’s self-healing power? Want to increase your energy and vitality? Longing to be more fit?

COOKING FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS, 1 w

2027 | February 21-27

‘Activate your Selfhealing Power’ also contains this!

Want a better relationship with food? Ready to improve your health? Seeking a deeper understanding of food?

COMMUNITY EDUCATION - 12 w

2026 | Aug. 9 – Oct 31

Interested in building sustainable communities?
Wanting to live and design green?
Longing for social skills?

EXPLORE ECOVILLAGE LIFE, 11 days

2026 | July 4-14
2027 | February 6-16
2027 | July 1-11

Curious about stepping into an ecovillage life? Wonder if community life is for you? Want skills to live in community?

PERMACULTURE INTRODUCTION - 4 w

Online course

Curious about permaculture?
Want to try it? Looking for a more meaningful life?

GROWING GREEN SKILLS - 12 w

2026 | March 29 – June 20
2027 | March 28 – June 19

Curious about green living?
Want to learn permaculture design? Looking for meaningful connections?

RECONNECTION GIVES DIRECTION, 1 w

2026 | July 26-Aug 1
2027 | Feb 28- March 6
2027 | July 25-31
‘Activate your Selfhealing Power’ also contains this!

Want more calm with stress and emotions? Seeking clarity and focus? Ready for better relationships?

PERMACULTURE COURSE - 18 w

Online course

Wanting to live more sustainably? Seeking to understand sustainable design system? Wanting more meaning in life?

You may want to know

Arrival and departure day are included.
2 days off per week on long courses.
Sign up together with a friend to get 10% discount.
Non-participating friend visiting: €27/DKK200/day + 2 hours practical tasks.
Deposit 3-500 € will be returned, when you leave everything in order.
Fragile economic situation? Leave an offer!

The rhythm of the day

7-8: Morning exercises
8-9: Breakfast
9-12: Sessions (incl. break)
12-14: Lunch + free time/chores
14-17: Sessions (incl. break)
17-18: Free time/chores
18-19:30: Dinner + free time/chores
19:30: Optional evening program

FACILITATORS

What unites us is the vision and mission of Avnø Oasis and the willingness to develop the project together. Besides facilitators, community members and volunteers does a lot of work behind the scenes.

Helena Marchenko, Ukraine

Permaculture design, smart garden design, land management and cadastre engineering.

Kristiane Ravn Frost, Denmark

Inner transition, Aima coach program, health, food, lifestyle, sociocracy, gardening, Gaia Education trainer, facilitator for Health, Happiness and Green Living

Lucia Biffi, Italy

Inner transition, Aima coach, health, yoga, food, lifestyle, teaching Macrobiotic diet, reconnecting with nature, supporting several courses.

Isabel Corthier, Belgium

Holistic Health coach, Chi Gong, yoga, personal development.

Rikke Schwegler, Denmark

Ceramics, up-cycling/ sewing clothes, ecological building

Bernhard Schwegler, Denmark/Germany

Architect, Ecological building

Camilla Nielsen Englyst, Denmark

GAIA Education trainer with focus on social dimensions; visioning, conflicting, communicating, governing, decisionmaking, coexistance

Dicte Frost, Denmark

Background in political sciences. Working for the European Ecovillage Network. Project development and oversight, fundraising, and leading collaborative groups.

Bjarne Andersen, Denmark

Teaching communication through drumming workshops

How do we study?

All depending on the course you choose, you will experience a mix of informal learning methods, presentations, self study and group work, where students some times also facilitate sessions.

An important part of the informal learning is about developing lifeskills. This happens through being part of the community, which also includes 1-2 hours of practical tasks every day.

Why do we teach?

We love to see people, plants and projects grow.

We would like to contribute to create a more sustainable world. We are worried about the state of the world. For centuries, we have improved life by treating symptoms and borrowing from future generations. Through co-creation, we believe we can speed up the regeneration needed to create healthy, fulfilling lives for ourselves and future generations.