Subjects and classes

Mix and match your classes

To us, sports is one of the best ways of spending time together, and it is an icebreaker when getting to know new people and new cultures. We also believe that sports can be part of your personal development. However, discussions, creativity and general knowledge subjects are also an important part of the curriculum. 

We offer more than 30 different classes. You are free to choose and combine your favourite classes according to your interests. However, if you do not speak Danish, be sure to choose  “international class” in your first period at the school.

 

Sports classes - each class is six lessons a week
Basketball
The instruction consists mainly of technical and tactical training along with lots of relevant exercises. We will work with team development and understanding of the personality and abilities of co-players as well as opponents which is important for your performance in basketball.
Handball
Handball is characterized by team spirit, fight, discipline and psychology. With your current level as our starting point we will focus on developing your individual skills as a player.
Badminton & racket sports
Badminton & racket sports at VIH focuses on the joy of racket sports. Besides badminton you will practise squash, tennis, table tennis and alternative forms of racket sports.
Futsal
Futsal is 5 on 5 indoor football played with a special ball that does not jump as much as a regular football. The ball lets you practise tricks, dribbles, and cool details with lots of creativity. You get great conditions for developing your individual skills while enjoying the high pace and intensity of the game.
Volleyball / beachvolley
Through inspiring game exercises you will develop your tactical, technical and physical abilities. You will experience intense matches where teamspirit, secure confidence and support play an important role. We emphasise enthusiasm and joy. Fun is an important key word when developing as a volleyball player at VIH.
Football (sports block 1)
We focus on interaction and team play. Every week we take up special themes that will develop you as a person and a football player. We invite you into a world of tactics, communication, competition etc. Combined with football in sports block 2 you can practise football 6 times a week.
Football (Sports block 2)
Our focus is to improve your individual abilities. We work with your technique, coordination and functional strength to speed up your feet. We will perform tests to let you follow
improvements of your jumping height, technique, speed, strength and fitness. If you combine this course with football in sports block 1, you can practise football 6 times a week.
Multisports
In multisports you get to try out many different sports. We try ball games, fitness and outdoor activities. You will try sports that you have not tried before and you will have influence on which types of sports you would like to try. 
Fitness 360°
Fitness 360 consists of many different appetizers from the fitness world. From individual strength training to different types of group training like TRX, step, larges gym balls, redondo balls, indoor cycling, crossfitness and a lot more.
Cardio Attack
You will improve your fitness through different types of interval training. The classes consist of different types of HIIT, indoor cycling and boxing training. We promise classes with lots of speed and focus on pulse, power, sweat and positive aggression.
Bootcamp
Bootcamp is about improving your physical fitness and your explosive endurance through interval- and high intensity training. We will vary the training with different elements of e.g. HIIT, Tabata, circle training in “all-out” intense workouts.
Functional Training
We put together a mix of functional forms of training. We train our muscles and circuit in functional movements with focus on strength, endurance and mobility. E.g. with TRX, core training, redondo balls, foam rollers, bare­foot fitness, pilates and dynamic yoga.
Indoor Cycling
Indoor cycling is an effective form of training for the entire body – with focus on your back, abs, buns and legs. You will learn to improve your technique for optimal training. We focus on group feeling, fun energy and a higher toleration of lactic acid. Prepare for loud music and lots of verbal motivation. Together we chase “spinners high”.
Step
If you like good music and breaking a sweat with a smile on your lip, step is intense training with high pulse. We develop choreographies from very simple to challenging steps. Step will improve your fitness, metabolism and coordination. We welcome all – our starting point is your individual level.
Yoga - Hatha, aerial & akro
Through yoga we challenge and strengthen your flexibility, balance and core muscles. We focus on the balance between body and mind through exercises, breathing and presence.
Crossfitness
In crossfitness classes we practise a variety of full-body exercises to improve your core strength and physical fitness. Usually in an intense atmosphere using kettlebells, barbells, dumbbells, and lots of verbal motivation.
Strength training
Would you like to learn the correct strength training techniques and get a more efficient strength training programme? The instruction includes technical training with the most well-known free weight and machine exercises as well as putting together programmes and different methods of strength training.
Dance
We dance to great music and smooth rythms. We work on steps and choreographies of various genres. Dance contain cool elements from the streetdance culture - hip hop, funk, house, jump style and modern dancing as well as showdance.
Fitness team training
You will be presented with different genres within team training, such as powerdance, step, bodytoning, aerobics, zumba, combat and lots more. We develop choreographies from simple to challenging steps. Your level is our starting point.
Toughest
Do you like a variety of outdoor training, experiences and mud? Toughest is about basic training. We practise circle training, trail running, obstacle course running among many other activities. General fitness and strength training are boiled together in one outdoor fitness class.
Multisports
In multisports you get to try out many different sports. We try ball games, fitness and outdoor activities. You will try sports that you have not tried before and you will have influence on which types of sports you would like to try. 
Interval, pace & distance running
The classes are for experienced runners as well as beginners. Maybe you want to run a faster 5K, or get a better experience with a marathon/half marathon? We run around our cinder track and the beautiful scenery around the school in different terrains and with varying intensity.
Adventurerace
In an adventurerace different individual outdoor sports disciplines are combined into a team sport. We work with disciplines such as MTB, climbing activities, cooperation exercises, orienteering, kayaking, inline skating and water activities.
Sea kayaking
Sea kayaking is your chance to get amazing experiences at sea. Our conditions are optimum with Vejle Fjord very close to the school. We practise our technique in the kayak and go on trips with the chance to spot porpoises. Besides, you will become familiar with kayak surfing.
SkiTeam
Are you hooked on white alpine adventures and want to improve your skills? Skiing is for everyone who wants to become a better skier. You will receive competent instruction from teachers that either have official skiing certification and/or have long experience with skiing and snowboarding. During the course we will head to snowy areas – with individual instruction every day.
YoSurf'n'Climb
We create a serious HANG LOOSE atmosphere with lots of cool relaxed vibes from surfing, climbing and yoga.
Adventure 360
Adventure 360 is for you, if you like different challenges in nature. In Adventure 360 you can get to do mountainbiking, orienteering and inliners skating. You might also try spot activities like e.g. shooting, winter bathing, duathlon, OCR and cross-country skiing, weather permitting.
Toughest
Do you like a variety of outdoor training, experiences and mud? Toughest is about basic training. We practise circle training, trail running, obstacle course running among many other activities. General fitness and strength training are boiled together in one outdoor fitness class.
Mountainbiking
Adrenalin kicks, mud, speed, technique, endurance, acceleration... Those are all elements of our mountainbiking classes. The school is surrounded by a terrific MTB-playground with lots of steep, challenging terrain, but also technique tracks to learn correct techniques.
Trail, track & road running
The classes are for experienced runners as well as beginners. Maybe you want to run a faster 5K, or get a better experience with a marathon/half marathon? We run around our cinder track and the beautiful scenery around the school in different terrains and with varying intensity.
Triathlon, Swimrun & X-terra
We focus on running, swimming and biking longer distances and try combining the sports in triathlons or other races. You will optimise your swimming technique, bike adjustment and running style. Together, we set goals to gradually increase our amount of training and improve our endurance.
Interval, pace & distance running
The classes are for experienced runners as well as beginners. Maybe you want to run a faster 5K, or get a better experience with a marathon/half marathon? We run around our cinder track and the beautiful scenery around the school in different terrains and with varying intensity.
Triathlon
We focus on running, swimming and biking longer distances and try combining the sports in triathlons or other races. You will optimise your swimming technique, bike adjustment and running style. Together, we set goals to gradually increase our amount of training and improve our endurance.
Outdoor instructor (in Danish)
Through the course of this class you will achieve instructor's certificates in different outdoor disciplines. With the beautiful, hilly forest and fiord in our backyard we have optimum conditions for developing you as an instructor in outdoor acitivities. 
Trail running, mountainbiking & OCR
We enjoy letting us challenge by the beautiful surroundings of the forest. The natural obstacles on the forest track or the obstacle course requires technique, strength and good fitness. Every obstacle is a personal victory, whether you like scaling hills and gradients, if you like running or riding downhill or if you like the strategic part of the class that requires reading the obstacles correctly.
Trail, track & road running
The classes are for experienced runners as well as beginners. Maybe you want to run a faster 5K, or get a better experience with a marathon/half marathon? We run around our cinder track and the beautiful scenery around the school in different terrains and with varying intensity.
Triathlon, Swimrun & X-terra
We focus on running, swimming and biking longer distances and try combining the sports in triathlons or other races. You will optimise your swimming technique, bike adjustment and running style. Together, we set goals to gradually increase our amount of training and improve our endurance.
Toughest
Do you like a variety of outdoor training, experiences and mud? Toughest is about basic training. We practise circle training, trail running, obstacle course running among many other activities. General fitness and strength training are boiled together in one outdoor fitness class.
Mountainbiking
Adrenalin kicks, mud, speed, technique, endurance, acceleration... Those are all elements of our mountainbiking classes. The school is surrounded by a terrific MTB-playground with lots of steep, challenging terrain, but also technique tracks to learn correct techniques.
Indoor Cycling
Indoor cycling is an effective form of training for the entire body – with focus on your back, abs, buns and legs. You will learn to improve your technique for optimal training. We focus on group feeling, fun energy and a higher toleration of lactic acid. Prepare for loud music and lots of verbal motivation. Together we chase “spinners high”.
Cardio Attack
You will improve your fitness through different types of interval training. The classes consist of different types of HIIT, indoor cycling and boxing training. We promise classes with lots of speed and focus on pulse, power, sweat and positive aggression.
Adventurerace
In an adventurerace different individual outdoor sports disciplines are combined into a team sport. We work with disciplines such as MTB, climbing activities, cooperation exercises, orienteering, kayaking, inline skating and water activities.
Crossfitness
In crossfitness classes we practise a variety of full-body exercises to improve your core strength and physical fitness. Usually in an intense atmosphere using kettlebells, barbells, dumbbells, and lots of verbal motivation.
Trail running, mountainbiking & OCR
We enjoy letting us challenge by the beautiful surroundings of the forest. The natural obstacles on the forest track or the obstacle course requires technique, strength and good fitness. Every obstacle is a personal victory, whether you like scaling hills and gradients, if you like running or riding downhill or if you like the strategic part of the class that requires reading the obstacles correctly.
Triathlon
We focus on running, swimming and biking longer distances and try combining the sports in triathlons or other races. You will optimise your swimming technique, bike adjustment and running style. Together, we set goals to gradually increase our amount of training and improve our endurance.
Interval, pace & distance running
The classes are for experienced runners as well as beginners. Maybe you want to run a faster 5K, or get a better experience with a marathon/half marathon? We run around our cinder track and the beautiful scenery around the school in different terrains and with varying intensity.
Competency classes
Test & training
How do I meassure my fitness progress? Is my fitness programme working? Can I trust my body fat percentage result? Am I explosive enough? We try to answer questions like these. We use advanced equipment in our test centre as well as simple tests that only require running shoes.
Body & mind
Body & mind is about life style and quality of life. Both body and mind are in focus in this subject together with essential elements such as well-being and wellness. We focus on several activities, e.g. yoga, massage, mindfulness and meditation.
Nutrition & metabolism (In Danish)
You will learn about the consequences of your food intake vs. your psysical activity. We analyse meals and perform tests to discover the effect of exercise, nutrition and water intake.
Fitness instructor (In Danish)
In cooperation with 2 Danish sports organizations you achieve a certificate as a fitness instructor.
Outdoor life
Do you like nature, hiking, hammocking and fire cooking? When you join the outdoor life class, you will be doing both day and overnight trips in the beautiful vicinity of our school. We work on theoretical and practical basic skills needed for outdoor activities.
Sports psychology (in Danish)
In this class you learn about the tools to use your full potential without your mind set blocking your performance. You learn how to set goals and become a winner type.
Music
We will be working with ensemble, theory and audio learning, song writing, vocal training, chorus and performance – all on the basis of student wishes and your personal level. We will be working with coordination, movement and creativity with the shared purpose of joy and playing for all!
Personal power & teambuilding
This class is about your personal impact. We focus on several elements that make up your personal power, e.g. charisma, body language, reasoning, drama, presentation, listening, stress, solving conflicts, selling yourself. Together, we challenge our personalities and appearance.
Outdoor instructor (in Danish)
Through the course of this class you will achieve instructor's certificates in different outdoor disciplines. With the beautiful, hilly forest and fiord in our backyard we have optimum conditions for developing you as an instructor in outdoor acitivities. 
Teamplayer & coaching
How do we optimize a team? That is what great coaches and leaders spend a lot of time working on. We look them over the shoulders. What is your role in the team and how can you make your team perform better? We use ball games as example, but the perspectives of the class can be used in many aspects of life.
Psychology (in Danish)
Why do people feel, think and act as they do? We analyze and reflect about psychological themes. We are interested in human beings as individual creatures, but also as a part of the social group and the cultural surroundings. 
Police prep (in Danish)
Students attending police prep prepare for the Danish police admission examination.
Sports journalism prep (in Danish)
Students attending sports journalism prepare for the admission examinations to study journalism in Denmark.
Danish language class
Our international students have the chance to choose up to 9 lessons of Danish langauge every week. The instruction is based on your individual level. The school provides a unique environment for practising your Danish throughout the day and in your free time.
International Class - Danish language & culture
International class is a unique way to learn about Denmark – Danish language as well as culture. We practise the Danish language and learn about the Danish culture and society.
Sports psychology & teamplayer (in Danish)
Are we using our full potential? In this class we will focus on this questions and analyze how we act when this go well or bad. Both with regards to our own individual mentality but also with regards to creating a well-functioning team. 
Trips
Outdoor trip
In early autumn the whole school goes for an outdoor week in Denmark where we camp and cook in open nature. We will do outdoor activities on the water, in the heights, on the ground and around the bonfire.
La Santa
In late autumn, our common sports trip goes to a destination with a warmer climate and various possibilities for both school and physical activities. Club La Santa Sport is a large sports complex located in spectacular nature - perfect for challenging yourself physically.
Ski trip (week 5) waiting list
(Waiting list) The ski trip goes to a region with multiple snow and mountain activities. You can expect both alpine skiing and snowboarding challenges and many more winter activities.
Adventure trip
We challenge ourselves with adventure activities. It is possible to do climbing, white water rafting, canyoning, mountainbiking and canyon hiking even if you have never tried it before.
Compulsory folk high school subjects
DGL - It's all about life
What do you expect from life - and what does life expect from you? DGL stands for "Det gælder livet" which in translation means something like "For your life" or "Your life depends on it". It is a compulsory class, because we believe that it is important to discuss life. We discuss issues that matter.
Community singing
Once a week we get together to sing. This class is a very traditional part of the folk high school concept. However, we sing new popular songs and songs of an older date. Radio hit songs and songs that you probably haven't heard before. You are able to suggest your own favourite song and the students always find their common favourite song.
Folk high school class
The weekly folk high school classes vary a lot, but the idea behind the class is to give all the students common experience. The form of the classes can be debates/discussions, lectures, different exercises, common activity or something completely different, where all the students come together for a joint experience, challenge or activity. 

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