Flateyri Folk High School

Flateyri Folk School
Lýðskólinn á Flateyri
Location
Map
Flateyri

Iceland
Information
TypeFolk high school
Established11 February 2017
DirectorKatrín María Gísladóttir
Color(s)  Red,   Blue
Websitewww.lydflat.is

Lýðskólinn á Flateyri (English: The Flateyri Folk School) is a folk high school in Flateyri, Iceland.[1]

History

Work on plans for the school started in 2016[2] and the organization was formally established on 11 February 2017.[3] In January 2018, Helena Jónsdóttir was hired as the schools first director.[4]

The school opened in September 2018[5] and was the second of its kind in Iceland.[6] In February 2019, Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir was hired to replace Helena as the schools new director from 15 June 2019.[7]

In May 2021, Katrín María Gísladóttir was hired as the schools new director.[8]

In 2021, the school announced the building of a new campus that would be the first new houses built in Flateyri since 1997.[9][10]

Administration

Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir is the current director of Lýðskólinn á Flateyri, succeeding Helena Jónsdóttir in June 2019.

Student Accommodation

The school operates both a dormitory and cabins in Flateyri for student housing.[11]

References

  1. ^ Kristlín Dís Ingilínardóttir (15 June 2019). "Lýðháskólinn á Flateyri vill ekki líkjast bóknámsskólum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Vinna að stofnun Lýðháskóla á Flateyri". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Stefna á að opna lýðháskóla 2018". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ^ Daníel Freyr Birkisson (4 January 2018). "Helena til Lýðháskólans á Flateyri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ Halla Ólafsdóttir (18 March 2019). "Fyrsti dagurinn í Lýðháskólanum á Flateyri". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir (5 February 2018). "Vilja opna lýðháskóla á Flateyri næsta haust". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ^ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (25 February 2019). "Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir ráðin skólastjóri Lýðháskólans á Flateyri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Katrín María nýr skólastjóri Lýðskólans á Flateyri". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  9. ^ Jón Agnar Ólason (11 September 2021). "Fyrstu nýbyggingarnar á Flateyri síðan 1997". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  10. ^ Elsa María Guðlaugs Drífudóttir (7 December 2021). "Vilja fjölga nemendum og að Flateyri verði lýðskólaþorp". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Student Accommodation". lydflat.is (in Icelandic). Lýðskólinn á Flateyri. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

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