Organization
Focus: International
The Association of Folk High Schools in Denmark
FFD is short for "Folkehøjskolernes Forening i Danmark": The Association of Folk High Schools in Denmark.
FFD is the national organizing body of the 80 Danish Folk High Schools. Each an independent, non-governmental institution with 50-200 adult students.
FFD develops and maintains political and professional relations with the Government and partners, both at the national and international levels.
The purpose of FFD is to work for the idea of the folk high school and to create good and free conditions for the development of this type of school.
The highest authority of FFD is the General Meeting each spring.
The association is run by a chairman and eight members of the committee. The posts are open for election every second year.
main Activities of FFD
- Policy making and political lobbying
- Advice on legal and organisational matters
- Information and marketing of the Folk High Schools
- Development projects and school innovation
Areas of Action
- guidance
- Information, marketing and PR
- ethnic minorities at the Folk High Schools (EMPH)
- education partners
- the nordic, european and international dimension
- democratic education
- the future of the Folk High Schools
FFD, the Folk High Schools and Citizenship
The association is a leading participant in several both national and trans-national projects on citizenship.
The overall aim is to develop the concepts of citizenship and democracy in order to re-establish active and responsible citizens, an essential element in educational and general politics both nationally, in Europe and globally.
Several FFD member schools co-operate with NGOs in 3rd world countries, exchanging both students, teachers, and voluntary workers.