The elderly at folk high schools. An educational experience

The following article tells about a special feature of Danish society, namely the Danish Folk High School. The traditional folk high school has existed since the era of Grundtvig, but after 1970, efforts were made both by means of hard work and by legislation so that today we are able to offer courses for our senior citizens at four different high schools. Rapid technical development threatens to bring our society into imbalance. One can fear that the spiritual world, overrun by technocrats, is close to break down. However, the Danish folk high school affords an enormous chance to fight back by helping people to reestablish their self-reliance, appreciating human values like solidarity and the exchange of thoughts and dreams. The Danish folk high school is one possible antidote for a world of too much body and too little spirit.