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Folk high school in Flateyri, Iceland
Flateyri Folk School
Lýðskólinn á Flateyri
Location
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.

History

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

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

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

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

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.

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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