Our values

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• The International is an English-speaking international department at Vedersø Idrætsefterskole which delivers quality international academic education at a high level.
• The International has its own international learning and living environment encompassing student accommodation and a central building.
• The International's values are based on Grundtvig’s thoughts and views on human nature that a person and society have the need for education and understanding.

The school is built upon four core values:

1. Intercultural competence - Promoting knowledge, awareness and understanding of other cultures and international affairs.
2. Excellence in learning - Cambridge IGCSE based teaching in the academic subjects as well as a range of extra-curricular activities. 
3. Personal development - Philosophy and general education through storytelling and dialogue as well as students’ personal development through coaching and the daily tasks with responsibility and duties.
4. Friends for life - Meeting new friends from all over the world and build life-long friendships

Interview with an Australian mom.

Interview with Cara from Australia who reflects on her daughter's one year stay at a Danish boarding school.