Det Nødvendige Seminarium

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The Necessary Teacher Training College

Det Nødvendige Seminarium
Buildings of the Tvind confederation
Other name	DNS, Teacher Training, Another kind of Education
Motto	The world is our classroom
Type	NGO
Established	1972
Students	45
Location	Ulfborg, Denmark
Campus	All inclusive campus located in western Denmark
Language	English, Danish
Website	dns-tvind.dk

Det Nødvendige Seminarium (DNS) (English: The Necessary Teacher Training College) is a non-profit organization located in Denmark. DNS was founded in Denmark in 1972 and has since educated hundreds of teachers now working all over the world in jobs concerned with constant improvement of alternative education for children, youngsters and adults. The degree obtained at DNS college is non-formal and not recognized by any official educational standard.^{[citation needed]} DNS is a part of the controversial Tvind School Center.

Since 2011 DNS has been in cooperation with One World University (OWU) in Mozambique, with three-year alternative distance learning program offering an unrecognized^{[citation needed]} degree of licentiate of pedagogy.^[1]

The NGO is private, and the students are self-financed by laboring at the partnering institutions within the framework of the college.^[2] The program is half practical - half theoretical with a learning by doing approach.

Educational principals[]

DNS The Necessary Teacher Training program is made for a person to become a human being in its own rights – not defined by a job or a salary, but by humanity, personal values and skills, as well as abilities to live and work together with others and to bring necessary changes to the community. One of the methods of teaching such skills is by principal 'common meetings governs the school'.

DNS educates a student to become a teacher. Obtained teaching skills in a future work with other people enables to explain many complex phenomena of the world. It will be possible to teach social sciences, history, natural sciences, and other subjects, and share many real world experiences, emotions and attitudes.

A teacher plays an important role in society – especially in a society where more and more people – parents and children – are marginalized and discriminated, and have become poor – not only in material values, but indeed in lack of contemporary care and attention in school and lack of opportunities. The big task of the teacher is to prevent alienation and create a human culture by building bridges between all kinds of people.

Eligibility[]

In DNS college can enroll students holding EU passports. The teaching language is English. However, first year students do not need to be fluent in English, but able to communicate and study in English.

Funding[]

The 4-year education includes working and saving up periods, where the students can earn their basic living expenses and school fees.

The expenses for the 1st Year have to be saved up before the program starts. It includes school fees, the basic living costs like food, accommodation, pocket money, and the costs of the study travel to Africa. Some students can earn all the money in their home countries or somewhere else and just arrive when the program starts. Others earn at least part of the money by themselves and, if they have no possibility of raising the full amount alone, they can apply to join DNS’ saving-up group, where they seek all kinds of jobs together to raise the funds in a common effort, while building up their team. Since 2012 DNS have offered a 1-year saving up period starting August 1 for a limited number of students.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 56°15′27″N 8°16′45″E / 56.25750°N 8.27917°E / 56.25750; 8.27917