Skogfjorden

Skogfjorden is a Norwegian language village and campsite affiliated with the Concordia Language Villages. It is located at the Concordia site at Turtle River Lake near Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. Skogfjorden is a village for language immersion where American villagers come to live and experience Norwegian language and culture.^[1]

Skogfjorden promise[]

The staff of Skogfjorden make this promise to the villagers and to one another. It is the foundation of the entire program.

I am responsible and accountable for establishing and maintaining our vibrant Skogfjorden community, where:

Everyone is and feels safe;

Everyone belongs;

Norwegian is at the heart of everything we do;

Connections to Norway are affirmed, refreshed, and expanded; and

Teamwork is built upon individual contributions.

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International recognition[]

The Ambassador of Norway, Knut Vollebæk, visited the village in 2003.^[3]

His Majesty King Harald V of Norway has granted royal patronage to Skogfjorden. Patronage is an affirmation from the Royal Family of Norway of the quality educational programming of Concordia Language Villages.

In 2009, , the dean of Skogfjorden, was named a Knight of the First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, by His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, for the advancement of Norwegian language and culture in the United States.^[4] Dahl is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Tromsø and is married to Curt Rice.

History[]

Concordia Language Villages began offering Norwegian programs in 1963 and opened an architecturally-authentic, year-round Norwegian Language Village on Turtle River Lake near Bemidji, Minnesota in 1971.

References[]

^ Bjørgaas, Tove (12 July 2015). "Amerikanske tenåringer på norsk språkleir hver sommer: – Norsk er kult" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ [1] Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "An Exciting Summer at Concordia Language Villages". Concordia Language Villages. 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "Utnevnelser til Fortjenstordenen". The Royal House of Norway (in Norwegian). 3 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

External links[]

Coordinates: 47°33′6″N 94°43′50″W / 47.55167°N 94.73056°W / 47.55167; -94.73056

[1] Bjørgaas, Tove (12 July 2015). "Amerikanske tenåringer på norsk språkleir hver sommer: – Norsk er kult" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[2] [1] Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "An Exciting Summer at Concordia Language Villages". Concordia Language Villages. 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[4] "Utnevnelser til Fortjenstordenen". The Royal House of Norway (in Norwegian). 3 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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