Flateyri Folk High School Explained

Flateyri Folk School
Native Name:	Lýðskólinn á Flateyri
Established:	11 February 2017
Director:	Katrín María Gísladóttir
City:	Flateyri
Country:	Iceland
Type:	Folk high school
Colors:	Red, Blue

Lýðskólinn á Flateyri (English: The Flateyri Folk School) is a folk high school in Flateyri, Iceland.^[1]

History

Work on plans for the school started in 2016^[2] and the organization was formally established on 11 February 2017.^[3] In January 2018, Helena Jónsdóttir was hired as the schools first director.^[4]

The school opened in September 2018^[5] and was the second of its kind in Iceland.^[6] In February 2019, Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir was hired to replace Helena as the schools new director from 15 June 2019.^[7]

In May 2021, Katrín María Gísladóttir was hired as the schools new director.^[8]

In 2021, the school announced the building of a new campus that would be the first new houses built in Flateyri since 1997.^{[9] [10]}

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.^[11]

External links

• Official site

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Notes and References

1. News: Kristlín Dís Ingilínardóttir . Lýðháskólinn á Flateyri vill ekki líkjast bóknámsskólum . 27 December 2019 . . 15 June 2019 . Icelandic.
2. News: Vinna að stofnun Lýðháskóla á Flateyri . 27 December 2019 . . 6 December 2016 . Icelandic.
3. News: Stefna á að opna lýðháskóla 2018 . 27 December 2019 . . 11 February 2017 . Icelandic.
4. News: Daníel Freyr Birkisson . Helena til Lýðháskólans á Flateyri . 27 December 2019 . . 4 January 2018 . Icelandic.
5. News: Halla Ólafsdóttir . Fyrsti dagurinn í Lýðháskólanum á Flateyri . 27 December 2019 . . 18 March 2019 . Icelandic.
6. News: Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir . Vilja opna lýðháskóla á Flateyri næsta haust . 27 December 2019 . . 5 February 2018 . Icelandic.
7. News: Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir . Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir ráðin skólastjóri Lýðháskólans á Flateyri . 27 December 2019 . . 25 February 2019 . Icelandic.
8. News: Katrín María nýr skólastjóri Lýðskólans á Flateyri . 7 December 2021 . . 2 May 2021 . Icelandic.
9. News: Jón Agnar Ólason . Fyrstu nýbyggingarnar á Flateyri síðan 1997 . 7 December 2021 . . 11 September 2021 . Icelandic.
10. News: Elsa María Guðlaugs Drífudóttir . Vilja fjölga nemendum og að Flateyri verði lýðskólaþorp . 7 December 2021 . . 7 December 2021 . Icelandic.
11. Web site: Student Accommodation . lydflat.is . Lýðskólinn á Flateyri . 27 December 2019 . Icelandic.