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What you need to know about sending your child back to school in Denmark

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:28:50 +0200

Denmark on Monday announced plans to open kindergartens and schools next week, along with lifting a range of other coronavirus restrictions. Here's what you need to know.

Police operation at Danish school after 'shooting' threat by student

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:00:57 +0200

Police responded in large numbers to an alert at an upper secondary school (gymnasium) on Monday after a former student reportedly threatened to carry out a shooting.

Denmark international students upcycle graffiti wall with graffiti art project

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 19:38:14 +0200

Students at the Rygaards international school in Copenhagen repainted a graffiti-covered wall near their school with their own street art-inspired project.

Danish scientists go back to school

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:09:06 +0200

The annual Danish Science Festival takes place next month, with 600 science orientated events and more than 75,000 people taking part.

Denmark reaches new heights in global education ranking

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:06:37 +0100

Danish students have shown signs of significant improvement in latest edition of the global Pisa education ranking.

Danish school under fire for 'ethnic quota' classes

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:40:43 +0200

A Danish school was criticised on Wednesday for limiting the number of students from ethnic minorities in some of its classes, in a bid to prevent students from a Danish background from leaving it.

Danish Turks withdraw children from private schools

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:09:12 +0200

Hundreds of Danish Turks have withdrawn their children from Danish schools with alleged links to the US based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding last month's attempted coup, Danish media reported on Friday.

'The work-life balance in Denmark is amazing'

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:30:55 +0200

After becoming disillusioned with life in the UK, British teacher Stephanie Lambert spent a year backpacking before deciding on her next move. She met a Dane and like many before her (and no doubt after) she decided to move to Denmark with him.

Danish schools welcome thousands of refugee students

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 12:28:37 +0200

As students across Denmark return to school this week, many will be joined by new classmates who can’t yet speak Danish.

Copenhagen to host first European School in Denmark

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:51:33 +0200

Construction of the European School Copenhagen is about to get underway in the new Carlsberg City District.

‘Mobile-free’ classrooms give Danish schoolkids focus

Fri, 06 May 2016 12:07:11 +0200

Schools in both southern Denmark and Copenhagen say that banning mobile phones in class has helped pupils to become more focused and relaxed in class and more sociable outside it.

The world's best school building is in Copenhagen

Mon, 02 May 2016 11:25:47 +0200

The best-designed school in the world is in the Danish capital.

Denmark to require more of high school students

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:05:25 +0200

The Danish government presented a reform of its upper secondary education on Wednesday, highlighted by a new minimum grade requirement for entry.

Chat room threat closes Danish school

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:11:56 +0200

Funen Police said on Tuesday that nothing dangerous was found following a threat that targeted the business college Tietgen Handelsgymnasium in Odense.

Danish students have most education hours

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:00:32 +0100

Danish students have the most compulsory education hours amongst all OECD countries, according to a newly-released annual education report.

Public schools shrink as reform starts second year

Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:07:08 +0200

When school resumes on Monday, more and more students will file in to private schools instead of the public system, which is entering the second year of a historic reform programme.

Danish youth give right-wing parties huge victory

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:06:00 +0100

In a mock election for Danish eighth and ninth graders, centre-right parties cruised to victory in 78 of the nation's 98 municipalities.

Remember books? Danish school kids do

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:40:00 +0100

Despite a plethora of new media forms competing for their attention, Danish kids read more books today than they did 14 years ago.

VIDEO: Danish mums' breastfeeding protest

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:14:00 +0200

Danish mothers in seven cities carried out a coordinated public ‘feed-in’ to protest against what they feel is society’s skewed view of breastfeeding.

Fewer Danes learning German and French

Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:50:00 +0200

The number of students learning secondary languages besides English decreased between 2005-2012 and Danes appear to have compltely missed the boat on learning Spanish.