Kofoed's School
Kofoed's School is an independent, non-profit humanitarian organization that provides help in order to promote self-reliance for people with socio- economical problems.

 

The school operates on a pedagogic model – help to self-help – to address problems associated with long-term unemployment, social isolation and loneliness. We refer to our users as ‘students’ to emphasise the role of education in developing people’s self-esteem and abilities.

 

We do not associate education exclusively with narrow vocational qualifications or work competencies, but we recognize that learning often is the first important step out of inactivity.

 

Work and facilities

The school in Copenhagen provides education, supported workshops, counselling and guidance, shower and laundry facilities, clothes and furniture, a library and a cafeteria. More than 600 students attend the school in Copenhagen every day.

 

In addition the school runs a hostel for homeless people and provides housing for young people. The school also has a special section for socially excluded Greenlanders and several workshops aimed at Greenlanders.

The school in Copenhagen was founded in 1928. In 2000 a new department opened in Århus, Jutland with a capacity for about 180 students.

Schools abroad
Apart from the schools in Denmark, Kofoed’s School has sister school’s in Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, The Czech Republic and Armenia.

 

For an introduction to the school, its method and history click here

 

For more information on the different schools click here