Skogfjorden
Language village and campsite
Skogfjorden Norwegian Language Village
Coordinates: 47°33′06″N 94°43′50″W / 47.55167°N 94.73056°W / 47.55167; -94.73056
Country United States United States
State Minnesota Minnesota
CountyBeltrami
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central (CDT))
WebsiteSkogfjorden - Concordia Language Villages

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, Tove I. Dahl, 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

  1. ↑ Bjørgaas, Tove (12 July 2015). "Amerikanske tenåringer på norsk språkleir hver sommer: – Norsk er kult" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 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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