Vallekilde Folk High School

Vallekilde Folk High School[1] (Danish: Vallekilde Højskole) is a Danish institution of adult education in the folk high school tradition.

The school is located in the village of Vallekilde in Odsherred municipality on the island of Zealand.

[2] The school was founded in 1865 by the theologian Ernst Trier (1837–1893) who worked in the tradition of N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783–1872) who is seen as the spiritual figure behind the many folk high schools that were founded in Denmark during the second part of the 19th and the 20th century.

[3] The school was started in rented rooms at a farm in Vallekilde.

In 1866 first part of the new school building opened its doors to the students.