Skogfjorden
{{Short description|Norwegian language village and campsite}}
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| official_name = Skogfjorden Norwegian Language Village
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} United States
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Minnesota}} Minnesota
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| subdivision_name2 = Beltrami
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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.{{cite news |last=Bjørgaas |first=Tove|author-link=Tove Bjørgaas |date=12 July 2015 |title=Amerikanske tenåringer på norsk språkleir hver sommer: – Norsk er kult |url=http://www.nrk.no/verden/alt-for-norge-hver-eneste-sommer-1.12453466 |publisher=NRK |access-date=13 July 2015 |language=no }}
Skogfjorden promise
The staff of Skogfjorden make this promise to the villagers and to one another. It is the foundation of the entire program.
[http://clvweb.cord.edu/vp/web/archives/2004/norwegian/bemidji1/hoved.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024854/http://clvweb.cord.edu/vp/web/archives/2004/norwegian/bemidji1/hoved.htm |date=July 19, 2011 }}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.
International recognition
The Ambassador of Norway, Knut Vollebæk, visited the village in 2003.{{cite web |url=http://dept.cord.edu/clv/newsletter/fall03/globalconnect.html |title=An Exciting Summer at Concordia Language Villages |author= |date=2003 |website=Concordia Language Villages |access-date=13 July 2015 }}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html?tid=73139&sek=26939 |title=Utnevnelser til Fortjenstordenen |author= |date=3 September 2008 |website=The Royal House of Norway |access-date=13 July 2015 |language=no }} 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
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External links
- [http://www.concordialanguagevillages.com/ Concordia Language Villages]
- [http://skogfjorden.villagepages.org/ Village Pages:Skogfjorden]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/skogfjorden/sets/ Skogfjorden Flickr]
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/skogfjorden Skogfjorden Youtube]