What is a Folkehøjskole?

So I still don't know exactly how to prononcue the word, but after living there for a few days I know a little more about what it is that students do there. The school is, for a lot of students, a chance for them to decide what they'd like to study more at university in a low pressure setting. Some of the students come right after high school, others wait a while. But the few I have talked with are using their experience to prepare them for university. At the Folkehøjskole, the students do not have homework or exams. They take a variety of classes, such as philosophy, songwriting, and Danish politics. The sense of community is as important (sometimes it seems more important) than the academic work that the students do. Students eat meals together every day, and the DIS American students join them for dinner. The first night we were there, they invited us to a party they were having in the school, complete with cider, music, and fooseball. It was really fun! Last night we went to a sort-of sing-a-long, where they all sang Danish and English songs together while one of their teachers plays the piano. We had some dessert and coffee and tea as well. The Danes talk about their hygge, which means (as I roughly understand it) coziness, and their song nights seem to really exemplify this. I think living at the Folkehøjskole will give me a unique perspective on Danish life. It's a little scary, because Danes aren't very outgoing people, but everyone is nice and I think that, in time, Grundtvigs will feel a little more like home.