Agricultural school since 1893 Beautiful location by the Telemark Canal in the middle of Telemark – halfway between the Skagerak Sea and Hardangervidda Mountains (an hour away) A growing modern school and center for agriculture By Terje Kristoffersen, Principal

The school and the farm Many buildings around the old farm Agriculture and settlement since the Stone Age Many reminders from the Stone Age, Viking Age School building designed by the famous architect Sverre Fehn who lived in the neighborhood 75 hectars of agricultural land 350 hectars of forest land 30 milking cows 30 horses 300 pigs 70 sheep A beautiful farm, park, landscape and view!

First grade  Vg 1 Use of nature - a taste of everything Second grade  Vg 2 Horse related courses, horseshoe making and farriery  Vg 2 Forestry  Vg 2 Agriculture Third grade  Vg 3 Agriculture  Vg 3 General study preparing for higher studies  Possible deep studies in mathematics, chemistry and biology  Vg 3 General studies for pupils from other practical schools Agriculture for adult studies We are working with new studies as:  Hunting, fishing, wildlife and outdoor skills – second level  Horseshoe making and farriery – second level (nationwide offer)  Technical high school studies as economy and leadership, sheep – extracting and processing products from natural resources  Renewable energy course is on board. Søve offers:

A variable school day and school periods High score among the pupils and parents High quality in every part of the school Great place – great view Modern horse facilities, outdoors and indoors training and competition New modern cattle house and milk production process Well - equipped and special classrooms The only school in Telemark offering Ipad for all pupils and teachers Dormitory Stable and dog-house can be rented A lot of free nature – themed activities Experience for life

 We lead an exchange program with Guatemala since Guatemalan students are visiting us in Telemark and our students visit them at their village  We wish to visit our friends in the Western World too  USA and Great Britain are our nearest allies in many areas  My family established in Chicago around 1910 – book printers as far as I know  We are in prosess of development of exciting programs of exchange between students from Søve and University of Dakota and Minnesota:  Farm working techniques and experience as a principle of the exchange  Knowledge and experience sharing between Søve and schools and farms in the U.S.A. – students, teachers and farm-workers  We are in early stages of establishing contacts for similar exchange with Scotland Exchange program

 Telemark University College  Norwegian University of Life Sciences (in Ås)  Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in Oslo  Entrepreneurs and farmers  Horse centers and horsefarms  Farriers  Politicians Partners

 Dyrskuen in Seljord – visitors  Mersmak in Skien – visitors  Eplefestivalen in Gvarv – visitors?  Minidyrskuen at Søve – 3500 visitors at our school and farm (children and families)  Newspapers and magazines  See our videos - Norwegian text only  Visit us in ‘’Little Norway’’ = Telemark!!  Our staff and students will do all in power to make you feel comfortable and relaxed  Welcome to Søve!   Telephone (0047 ) Meet Søve at