Why GCC?

Some might think we are crazy for attending to this four month-course in global citizenship. Who chooses to leave their comfortable home with family, friends and the usual surroundings that you know and love?

WE DID!

Off course, there’s a lot of motivations to why we are here!

First of all, you need to have the courage to take a risk by stepping out of your monotonous life and experience yourself in a whole new light. When you are living in and learning about a new culture you are challenged in the way you think, the way you act and the way you feel. 

But these challenges are a good thing because it will bring you closer to who you are as a person. You will learn how to make a change and participate in your own way. So, don’t hold back because of your fears and don’t be scared to take the risk. 

You will be able to contribute, participate and overcome your personal challenges.

Another great motivation for this course, was the opportunity to not only attend a folk high school-programme but also combine it with travelling. This is a great possibility to experience new cultures on a more personal level. 

That is why we are here, all of us.

Even though the course only contains participants from Myanmar and Denmark it’s more about cultural exchange in a global perspective, which was also a big motivation of this course.

The opportunity to learn more about cultures, historical backgrounds and citizenship both globally as well as local. To gain new knowledge about acting as a global citizen and understanding the different traditions and social norms every culture have. 

This will give us a better opportunity to understand and respect other peoples way of thinking, living and their behaviour. But at the same time it will also give us a better perspective of ourself and our own culture, which we can only obtain by the meeting of other people and other cultures.

Sometimes, when seeing the injustice and unfairness of the world you want to act, but don’t know how. This course will help us to act.