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Kofoed's School the History

By Ole Meldgaard

Kofoed's School the History book

Kofoed's School the History

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212 pages; published in a limited edition of 2000 copies. // "Unemployment created new types of men. Men, who under different circumstances would have prospered, created value, and provided for themselves, became cheaters living off people's compassion. They lost their self-respect and by-and-by their faith in society, and they did not expect much of their future." From the first chapter, this story is a living and fascinating tale of the compassion and idealism of Kofoed's School for unemployed in Copenhagen, Denmark. The school was founded by Hans Christian Kofoed in 1928. Kofoed saw the destructive force of unemployment ruin men and their families. He wanted to help - but not in the traditional way of handing out warm soup and bread to the miserable-looking. Instead, he wanted to help these men rebuild their lives. So he started a school of life, where "students", as he called the unemployed who came to him, were taught practical, mental and physical skills, to gain self-confidence and finally a job. This philosophy exists at Kofoed's School today, where the school in Copenhagen has more than 150 educational courses and workshops, attended by 3.000 students every year. The students are still unemployed and socially marginalised citizens. Kofoed's School is today an international organisation, with schools and projects in many European countries, as well as in many Danish locations. -- The self-governing institution Kofoed’s School works on a Christian and popular basis, giving help to self-help to people with social problems.
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Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2011
Publisher:
Kofoeds Skole
Languages:
Published: English
ISBN10:
8787192187

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