Staff
Birgitte Weidenhof
Principal
Principal
Birgitte has a management background from business schools and FGU on Fyn. She has previously been part of Svanholm Gods on Sjælland from 2006-2010, where she was part of the large collective and looked after the site’s cows.
As a person, I am a big family person. I have four children and a husband, Christoffer, with whom I live in Brenderup. “I love to experience together with others, and I rarely get tired of a good party”.
Teacher in the Principal’s class
Gitte Kruse
Business manager
Business manager
Gitte is responsible for the administration at Brenderup Højskole. Gitte makes sure that all the school’s bills are paid and she keeps track of the overall finances.
Gitte will spend several hours with her knitting in hand and is reaaly good at it. However, she never knits anything for herself. Instead, Gitte is a winter bather incarnate.
Susanne Ærenlund
Project leader
Project leader
susanne@brenderuphojskole.dk
50507378
Susanne started her college career in 2006. She came to Brenderup Højskole in 2021 from a position as HR manager. Susanne’s highest priority is the students’ self-development and she helps the students with reaching successes in life out in the vibrant world.
Susanne is the school’s study advisor and mentor coordinator as well as project developer of diversities at the school.
Kirsten Svenningsen
Teacher
Teacher
Kirsten lives in Brenderup with her family and she loves crafts, and always finds new sustainable and educational methods.
Kirsten works with our friendship school Cheptiget in Kenya, and she loves to work with them.
Teacher in re-design
Dorthe Vembye
Teacher
Teacher
Dorthe is a very creative person. She loves to be creative through her floral works. Dorthe is also creative through her subject, where she finds new, fun and creative ways to teach the Danish language and our interesting culture.
Teacher in Danish culture
Nina Juul
Teacher
Teacher
Nina has an education in psychologi and physical therapy specializing in sexology.
She loves playing around and movement geek, so when she sets the ground rules it is always with a great joy, play and sensuality incorporated.
Teacher in Gender, body and sexuality
Sara Overgaard
Teacher
Teacher
Sara is an organic farmer from Norway, and has a certificate in permaculture design. She has a great passion for plants, and loves to spread the joy for her passion.
She lives between field and forest, a few km the from school, where she and her family are in the process of converting a country house based on the principles of permaculture. She also grows sustainable flowers in the company ‘Markblomst’.
Teacher in Permaculture and Herbal Journey
Jakob Sveistrup
Support teacher and teacher
Support teacher and teacher
jakob.sveistrup@brenderuphojskole.dk
Jakob has tried a lot in his life, for example – been a cattle cowboy in the Australian outback, a school teacher in Fiji and now a self-taught handyman with his fingers well trained. Jakob loves physical challenges, lots of experiences, a good laugh and a good cup of coffee. Jakob always meets everyone with a smile, is a good listener and good at spreading good humor around him.
Oh yeah…. and then he also sings a little in his “spare time”
Teacher in mental and physical training and adventure
Karin Ottesen
Support teacher
Support teacher
Karin is a trained psychologist with a particular interest in group dynamics and inclusive communities. Social sustainability is therefore a high priority on her agenda. Karin has traveled a lot due to a deep interest in different cultures and people’s life stories.
“You can feel life in art” according to Karin, who often goes to the theatre, to concerts or to exhibitions.
Anne Eldridge
Teacher
Anne is a certified singing teacher from the “Anne Rosing Sanginstitut” and a performing singer herself.
In addition, she has a Cand. degree from Roskilde University and Musicology.
She sets the framework for musical and aural immersion, where you geek out, are challenged and explore your own voice.
Teacher in Voice training and breathing
Lene Weigelt
Teacher
Teacher
Lene is the school’s design woman. She has a good eye for the world of art.
Lene is good at thinking outside the box, especially in her two subjects Art and Ceramics. Lene finds the beautiful in the imperfect, and she emphasizes the students’ development so that they have free rein to express themselves in the world of art.
Teacher in Art and Ceramics
Mikael Skensved
Teacher
Teacher
Mikael has built all his life, and has worked with sustainable materials professionally for over 25 years.
He lives in a Tiny House in an eco-village in Odsherred while he is building a house of approx. 70 m2 in Hempcrete.
His focus is to guide the students to the often unpredictable journey of building a house, small or large.
Teacher in Tiny House
Line Brink
Support teacher and teacher
Support teacher and teacher
Line is a qualified teacher from Den frie Lærerskole in Ollerup.
When she is not at Brenderup Højskole, she enjoys immersing herself in various creative activities. She loves to knit, make handmade silverwork, and experiment with linoleum prints.
In addition, she enjoy going for good walks in the forest with her husband and there three children.
Teacher in Joy of Nature
Martin Burlund
Teacher
Teacher
Martin is a building man at the school and holds the bar high when it comes to sustainable living. Martin would like to be an image of how to live a balanced sustainable life, both spiritually but also in practice.
Martin is a trained journalist and is a certified straw house builder from Austria.
Teacher in Tiny house
Danni Sell
Teacher
Teacher
Danni disrupt our world and reality every Monday night with a big pile of good energy. Danni does Yoga, sound and body exercises and much more with all of us every Monday evening. Danni’s teaching MUST be experienced and you are guaranteed to experience new sides of yourself and laugh a lot.
Danni lives in a small community with his family in Bro, very close to Brenderup. He makes a living by doing concerts and performances.
Teacher of Improvisation
Ulrik Hansen
Support teacher
Support teacher
Ulrik is a creative soul who spends a lot of time painting artwork, playing music and he has a background in carpentry. He sees possibilities in everything and his head is full of cool ideas.
Ulrik is very social, and he enjoys conversations and the presence of other people.
Birgitte Møller Andersen
Administrative employee
Administrative employee
b.andersen@brenderuphojskole.dk
Birgitte comes from a long-standing position as course administrator at the Center for Voluntary Social Work.
In her spare time, Birgitte practices jiu jitsu with one of her adult sons and dances both line dance and couple dance. In addition, she spends a lot of time socializing and dog training with her little Ausalier puppy.
Morten Winther
Course leader
Course leader
Morten has many years of experience with ‘højskole’ life and has, among other things, taught music at Brenderup Højskole.
For several years, Morten has been a course leader on the island trekking courses.
Klaus Weber
Janitor
Janitor
Klaus is a world champion in repairing machines and he is good at sweeping and fixing all the old things we have at school. Klaus has been at the school for 16 years.
Lars Hansen
Janitor
Janitor
Lars is good at getting things done, he is a real craftsman and we enjoy him at the school when we have to paint or make new things. Lars has been at the school since 2019.
Mette Christensen
Cleaning manager
Cleaning manager
Mette is in control of everything clean. She loves to keep her things in order and that everything is neat and clean.
She is always ready to take on the dust bunnies!
Kirsten Winberg Petersen
Cleaning assistent
k.petersen@brenderuphojskole.dk
Kirsten has a wide range of work experience, ranging from iron and metal to the plastics industry and now cleaning.
Kirsten finds joy in growing her own vegetables and being self-sufficient on a small scale. She loves being social and enjoys both concerts and shelter trips with her children.
Tina Harboe
Kitchen chef
Kitchen chef
Tina is the employee at Brenderup Højskole who has been here the longest, a full 25 years. Tina loves a good party and she has an overview beyond the ordinary. Tina is the second of the two chefs we have at Brenderup Højskole.
Lene Rasmussen
Kicthen employee
Kicthen employee
Lene has been at Brenderup Højskole all her adult life. Lene loves Folk High school and the food and most importantly, she loves young people and of course a good lasagne. Lene is one of our two lovely chefs in the kitchen.
Gitte Høg
Kicthen assistent
Kicthen assistent
Gitte is an indispensable help in the kitchen. She helps in the kitchen team to ensure that the meals at the school are tasty.
Emma Holm
Digital designer
Digital designer
Emma loves colors and creativity, it can be seen, in her digital work and in her personality. She brings out the school’s exuberant atmosphere through the screen.
Particularly good is the collaboration between her and Nanna, which is a bit of a ‘marketing match’ made in heaven.
