DNS - Short discription

DNS is an abbreviation for Det Nødvendige Seminarium, which in English means The Necessary Teacher Training College. DNS started in 1972 in Tvind, in the county-side of Denmark.

DNS Denmark has influenced many educators in Denmark and further proved with its pragmatic approach that through teaching and educating it can be at the forefront regarding pedagogical issues.
It is very necessary to educate good teachers for bringing up the many children in the world – the privileged as well as the underprivileged – and it is necessary to do this using many more methods than books and blackboards.
At the Necessary Teacher Training College the teachers and the students, together as partners, plan the education - both the content and the concrete details, in contrast with other overly structured school forms.
The programme is untraditional and challenging (Study trip to Africa, extensive teaching practice in Europe and /or with youngsters in Denmark) and covers a wide variety of theoretical and practical skills, a lot of experiences in many areas and emphasis of personal development of the future teacher through big challenges.
As a student in the DNS program you can regard yourself as part of a global movement. When facing huge tasks like education and development in rural areas, it is needed that many forces join hands. This is the road to actually influencing and changing the situation. This is also a tremendous inspiration to you as an individual teacher, who in this way will see your efforts as part of something bigger.
DNS in Denmark has so far trained app. 600 teachers that are now all over the world, teaching, training, educating, managing and leading.