Archery

Playing with Bows and arrows in a safe environment.

Rock Climbing

Rock climbing at Trollhaugen camps can be done in all weather!

Ziplining

Ziplining adventures at Trollhaugen are fun for all ages, not just kids!

Norwegian Language

Beginner or Conversational

Folk Dancing

Traditional Scandinavian Dances

Culture 

History plays, re-enactments, heritage as well as ‘today’s world’ i.e. government, royalty, resources, values, etc., with comparisons to Canadian systems.

Sports

Primarily traditional sports but also Nordic walking, orienteering, horseshoes, Kubb (Ancient Viking game) to provide daily fitness and exercise stressing sportsmanship and cooperation.

Ethnic Cooking

Traditional Scandinavian recipes are prepared using traditional cooking utensils.

Chip Carving

Using specialized carving knives to remove chips of wood in intricate patterns.

Woodworking

Woodworking in many different forms is a skill cultivated by the campers at Trollhaugen as part of our diverse and rich heritage. Wood shop-Small furniture type items are made such as shelves, hat racks, stools, benches or wooden games and puzzles.

Rosemaling

A traditional, decorative form of flower painting on anything that can be painted using unique brush stroke patterns.

Kolrosing

The opposite of chip carving where decorative fine lines are cut into wood and then coloured by rubbing in coffee grounds, sawdust from a dark wood or originally coal dust was rubbed in.

Swedish Weaving

Stitching yarn into monks cloth to produce a variety of patterns.

Hardanger

A type of counted thread hand embroidery originally with white thread on white fabric.

Perlebroderi

Bead work (similar to Aboriginal bead work) from Scandinavian origins.

Nature Study

The camp is held in a forested area, with abundant wild plants, insects, and small mammals. Students learn about flora and fauna and the need to preserve nature.

Choir

Participants learn to sing and perform songs in Norwegian.

Viking Knit

An ancient method of using lengths of fine wire to make a woven cord to create bracelets and necklaces.

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