Teachers
High School Leader
Outi Toura-Jensen
Outi is our folk high school leader from Finland, bringing extensive experience in Deaf-related topics, including sign linguistics and Deaf identity. After a three-year break, she returns to Frontrunners for her 14th year! With her amazing multitasking skills, she keeps everything running smoothly around Castberggård. But can she handle the Frontrunners teachers and all their silly, fun moments in the office? Oh yes, she certainly can!
Adventure
Søren Toura-Jensen
Søren is the only teacher on the team who wasn’t a former Frontrunners student, but he brings something unique, he’s a true Dane! He’s happiest outdoors and holds multiple instructor certifications in adventures like wall climbing, kayaking, and fitness. But don’t worry, Søren can also bring the fun indoors with students when needed!
Media
Roy Michael White
Roy, from Ireland and a student of FR13, recently joined the teaching team in Frontrunners 19. He focuses on media, Tasterweek, and others. Roy can’t live without technology, imagine teaching without it! What would he teaching, print newspapers like in the old days?
Arts
Amandine Lind Mansilla
Amandine was a French student in FR12, where her journey eventually led her to Denmark. Starting as a volunteer under the Erasmus+ program at CBG, she soon found her way back as a teacher in FR16. She loves bringing her thoughtful reflections and active listening to group discussions.
Organisation
Catherine Dunn
Catherine comes from Australia, all the way from Down Under! Catherine brings extensive knowledge from her volunteer work with various organisations. We can already tell that this person loves reading, during her first month, she even reorganised all the books in our office into specific categories!
Volunteer
Jegor Andrejev
Jegor, from Estonia and a former FR21 student, has returned to Castberggård to volunteer with the Frontrunners teaching team. He brings extensive knowledge of social media, fresh ideas, and plenty of wonderful laughs to the office. With his creativity and positive energy, he is always ready to share his knowledge and bring a smile to those around him!
Castberggård Staff
Director
Solveig
Solveig has been the director of Castberggård since 2022. She has a deep passion for Frontrunners philosophy and is always fascinated by the diverse backgrounds of the students. She finds inspiration in the program's unique sense of community, where learning and living together go hand in hand. Solveig's partner is a pilot, does that mean she gets unlimited plane tickets?
Finance Officer
Mette
Mette has a passion for numbers, making her the perfect fit as Castberggård's finance officer. She handles all payments for Frontrunners students, ensuring everything is in order. Mette also loves yoga and has even taught short courses at Castberggård.
A word of advice: make sure your payments are on time! It’s essential to keeping our system running smoothly. If you're late, she’ll come looking for you, beware!
High School Teacher
Ninna
Ninna joined Castberggård as a folk high school teacher in August 2026, bringing her experience as a former interpreter to the teaching team. She is incredibly talented when it comes to creative activities and always has great ideas to share, even though she will probably deny it! Ninna brings a warm and positive energy to the team and is always ready to get creative with the people around her.
Administration
Mia
Mia brings her wonderful knowledge of computer systems and administration to Castberggård. She helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes and is one of the go-to people around the house whenever technical or administrative support is needed!
Maintenance
Allan
Allan joined Castberggård as a maintenance leader in 2025, and quickly became one of the people we can count on to keep things running smoothly. He is a true hands-on person who enjoys fixing things, building something new, and helping wherever he can. If something needs repairing in the student housing, just let Allan know! He’ll always do his best to help, depending on what else is keeping him busy around Castberggård.
High School Teacher
Lene
Lene has been a dedicated member of the Castberggård team for many years and is essential to our team, especially for the short courses participants. She has a natural passion for looking after people around campus, ensuring everyone has an enjoyable day. Last summer, Lene cycled all the way from Denmark to the Czech Republic—sounds crazy, right? You can definitely tell she’s a big fan of cycling!