GO BEYOND
THE ADVENTURE
Outdoor DTS at YWAM Ålesund is a six-month discipleship training school designed to strengthen your body, spirit, and soul through teaching, community, and opportunities to encounter God in His creation. You’ll venture into Nordic landscapes to hike, climb, camp, and more, alongside a passionate group of young people who will encourage you to go further than you thought possible.
DTS COURSE PLAN
LECTURE PHASE
OUTDOOR TRACK
OUTREACH PHASE
This is the first three-month segment of the DTS where you will get to Know God. You'll dive deep into topics like hearing God's voice, intercession, evangelism, healthy relationships, God's character, missions, and more, all taught by teachers from around the world. Students are required to attend these classes each day during lecture weeks. Lecture phase is an opportunity to practice and develop spiritual disciplines like prayer, Bible reading, worship, and service.
Track time will teach you to go beyond the adventure. This can include anything from hiking, survival or strength training, running on a track with a view, kayaking, bouldering, climbing, and more. You will build character and community. During the lecture phase, these normally happen on Tuesday afternoons and all-day Friday.
About three weekends of the lecture phase will be spent outdoors. This might mean a trip to a remote cabin, hiking across an island, or going on a boat expedition to the fjords.
Outreach phase is when all DTS students travel to another country for ten weeks after the lecture phase to Make God Known. Teams get to live and work alongside local initiatives to bring the Gospel message through action and service. It's an exciting opportunity to learn how to use your passions to serve others and glorify God, as well as grow your heart for missions and other cultures. As a base, we invest in long-term missions by sending short-term outreach teams to locations we serve. We have a heart and focus for working with YWAM Medical Ships in Papua New Guinea and other locations.
DTS DETAILS
UPCOMING DATES
September 12, 2024 - March 14, 2025
September 11, 2025 - March 13, 2026
PRICING
1. Lecture phase: 45,500 NOK
2. Outreach phase: 40,000 NOK
Total = 85,500 NOK
These costs also cover food and housing. Outreach cost is a flat rate—it remains the same regardless of the location of your outreach.
YWAM Ålesund offers reduced lecture phase fees for B- and C- categorized nations.
Find your category through this link https://uofn.edu/nation-category-list
Due to the recent extension of our courses, we will require a "Non-Profit Visa" for all students coming from outside a Schengen country. Check if this applies to you here. Visa process steps will be received following an acceptance letter.
Application can take 4-5 months to process.
