This study aims to examine how young Danish people learn democracy outside school, focusing on Hal Koch’s concept of democracy, which is the core value of Danish Youth Council (Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd: DUF). DUF is a national youth council, governing more than 70 children and youth organizations in Denmark. Through the analysis, this study discovered the following points. First, Koch inherited the notion of enlightenment of people by Grundtvig in his own way. Grundtvig’s original idea had two aspects: 1) building nationalism on the basis of Danish culture and 2) creating political subjectivity. The latter aspect diminished gradually but Koch turned it around, emphasizing the latter during the Nazi period in Denmark.

  Second, Koch thought that political education and skill development are important in lifeform(livsform), where people from different backgrounds have a dialogue with each other. DUF is a place for practicing political education and skill development and cultivating young people’s ability.

  Third, DUF faces a new tendency of more individualistic motivation or consumer attitude for youth participation than learning democracy. This is an issue in forming a democratic thought because Koch defined that democracy is a part of everyday life.

  Fourth, the “School for Democracy” is a birthplace where people from every social class are approachable for political decision-making.