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Askov Sløjdlærerskole was a school which taught handicrafts, specifically under the principals of sloyd, which was established in 1886 in Askov, Denmark.

The principal of Askov Højskole, Ludvig Schrøder, encouraged a young teacher and craftsman named Søren Larsen Meldgaard to start the school. With his own resources, Meldgaard then bought a plot of land and erected the first two buildings, so that the school could open in 1886.

The foundation of Askov-sloyd was Nääs-sloyd, which Meldgaard had learned from the craftsman Otto Salomon in the 1880s while studying at Nääs in Sweden. For a number of years, the style was referred to as Askov-Nääs-sloyd. One element which Askov-sloyd borrowed from Nääs-sloyd, were "exercise sequences," where certain models were produced in increasing difficulty. Once a result was approved, the student was allowed to move on to the next model.

The school was first named Husflids- og Sløjdskolen i Askov, and taught both handicrafts and sloyd in the summer, and in the winter functioned as a boys efterskole. The school transitioned to teaching solely sloyd under the direction of principal Anders Lervad (født 26. februar 1863) who was known for his woodworking benches and looms.

The school was also known as Askov Sløjdskole, and during the first few decades, the school held many courses for young people who had not completed their sloyd exams (sløjdlærereksamen).

In 1953 the school became an independent institution and Aksel Sørensen became the first chairman. In 1974 the school moved to Esbjerg, and in 1975 as renamed Sløjdhøjskolen. The original school's old gymnasium has been used as an amateur theatre since 1991 and is named after the Sløjdscenen.

Directors of Askov Sløjdlærerskole

 * 1886-1894 Søren Larsen Meldgaard (1850-1894)
 * 1895-1908 Jørgen Rasmussen Kirkebjerg (1859–1929)
 * 1908-1938 Anders Nielsen (1864-1950)
 * 1938-1964 Poul Vynne (1906-1971)
 * 1964-1972 Kurt Bay-Petersen (1935- )
 * 1972-1993 Johannes Sole Pedersen (1930-2018) (from 1974/75 on at the Sløjdhøjskolen in Esbjerg)