The Icelandic Elf School () is an organization located in Reykjavík, Iceland, that teaches visitors about Icelandic folklore. The organization teaches about the hidden people and the 13 different kinds of elves that the organization believes inhabit the country of Iceland. According to the organization's headmaster, hidden people "are just the same size and look exactly like human beings, the only difference is that they are invisible to most of us. Elves, on the other hand, aren’t entirely human, they’re humanoid, starting at around eight centimetres". The organization is headed by Magnús Skarphéðinsson. Magnús has a full curriculum, and certificate programs for visitors. However, the organization also publishes texts on hidden people, partly for its own use in the classroom. The school organizes five hour long educational excursions for visitors. Since opening in 1991, over 9,000 people, most of them foreigners, have attended the organization. The Álfaskólinn also provides "aura readings" and "past-life explorations". See also Fairy Investigation Society Cottingley Fairies Notes Further reading Rakoff, David, Fraud: Essays (Broadway Books: 2002) pp. 85 ff. Baldacchino, Godfrey, Extreme Tourism: Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands (Elsevier Science: 2006) pp. 121–122 Sullivan, Paul, Waking Up in Iceland (Sanctuary Publishing: 2003) p. 117 Baedeker: Iceland, (Mairs Geographischer Verlag: 2009) p. 246 Packard, Mary, Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Strange School Stories (Scholastic: 2010) External links Archive of Magnús Skarphéðinsson's old webpage Amazing Iceland: In search of elves Elf School website Tourism in Iceland Elves Cultural education Culture in Reykjavík Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in Iceland Schools in Iceland Education in Reykjavík