En studiecirkel skal have en arbejdsplan, være frivillig for alle og have en FO-godkendt leder. Ideen bag studiecirklen er, at man lærer bedst, hvis man drives af sin egen nysgerrighed og skabertrang.

Studiecirklen består af en leder, deltagere og undervisningsmateriale. Alle dele er lige vigtige, og bidrager på hver sin måde til studiecirklens arbejde. Lederen sørger for, at alle kommer til orde og er med til at påvirke cirklens indhold og arbejdsmetoder. 

En studiecirkel skal have mindst tre deltagere inkl. lederen/kontaktpersonen og mødes mindst tre gange i mindst tre lektioner à 45 min pr. gang.

Study Circles are open classes initiated by interested citizens. They must have a study plan, be voluntary and appoint a study leader acknowledged by FO-Aarhus. The philosophy behind the concept of Study Circles is that curiosity and creativeness is a strong driver of personal learning.

To form a Study Circle you need to be a group with an appointed leader and planned teaching material. All three elements are needed to constitute a Study Circle. The leader must make sure that all participants are involved and contribute to the contents and learning methods.

A Study Circle must have at least three participants including the leader and meet at least three times comprising at least three lessons of 45 minutes.