Kayak Leader Course

2018-10-16T09:31:54+01:00September 19th, 2017|

The UWC RCN Outdoor department held the Kayak Leader Course on the weekend 16th to 17th of September for staff and students at UWC Red Cross Nordic, enabling the successful participants to lead kayak trips for the students at the College.

The course was in two parts over two days. On the first day was in the Flekke fjord by the College to learn the basics of paddling with a lot of rehearsing techniques and practicing rescuing capsized kayakers. On the second day we moved the classroom out to sea and started of at Korsunded close to the open sea. This day was set up as a day-trip circumnavigating the Island of Lutelandet. Very calm seas and good weather made for a good experience for all. Some of the participants seems to have thought it was too warm and ended up taking a swim out at sea, giving a few of the others a chance to practice rescues again.

The newly qualified kayak leaders are Chisato, Kimi, Marco, Mikkeline, Hari, Raavi, Emelie and Amina as well as Taren and Jenny from the staff.

For an album of photos, see here.

Theatre Festival in Dale

2017-10-01T09:34:01+01:00September 17th, 2017|

RCN graduate Tormod Carlsen, with fellow alumna Eli Våge, recently produced a theatre piece in Dale in which some of our second year theatre students took part. ‘Radio Fjellom’ was one of the performances in the annual Dale Theatre Festival – inspired by experiences at UWC, the director created a visual and sensory feast about
Iife in Fjaler. This was a zany and experimental production which made skillful use of stagecraft throughout. ‘Radio Fjellom’ was a wonderful opportunity for second year Theatre Studies students to contribute to a professional production – learning about rehearsals, stagecraft, performance and the time commitment required.

UWC RCN was also given complimentary tickets for all students to attend a performance of ‘The Monkey Trial’ as part of the Theatre Festival.

In mid November, a team from Bergen National Opera will be on campus to perform – in tandem with RCN students – the opera of ‘The Paper Bag Princess’. This represents another opportunity for RCN students to work with professionals on stage and backstage.

Her Majesty Queen Sonja

2017-09-13T14:17:58+01:00September 13th, 2017|

Her Majesty Queen Sonja will visit UWC Red Cross Nordic on September 21st – 22nd for our programme on inclusion in education: ‘The Power of Diversity’. We are working with the Education Committee and the Administrative Team in Sogn og Fjordane to connect with schools and educational projects in our region dedicated to inclusion. We see this as an opportunity to share and draw on each other’s experiences in the changing landscape of Norwegian education. Please click here for a link to the programme.

Needless to say, we are looking forward to HM Queen Sonja’s visit and the events with great anticipation.

The New Baking House

2018-10-16T09:31:54+01:00September 13th, 2017|

Vidar in action

Vidar in action

Progress is being made on the construction of the Baking House and wood shed – to partner the Silent House as part of the ‘Nordic Tun’ on the south side of the campus; this building will contain a baking oven and will be an educational resource – and a source of enjoyment – for our students, Red Cross summer camps, and other visitors. Here is Vidar, the Project Manager, in action on the building site.

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