The new term starts
After the long summer break, the new term has begun. The Summer Course was nearing the end of its 3-week programme at the College when second-years arrived in Oslo on 17th August for 'Oslo Day'. Accommodation was generously provided by Berg videregånde skole, guides to take small groups of second-years around the city were arranged by the Norwegian National Committee, and a museum tour and food were [...]
Summer Course 2013
The 2013 summer course got off to a great start at the end of July, with the arrival of the 16 students from Latin America, the Middle East, Asia/Pacific, and Africa. Two English language teachers, RCN alumna Madeleine Benishek and RCN teacher Peter Wilson were ably supported by a team of volunteers who led extracurricular activities including sports, fishing, cooking, and hiking. We also had eight Norwegian [...]
New Ballrink – Let the games begin!
Boots were polished, kit was cleaned and the sun shone down on the eight teams who took part in the inaugural five-a-side football tournament on our newly-completed ballrink on Saturday 24th August. Each student house fielded a team as did the education staff, support staff and Haugland Rehabilitation Centre. Referees were impartial, play was fair, skills were mixed, there were spectacular goals - scored to rounds of [...]
Surprise Visit
Having stayed a night, cycling south. Good luck! Three recently-graduated UWC Mahindra alumni from Norway - Ulrika, Liv Artemis and Katarina - pedaled into RCN this week. They have travelled on bicycles from Nordkapp (71 degrees North - 2,200 kilometres north of the College!). They camped at the College overnight and left the following morning on their way to the southern tip of Norway, Lindesnes [...]
Reunion – the classes of 2002 and 2003
The reunion for the classes of 2002 and 2003 was held at the College over the long weekend of the 9th-13th August. Alumni had travelled from many parts of the world to be back together in Flekke. Everything had changed - there were partners and children, unexpected careers, a kaleidoscope of challenges and joys ... and nothing had changed: the years melted away, and people who hadn't [...]