Robert Clarence (the founding Head of School of UWC Changshu China) and his wife Desirée have been visiting UWC Red Cross Nordic this week, staying with us from Sunday 3rd to Wednesday 6th May. UWC Changshu China is due to open to students in August 2015; the purpose of this visit was for Robert and Desirée to see the Norwegian sister College in action in term time [...]

On the 22nd of April  UN International Mother Earth Day was celebrated in many countries. As in previous years, RCN joined in with events and we used the opportunity to look at  environmental topics in classroom subjects on that day. The 'headline' event was held on the weekend of 24th-26th April. On Friday we held a World Today session about eco-villages presented by Magnar Eide, the leader of [...]

On May 1st, as part of international May Day celebrations, classes were suspended and first year students, a smattering of second years who made time away from their exam revision, and members of the teaching and outdoor staff hiked up to the top of Jarstadheia - the mountain behind the College. For many it was for the first time. There were some impressive efforts: special mention should [...]

Congratulations to the six of our students who were shortlisted and won prizes in this year’s Proscientia Prize - Prisvinnere i Konkurransen Unge Forskere 2015. Jana (Czech Republic), Era (Albania), Fouad (Morocco), Grete (Estonia) Elisa (Åland) and Bianca (Romania) were invited to the final in Olso and asked to present their IB Extended Essays. Their entries ranged from essays on the Kingdom of Heaven to Science, from [...]

27 million – that’s the number of people anticipated to be in bondage as slaves in the world today. A21 is an organisation committed to abolishing injustice in the 21st century, through raising awareness of the issue of human trafficking, and finding protection for those who are made a victim of it. On Saturday 18th April, the A21 Campaign ran actions in 5 cities across Norway: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, [...]

On Friday 10th April, the Annual Report - a printed encapsulation of our work which serves both as a reflection on the year gone by and the direction in which we are going – was released to coincide with the annual UWC Red Cross Nordic Council meeting. To view it, click here.