People of RCN

When I moved from Palestine to Norway to attend UWC Red Cross Nordic, it was more than a culture shock. I had not met any of my classmates or teachers before, knew virtually nothing about Norway - except that Oslo was the place where the infamous peace accord between Palestinians and Israelis was signed- and spoke very little English. Despite this, my two years at RCN remain the most important [...]

I deeply treasure the two years I spent in Fjaler at Red Cross Nordic. Not only did I make friends with schoolmates who are now embarking on inspiring pursuits, but I also formed relationships with teachers who I count as mentors even today. It was here also that I was introduced to the joys of folk dance and music through the local community dance group that meets on Thursdays. I [...]

Since graduating from RCN in 2014, I have been studying at Macalester College in the Midwestern US. As a true liberal arts student, I launched into a Psychology major with Dance, Hispanic Studies and Critical Theory minors during my first year. However, after a summer of earnest dialogues with myself, I dropped all my pre-registered classes and declared Political Science as my major. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to [...]

I graduated from RCN eight years ago, but I feel it's been only in the last few years that I truly discovered what I experienced and realised how lucky I was, and still am, for those two years in Flekke. Some people have their plans set out even before attending UWC, knowing exactly what they want to do and taking the right steps through college, university and first jobs. I feel [...]

Elias Rodriguez (Argentina RCN) was offered a one month placement at a residential school in the UK for the month of July – and the first month of RCN’s summer break - and joined a fellow UWC student - Jacqueline Nkhonjera from Malawi - from Waterford Kamhlaba for the experience. Elias reports: ‘The time that I spent at Marlborough College was really incredible – and it was my first time being [...]

Liusaidh, a young, blue-haired teaching intern from Scotland, arrived at RCN in late July, 2015. She didn’t know much about the College and had no experience of teaching. She didn’t have much confidence, and the Summer Course students asked her strange questions that were sometimes difficult to answer. Now Liusaidh is a real teacher. She finds interesting ways to explain things to students, understands how they feel in her lessons. [...]