An Experience in China
China annually holds a contest called '汉语桥' (Hanyu qiao). In English it’s called 'Chinese Bridge'. This is a contest for foreign college students, competing against each other, where they have to show their proficiency in the Chinese language. It is broadcast as a reality show on Chinese national television every year. The event is promoted [...]
SANMUN 2014
It was an honour to attend this year’s 11th Annual Conference of the SANMUN (Skagerak and Nesbru Model United Nations). This MUN happens to be the largest in Scandinavia - Norway through a joint cooperation with Skagerak International School and Nesbru vidergaende skole who organizes this event annually. Many schools from around Norway attend this [...]
1 Million NOK
Representatives from Sparebankane Sogn & Fjordane and our local bank foundations today formally handed over a donation of 600.000 NOK earmarked for IB places for students from our county, a project starting in 2015, supported by Dale Videregåande School. Local businesses gave 400.000 NOK for the same project. A process of selection for these places will [...]
A Force for Peace
On Saturday 26th October NRK evening news highlighted the relevance of education as a force for peace. The story focuses on how Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz, who have shared experiences with this year's Nobel Peace Winner Malala Yousafzai, practise her vision for a better world. Shazia and Kainat are currently students at UWC Atlantic [...]
UWC Meetings in Canada
Last week, the annual UWC Heads, International Council and Boards meetings were held at Victoria and Pearson College on Vancouver Island. Many interesting discussions were held during the conference - from distinctiveness and quality to alumni impact, from admissions to post 2015 planning. UWC Red Cross Nordic was represented by its members of the UWC [...]
Global Concerns
Global Concern Days at the College use invited guest speakers, workshops and student-developed projects to broaden and deepen the understanding of participants about a particular issue. On October 27th, we had the Humanitarian Global Concern. With two months of planning by the organizing team of the students, supervised by the staff, the day focused on [...]