Landmine Awareness Day
Today, April 4th is the International Landmine Awareness Day. Our project, Survivors of Conflict, which we do in close co-operation with the Norwegian Red Cross and Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre started by giving young persons affected by land mine injuries education and rehabilitation according to need. Our students will arrange a special day on [...]
Amanda Aarnio (RCN ’15-’17)
As I am writing this I’m in Cape Town, South Africa, one of eleven ports as part of our voyage around the globe. I am travelling with Semester at Sea, a school programme that in short could be described as an American-based floating university. Together with 500 other students, mostly American but also some [...]
Our Earth, Our Future
Nils Vagstad and Mike Doyle The world is facing many environmental problems all around the globe today. In this year's Environmental Global Concerns (GC) we explored some of these issues, with the events of the day being titled, ‘Our Earth, Our Future’. The event was organized by and for the students. The aim of [...]
Gift from Skogstad Sport
Skogstad Sport has given us a generous gift enabling us to equip students with good clothes for outdoor activities. With our deliberately divers student body, this is a great contribution towards making each and everyone properly dressed for activities in all seasons. Our team at Ridderrennet looked more stylish than ever before. Thanks a lot [...]
The Las Americas Show
Last weekend, on Saturday 17th of March, we had the Las Americas Show. Following RCN tradition all regional shows have an afternoon bazaar prior to the evening cultural show with a variety of stands at which each country is showcased through food, information and discussion. We had twenty stands representing countries ranging from Bolivia and [...]
Go Make A Difference
GoMakeADifference was created by Colin Habgood and his wife Jill Longson (AC '81) in 2001, to provide grants to UWC Atlantic College students. The concept allowed UWC Atlantic College students an opportunity to make a difference and put into practice the ideals of UWC. In 2016, the award was rolled out to all UWC Schools [...]