The ENOVA Competition 2017
A team of five RCN students – Ilaria (Italy), Jennifer (Hong Kong), Mirandas (China), Sara (Italy), and Yash (UAE) – participated in the county round of the ENOVA competition. The competition, held annually, is for raising awareness about sustainable technologies and renewable energy use. Teams from local high schools compete to come up with an [...]
Josh Macfarlane
Last week, we were pleased and honoured to share the news that Josh Macfarlane has been awarded the highest honour of the British Red Cross: the Dunant Award. Josh joined us at RCN in August 2016 as our annual Red Cross EVS volunteer. He comes to us with a wealth of experience and training [...]
SANMUN 2017 in Sandefjord
On the weekend of 4th to 5th of November, a delegation of UWC RCN students attended the SANMUN (Sandefjord and Nesbru Model United Nations) Conference in Sandefjord. In this simulation, the following RCN students represented France in various committees: Ayanda (Cayman Islands), Brodi (Sweden), Hrafnhildur (Norway) and Htet Htet (Myanmar). On behalf of the team, [...]
Nordic National Committees
It was a pleasure to host the Nordic National Committees (representatives from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Åland) on campus for their Annual General Meeting this weekend. Their itinerary included connecting with students, meeting for their AGM and with members of the Education Management Team and the Admissions Development Team, attending the Christmas lights event and [...]
The Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess Bergen National Opera and UWC Red Cross Nordic collaborated last week to perform ‘The Paper Bag Princess’, an opera based on Robert Munsch’s story of a kidnapped prince, a brave princess and a fierce dragon. A team of eight from the BNO arrived at the campus at lunchtime on [...]
Rehabilitation Centre Project
Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre has started up a new programme for children who have overcome brain cancer. The group consists of eight children between the ages of 9-17 years old, who mostly have been through surgery and chemotherapy. The aim with the project is to handle everyday life after cancer treatment, prevent late effects [...]