Equipment for the disabled
Trying out the equipment On Wednesday and Thursday, our partners at the Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre have been hosting a nation-wide conference on specialised equipment for the disabled. There have been many delegates with opportunities galore to try out different bicycles and other equipment. Staff, students, patients and others have been traversing [...]
Paper Bag Princess
The staff on hand to offer support ... On Sunday 20th August our very own Dan Silfwerin (Swedish and English teacher – and House Mentor of Sweden House) was invited to perform in the finale of ‘Mimi Goes Glamping’ at Åmot Operagard. This Bergen National Opera created a community opera based on the [...]
Staff Introduction Week
It has been Staff Introduction Week at RCN this week – this is an opportunity for staff to learn about the activities that have been happening on campus over the course of June and July, for Support and Education Staff to reconnect after the summer break, and for professional development / training and for preparation [...]
Reunion: ‘You are needed’*
Founding Staff Over the past weekend, we have hosted the biennial alumni reunion on campus – and it was an absolute pleasure to welcome the graduates of 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, other guests (and lots of children) on behalf of UWC Red Cross Nordic. This was our first double reunion with alumni who [...]
Wille Valve (’97 – ’99)
This summer, the RCN delegation had the pleasure of visiting the Åland Islands as part of our Nordic Cooperation tour. Åland is geopolitically unique within the Nordic region: the islands are part of the Republic of Finland, but are the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region in the country, have their own government, fly their own blue-gold-and-red [...]
Summer English Course 2017
Monday, 21st August marks both an end and a beginning for the students who are taking part in the Summer English Course at RCN. A group of about 20 students are currently on campus before the start of term in order to begin studying English and familiarizing themselves with the campus before the majority of [...]