Sabrina Szeto (’06 – ’08)
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 [...]
Angling for a new challenge: UK school head who moved to Norway
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En Unik Mulighet – Bli Vertsfamilie
Jeg har vært vertsfamilie i ett år for to 2.klassinger; Gautham fra India og Maja fra Polen. Hvorfor vil jeg anbefale det samme til deg/dere? Flor Fernandez Montes (far left) with her host family Å få lov å åpne opp sitt hjem for disse flinke, positive og høflige studentene har vært en [...]
International Food Festival
On Saturday 17 September RCN students Azlin (US), Juan Pablo (Colombia), Paula (Germany) and Ximena (Guatemala) joined local 4-H youth and young asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Syria to prepare a feast for members of the local community at Hyllestad School. This was the realisation of our first collaborative project with the 4-H, and we [...]
Thor Heyerdahl Jr Lecture
Thor Heyerdahl Jr being introduced in the auditorium This week we have welcomed Thor Heyerdahl Jr to UWC Red Cross Nordic. His father, Thor Heyerdahl – scientist, archaeologist, author and explorer – played a hugely significant part both as International Patron of the United World College movement and, at a later stage, in [...]
Kayak Leader Course at RCN
Last weekend the Autumn Kayak Leader Course happened, luckily in good weather! Ten second year students qualified to become Kayak leaders at RCN over the two-day course. On Saturday we focused on personal skills and techniques: paddle strokes, packing, entry and exit of kayak and a fair amount of practice rescues. We stopped for lunch spot at [...]