Førde Opp
To cap off the eventful month of August about seventy students and staff (and a dog) from the College took part in the (very!) challenging Førde Opp, a ridiculously steep run/walk/stagger to the top of the mountain overlooking Førde. Top competitive finishers were Peter, Nick, Petter, Balder and Franco, who all gained 700 metres in [...]
Summer In Sakyikrom
Over the course of the summer break many students worked on humanitarian projects back in their home countries. Bruno Felalaga (second year – Ghana) reports back: During my summer vacation in Ghana, I took the opportunity to visit Sakyikrom United Primary school in the Eastern region of Ghana. This is one school that two student-led humanitarian [...]
UWC Denmark Award
We are very pleased to announce that on Monday Pil Tesdorpf, who graduated this summer from UWC RCN, was the first to receive the UWC Denmark Achievement Award. Along with the prize is a sum of money which has been made possible by a generous donation from Ms Elise Philip Sørensen, a Danish lady living in Switzerland. [...]
Summer Course 2015
Monday, 17 August marked both an end and a beginning for the students who took part in the summer English course at RCN. A group of about 20 students arrived three weeks early to campus in order to begin studying English and familiarizing themselves with the campus before the majority of students arrived. The summer [...]
From LPC to the Summer Course
Larry with Yazhi and other members of the LPC community In November 2014, an RCN delegation attended the Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting in Hong Kong and we were invited to meet Yazhi Pang (a first year at UWC LPC) and the staff team that supports her - given our experience of working with students [...]
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 [...]