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 [...]
Alumni Reunion
Over the past weekend, we have hosted the biennial alumni reunion on campus – and it was an absolute pleasure and privilege to welcome this generation of alumni (the graduates of 2004 and 2005) and other guests on behalf of UWC Red Cross Nordic. The weekend consisted of receptions, presentations by staff and alumni, a [...]
UWC IMPACT Programme
UWC International yesterday announced a USD $15,000,000 funding boost through a gift by American philanthropist, Shelby M.C. Davis. Mr Davis’ gift acknowledges the continuing appeal of UWCs’ internationally recognised education model, which has deliberate diversity of the student body and education for community leadership at its heart. Each year through its global network of 15 [...]
Jakob Sande
The annual event, Kobbeskjerskvelden, in celebration of our local poet Jakob Sande, was hosted at Haugland on Friday. This tradition starts with a convoy of boats leaving for a singalong outside his old cabin near Flekke. The main attraction of the evening was a concert with Ola Bremnes. The evening was blessed with fine weather and was [...]
Visit from Nordahl Grieg vgs
The Management Team from Nordahl Grieg Videregående Skole in Bergen visited UWC RCN from Wednesday to 5th to Friday 8th August. Lin Holvik, the Rektor, and her team choose a location outside Bergen each year for pre-term meetings for the management group and this year they asked if they could come and connect with UWC Red Cross Nordic. It [...]