Donations

2018-10-16T09:32:03+01:00June 22nd, 2017|

28th August, 2017

These are the current donations we have received.

Graduation Year Number of donors (NOK) Current Total (NOK) Largest amount (NOK)
1997  15  18,100  3,000
1998  14  16,300  3,000
1999  5  9,700  7,500
2000  8  7,450  2,000
2001  21  15,522  4,510
2002  20  18,665  3,165
2003  3  1,100  600
2004  1  250  250
2005  3  3,600  3,000
2006  3  16,700  8,500
2007  3  2,300  1,000
2008
2009  3  2,000  1,000
2010  2  800  600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015  6  746  300
2016
2017  1  200  200
2018  1  400 400
Non-alumni  23  39,999  20,000
 Total: 132
  155,332

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RCN Photographic Competition

2018-10-16T09:32:04+01:00June 13th, 2017|

On 21st September 2017 (UWC Day), HM Queen Sonja, our patron, is coming to visit our campus. We are designing a programme, in tandem with our partners in education in Sogn og Fjordane, on the theme of ‘inclusion’.

As part of our anniversary celebrations, we are planning a photographic competition in Naustet open to current UWC RCN students (incoming first years and second years), alumni, our partner schools in SoF invited to participate in the event, UWC RCN staff and their children, week 38 Leirskule visitors, the staff and week 38 patients at the Rehabilitation Centre, and members of the Sogn og Fjordane Red Cross.

Once all entries are in, a team of Hana Le Cam (UWC RCN Visual Arts Teacher), Simon Ramsay (UWC RCN member of staff), Ragnhild Follevåg (RKHR member of staff) and Leon Muller (Chair of the UWC RCN Student Council) will decide on a short list based on the following criteria:

• creativity and originality;
• effective composition;
• artistic merit;
• content (relevance to the theme of ‘Inclusion’).

Hana and Simon will then mount and display between 12 to 15 shortlisted photographs as an exhibition on the theme of ‘Inclusion’ in Naustet. The exhibition will be formally opened by Majesty Queen Sonja as the first part of her tour of the campus – and the exhibition will turn, at a later stage, into a two-year exhibition in a different space at RCN.

Information:

Theme: ‘Inclusion’
We invite one submission of digital photography per person;
Please email your full-size image directly to Simon Ramsay at nc15sram@staff.rcnuwc.no between now and the 31st August with the subject line of ‘Exhibition on Inclusion’. Please include:

• Your full name and country/countries of origin;
• The title of your photograph;
• The location of the photograph;
• A maximum of 100 words in English explaining why you feel that your photograph captures the theme of ‘Inclusion’ – these will be included in the exhibition for those shortlisted.

Larry – on behalf of the competition organising committee
Rektor

Download these instructions, and the Norwegian translation, here.

Group 4 Project – 2017

2018-10-16T09:32:05+01:00June 7th, 2017|

The topic of the recently held Group 4 Project was ‘A Study of Rocks in and around Haugland & Flekkefjord’.

The programme had three distinct components. Early in the morning students moved in groups to do an actual site survey of the local area to study the rocks and collect samples.

In the second phase, eleven interesting and probing questions were suggested by the students following which students divided themselves into teams comprising physicists, chemists, biologists to join one of the question groups. The idea was to conduct investigations, experiments and find plausible answers to the question assigned to each team. On completion, they had to organize their findings in the form of a presentation.

In the final round, each time displayed their exhibits and made presentations.

The outcome of the day was salutary as it lead to a better awareness of our immediate surroundings, an appreciation of rocks and the science inherent in the formation, properties, weathering, and their many uses in the journey of civilizations.

Presenting the findings

The opportunity to work in mixed teams developed an insight of working in teams to develop a project report. The importance of collaboration, delegation, information gathering, synthesizing, analysing and presenting a report effectively was also learnt in an effective way during the day long activity.

All in all – a great success!

På Flukt – On the Run

2018-10-16T09:32:05+01:00June 4th, 2017|

The Red Cross refugee simulation På Flukt (on the run) has been held on the RCN campus many times over the years, and prompts students to reflect on the extreme challenges that refugees face through implementing a ‘heart-to-heart’ approach – i.e. – the students undergo a series of activities which simulate to a much lesser degree those which might be experienced by a refugee fleeing their country – with the aim to produce empathy and a deeper understanding.

It is understood that a 24-hour simulation, regardless of its intensity, cannot possibly replicate the real experience of running from your country in fear of your lives, encountering obstacles of many kinds throughout the journey to your final destination, only to be told you are not welcome, but through the different stages of the exercise many students passed through moments of hunger, exhaustion, fear, hopelessness, frustration, anger, and uncertainty, and these tiny tastes of discomfort may have prompted reflection on what it is like to be an asylum seeker. In order to enhance this awareness, each student belonged to a family and had time to create a personal and shared history within that grouping before the simulation began, in order to gain a deeper insight into some of the real reasons why a person might be forced to flee their home.

We wanted to focus this year on enabling the students to have a deeper level of political, cultural and emotional knowledge on the topic before they began the simulation, to enable them to create deeper reflections during the activity itself. Pre-simulation workshops helped to initiate thinking about some of the challenges of losing people and material possessions that are important to us in the desperate search for safety and the possibility of a future. Red Cross Youth Instructors assumed numerous roles in the role play, while RCN staff became guides for the duration. Once the role play was over, the Red Cross leader, Maren Helland carried out a debrief with the students to encourage them to connect their experiences with some real life stories.

Over the course of the next few days there were further opportunities to listen, reflect, and express feelings and thoughts about the På Flukt experience, including a thoughtful programme put together by those students exempted from På Flukt. In addition, we welcomed 4 guests who are currently living at Førde Mottak, a reception centre for asylum seekers who are awaiting responses to their applications for permission to stay in Norway. Our visitors shared the story of their difficult journey from Syria to Norway, then responded to many questions from the audience. We were very grateful to have been offered real-life stories to counter impressions too often portrayed by the media. The powerful narrative gave us much to think about, not only in relation to the recent På Flukt experience, but also our ongoing commitment to engaging with mottak residents as part of our programme. When asked what we could do to help, the main speaker replied, “You can visit us more.”

A great deal of feedback from all participants has been collected and will be considered in order to improve the way that we focus on this significant topic for next year’ students. The active participation of both the students involved and the students who helped to create the evaluation material should be commended, as should the excellent commitment offered from a strong team of RCN staff.

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