UWC Congress 2016 in Trieste

2016-09-21T16:00:02+01:00September 21st, 2016|

UWC is inviting the whole community to participate in the UWC Congress 2016, which will take place on 28th and 29th October in Trieste, Italy. The UWC Congress is the biggest UWC event and brings together members from across UWC – current students, alums, current and former staff from all UWC schools and colleges, national committee volunteers, governors, donors – alongside friends and supporters of the UWC movement.

Inspired by the words “Connect, Challenge, Celebrate”, the UWC Congress will represent two days of celebration, challenging discussions and connecting and reconnecting with new and old friends, and the UWC mission and values. The programme includes more than 60 sessions along four thematic streams: Education, National Committees, Engagement & Outreach and Growth & Financial Sustainability. Participants will reflect about the role of diversity and education in today’s world, discuss key issues and questions UWC is facing today, including challenges and opportunities for the movement, and feed into relevant parts of the next UWC strategy.

For more information, visit the dedicated website.

En Unik Mulighet – Bli Vertsfamilie

2021-02-09T09:24:59+01:00September 18th, 2016|

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

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 stor berikelse. Jeg har fått innblikk i det å være student ved UWC, både på godt og vondt. Jeg har fått lære og øve meg i å snakke engelsk. Jeg har overvunnet en skepsis til å ta fremmede inni huset. Lært nye kulturer og religioner å kjenne. Gjennom diskusjoner med opplyst ungdom har jeg måtte reflektere og begrunne, ofte revurdere, mine standpunkter i aktuelle saker. Jeg har fått flotte opplevelser gjennom det å lage mat sammen – indiske spesialiteter, piroger og kaker fra Polen.

Gautham og Maja på sin side fikk møte mine utflyttede barn som de nå selvsagt er venner med på Facebook. De har måttet smake på jølstraørret og lutefisk i godt vennelag. Følge med meg på kunstutstillinger og vært ute i naturen, både på fisketurer og på gårdsbesøk. Ofte slappet vi bare av sammen hjemme med lange frokoster, så en god film sammen eller de arbeidet med sine studier. Jeg stopper her, men mye mere kunne blitt fortalt.

Helt til slutt; frivillig arbeid utføres uten å få betalt, MEN du får betalt, ikke i form av penger, men med livslangt vennskap, ny kunnskap og takknemlighet.

Eva Marie Halvorsen

If you are interested in becoming a host family, please contact us at: hostfamilies@uwcrcn.no

International Food Festival

2018-10-16T09:32:28+01:00September 18th, 2016|

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 learned that food can bring people together in wonderful ways!

The planning for the event began in the spring, but the concrete preparations took place in three sessions this term. First the students joined their partners for an afternoon of ice-breakers and cooking, followed by a dinner together where they sampled and learned about each others’ dishes. The night before the event we met to set up tables and prepare the gym at Hyllestad School. On this occasion Juan Pablo’s chicken dish was the focus of a meal before we headed home to rest up before the Big Day.

The kitchen at Hyllestad School was a hive of activity on the 17th, with food from Afghanistan, Syria, Norway, Guatemala, Colombia, Germany and Mexico prepared at different stations and a harmonious, supportive, enthusiastic atmosphere fostered by the cooks and supervisors. The meal was scheduled to begin at 13.00 and we had no idea how many to expect, but visitors began arriving at 12.30 and patiently waited as food was gradually brought to the gym, served, and – as many empty plates and smiling faces suggested – enjoyed by those in attendance.

Once the food had all but disappeared the Mottak youth set up speakers, put on their music and danced, drawing others into their orbit and adding a special element to the day. We have been enjoying the company of youth from Sørbøvåg mottak at our weekly community gammaldans, but this time they showed us their dances, filling the school lobby with their energetic movements and sounds.

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