UWC International Congress 2024
Education as a Force The 2024 UWC International Congress, held from 29 February to 2 March, marked a significant milestone in the history of our movement. This Congress, which was a culmination of the UWC's 60th anniversary celebrations, adopted a hybrid format, bringing together over 400 participants at our school in Phuket, UWC Thailand, while also connecting with numerous others virtually worldwide. Under the banner [...]
Graduation 2024
Dear Graduates, Your time at RCN has left a lasting mark on our community, weaving your unique stories into the very fabric of our school. Your classmates, roommates, friends, and teachers helped you become who you are now. Don't forget them! Whether you go on to become doctors, parents, carpenters, lawyers, activists, artists, politicians, scientists, architects, or friends, know that you are shaping the future as [...]
UWC Red Cross Nordic collaborating with the Nobel Peace Centre
On Wednesday 3rd April 7 of our students visited the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo for an action packed day of workshops that culminated in a panel discussion. Amalia (Norway), Asta (Denmark), Maya (Morocco), Mubashra (Pakistan), Rofayda (Egypt), Ryan (China) and Shahed (Palestine) worked together to put on three workshops for upper secondary school students from Oslo around the prompt “What are you willing to sacrifice [...]
Weeks of Discovery: Special Weeks at UWC Red Cross Nordic
At Red Cross Nordic UWC, learning is a holistic journey. Students embark on enriching experiences that spark their interests, develop their abilities, and forge meaningful connections. For two weeks in February experiential learning takes over the Campus: second-years are preparing for upcoming exams through practice tests, while first-years have been enjoying a snowy adventure on skis, gaining valuable first-aid skills, and taking part in a [...]
Oline Lykke Grand RCN’24
In these columns, we are introducing people: students, staff, former staff, and governance members of RCN. Today meet Oline Lykke Grand, our second year student from the Faroe Islands. Oline is passionate about human rights and humanitarian issues and as such she is one of the leaders of the Amnesty International youth group in our College. You can also see her to walk or run along [...]
Nobel Peace Prize Celebrations in Oslo
This year the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. We were honoured to be invited to take part in the celebrations taking place in Oslo in December every year, this year represented by Shahed (Palestine), Elinor (Germany/Serbia), Shari (Tibet), Maya (Morocco/Colombia), Norkis [...]