Volunteers at RCN
Jadiyetu Dah For several years, as part of our ongoing Fredskorpset-sponsored Exchange Project with the Western Sahara refugee camps in southwest Algeria, we have hosted two Saharawi volunteers at the College. They have come from the baking Sahara desert to the slightly cooler shores of Flekke fjord to live and work with us for the academic year. We are continuing this happy tradition and are [...]
The new term starts
After the long summer break, the new term has begun. The Summer Course was nearing the end of its 3-week programme at the College when second-years arrived in Oslo on 17th August for 'Oslo Day'. Accommodation was generously provided by Berg videregånde skole, guides to take small groups of second-years around the city were arranged by the Norwegian National Committee, and a museum tour and food were [...]
Summer Course 2013
The 2013 summer course got off to a great start at the end of July, with the arrival of the 16 students from Latin America, the Middle East, Asia/Pacific, and Africa. Two English language teachers, RCN alumna Madeleine Benishek and RCN teacher Peter Wilson were ably supported by a team of volunteers who led extracurricular activities including sports, fishing, cooking, and hiking. We also had eight Norwegian [...]
New Ballrink – Let the games begin!
Boots were polished, kit was cleaned and the sun shone down on the eight teams who took part in the inaugural five-a-side football tournament on our newly-completed ballrink on Saturday 24th August. Each student house fielded a team as did the education staff, support staff and Haugland Rehabilitation Centre. Referees were impartial, play was fair, skills were mixed, there were spectacular goals - scored to rounds of [...]
Surprise Visit
Having stayed a night, cycling south. Good luck! Three recently-graduated UWC Mahindra alumni from Norway - Ulrika, Liv Artemis and Katarina - pedaled into RCN this week. They have travelled on bicycles from Nordkapp (71 degrees North - 2,200 kilometres north of the College!). They camped at the College overnight and left the following morning on their way to the southern tip of Norway, Lindesnes [...]
Reunion – the classes of 2002 and 2003
The reunion for the classes of 2002 and 2003 was held at the College over the long weekend of the 9th-13th August. Alumni had travelled from many parts of the world to be back together in Flekke. Everything had changed - there were partners and children, unexpected careers, a kaleidoscope of challenges and joys ... and nothing had changed: the years melted away, and people who hadn't [...]