Alumni Making an Impact
Recently, both Mark Wang ('98-'00) and David Sengeh ('04-'06) have been in the limelight with their mission related impact. Mark, now founder and Chair of UWC Changshu, was delighted to host King Harald and Queen Sonja at the College during the recent Norwegian state visit to China. It was Queen Sonja who had made a UWC scholarship to RCN possible in 1998, an opportunity that changed [...]
End of Leirskule Season
UWC Leirskule offers participants a chance to meet people from all over the world, join exciting outdoor activities and practice their English speaking skills. Each week a group of school children (age 11-14) from our region, comes for a week of activities. They get fully immersed in campus life, eat all meals in the kantina and stay on campus in the UWC Connect buildings. In [...]
The reason why I came to RCN
Last week we welcomed 48 visitors from the Arna centre for asylum seekers to take part in an activity-packed programme. The visit was part of our Meeting-place for Diversity programme, the aim of which is to help groups of visitors benefit from the diverse College community. Since this was project week, we had a core group of 15 students who dedicated themselves to this interaction, [...]
King Harald and Queen Sonja
On 19 October, on the occasion of their state visit to China, their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway visited UWC Changshu China. UWC Changshu China is the only United World College school/college in the mainland of China and currently has 570 students from over 100 countries and regions. Alongside the other 16 UWC schools and colleges worldwide, UWC Changshu China is committed [...]
PBL – Sea Kayaking & Camp
“The RCN experience is not fulfilled unless you really step out of your comfort zone and experience the world in a whole new light”, they say. The three-day, two night kayaking adventure we took part in was nothing short of a true RCN experience - including being outdoors in a “whole new experience of rain”! Collectively, we were all elated and slightly nervous about embarking on our [...]
Maintenance – Good News!
In the new Norwegian State Budget, for the second year running, we have been provided with an extra 3 million NOK to meet some of our needs for extraordinary maintenance for the coming 5 years. Complementary to this, our Campus Renovation Campaign for other friends and supporters of our College, has been up for a most encouraging start. Join in with the team - lay the foundations [...]