Landmine Awareness Day
Today, April 4th is the International Landmine Awareness Day. Our project, Survivors of Conflict, which we do in close co-operation with the Norwegian Red Cross and Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre started by giving young persons affected by land mine injuries education and rehabilitation according to need. Our students will arrange a special day on Landmine awareness on Saturday: 1100-1300: Kantina activities during brunch. Students share information [...]
Our Earth, Our Future
Nils Vagstad and Mike Doyle The world is facing many environmental problems all around the globe today. In this year's Environmental Global Concerns (GC) we explored some of these issues, with the events of the day being titled, ‘Our Earth, Our Future’. The event was organized by and for the students. The aim of the GC was to raise awareness and to motivate students to make [...]
Gift from Skogstad Sport
Skogstad Sport has given us a generous gift enabling us to equip students with good clothes for outdoor activities. With our deliberately divers student body, this is a great contribution towards making each and everyone properly dressed for activities in all seasons. Our team at Ridderrennet looked more stylish than ever before. Thanks a lot to our friends in Skogstad Sport, who are based in the Nordfjord [...]
The Las Americas Show
Last weekend, on Saturday 17th of March, we had the Las Americas Show. Following RCN tradition all regional shows have an afternoon bazaar prior to the evening cultural show with a variety of stands at which each country is showcased through food, information and discussion. We had twenty stands representing countries ranging from Bolivia and Venezuela to the US and Cuba. At each stand you found students [...]
Go Make A Difference
GoMakeADifference was created by Colin Habgood and his wife Jill Longson (AC '81) in 2001, to provide grants to UWC Atlantic College students. The concept allowed UWC Atlantic College students an opportunity to make a difference and put into practice the ideals of UWC. In 2016, the award was rolled out to all UWC Schools and Colleges, with 20 grants of £1000 each being made available to [...]
2018 TEDx UWCRCN
On Sunday the 18th of March, RCN hosted its third annual TEDx event. The talk was organized by RCN’s very own TEDx team, who spent the past academic year collaborating amongst themselves and organizing the event, in addition to reaching out to potential speakers from around the world. Mandu Reid The day was comprised of two sessions - one before lunch and one after. The [...]