The Paper Bag Princess Bergen National Opera and UWC Red Cross Nordic collaborated last week to perform ‘The Paper Bag Princess’, an opera based on Robert Munsch’s story of a kidnapped prince, a brave princess and a fierce dragon. A team of eight from the BNO arrived at the campus at lunchtime on Thursday 16th November and stepped straight into rehearsals with a group of [...]

Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre has started up a new programme for children who have overcome brain cancer. The group consists of eight children between the ages of 9-17 years old, who mostly have been through surgery and chemotherapy. The aim with the project is to handle everyday life after cancer treatment, prevent late effects and achieve better functioning physically, socially, and cognitively. Five of our students [...]

Global Goals for Sustainable Development Today, a conference took place at NORAD (Norway's Agency for Development Cooperation) in Oslo in response to the release of the World Bank's annual flagship publication, the 'World Development Report 2018' with the title 'Learning to Realize Education's Promise'. For the very first time in forty years, the report is dedicated to the education theme in its entirety with a [...]

UWC Red Cross Nordic and Bergen National Opera invite you to an opera based on Robert Munsch’s story of a kidnapped prince, a brave princess and a fierce dragon. Come and join in all the humour and drama that unfolds when Händel meets Norwegian folk tunes, a prince is kidnapped by a dragon, and a brave princess comes to the rescue. Click here for more information and details [...]

UWC is a global education movement uniting people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. UWC Red Cross Nordic, established in 1995, is situated in Flekke, Fjaler Muncipality 150km north of Bergen on the west coast of Norway.  With a special emphasis on Nordic, environmental and humanitarian concerns, the College brings together 200 highly motivated students from all parts of the world so they can live and learn from [...]

On the 1st November 2017, Orfeus Publishing launches ‘Slottet - Familien - Kunsten’ (‘The Palace - The Family - The Art) - a biography of Marianne Andresen, written by Nanna Segelcke. Marianne has been one of UWC Red Cross Nordic’s staunchest supporters over the past 25 years. In tandem with the book launch, there will be an exhibition of Marianne’s art work, '70 Years as an Artist', running in central [...]