The staff on hand to offer support ... On Sunday 20th August our very own Dan Silfwerin (Swedish and English teacher – and House Mentor of Sweden House) was invited to perform in the finale of ‘Mimi Goes Glamping’ at Åmot Operagard. This Bergen National Opera created a community opera based on the children’s story, ‘Paper Bag Princess’ / ‘Papirpose-Prinsessn’ by Robert Munsch. There was [...]

It has been Staff Introduction Week at RCN this week – this is an opportunity for staff to learn about the activities that have been happening on campus over the course of June and July, for Support and Education Staff to reconnect after the summer break, and for professional development / training and for preparation for the beginning of the academic year. After the Red Cross [...]

Founding Staff Over the past weekend, we have hosted the biennial alumni reunion on campus – and it was an absolute pleasure to welcome the graduates of 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, other guests (and lots of children) on behalf of UWC Red Cross Nordic. This was our first double reunion with alumni who left ten years ago and those who were in the founding generations [...]

Monday, 21st August marks both an end and a beginning for the students who are taking part in the Summer English Course at RCN. A group of about 20 students are currently on campus before the start of term in order to begin studying English and familiarizing themselves with the campus before the majority of students arrived. The summer course students spend each morning in class practising [...]

The RCN delegation of Arne, Lisa, Kathini, Poppy and Larry met at Bagarstugan with alumni and some of the founding team (Kjell Nilsson and Leif Jansson) of the partnership between UWC Red Cross Nordic and Åland. We had 6 alumni present including the very first student from Åland at the College and Leonardo (Italy) who has a summer job with the Ålandic Red Cross and is currently [...]

From 21-23 June staff from 13 UWCs met at UWC Atlantic to consider how to improve support for those students who come to us from non-English-speaking backgrounds. The conference, which was organised by staff at UWC Maastricht and UWC Atlantic, brought us together to identify and share good practice, identify areas in need of development, and work towards creating a unified action plan to establish solid support [...]