A month of study in the UK
Following in the footsteps of Elías (Argentina), Abel (first year from Eritrea and representing the National Committee of Sudan), was invited to spend a month this summer studying on a scholarship provided by his hosting school in the U.K. So far, he has visited Oxford to gather data for his Extended Essay and is planning a visit to London for further data collection before flying back to [...]
Hans Olav Tungesvik
It is with sadness we received the news of Hans Olav Tungesvik passing away, 81 years old, following injuries from a bicycle accident. His funeral was at Skånevik Church yesterday, June 22nd. Mr Tungesvik was Chair for the Foundation that worked to set up our College, leading up to the opening in 1995. We were pleased to see him here on campus for our 20th anniversary celebrations, [...]
Donations
28th August, 2017 These are the current donations we have received. Graduation Year Number of donors (NOK) Current Total (NOK) Largest amount (NOK) 1997 15 18,100 3,000 1998 14 16,300 3,000 1999 5 9,700 7,500 2000 8 7,450 2,000 2001 21 15,522 4,510 2002 20 18,665 3,165 2003 3 1,100 600 2004 1 250 250 2005 3 3,600 3,000 2006 3 16,700 8,500 2007 3 2,300 [...]
RCN Photographic Competition
On 21st September 2017 (UWC Day), HM Queen Sonja, our patron, is coming to visit our campus. We are designing a programme, in tandem with our partners in education in Sogn og Fjordane, on the theme of ‘inclusion’. As part of our anniversary celebrations, we are planning a photographic competition in Naustet open to current UWC RCN students (incoming first years and second years), alumni, our partner [...]
Group 4 Project – 2017
The topic of the recently held Group 4 Project was 'A Study of Rocks in and around Haugland & Flekkefjord'. The programme had three distinct components. Early in the morning students moved in groups to do an actual site survey of the local area to study the rocks and collect samples. In the second phase, eleven interesting and probing questions were suggested by the students following which [...]
På Flukt – On the Run
The Red Cross refugee simulation På Flukt (on the run) has been held on the RCN campus many times over the years, and prompts students to reflect on the extreme challenges that refugees face through implementing a ‘heart-to-heart’ approach - i.e. - the students undergo a series of activities which simulate to a much lesser degree those which might be experienced by a refugee fleeing their country [...]