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 [...]
Svanøy – Post-Graduation Trip
Departing from past years, when the Svanøy trip included an academic requirement - fieldwork relating to Biology and Environmental Systems and Societies internal assessments involving most but not all students, the focus this year was for all first, soon to be second year, students to participate, largely to relax and experience a west coast island setting, hosted by our long-standing friend Trygve Solheim at the Norwegian Deer Centre. [...]
Jubilee Fund – Support Us
September 2015 marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of UWC Red Cross Nordic and provided us with the opportunity to celebrate the history of the College and its commitment to peace and a sustainable future. As part of the celebrations we established an RCN Jubilee Fund with a view to providing financial support for some key projects. Larry, our Rektor, and Tøve Veierod, the Chair of the Board, wrote to [...]