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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

As a young boy, I soon had to get used to fleeing from the violence of civil war. For two years, we roomed the jungles. During the day, bombs rained on us, and at nights we were constantly on the move. I made it to Kaya, a small border-town with Uganda, leaving my siblings and some family members behind. Evenings and mornings were filled with burial activities. [...]