Four of our students were given the opportunity to travel to The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to participate in the final of an investment competition. The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Here is the report written by Yash Ramchandani, one of our participants: With the trophy A little over half a year ago three of my [...]

Council Members It was a pleasure to welcome the members of Council and other guests from Thursday 20th to Friday 22nd 2017 April for the annual UWC RCN Council meeting here on campus. Our Council members continue to act as our supporters, our bridge-builders, and our voice across the Nordic region. The Council gathers once a year on campus and the Board twice a term, [...]

Juana Mélendez Martos and Edson Cadenillas Ñaccha (current RCN students from Peru) have taken the initiative to raise awareness about the serious floods that have affected Peru in recent weeks. The flooding is causing serious problems for many people who have lost their homes, and many houses have severe water damage. In some areas there is no electricity or internet, and the price of goods has increased [...]

Last Saturday, 8th of April, UWC Red Cross Nordic held its third campaign for the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Students of the RCN Survivors of Conflict programme and those from countries affected by landmines led different activities to raise awareness about this issue. The organising group ran a session with survivors in the gamma (hobbit house), archery and running competitions on [...]

This week the first year students of RCN have started their Leirskule training week, an opportunity for our students to develop a skill set leading and guiding Norwegian school children in outdoor adventures. Leirskule is an essential UWC mission-related part of RCN’s community service and local outreach. We began the week with a series of workshops under the title 'Youth Teamwork & Leadership', an afternoon which aimed [...]

The training for the students' Leirskule service has begun. First year students are taking over from the second year students and are, during an intensive week, learning the necessary skills in different activities to be able to lead the activities for the visiting children from Norwegian schools. The group learning kayaking, for example, have to not only master kayaking skills but also learn how to lead the activities in [...]