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 [...]

Ridderrennet is a huge winter sports event for people with various disabilities that takes place at Beitostølen every year. A group of twelve RCN students went together with Hilde, a teacher from the College, and Guro, a physiotherapist from Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre from March 26th to April 2nd. The participants come from many different countries, such as Canada, Denmark, Czech Republic, Norway and the U.K. Two [...]

On Friday 31st March, our sister college UWC Costa Rica celebrated its 10th anniversary and its journey from a school within SOS Children's Villages to a UWC College. The College over the years has had a strong partnership with Norway - with Per Grieg Sr of the Grieg Foundation as the founding patron. On the Friday evening, the UWC Costa Rica family – staff, students, alumni, parents, [...]

Nordic Art and Drawing After musical performances and an introduction to the day's events from teacher Lisa Jokivirta, the day's keynote speaker spoke to a full auditorium. Lars Magne Andreassen is Director of Lule Sami Institute Arran, an Executive Board Member of the Galdu Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, elected National Representative of UNESCO in Norway, active in the Sami Parliament. he offered a general overview [...]

The Nordic Day is coming up on March 23rd, on the date when the Helsinki Treaty was signed in 1962. This treaty forms the basis for the official Nordic co-operation and gives direction for for co-operation within the various sectors of society. At UWC RCN the day will be dedicated to a special event focusing on the far north, which also is the official Nordic event for [...]