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 [...]

On Friday 17th of March, the students of Nordic Literature and the second year of Norwegian B are going to Dale to see the comical theatre piece The Lesson by Eugène Ionesco. Sogn and Fjordane Theatre is on tour (The Cultural Rucksack) and is going to perform for most High School classes in the area. The students will be able to “meet” the student who is supposed to achieve the “Universal [...]

On Sunday March 12th, UWC Red Cross Nordic hosted its second TEDx event and the second one ever held in Sogn og Fjordane. The organizing committee involved 12 students, with technical support coming from students on the ‘Media and Communications’ course at Hafstad Vidaregåande Skule. The programme was divided into four sections: ‘Politically Speaking’, ‘The Future’, Lived Experiences’, ‘Perspectives’. A total of twelve speakers (seven guests and five from [...]