As part of our College's partnership with the Norwegian Red Cross, we host different types of workshops, lectures and activities led or supervised by the Norwegian Red Cross in order to introduce Red Cross values and principles to our students. On Thursday 20th of November, as one of the activities offered for those on campus during November break, the College hosted a workshop run by Pål A. [...]

Sogn Jord-og Hagebruksskule and UWC RCN have had a long and fruitful cooperation. We've had joint staff meetings, their organic food in the RCN cantina and a student exchange programme. This autumn three of our students spent five days in Aurland during RCN's Project-based learning week learning about organic farming, animal husbandry, greenhouses and more. But above all, they learned about caring - for the Earth and each other. As Ka [...]

Our Diploma Coordinator and English/Theatre teacher, Pete Wilson recently spent a week at LAMS school in Faisalabad. The school was established to provide free education for the children of factory workers in Sultan Town. The factories produce rugs and other cotton goods for export, including to Norway. Currently almost 700 children from 3 to 16 years of age are accommodated by the school. There are 29 teachers [...]

Queen Sonja (patron of UWC RCN and former Vice President of the Norwegian Red Cross) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were patrons for this year’s annual Norwegian fund raising event (TV Aksjonen) for the Norwegian Red Cross and their efforts to help victims of war and other conflicts from the following countries: Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Myanmar, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The money also will be [...]

On 1 November twenty visitors from Sørbøvåg Mottak joined us for an afternoon of canoeing and hiking. Half the group canoed to Raudbua while the others trekked through glorious mud to reach our destination. After making a fire on the rocky shore, the leirskule staff, who organised the afternoon, made hot chocolate which helped to warm cold hands. On the return journey walkers and canoeists changed places and [...]

Last week a delegation from RCN attended a conference at our sister college, UWC Adriatic, and then the two day UWC Congress in Trieste. Our Deputy Rektor, Alistair Robertson, co-led the conference held at UWCAD for education specialists and students from all sixteen colleges. The focus points included discussion on the UWC Educational Model and the education pages of the draft UWC strategic plan - the feedback from staff and [...]