During the summer two of our students, Abdul Abo Shokusr ('17) and Yangzom Dolma ('17) attended a Summer Programme at Yale University. Here is Abdul's report: Starting with the sophisticated yet intriguing Marbury v. Madison case and ending with capstone project presentations, 'TED' talk series and a talent show, two of our students (Yangzom and Abdul) participated at the Yale Young Global Scholar this summer. Programme [...]

In mid-June, a UWC Pastoral Care Conference was held at Pearson College, Canada over five days. It was designed to bring together residential staff from all UWCs in the spirit of connectivity and collaboration. We were delighted that there were representatives from all the UWC schools and colleges, including the two prospective campuses in Thailand and Japan. All the teams present at the conference are committed to [...]

This year a group of students and teachers from RCN again participated in the annual Til Topps event, organized by The Norwegian Red Cross. It was the 10th anniversary of this amazing hike to Galdhøpiggen that is, with its 2,469 meters elevation, the highest mountain in Norway and with that the highest mountain in Scandinavia and Northern Europe. Til Topps is the year’s most energetic multicultural integration [...]

Waking up This weekend, the College in tandem with the Norwegian Red Cross ran the annual På Flukt (‘On the Run’) simulation for first year students. There had been much preparation in the build up to this event (marking the end of the first year RCN experience) including a Global Concerns Day on migration, a visit from Mina Moghadam earlier in the week (UWC AC [...]

We set off at 0730hrs, wet, cold, windy. A joy to be on a boat! For the hour journey most stayed below deck ... fast asleep. When we arrived we quickly huddled under the nearest trees which offer too few leaves to shelter under and too few trees to make much of a difference.  As we descended to the rocky shore to carry out some biology field [...]

The present and coming generations will have to tackle serious issues when it comes to climate changes and people being forced to leave their homes. One generation of our students has just graduated, and many leave with an urgency about tackling these issues. Awareness of environmental and humanitarian concerns is central in the education we offer here at RCN. UWC RCN also has an ambition to engage [...]