Lydia, Elodie and Azlin In 2015, we decided to replace the usual timetable on May Day with a walk to the top of our local mountain, Jarstadheia. It was a very special occasion with inclusion at the heart of the adventure with all our first years making it the top including all the students on the Survivors of Conflict Programme. This year May Day / [...]

We are delighted to announce the election of the following individuals to: UWC Red Cross Nordic’s Board: Jan Björkman is a social democratic politician from Sweden. He was Member of the Swedish Parliament from 1988 to 2010, representing the County of Blekinge. For most of these years, Jan was a central member of the Education Committee. From 2006 to 2010, he was First Vice Speaker of the Swedish Parliament. He has been [...]

It was a pleasure to welcome the members of Council and other guests from Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th 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, alternating between College visits and [...]

The outgoing Student Council members - gazing off into their responsibility-free futures... Last weekend, the outgoing RCN Student invited the incoming Student Council to a handover / training weekend on the island of Værlandet. This has become an excellent tradition in recent years at RCN – at this time last year, a highly successful ‘retreat’ was held at Heggnes (on the side of the Dalsfjord). [...]

Sina Tenold, a member of the 'Knights' Extra-academic commitment which enables participating students to have amazing experiences in the local nature, as well as going further afield, has written the following thoughts having returned from Ridderrennet - the world's largest winter sports event for visually impaired and differently-abled athletes. The Knights are  back on campus after a great a great experience at Ridderuka. The week ended with Ridderrennet [...]

Goalball is a Paralympic sport in which the blind can play with the sighted - as the sighted participants are blindfolded. We learned about Goalball from our long-term partners and friends at the Laski Institute – a school for the blind and visually impaired in Poland. We have had many exchanges with this partner school, and Goalball has been part of all of them! We continue playing at [...]