End of the Summer Course
For the final four days of the 2014 Summer English Course, students and staff moved out to Værlandet, a beautiful island off the west coast. Accommodation was in the cosy former island school. Here, students and staff cooked together, held discussions, played sports and watched movies together. A warm and close friendship between the Summer Course students was one very noticeable outcome of the stay. Sunny days [...]
Staff Intro Week
During Staff Introduction Week we were fortunate to have Andrew Turney from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Angus Ford-Robertson from Battersea Yoga in London visit us to lead workshops and discussions for new and returning staff. Andrew spoke about the Foundation's work in promoting its belief that the circular economy provides a coherent framework for systems level re-design and as such offers us an opportunity to harness innovation and creativity [...]
English Summer Course
When asked for his name as he stepped into the Bergen airport terminal in July, Argentinian first year Elias Rodriguez could only give a blank stare in response. This story is typical for new students who come to UWC without much English experience, which is why the 3-week long Summer Course is an essential start to their UWC careers. Although a week and a half is not [...]
Concert with Rita Eriksen
Rita Eriksen, who in 2012 was awarded the prize as best vocalist in Norway, played for a packed auditorium this weekend at the annual "Kobbeskjerskvelden", which is a celebration of local poet Jakob Sande. After this event there was a dance at the Høegh Centre. Here, the students on our Summer Course hosted a café that generated an income of more than 6000 kroner. This money will go [...]
FK Youth Exchange
Preparing for FK Youth exchange with UWC Red Cross Nordic Eight Norwegians and two Thai volunteers have spent two and a half weeks at UWC Red Cross Nordic preparing for their posting abroad with FK Youth exchange (Fredskorpset). Two Saharawi volunteers are delayed because they are waiting for their visas, but they will hopefully arrive this week. The FK volunteers experience another culture through teaching languages and [...]
The Summer Season
The summer season at UWC Red Cross Nordic has been blessed with nearly continuous sunshine, with a fjord temperature between 20 and 25 degrees! The Red Cross Holiday Camps were well attended, excellently run by Ragnhild Tveiten and her summer staff. A big thank you must go to the Red Cross in Sogn og Fjordane and our neighbouring counties for making this possible for so many participants. [...]