Amnesty Action
By EAP | May 17, 2010
“Imagine that you are taken aside for security check at the airport, that you are taken to a backroom, hooded and thrown into a car. You have no idea where you are going. Then you will be thrown into a small cell where you can hear screams from other cells.
Thousands of people are on this type of unspecified travel. They are detained simply because they are regarded a security risk.
We take action now in order to let the leaders of USA. Egypt, Russia and Pakistan know that we see what they are doing and that we do not accept it.
Respecting human rights does not reduce the security in a country, quite contrary: respecting human rights is the very foundation of security and for feeling safe.”
Apart from collecting signatures in the College and the Rehabilitation center in Haugland we had three actions outside the College as a part of this Amnesty -Norway campaign:
In Flekke, on Sturday, April 17th
In Dale, on Saturday, May 8th
In Førde, on Saturday, May 15th
Collecting hundreds of signatures, in support of the campaign against disappearances.
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Geopolitics EAC Description
By EAP | May 5, 2010
“Geopolitics is concerned with how geographical factors, including territory, population, strategic location, and natural resource endowments, as modified by economics and technology, affect the relations between states and the struggle for world domination.” -Praker Bandimutt.
Students signing up for this EAC are expected to
- Participate in geopolitical discussions and presentations.
- Analyze past events, monitor current world scenario and predicting future scenarios.
- Start and maintain a Blog; regularly update it.
- Publish a Strategic Affairs Magazine once we have a good body of work.
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Outdoor Discovery – April 2010
By EAP | April 11, 2010
Are YOU feeling stressed? Is IB taking a toll on your life? Well then, Outdoor Discovery is the perfect EAC for you. Once a week we gathered to go for walks and discover the breath-taking nature here in the west coast of Norway. Enjoying each other’s company and appreciating the beautiful and majestic landscapes while getting the little bit of exercise that we all require- where else but only in Outdoor discovery!
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UKM
By EAP | April 10, 2010
We all know that at this school there are many talented artists among us. At the UKM they all got a chance to show what they can do. Although there were fewer acts than last year, it was enough to make the event a good one. There were six acts representing RCN of which three went on to the county finals in Eid. The three going to the county finals, and competing to get to the nationals are:
- Blues Train, Katie, Adrian, Irina and Herborg
- A Vision, Herborg
- All The Small Things, Katerina, Katie, Jezko and Renata
These will show the best music RCNUWC has to offer in Eid the 23.-25. of April.
Good luck guys!
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Youth for Aids Awareness – April 2010
By EAP | March 29, 2010
- YAA (Youth for Aids Awareness) aims to develop awareness about HIV/AIDS and related issues. We also aim to take concrete action to support those currently affected by HIV/AIDS.
- Putting these words into action, YAA recently held an activity, “An educational cosy evening” in the Hoegh on 29th March. A café was also held to sell refreshments. This event was attended by some of the students of RCNUWC.
- The main purpose of the event was to hold discussions on HIV/AIDS and related issues in an informal environment. The topics under discussion were stigma, ARVs, prevention of AIDS and peer education. YAA members also shared personal stories which gave us food for thought as they made the issue less abstract, closer to us.
- All in all, the event offered a deeper understanding into the hot issue of AIDS and gave students the opportunity to share ideas, experiences, and opinions. YAA members felt encouraged to hold more events of this nature in the future.
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Las Americas Day – March 2010
By EAP | March 27, 2010
A great cultural extravaganza from the Americas!
More description and photos to come, but please click here for one vivid account of some aspects of the day: For all Americans, it was a great day…
More photos and writings, anyone?
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Listening Workshops – March 20, 2010
By EAP | March 20, 2010
On a Saturday morning in March, six committed second years led listening workshops with the following aims in mind:
- To practice listening and recognise its value
- To get to know each other and ourselves better in different ways and situations
- To raise awareness of how listening can be used as a tool to help make decisions, solve problems, and so on
- To gain a better understanding of how talking out loud in a safe, non-judgemental environment can help you think
- To help us see that attention to listening helps promote intercultural understanding + learning about each other
The sessions were active and engaging, and it is hoped that some of the first years who participated in them will take on the role of workshop leaders in the year ahead. Warm thanks to everyone who organised and took part!
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PBL: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar
By Mariano Giampietri | March 20, 2010
The aim of this project was to explore the content, trajectory and development of this famous Spanish director’s work.
We started the week by assigning to all group members to one of four different research projects: Almodóvar’s biography, the political and social background of Spain throughout his filmmaking career, his filmography and an overview of La Movida de Madrid, the social movement of which Almodóvar was part when he started making movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
On the same day, after sharing and discussing all this information, we started watching the films in chronological order, according to their production years.
Of the 17 feature films Almodóvar has directed to date, we managed to watch the following six:
Labyrinth of Passions (1982)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
The Flower of My Secret (1995)
All About My Mother (1999)
Talk to Her (2002)
Volver (2006)
Some of the topics we discussed were the changes/refinements in the director’s techniques over the years; the at-times socially transgressive subject matter of the movies and their motivation; the intertextuality between the films; character development and treatment.
All in all, an instructive and enjoyable three days!
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Winter Surfing PBL – March 2010
By EAP | March 17, 2010
They said it wasn’t possible, they thought we were mad, maybe it was a joke but it wasn’t we weren’t and it was. Surfing in the winter is not only possible but with the right equipment it’s positively enjoyable.
Leaving after lunch on Saturday we didn’t quite know what to expect, we had been keeping an eye on the surf forecast for the past month so knew we would have waves but would we be warm enough to appreciate them? Five hours later having driven through snowy mountains we arrived at Hoddevik where we took collected the college’s new equipment, 6 boards and 8 wetsuits, loaded them onto the minibus and drove back across the mountain to Ervik.
Next morning we were up early to prepare the boards and get into the suits. A short drive and we arrived at the beach to be greeted by medium size surf and sunshine, 4 hours later we had our answer; it is possible to stay toasty warm even when immersed in water that is only 5⁰C. The miracle wetsuits did not however stop everyone’s arms falling off with fatigue so we quickly removed the suits in the car park and drove back to the cabin. This turned out to be the only time we felt the cold but after three days we all became masters of the quick change.
Monday was more of the same then on Tuesday the wind dropped and we got a chance to paddle beyond the break and experience taking off on clean waves; it couldn’t have been planned better.
The whole time we were there snow fell in abundance making the drive home rather interesting but again modern technology, this time in the form of a 4 wheel drive Toyota, got us home safely.
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Nordic Studies with Mottak Young Refugees
By EAP | March 17, 2010
On March 17 there was a Nordic Studies session where our guests of honor were Mottak refugees, mostly from Afghanistan around 17 years of age. They arrived in Norway in the most unlikely manner, from paying smugglers to drive them in the underbelly of trucks to crossing from Turkey to Greece a stowaways in ships. They are now living in Forde and attending Norwegian classes and looking to be accepted in Norway.
Among them there is a young artist from Afghanistan who has applied to the UWC through the Norwegian committee and may become the first Mottak resident to attend the school. He has received a note of thanks from King herald upon sending the King a portrait he made. Nordic also now has a beautiful landscape on our staff room from him as a gift to the school, presented to Angie as originator of the Mottak service.
The group was led by Sulah, who gave a presentation of life in the Mottak and the procedures done by the Norwegian government to deal with refugees and help them to get accepted and integrated in the communities.
Prior to Sulah’s presentation Ellen, Hans Peter and Irina from Mottak Tuesday made a presentation on the refugee question in the Nordic region with emphasis on Denmark and Sweden.
The guests enjoyed tea and cakes before departure and since the visit was so successful and well attended by an eager public who asked many questions, plans are being made to extend the session to a full, all school one next year.
Mottak Thur has invited the young refugees to attend the Global Concerns on Education where they will be able to contribute with their experiences.
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