Year in review A sample of life on our campuses during the 2016/2017 academic year.
Changing the Game John O’Sullivan spoke at UWCSEA to share his inspiring messages on children and sports through a series of presentations and workshops. The qualities of resilience and self-awareness, as well as the skills of collaboration and self-management are at the forefront of UWCSEA’s sports programme.
A few interesting stats 5,525 students across both campuses | 3,725 families | 99 nationalities | 69 languages spoken | 341 boarders | 102 scholars | 769,000+ student hours spent overseas in outdoor education expeditions | 1,872 activities | 111 local Service partners | 100 College Services | 166 Global Concerns | Average IB score May 2017 is 37 compared to worldwide average of 30.
IDEAS Hub
Pulau Ubin, conserve or develop?
The IDEAS Hub, funded by gifts from the UWCSEA community opened in late 2016. It is a unique space at Dover Campus that inspires and supports creators from the College and the community. The Hub provides a variety of facilities and specialist areas including collaboration and fabrication zones, a coding and robotics area, two green screen film studios and a presentation space.
Grade 10 students from Dover Campus investigated this question as part of their Geography course. Collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, they agreed that this was a valuable natural ecosystem which should be conserved.
The Community of Theatre
Building bridges with boarders
15 OneºNorth December 2017
More than 40 UWC National Committee (NC) students in East Campus have been ‘adopted’ by a Primary School class, strengthening community bonds between students of different ages and celebrating the diversity of the College. The K1 group has been learning about the life of a boarder and what life is like in that student’s home country.
Community Fair
The East High School Drama and Music departments staged two impressive theatre productions in December and February—Macbeth and Jesus Christ Superstar. The common theme that emerged from the students involved was ‘community’. The experience of coming together as cast, crew and musicians, sometimes with little else in common, can forge a unique bond and community among those involved.
The Parents’ Association Dover placed sustainability centre stage in planning its biggest event of the year. The focus of the Fair revolved around the 5Ps of the UN Sustainable Development Goals—partnership, planet, people, peace and prosperity.
