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Year in review A sample of the huge variety of events and activities that take place at the College
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.
IDEAS Hub
The IDEAS Hub, funded by gifts from
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.
Building bridges with boarders
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 student’s home country.
boarder and what life is like in that 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.
The Community of Theatre
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.
Pulau Ubin, conserve or develop?
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.
Community Fair
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.
New Grade 7 unit of study, ‘Sustainability and Systems Thinking’
This Humanities unit establishes strong links between the subject and the UWC mission and values. It builds on the wealth of experience, understanding, and opinions already held by our students by this age as well as the beliefs and values already being put into action. It is just one of the stepping stones in the K1 to Grade 12 curriculum standard.
OPUS
Once again, the choral and instrumental performances at the annual OPUS concert showcased the amazing talent of our students and staff.
UN Night
UN Night continues to be an annual spectacle of food and dance from around the world.
Family Festival
The Parents’ Association East hosted 3,000 attendees at their anniual Festival in March. Global Concerns and Focus groups showcased their work and that of their partner organisations and several sustainability-focused College Service groups were on hand to share the work they do in composting and gardening as well as to support the event’s minimal waste objectives.
Service visit to Daraja School
UWCSEA East has been working with Daraja as a Global Concern (GC) for four years. Daraja Academy is a secondary school in Kenya that provides education, opportunity and independence to girls who may otherwise not be able to attend school. During the Lunar New Year 2017 service trip to Daraja, UWCSEA students further strengthened their bond with the students there and gained insights into their joy, determination and belief that education is a gift. To read more community news, see UWCSEA Perspectives at https://
