UWC South East Asia
IMPACT OF GIVING REPORT 2019/2020
Contents
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MESSAGE FROM CARMA ELLIOT, COLLEGE PRESIDENT
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MESSAGE FROM KIRTIDA MEKANI, FORMER CHAIR, FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
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05 Our Scholarship Programme
11 Mind matters
OUR PEOPLE
07 Scholarship Programme Overview 2019/2020 07 Staff Scholarship Fund 08 Scholar Spotlight
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Stories with this icon share in more detail how giving makes a difference to UWCSEA.
OUR PROGRAMMES 13 Innovation at UWCSEA 15 Peace education
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OUR PLANET 19 Sustainability education zones
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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GIVING BEYOND THE COLLEGE
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GIVING AT A GLANCE 43 Financial overview
27 Parent Ambassadors
33 In service to others
21 Solar for UWCSEA
28 Food for the soul
35 Being of Service
44 1971 Society members
23 Marine conservation education
29 Foundation Student Council
37 Making the most of a challenge
45 Kurt Hahn Society members
30 Alumni Giving
39 PACE continues to deliver support
45 Annual Giving
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MESSAGE FROM
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
This year, the community at UWCSEA has shown itself to be nothing short of extraordinary. Not only did you rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, you responded in unity and with tremendous generosity. From teachers and staff, who in a matter of a few short weeks transitioned delivering our learning programme online, to families whose donations ensured that we were able to welcome all of our scholars in August, the UWCSEA community has maintained the spirit of giving. For this, and the heartwarming expressions of support we received throughout the year—thank you. Working together and supporting each other are at the very heart of what UWCSEA does best; we know it will be through working in partnership that we will find solutions to our current global challenges. For almost 60 years, the UWC movement has been testament to the power of collaboration; we bring together a diverse group of students from around the world, to study and learn from each other and become informed and action-oriented global citizens of the future. The events this year have accelerated our work on reimagining learning—a tremendously exciting opportunity for the College as we look to celebrate our 50 year milestone and towards our future in Singapore. We will be exploring this topic in more depth in the lead up to our anniversary and I encourage you to join the conversation and partner with us on our journey. For now, I hope you will enjoy reading about just some of the opportunities to extend the reach of the UWC mission that we have been able to provide as a result of your donations. Together, with your support, we are investing in students who are committed to playing their part and creating a peaceful and sustainable future for us all. In what has been a challenging year, may I extend a truly heartfelt thanks to you all for including UWCSEA in your philanthropic priorities. We are truly grateful. Carma Elliot CMG OBE
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MESSAGE FROM
FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL We are living in unprecedented and challenging times. Although the global pandemic changed many of our plans for 2019/2020, the UWCSEA community rose up, ensuring that no student or programme was left behind. Our community’s commitment to the College, despite trying circumstances, has made all the difference. Thank you. Your generosity enabled us to fulfil our promises and to continue to deliver on the UWC mission: making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. As a community, we are resilient and together with your support, we will continue to focus on our mission-led work. We have a special responsibility, to inspire future leaders through education and as the College looks towards celebrating 50 years in Singapore, this has never been more important. Offering a life-changing education to scholars of tremendous potential, empowering the eco-entrepreneurs of the future and ensuring the College stays at the forefront of teaching and learning. I am especially thankful to members of the Foundation Leadership Council. For although we are no longer working together formally, each of them continue to support the work of the College in their personal and professional capacities. They are true examples of the synergy between College values and personal values in action. Thank you for rising to the challenge; your generosity is truly remarkable. Kirtida Mekani, Former Chair
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OUR PEOPLE
Uniting people, nations and cultures
UWCSEA scholarships offer a UWC education to young people who otherwise might not have the opportunity. With community support for the Scholarship Programme, we enrich the learning experience for all our students, while helping our scholars to reach their true potential.
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OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME BRINGING TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT NATIONS AND CULTURES With every gift to the UWCSEA Scholarship Programme, donors are helping deserving young students access a UWC education, providing them opportunities to extend their potential impact and to create positive change in their communities throughout the world. A UWC education provides a remarkable chance for students to gain the qualifications that will set them on a lifelong path as a changemaker, by providing them with skills and knowledge that equip them as individuals with a bias towards action. Scholars return to their communities empowered and guided by the UWC mission to build a more peaceful and sustainable future. Despite the current challenges worldwide, it is heartening that the UWCSEA Scholarship Programme continues to receive tremendous support. Like all of our graduating students, the 41 graduating scholars in the Class of 2020 are exceptional and resilient and will not be deterred from their plans to change their world. In the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which impacts vulnerable communities the most, they are even more determined to be of service and make a difference.
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY GIVING COVID-19 not only closed UWCSEA’s doors but also cancelled many of our national and international fundraising events that were planned to raise funds to extend our scholarship programme at UWCSEA. Contributions from school fees support many scholars, but not all, and the impact on hopeful incoming scholars was significant. In March 2020, the College identified a gap in funding for a number of scholars due to be arriving for the 2020/2021 school year. Carma Elliot, College President, issued a rallying cry to the community and the response was tremendous. In just a few days, over $480,000 was raised to support three incoming scholars from Malaysia, Namibia and Tajikistan as well as funding an additional scholar for 2020/2021. With the College commitment and community support, 46 new scholars were funded to join the College in August 2020. Through the global crisis, the community’s response was nothing short of extraordinary. From our boarding students who could not return home over the summer and were welcomed with open arms by families, to our graduating Grade 12 students who dealt with so many disappointments, and our incredible staff, who took the learning programme online during April, May and June. The UWCSEA community is above all a mission-driven one, a diverse group of people united in common purpose and with a shared set of values. Thank you for your generosity, which helps to give educational opportunities to young people of incredible potential.
SCHOLARS IN FOCUS UWCSEA has welcomed scholars since 1977 and these enthusiastic champions of the UWC mission greatly enrich our classrooms, boarding houses and life across the campus. We were delighted to catch up with some of our current scholars and recent graduates, who continue to live the UWC mission to the fullest. The impact of the Scholarship Programme goes well beyond these individuals alone, for they are committed to creating deep, meaningful and lasting change in their networks and communities for a peaceful and sustainable future.
Kengthsagn Louis ’13, Scholar from Haiti “UWCSEA made me aware how much my own cultural perspectives matter. This realisation has become the backbone of my research–I’m currently doing a PhD in Psychology at Stanford, exploring the intersections of culture and health in social psychology. Much of the research in Psychology has been done by white, middle-class thinkers, yet we also need to understand and research how different people experience the world–how other cultures and mindsets impact health outcomes. My goal is to lead more community-based research; to create an academic centre in Haiti, that will train and fund scientists to investigate and solve problems in the different cultural contexts of low and middle income countries.”
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Raquel Marquez ’15, Scholar from Bolivia “I recently returned to Bolivia, after completing my undergraduate studies on a Davis-UWC Scholarship at Bennington College in the United States. My time at UWCSEA was the beginning of the road of a personal transformation. I never imagined that I would study human rights in college and much less that I would choose to dedicate my life to advocating for gender equality and sexual minorities’ rights. Now that I look back, I understand the need to share the UWC mission, values and experiences. Without a doubt, I can say that the experiences I had at UWC and the relationships that I created at such a young age have made me a better person and inspired both my education and work.”
Matheus de Lima Silva ’20, Scholar from Brazil “I was accepted to Tufts College in Boston with a full scholarship. I will study Computer Engineering with a minor in Education, as I feel strongly about learning how to pass on the knowledge and lessons I learnt at UWCSEA. I will continue to make an impact in my local communities in Boston and Brazil by mentoring a low-income Brazilian student long distance over the next year, to help him access education and scholarships in the US.”
Wangdrak Dorji ’20, Scholar from Bhutan “At UWCSEA, I learned the value of being a compassionate community member; serving others and ‘paying back’ what I have received. I joined IfP and it helped to develop my public speaking skills and confidence. It also restored my faith that when we are tackling this generation’s problems, we are not alone and victory is possible. I was accepted into my dream college, Brown University (USA), where I will study Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. One day, I hope to return to Bhutan with a Ph.D. in Genetics and start a scientific research centre, providing opportunities for local youth.”
Tuan ’21, Scholar from Vietnam “Without this experience, I would still be a student in a remote village in Vietnam who knows nothing else about the world other than studying and studying. At UWCSEA, I have become a ‘global citizen,’ a person better than yesterday, not only in academics but also in cultural understanding and personal values. I now want to make a difference in other people’s lives–just as this community has done for me.”
Liza ’21, Scholar from Ukraine “The COVID-19 pandemic has been really challenging and I am lucky to live in such a supportive community. I am grateful for the true friends I have met at UWCSEA who never let me down; we always find ways to have fun and live life to the fullest. It is true that life at UWCSEA is sometimes challenging but every obstacle, every hard day and every success afterwards are incredibly valuable lessons for me. I have experienced huge personal growth–my image of the world is changing and a whole new world has opened up.”
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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME OVERVIEW 2019/2020
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scholars graduated from UWCSEA joined Grade 8 on a five-year scholarship joined Grade 10FIB on a three-year scholarship joined Grade 11 on two-year scholarships
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scholars received a UWC education scholars at UWCSEA UWCSEA Refugee Scholarships at UWC Mostar (Iraq and South Sudan) UWCSEA Staff Fund Scholarships at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa UWCSEA Staff Fund Scholarships at UWC Mahindra College UWCSEA Refugee Scholarship at UWC Atlantic College (Sri Lanka)
Countries represented by scholars • Argentina • Botswana • Belarus • Brazil • Belgium • Burkina Faso • Bhutan • Cambodia • China • Colombia • Denmark • El Salvador • Estonia • Ethiopia • Fiji • France • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Guatemala • Honduras • Hong Kong • Hungary • India • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Laos • Lithuania • Malawi • Malaysia • Mexico • Myanmar • Namibia • Netherlands • Peru • Philippines • Portugal • Russia • Senegal • Serbia • Sierra Leone • Spain • Sri Lanka • Taiwan • Tanzania • Thailand • Uganda • Ukraine • Uruguay • USA • Venezuela • Vietnam
STAFF SCHOLARSHIP FUND Over the last 20 years, College staff have joined forces to support the UWCSEA Staff Scholarship Fund. Through monthly salary deductions, they have helped transform the lives of 24 young people by funding scholarships to Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa and UWC Mahindra College. Thanks to the generosity of more than 200 UWCSEA staff, horizons are opening and perspectives are expanding for the current scholars: Medylean and Bonke (Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa) and Tsetan (UWC Mahindra College). During the COVID-19 pandemic, both campuses closed and students were sent home to continue their studies remotely. Read Medylean’s story on the opposite page.
“I donate to the Staff Scholarship Fund because it’s an important part of what the UWC movement does, enabling students from around the world to unite for peace and a sustainable future. My donation helps to empower students by giving them educational opportunities.” PATRICK RENOUF, Primary Mathematics coach
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Scholar Spotlight
Medylean ’22
Medylean ’22 was dramatically affected by the school closure, given she had only just started Grade 11 when COVID-19 closed the doors of Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa (where the school year runs January–December) and she returned home to Zimbabwe. Medylean embodies the very concepts of grit and resilience. Before attending Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa, she grew up in poverty-stricken rural Zimbabwe with only periodic access to education as her parents struggled to pay school fees. Fuelled with determination and big dreams to carve out a better life for her family and community, she attended lessons in school when her family was able to afford the fees and continued studying independently when money ran out. Despite these challenges she achieved outstanding O-Level results before having to pause her studies to work as a maid for a year to help support the family. Being selected for the UWCSEA Staff Scholarship to attend Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa was a life-changing opportunity. Yet within weeks of starting, the College closed due to the pandemic. Returning home to the isolated farm, she struggled with online learning and connectivity issues and eventually moved to Harare to stay with an uncle. Internet access remained a challenge and cell data proved expensive but the UWCSEA Staff Fund was able to help with a phone and data. Medylean’s determination to continue her studies and carve out a better future is truly inspirational. She looks forward to returning to Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa as soon as possible.
“COVID-19 has disproportionately affected so many vulnerable communities. Students from challenging backgrounds, like Medylean, have faced particular hardships that have risked de-railing their schooling. We hope the extra support from the Staff Scholarship Fund can help to ensure our scholars can continue their UWC education and open doors to a brighter future.” MARY NEWBIGIN, Grade 1 teacher
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OUR PROGRAMMES
Bringing innovation in learning to new heights
Innovative programmes help the College keep pace with the ever-changing educational landscape. As the world of work changes and it becomes evident that collaborative solutions to global problems will be required to help create a sustainable future, UWCSEA is committed to developing young people who can respond to the challenges.
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Mind matters
how UWCSEA is meeting learners where they are Decades ago, it was impossible to imagine that teachers could tailor their lessons to different types of students; but today, it is an established and necessary practice. Thanks to the generosity of a long-terrm supporter, UWCSEA has embarked on an innovative, three-year project to develop the capacity of teachers to recognise different kinds of minds and to help build classroom-based strategies to support their students to engage with their learning in ways best suited to each individual. Rebecca Butterworth, High School Principal at Dover, started this work in 2019/2020, in consultation with education expert, Syliva Leck, from Foundations for Learning, based in Zurich. Syliva’s method is neurodevelopmental, asserting that learning challenges arise from the way our brains work differently. As a result, some of the behaviour changes we see in young people as learners may be a manifestation of how
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their brains process information differently. The model is designed to recognise the incredible diversity that exists in every classroom and the unique way that each brain works to process information. In Term 1 of 2019/2020, Rebecca worked with Sylvia and Simon Beesley, Teacher of Learning Support in the High School, on a professional learning plan that would reach all High School teachers. In Term 2, they identified the Heads of Department as the team of advocates who would embark on the initial phase of this project in 2020/2021. This team would have additional time and training to build their capacity and work with a core group of students. While the school closure during the Singapore circuit breaker interrupted the ability to begin the work with students, it created the opportunity for ongoing virtual training with Sylvia Leck, which was then continued into 2020/2021. By the end of next year, the advocate team and High School Heads of Department will have completed core training modules. Looking back, Rebecca remarks,
“The virtual training enabled us to design more bespoke support for our advocates. By dividing the Heads of Department into smaller teams we were able to offer far more personalised training. Instead of a one-off, two or three-day face-to-face workshop, our subject leaders and advocates now have regular mentoring, meaning they can apply their learning to real-life classroom situations.” During the training, teachers learn about how behaviour in the classroom can be linked to differences in how students process information. The framework moves away from the idea that the student ‘has a problem’ and instead focuses on understanding the student as they are. Teachers learn how to deconstruct the behaviour they observe in the classroom so as to better understand what is going on for the student neurodevelopmentally. For example, a student with an auditory processing issue (who may present as forgetful or disinterested) may need to have instructions written down, in a step-by-step list, rather than receiving instructions verbally. Or a student with memory retention challenges (who often forgets their homework), may be helped by using tactile mediums to take notes or remember deadlines. Initial feedback from the pilot group of advocates is very positive and the High School team looks forward to the continued implementation over the next two years. As the project continues, synergies will be developed with simultaneous work which is examining ways to promote improved wellbeing and to support mental health in the High School. As the future of education continues to be re-imagined, ensuring that we support our students with classroom practices that connect with their learning style has never been more critical. It conveys that we genuinely value our students and are equipping them with the tools they need to navigate ever-changing contexts.
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Innovation at UWCSEA a builder’s paradise and dreamer’s playground IDEAS HUB Opened in August 2016 and funded through gifts to the College, the IDEAS Hub on Dover is a vibrant space with areas for collaboration, prototyping and fabricating, coding and robotics, as well as two media studios. The IDEAS Hub is one of the College’s flagship teaching and learning initiatives. It is a community space that aims to inspire and support creators of all ages to explore, innovate, collaborate and create sustainable solutions to shape a better world. It also extends the impact of our holistic, values-based curriculum by providing opportunities for community members to deepen their knowledge and passions outside of the learning programme. Looking ahead: The IDEAS Hub is a tremendous testament to community generosity and the exciting next phase is underway. There are many exciting plans for the next five years, including exploring new opportunities for partnerships and expanding the range of equipment and resources available, allowing us to continue to provide opportunities for creativity and innovation that our future leaders need to create a more sustainable, prosperous and compassionate tomorrow.
“Our young students may not become famous for their first project and it may not be the next thing they create or the next . . But the key for us as a school is to create the environment where they can try and fail, and try again . . and so help them develop the underlying attitudes that will eventually enable them to be successful.” BEN MORGAN, Founding Director IDEAS Hub
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COLLABORATIVE CODING SUCCESS Early in 2019/2020, Middle School students from East and Dover participated in the One World Robotics Competition: Navigating Smart Cities. Over a series of weeks, the students came together at the IDEAS Hub and formed Team Nova to compete in the Future Skills category. Working together, students coded an autonomous Flip 3 robot to recognise signs, learn from the environment, navigate and complete a challenging task racecourse. Held at the IDEAS Hub, the competition saw Team Nova win second place overall and first place in the Future Skills category. Once Singapore’s circuit breaker started, students continued to work online in order to prepare for the World Championships, which were to be held in Sydney in 2020, but unfortunately did not take place. Well done students! IDEAS Hub Highlights 2019/2020 • Welcomed Singaporean teachers from the Ministry of Education’s EdTech Maker programme for a collaborative robot building session. • i-Time student-led project sessions attended by more than 420 students per month in Grades 3–7. • More than 70 students participated in the Activities Programme each month, including popular options such as Junior School Robotics and Coding and Making. • Student teams from UWCSEA placed first and second in the Future Skills Technical Challenge at the OneWorld Robotics Competition in November 2019. • Second annual SHEHACKS conference on 2–3 May, 2020, an all-female hackathon where inspiring mentors taught participants new technical skills to develop projects.
EXTENDING INNOVATION AT EAST Following the IDEAS Hub’s success, in 2019/2020 a community member came forward with a generous donation to establish the East Innovation Lab. This gift will help to build on innovation activities across both campuses and help to further develop students’ creative and entrepreneurial thinking.
“Thanks to the support of a generous community member, plans are in place to establish the East Innovation Lab. As the Head of Innovation, the learning opportunities we will provide are transformational; 21st-century skills combined with the power of the UWC mission, developing students’ passions and skills to take action for a better world.” JOHN ZOBRIST, Head of Innovation, East
Inspired? Visit the IDEAS Hub website
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Peace education
sharing our new global toolkit Peace is at the heart of the UWC mission; we educate for peace through our K–12 curriculum and with a special focus in Grade 11, through our dedicated Initiative for Peace (IfP) programme. Through donations from the UWCSEA Annual Fund, we have developed an online peace education toolkit, sharing 20 years of knowledge and learning from IfP with schools globally. Nick Alchin, now Head of East Campus, says, “If you think of peace as the absence of war, then ‘educating for peace’ may seem rather daunting. But we know that war often erupts from conditions of social injustice, where some groups are marginalised or excluded, where human rights are endangered or curtailed. So if we extend the notion of peace to mean not just theabsence of war but also something more positive, you get an idea of what we are trying to do. We’re trying to look at how we develop social harmony, create a socially inclusive society and even look within ourselves to see what contributions we can make to these noble ends.” IfP is a year-long activity in Grade 11, where students explore concepts of peace and how to promote harmony between different groups. It culminates in a student-led Peace Conferences with peers, usually in Timor Leste and Mae Sot, Thailand. The learning and empowerment that comes out of IfP is transformational for both individuals and communities. Several IfP alumni have gone on to run their independent peace conferences in their home countries.
“Facilitating IfP conferences significantly shaped my future career path and how I want to make a difference in the world. I’ve learned to be an empowering supporter, as opposed to an imposing leader.” JULIA SCHETELIG ’18 Several educational institutions, including sister UWCs, have over the years noticed the powerful impact of IfP and asked UWCSEA for advice on creating similar programmes in their communities. In response, and with the help of donations to the UWCSEA Annual Fund, our years of institutional knowledge and experience were transformed into a virtual, multimedia IfP toolkit that is now accessible to any school in the world, for free, through the UWCSEA website. The toolkit is for both teachers and students and starts from the very basics of designing a peace education programme, all the way through to logistical details of running a conference. The toolkit for educators includes key concepts, schemes of work, facilitation notes and suggestions and is supplemented by a wealth of resources. Thanks to donations to the UWCSEA Annual Fund, we are able to extend the reach of UWCSEA’s powerful educational programmes, such as IFP. Sharing access to education and empowering young people to take action for a peaceful future has never been more important.
View the IfP Toolkit
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OUR PLANET
Shaping the eco-entrepreneurs of tomorrow
Addressing issues of sustainability are a priority at the College and for Singapore. UWCSEA aims to make sustainability a significant part of every child’s education, evidenced by the way our learning programme has concepts of sustainable development embedded throughout, by the sheer number of eco-projects that our students initiate and support each year, as well as the ways in which we operate all aspects of our campuses.
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Sustainability education zones learning with nature
Environmental education is interwoven throughout the College’s learning programme and students are encouraged to connect concepts, test theories and put their ideas into action. The College uses a systems thinking approach, recognising that our campuses, community and curriculum are interconnected and impact on each other. Keeping our environmental stewardship learning areas up to date is essential for learner engagement and continued innovation. Thanks to generous community support, the East sustainability team, led by Claire Psillides, Head of Environmental Sustainability, updated several locations around the East Campus in 2019/2020.
INVESTING IN LEARNING AREAS AND EQUIPMENT Compost Centre In 2019/2020 the sustainability team installed new informational signs, allowing community members to independently compost, without the need for additional support. Community members are encouraged to go green and make use of the Centre (located at the bottom of the stairs beside Santai Cafe). Pick up a metal compost bucket from the shelf at the entrance, collect kitchen scraps at home and when it’s full, bring it back to school for composting. Compost waste is also collected through the canteens and offices by students and, once ready, is used in campus gardens. Additional improvements this year include new shelves, sliding fronts to the bays to contain the compost, upgraded washing stations, gravel to prevent splash back and an entrenched drainage channel; all helping to make the Compost Centre pleasant and vibrant.
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Raw Beauty, High School Environmental Initiative group Raw Beauty, a new initiative on East, collaborates with student Urban Gardening and Propagation groups to make sustainable cosmetics and soaps for Global Concern groups with a reduced carbon footprint due to local sourcing. Funds were used to purchase soap-making equipment. Raw Beauty is a circular economy business that uses locally grown raw materials to create non-toxic, low waste product sold by partner GC groups to raise funds on behalf of their NGO partner.
Rainforest Restoration Project New seedling tables were purchased. These tables enable seedlings to grow in controlled conditions, elevated from sudden floods and protected from the elements; they are specifically designed for students of all ages.
Zero Waste Centre The recycling area is gradually being transformed into an educational learning space, the Zero Waste Centre. Preliminary renovations began in 2019/2020 but were paused due to Singapore’s circuit breaker. The Zero Waste Centre will open to classes and Activity and Service groups and will spark opportunities to learn about the College’s waste management systems and to reuse and repurpose items onsite.
The Nest The Nest is a large rooftop garden that is used by several environmental initiatives groups such as Rainforest Restoration, Urban Gardening, Propagation, Grade 7 SEED classes and several mentor groups. Community support has enabled upgrading works, with plans for integrated irrigation systems, drainage systems and better shading for the endangered rainforest trees. Additionally, lighting and flooring for the outdoor classrooms, integrated planters with student seating and stand-up workstations have been installed.
Super Low Energy Campuses UWCSEA Dover and East were awarded Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority’s Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy certification. This award recognises buildings that are not only built and operating at the highest level of environmental sustainability but are also achieving at least 10% more energy efficiency compared to similar buildings. From using coconut husks as sports field infill, to solar panels, cooling roofs and walls, food waste management, tree nurseries and retrofitting our chiller plant, UWCSEA is leading the way–showing how buildings can play a part in helping create a more sustainable future.
Take a virtual tour of our green campuses online! Learn more about green building design and development: Dover Sustainability Tour East Sustainability Tour
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Solar for UWCSEA lighting up classrooms and imaginations ONE STUDENT’S STORY OF TAKING ACTION Growing up on his uncle’s farm in Germany, Hermann Klein-Hessling ’20 witnessed firsthand the devastating effect of climate change on his family’s agricultural holdings and was determined to learn as much as he could about sustainability and make his career count; to make a difference for the future. When his family moved to Singapore and Hermann learned about UWCSEA’s sustainability learning opportunities and its mission, he was very excited to apply to the College and overjoyed when he was accepted. Hermann joined Solar for Dover in Grade 11 and was in his element. He discovered he loved connecting with younger students to share his passion for renewable energy. He also began what turned out to be an intensive course in eco-entrepreneurship as he was challenged to create a business case, marketing and fundraising plans, become comfortable with public speaking, work with volunteers, school leaders and government organisations and install panels.
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Solar for UWCSEA kicked off in 2013, inspired by a Grade 5 student project. It has developed into a community supported programme that offsets the College’s energy usage and helps to reduce the College’s carbon emissions. Students work together with the Foundation to raise money for panels; each panel costs $600. Community members are invited to sponsor partial or whole panels and many families and classes have donated in remembrance of a special year or milestone event. In 2019/2020, the programme received a generous gift from the Dover Parents’ Association, adding 50 panels. The support of the Parents’ Associations on both East and Dover has been critical to the continued success of the Solar for UWCSEA programme. East will install its 100th panel in 2020/2021, with a special thanks to the East Parents’ Association who made a meaningful donation of solar panels to offset the annual energy consumption of the Parents’ Lounge.
8,594kWh of electricity provided by 1 solar panel (over 25 years)
3 panels to light up a classroom for one year
3,600kg of Co2 offset by 1 solar panel (over 25 years)
14 panels to power a classroom (including air-conditioning, fans, lights, plugs, projectors and speakers)
The impact of Solar for UWCSEA goes well beyond the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. It is giving students life-changing opportunities to learn the skills necessary to create positive and sustainable change for the future. Hermann graduated in 2020 and is now volunteering with The Climate Action Project (together with NASA and WWF) during his Gap Year to develop a free, online sustainability curriculum that students can access worldwide.
“UWCSEA gave me a sandbox to explore my passions and gain the practical skills and confidence to apply them to the real world. Sustainability is my passion and no matter what, I will continue working towards making a difference for the planet.” HERMANN KLEIN-HESSLING ’20
Read more. Explore the Solar for UWCSEA websites
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Marine conservation education turning the tide
Oceans are the foundation of life on Earth, producing over half of the world’s oxygen, creating the weather, stabilising the climate. Home to the largest ecosystem on our planet and rapidly becoming acidic, oceans are essential to study and appreciate so that they may be protected and restored. With the support of a generous donor, marine conservation at UWCSEA is now in its third year of activity with a new, permanent aquarium at Dover. In previous years, the funding was used for a mini marine conservation course at the IDEAS Hub and to purchase a wave simulation tank for the Dover Geography Department. The aquarium is approximately 192 litres and is home to clownfish, corals and an anemone among other species. It is located in the Science Library, a casual space in the Science Department, where many student societies congregate for their weekly meetings and is open to all students. In 2019/2020, High School Marine Science Society students were pleased to welcome Grade 3 classes (about 140 students) for a one-hour learning session about marine conservation. Half of the session was spent learning about the aquarium, marine ecosystems and the effects of plastic pollution and ocean acidification on corals. The second half was an outdoor activity that involved a game simulating bioaccumulation and biomagnification of toxins. At the end of each session, students wrote a personal goal to change their behaviour to improve the conservation of marine ecosystems.
“I learned that if one fish has plastic in it, it can carry it to the other fish when it gets eaten.” “The Marine Life Center was really fun and I learned why the oceans need us. The games were awesome.” On East Campus, a Marine Conservation Service activity was launched and they are hoping to install a significant tank system in 2020/2021. Once safe distancing measures are relaxed, students are looking forward to developing partnerships with the National Marine Laboratory on St. John’s Island to discuss how they can help with ethical coral fragmentation and replanting in Singapore. Corals are home to about 25% of marine wildlife but cover less than 1% of the ocean floor and are essential in protecting coastlines against erosion and flooding, so it is vital to learn how to preserve and regrow this precious resource. There are also plans to work with Conservation International to develop and deliver a curriculum related to marine wildlife conservation, particularly related to whale shark research and protection efforts. Thanks to our generous donor, students have a unique opportunity to build their knowledge and appreciation for our planet’s precious marine ecosystems and raise awareness amongst fellow students to take meaningful action.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Our shared values in action
Staff, parents and alumni generously give their time, treasure and talent to the College. Collectively, they bring the UWC mission to life, building a more peaceful and sustainable world through their dedication, service and generosity.
FOUNDATION PARENT AMBASSADORS CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY Ambassadors are a group of passionate parents who support the UWCSEA Foundation and help to raise awareness of the College’s philanthropic initiatives. They are powerful advocates for the Foundation programmes, supporting events and activities, increasing the community’s knowledge of the impact of giving to the College and encouraging other parents to contribute. In November 2019, they hosted two beautiful Dinners with Scholars, bringing the community together to share and celebrate their diversity (see Food for the Soul, next page). And together with the Dover Parents’ Association, they held Climate Conversations, giving parents the chance to engage in sustainability conversations. Although the global pandemic challenged the Ambassadors to re-shape and re-shift many of their activities, including Sustainability Tours and the much-loved Home Away from Home initiative, they thoroughly rose to the challenge. To keep the community connected, Ambassadors championed College good news stories to their class groups, pitched in to help stranded boarding students and continued to build the community’s knowledge about how gifts help the College deliver on its mission.
“When my daughter joined UWC, I was deeply inspired by the leaders and mission to give back to the community. Volunteering as an Ambassador is a wonderful way to do my part.” YUHUA YANG
“I really enjoy giving my time as an Ambassador. It has been wonderful to immerse myself in the UWC community and spirit, meet new friends and give back to our community.” ANJLI KHURANA
“I volunteer to support the Foundation’s life-changing programmes, particularly Scholarships and because I am so grateful to be part of this incredible community!” MALENE BLOCH LUNDGAARD
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STORIES
Food for the soul dinner with Scholars
UWCSEA’s annual Dinners with Scholars in November saw community members come together for exceptional evenings of sharing stories over delicious home cooked food. Hosted on two consecutive evenings at East and Dover campuses, the events offered the community a unique chance to immerse themselves in the scholars’ lives, to learn about the path that had brought them to UWCSEA and the impact of their UWCSEA education so far. Some of the scholars who spoke on the evening’s panel had just joined the College in August and others had been here for a few years. “Since the first day I came to UWCSEA, I have felt so welcome and special. In my home country, I moved schools 12 times. And as a result, I didn’t always have friends to spend my birthday with. But since the first day I walked through the door at UWCSEA, I have been cared for in a way that makes me feel like I truly belong and so lucky to be here–thank you,” said Vika from Belarus. In reflecting about how a UWCSEA education has changed their perspective on life, Phunziro, a scholar from Malawi, remarked, “Meeting strangers helps us all to learn more about ourselves.” Chantrea, a Cambodian scholar shared another perspective, saying, “Before I came to UWCSEA I wasn’t even sure how to help myself, but after two years here, I know that I have the power to help others around the world.” The scholars’ ideas and feelings uplifted and connected the audience, drawing rounds of spontaneous applause and laughter. Everyone had a chance to chat with scholars who were seated among the tables. Younger students asked questions such as “What’s your favourite subject?” and “Do you get to keep your phone at night?” and parents wanted to know more about the scholars’ hopes and dreams and if they could provide any additional support that might be needed. The evening was a feast for both the body and soul and closed in true UWC spirit, as each guest stood up and wished everyone “good evening” in their home language. A very special thank you to the Foundation Parent Ambassadors for bringing the community together for this remarkable evening.
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FOUNDATION STUDENT COUNCIL
BUILDING A CULTURE OF GIVING Every year enthusiastic High School students volunteer to join the Foundation Student Council as part of the Activities programme. Together, they help with philanthropic initiatives connected to the Foundation, including writing holiday cards to donors, spearheading the Grade 12 giving campaign, staffing information booths at fairs and raising awareness amongst the community. It’s a tremendous learning opportunity, as students learn about grassroots fundraising, volunteer organisation and leadership skills.
“I joined the Foundation Student Council to amplify the voices of our scholars and share their diverse perspectives. I really want to encourage the community to support our Scholarship Programme.” PO EIC ’21
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ALUMNI GIVING UNITED IN PURPOSE Alumni are loyal supporters of the College, generously giving financially and living as role models of the UWC mission in action and this was never more true than in 2019/2020. Donations from alumni allow UWCSEA to expand its programmes and priorities, supporting innovative learning opportunities for students and creating the next generation of leaders.
$168,884 new gifts and pledges from alumni*
115
alumni made a new gift or pledge in 2019/2020
232 alumni volunteers
392
hours volunteered by alumni
During this particularly challenging year, we would like to extend special recognition to alumni worldwide who rose to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and made a huge impact on their communities. There are countless examples of alumni giving their time and expertise; whether working overtime in health services, using technology to support vulnerable groups, or creating a lifeline for local businesses and retailers. We are so proud of their resilience and commitment, despite personal disappointments. The Class of ’20 graduated from UWCSEA in a virtual ceremony and many faced disruptions to their courses of study or internships. Alumni messages of support and encouragement were greatly appreciated. Thank you to the alumni who so generously gave their time to participate in UWCSEA’s Virtual Alumni Fair, with over 49 online sessions and to those who participated in Zoom Reunions, the new norm. We are united! *Including pledges made in 2019/2020 and to be paid in future years
Watch now! UWCSEA Alumni: Combatting COVID with care, connection and creativity
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GIVING BEYOND THE COLLEGE Our community commitments
UWCSEA is committed to the life-changing nature of the experience of serving others and in the responsibility we have to one another and the planet. Community volunteering and fundraising are at the heart of the College’s Culture of Giving.
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IN SERVICE TO OTHERS UWCSEA’s Service learning programme fosters empathy and helps students recognise that part of being human is seeking opportunities to put yourself aside in service to others. Students are empowered to become aware, able and active contributors to the community, whether on campus, locally in Singapore or internationally. UWCSEA parents are also passionately committed to service and give hundreds of hours to the College and local Service initiatives such as PACE, the Parents’ Action for Community and Education. Here are just a few of our dedicated student and parent volunteers’ achievements over the last year, with a particular focus on PACE, which celebrated 20 years of operation in 2019/2020.
SERVICE BY THE NUMBERS Total S$ collected by College for Service Programme $700,000 $600,000
$625
$624
$500,000 $400,000 $300,000
$150,063
$200,000 $100,000 0
2018/2019
total raised for/by PACE in 2019/2020
2019/2020
SPOTLIGHT ON PACE Over the last 20 years, volunteers from the Parents’ Action for Community and Education (PACE) have made a tremendous difference to people in need in Singapore and beyond.
2
libraries established in Myanmar
12
schools sponsored in South East Asia
200,000 lunches provided to children in need
20
years of volunteer services in Singapore
100
students graduated from college in the Philippines
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Being of service
UWCSEA’s partnership with SUN-DAC For the last eight years, East students have worked in partnership with SUN-DAC, a non-profit social service agency that serves people with disabilities in three locations across Singapore. Partnering with SUN-DAC allows UWCSEA to help build inclusive communities in Singapore, preventing social isolation and making a difference in many lives. Most of the clients have moderate to severe disabilities and many receive financial assistance. At the start of every school year, students who have committed to this Local Service, investigate the needs of their SUN-DAC clients by interviewing the programme director and learning how they can support
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the beneficiaries in the best way possible. Students set joint goals and plan actions (approved by the organisation) to meet those needs, and develop indicators to show that the goals are met. In this way, the students set themselves and the clients up for success, ensuring that the service that students provide is informed, needed and appropriate. In conversation with SUN-DAC at the beginning of the 2019/2020 year, two needs emerged: fitness and social inclusion. As a result, during the weekly student-led activity, SUN-DAC clients were invited to campus once a week for an exercise session and lunch, either on campus or at the local hawker centre. Many of the clients have physical disabilities and the fitness helps to improve their fine and gross motor skills. The lunch improves social visibility for people with disabilities and also allows the clients an opportunity to exercise their autonomy by choosing what they eat, which is often not possible in institutional settings. In previous years, students taught the SUN-DAC clients drumming, which was very popular. In addition to the partnership with High School students, Middle School students collaborated with SUN-DAC in 2015 as part of the ‘Be the Change’ course. Students learned about the importance of social inclusion for people with disabilities and organised arts and crafts activities. All of these activities have led to a strong bond between students and clients and these relationships are at the heart of UWCSEA’s partnership with SUN-DAC. Once Singapore’s circuit breaker started in April, students were challenged to think of how they could continue to be ‘of service’ to those in need. They opted to spend their weekly Service hours researching intellectual disabilities in local and international contexts and exploring issues related to employment, caregiving and legal ordinances. Although both the clients and students missed their weekly activity sessions, students have used this opportunity to learn more about their clients and to reflect more deeply about how they can be of Service to the local community.
“Through my research I realized that I knew a lot less than I thought I did about people with intellectual disabilities and I really want to improve the activities we offer every week so the clients can enjoy themselves and we can be as helpful as possible.” BLANCA ’21 Although the second half of 2019/2020 was a challenging time to offer in person, direct, service, students deepened their understanding of existing problems and issues. They grew to understand how they can play a part in taking informed, purposeful action; all essential qualities to becoming action orientated global citizens. Looking ahead: in 2020/2021, as safe distancing measures continue, students will pivot to delivering online Service via video conferencing tools to SUN-DAC. Students will be challenged to rethink their weekly activities, engage clients online and think on their feet.
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Making the most of a challenge
students deepen their commitment to GC partners Never easily deterred, passionate UWCSEA Dover students and community members rose to the challenge presented to the GC programme by national lockdowns due to COVID-19. As committed as ever to make a difference, but unable to connect with their partners in person, students quickly transitioned to virtual weekly meetings and using their time to better understand partner organisations. Several GC groups invited the partners to join one of their online sessions. Students learned how Cambodian and Nepalese schools had closed for months and in Vietnam thousands of children had to go work to supplement their family’s income. They also explored how in low-income countries, girls have been disproportionately affected as they are often the first in the family to leave school if the family needs income. Additionally, students’ eyes were opened to the hidden pandemic of an increase in domestic violence and the reported rise in the numbers of girls being married off or trafficked. Through gaining a better understanding of the organisations’ serious challenges, especially for the children’s and education projects, students became increasingly aware of their privilege and good fortune; being at home on a laptop participating in live lessons no longer seemed like such a hardship. When the Community Fair, one of the largest GC fundraising events at Dover was cancelled, the community stepped in to bridge the gap in funds. The Dover Parents’ Association very kindly donated $15,000 that they had set aside to fund the Fair. In May, the first Online Giving day was held at Dover and the community responded with tremendous generosity, donating $35,000. A number of the Global Concerns students also held sponsored fundraising events, combining exercise with the opportunity to fundraise for GCs. Creating closer ties with partner organisations and finding novel ways to fulfill financial commitments to partners overseas, is a significant and meaningful outcome for students. Together with the community’s financial support, we are grateful for the continued learning experiences that help UWCSEA students become empathetic and informed citizens. What are Global Concerns? The College’s Service programme beyond Singapore is known as Global Concerns (GC). A unique student-run and led programme, there are 57 GCs at the College, enacting a wide range of activities and projects reflecting a range of global developmental challenges and associated environmental issues. Projects address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing opportunity, empowering communities and addressing social, environmental, economic, gender, education and health disparities.
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PACE CONTINUES TO DELIVER SUPPORT Over the last 20 years, with an army of volunteers, UWCSEA’s Parents’ Action for Community and Education (PACE) has established two libraries in Myanmar, built 12 schools in South East Asia, provided 20 years of hospice volunteer services in Singapore, donated over 200,000 lunches to children in need and helped over 100 children graduate from college in the Philippines. In 2019/2020, the PACE team came up with an exciting new idea for a fundraiser–a family dance in the spirit of children’s writer Roald Dahl, the Willy Wonka Dinner and Dance. Community members were invited to buy their golden tickets and dress in their best costumes for an evening of magical fun, complete with Oompa-Loompas, dancing, games and a fantastic silent auction. Held on both campuses in November 2019, the dance was a spectacular show of community spirit and goodwill. Both events were sold out, with over 400 children and parents in attendance, representing 140 families. Over 120 UWCSEA teachers and staff contributed prizes for the silent and live auction. Parents and staff donated money. Students volunteered as MCs, event helpers and entertainment; and administration and facilities staff helped with advertising and logistics. Behind the scenes, PACE volunteers had worked for months to pull the event together and every moment was worth it, for when the dancing stopped, they had raised much more than they ever expected, over $100,000. With the support of the UWCSEA community, PACE earned enough to fund their overseas Nutrition Programme and build a middle school in Myanmar. PACE’s dedication to serving their partners is a wonderful example of the embodiment of the UWC mission made possible through the support, strength and generosity of our incredible UWCSEA community.
“The success of the Dance showed our community’s deep commitment to helping others. Families came together in support of those in need, a wonderful example of bringing the UWC mission to life.” NEHA PATEL, PACE Chair
Find out more about PACE
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GIVING AT A GLANCE
Financial overview and donor roll
Donations to the UWCSEA Fund are transformative, as they are pooled together to the greatest effect. Thank you for including UWCSEA in your giving priorities.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Programmes and Priorities
$2,113,832
Our People
Our Programmes
$653,800
General Purpose Gifts
$2.88 million
$74,177
Our Planet
$34,971
Funds raised*
Endowment
$4,700
21% Families donating
18%
1,323
Staff donating
Unique donors
ENDOWMENT Gifts to support the endowment help ensure the long term financial sustainability of our broad range of programmes and initiatives.
$10.8 million
$4,700
Endowment Fund value
$5,998,909 Unrestricted Funds (General)
New gifts received
5.9%
Investment return (since inception)
* Including pledges made in 2019/2020 and to be paid in future years. $4,880,214 Restricted Funds
Donors who are members of more than one community group are reflected in all relevant constituencies. The figures included in this report represent the 2019/2020 financial year.
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1971 SOCIETY MEMBERS Named in honour of the year the College was opened by the first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, the 1971 Society recognises those who have made cumulative lifetime gifts of S$10,000 or more to UWCSEA. Through their generosity, these benefactors are helping the College remain at the forefront of international education. Chairman’s Circle ($1,000,000 and above) Gale and Shelby Davis Lee Hysan Foundation MAC3 Lizanne ’83 and Robert A. Milton ’78 Ricardo and Petra Portabella Anonymous Donor
Patrons ($500,000–$999,999) KP and Priya Balaraj Bataua Scholarship Fund Andy and Mei Budden Kewalram Chanrai Group The Sassoon Family Foundation Trafigura Pte Ltd. Mary Ann Tsao Robinson UWC Denmark National Committee Anonymous Donor
Benefactors ($100,000–$499,999) A grateful UWCSEA family Karan Adani ’05 AT Capital Pte Ltd Capital International Inc. Fredrik Fosse ’03 Gary Basil Scholarship Fund Lester and Christine Gray Suhardiman Hartono Shiv and Urvashi Khemka Sanjay and Ravina Kirpalani KMG International N.V. In Honour of the late Lal Kumar and Dr. Rajadurai Leon Le Mercier ’94 Puan Sri Low Siew Hoong Education Fund MacFadden Family Mayank Singhal of PI Industries Ltd Mara McAdams and David Hand Kirtida and Bharat Mekani Nang Kham Noung ’09 Nang Lang Kham ’07 Nang Mo Hom ’14 Sonia Nayaham and Hari Kumar Ormiston Family Ravi and Sumati Raheja S and V Foundation Reza and Imelda Sasmito Safavi Scholae Mundi
SK-NIS Maxim and Altynay Telemtayev UWC Changshu China UWC National Committee of Germany UWC Spain National Committee UWCSEA East Parents’ Association Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors In Memory of Sarojini Viswalingam Waltermann Family, Teresa ’10, Helena ’12, Leo ’16 Dauren Yerdebay Anonymous gifts made by 7 donors
Fellows ($50,000–$99,999) Dato Abdul Rahman Abdul Shariff and Datin Dr. Mona Abdul Rahman BHP Billiton Nitin and Amie Gulabani Family Harrold Mr and Mrs Hooi Siew Yan Manzoni Family Julianne and Jeremy Martin Anna Mezhentseva Mikael Mörn ’92 Bovornrudee Poonsornsiri Prince of Wales Trust Shripriya Mahesh Ramanan and Ramanan Raghavendran Saga Tree Capital UWC China National Committee UWCSEA Dover Parents’ Association Yun Dai Family Anonymous Donor
Members ($10,000–$49,999) Abad Merritt Family Annika and Ayush Beckmann Family Bhargava Family Bilan-Cooper Family Åsa and Magnus Böcker Carmichael Family Jonathan and Corinne Carter Nicholas Chan Derek and Katherine Chang Ronald Chong ’78 David and Sonja Chong Jina Chung’s parents Sinéad Collins and Gary Toner
Paul Cummins ’78 James Dalziel and Nancy Fairburn Jerome and Stephanie David Viren and Ruchee Desai Priti Devi and Tarun Kataria Alex Dong Ojas ’91 and Ruchi Doshi Chris Edwards Iain and Tejas Ewing Dale Fisher ’78 Craig Flood ’78 Gay Chee Cheong Rob and Jeanette Gilby Ko Ko Gyi and Moe Moe Zhirui Hai ’20 Hamanaka Family Kush Handa ’78 Haroon Family Haupter Family Tek and Angeline Heng KC Hew Seng Chee and Audrey Ho Holt Family Ross and Florence Jennings Peter ’83 and Tine Jessen Haeyong Jung Rachel Jung Kandisaputro and Juliet Sanjeev Kapur Prashant and Claudia Kedia Kennedy-Cooke Family Taeyeon Kim’s Parents Mark Koczanowski and Vicky Binns Varun Kodthivada and Tara Gupta Julie Ann Kohn and Dan Swift and Family Pat Kongboonma Lan Jian Lau Family Sung and Fumi Lee Family Cheu Seng Lee ’80 Dr and Mrs Lim Ka Liang Joe Liu and Josephine Kang Buchan and Malee Love Magnier Family Kishore Mahbubani Jacques Mainguy ’79 Manson Family Masuhr Family McLaughlin Family John Menkes Mikayla Menkes ’17 Miao Ji Hui and Jin Di
Miran Salgado ’79 Bindiya and Raj Mishra Kyoko and Shunji Miyakoshi Moreau Family Ben Morgan Geetha Muthiah Ne Aung and Khin Moe Nyunt Newman Family Mikhail Nikolaev Aya and Yukihiro Nomura Ong Tze Boon and Wang YiYi Julie and Albert Ovidi Pang Family Dominic and Tania Pemberton Petersik Family Jason and Lisa Plamondon Jean de Pourtales Ravi and Lakshmi Raju Nisha and Rajesh Raman Mr and Mrs G. S. Ramesh Ashwin Ranganathan and Claire Ngo Utsav Ratti ’96 Mark Reinecke ’86 Rigel Technology (S) Pte Ltd Rothschild and Co Singapore Meera Sahgal Vinod Sahgal Kenji Sakurai Mario and Francesca Salvatori Jennifer and Jason Scott Satish and Anita Shankar John Shang ’78 Dave and Sue Shepherd Richard and Zainab Slovenski Jeremy and Janet Snoad Sobti Family Mr and Mrs Sohmen-Pao Tord ’86 and Kimberly Stallvik Stirrat Family Declan and Chisa O’Sullivan Aya Takeda and Joseph Chia Takeda Family Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd Kotaro and Itsuko Tamura Serena Tang Chris and Fleur Thomas Arvind and Niharika Tiku Hideshi and Mana Tokoi Tokuhashi Family Mr and Mrs Shinichi and Emi Tonomura Srinivas Venkatraman Rupinder and Gurpreet Vohra
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Wang Piau Voon and Lam Li Min Julian and Buff Whiteley Mr and Mrs Zain C. Willoughby ’78
Mr and Mrs Yaw Chee Ming Young Thomson Family Sheng Zhang and Donna Tang
Zhiming Zhang and Yanhong Huang Soofian ’90 and Fatima Zuberi Anonymous gifts made by 17 donors
KURT HAHN SOCIETY MEMBERS There is no greater legacy than an investment in young people that have the potential to make a difference in this world. In recognition of this, the Kurt Hahn Society was established to recognise individuals who intend to leave a legacy to the College and in doing so have affirmed their commitment to invest in the future of UWCSEA and future generations of students. Tui Britton ’98 Andy and Mei Budden
Iain and Tejas Ewing Dave and Sue Shepherd
Julian Whiteley
ANNUAL GIVING Each year hundreds of parents, staff, alumni and their families and generous friends of the College join together in support of the UWCSEA Annual Fund. The collective power of giving to the UWCSEA Annual Fund has a real and immediate impact on the College and its current and future students.
GLOBE GIVING CLUB The Globe Giving Club recognises those generous and loyal donors who take a leading role in the future development and success of UWCSEA by making an annual contribution of S$1,000 or more. These regular donations help the College to best plan for the year ahead and amplify the impact of our programmes and activities. Alan and Thomas Alchin Family Hemant and Rachna AMIN Kartik Anand Annika and Ayush The Araki Family Sibel Ascioglu Hayran Scott Beaumont Florian and Verena Becker Vicky Berman and George, Eddie and Jamie Rutteman Bhasin Ravi Bhagavathula Bhargava Family Sudhin and Leena Bhobe Simon Bignell and Andrea McDonald The Bilan-Cooper Family Sandra Binny
Nick ’98 and Rachel Blewitt Bray-Bridgewater Family Zoe Brittain Bryant Family Dominique Butler Derek and Katherine Chang Geoffrey Chen, Angela Huang, and Ava Huang Chen Margaret Chhoa-Howard Alyce Chyi Yiing Chong Chuan Wee Meng and Jennifer Chan Jiwook Chung Clark Sinéad Collins and Gary Toner Tilson and William Crew Paul Cummins ’78 K and S Currimbhoy Dahiya Family Destandau family
Priti Devi and Tarun Kataria Maggie Dong ’17 Ojas ’91 and Ruchi Doshi Carma Elliot Mahmoud and Karin Esmaeili Victoria, Andy and Patrick Ferris Kai, Amelia and Victoria Geltinger Gerber Family Yos Ginting and Christina Novitha Gonzalez Urda Family Lester and Christine Gray Gray Family Pippa Haley Hamanaka Family Saad Hassan Ralph and Bettina Haupter Jake and Sera Hawila The Haywood Family Wilbur, Evie, Otto, Alice
and Simon Henry Hooi Family Tony Hopwood Priya and Zubin Irani Edna Irani Stéphane and Gaëlle Jacqmin Shu-wei James Guoqing Jiang and Haiyan Xu Il Yong Jung ’02 and Seo Yun Kim Rachel Jung Seho and Rachel Jung Savva Kalinin and Friends Gunjan and Showbhik Kalra Monisha Kamdar Yao-Hua Kang Kaneda Family Kazuomi Kaneto Kankaanpää-Monney Family Surabhi and Sanjeev Kapur
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Kiran Karunakaran Neil Keating Kiesselbach Family David Kim Hyunsoo Kim and Young Mi Na Ilmin Kim and Sangmi Woo Yu Ri Kim Pradeep Koneru Krachaiwong Lukas Lambach ’05 Cubie Lau Adam and Linsey Lawrence Andrew and Yida Lee Jung Yong Lee Kate Lewis and Doug Wills Dr and Mrs Lim Ka Liang Liu Guolin, Zhang Wenpu, Zhang Hanzhong, Zhang Yaozhong, Zhang Ivy YuSheng Liu and Wu Lei MAC3 Jacques Mainguy ’79 Masuhr Family The McDonnell Family The McLaughlin Family Kirtida and Bharat Mekani The Mengs Jan and Rebecca Meurer and Family Kristin Mikulka
Manoj Mishra Kunihiro Mita Kyoko and Shunji Miyakoshi Moreau Family Scott Murray Tomoko Myint Narender and Veena Nagpal Elena and Shin Nakamura Akiko Nomura Aya and Yukihiro Nomura Gen and Tomoko Nonaka Hiro Ochiai ’03 Seung Joo Oh ’01 Brian Ó Maoileoin and Kate Drudy Ong Tze Boon and Wang Yi Yi Yumiko Oshima William Padfield Catherine Parkin Parr Family Vincent Piéron Jason and Lisa Plamondon Bovornrudee Poonsornsiri Subarna and Mohan Prabhakar George Psillides Antonio and Tricia Puno Mairin Raisdana Jabiz Raisdana Sameera Rajendran Mallika Ramdas
Birgit Reitmaier Rothschild and Co Singapore Salonee and Anupam Meenakshi Sanghi Sudhanshu Sanadhya Schneuwly Family Dr. and Mrs. Brian Schwender Alexander Scola Caroline Sebunya The Sharrys Varini Sharma ’07 Huashan Shen Mike and Eya Sicat Sigl Family Manmeet and Mio Singh Fintan and Toshiko Smyth Sobti Family Mr and Mrs Sohmen-Pao Moses, Sarah, Evelyn and Eleanor Song Souta, Tomoka and Taiga Jasper and Yukiko Stephens Stirrat Family Suyin Sugandi Sweeneys Kenichi and Wakaho Takahama Toshiro Takekoshi Maria Takimoto Kotaro and Itsuko Tamura
Yumin Tao and Zheng Yu Graeme Temple and Liu Ying Datuk Seri and Datin Seri Teo Shiok Fu Shruti Tewari Parveen Thakral ’97 Tokuda Family Yosuke Tokuhashi Alp and Tomoko Mary Ann Tsao Robinson Annoek van den Wijngaart Martien van Osch Till and Li-Ming Vestring Roxanne Walker Megan Walters Nikolas Wanahita Alex Wang CG and Cheng Jun Anisha Wilmink Ben and Fon Wilson Xu Qiwen Naizheng Yang Shima and Yoshiyuki Yoshinari Xiaoli Yu Vanessa Yu Zhiming Zhang and Yanhong Huang Hongbo Zhao Wenting Zhu Anonymous gifts made by 26 donors
UWCSEA FUND SUPPORTERS Each and every gift makes a difference. Contributions from Annual Fund supporters who have made generous donations up to S$1,000 are combined for maximum effect. The cumulative power of this collective giving makes a significant impact on the student experience at UWCSEA. Benjamin Abbott Puteri Alisha Abdul Rahman ’20 Asima Abdulla Jones Bobby Abraham Shaffique Adam Resham Adnani ’99 Abhijay Agarwal ’20 Pratik Agarwal ’00 Shradha Agarwal ’04 Agrawal and Ahmed Family Arunas Aisparas and Zaklina Aispariene Anshu Ajitsaria Claire Alefsen De Boisredon D’Assier ’20 Allied World Assurance Company Ltd Christine Amour-Levar Ananda Agnes Andersen ’20
Coleen Angove The Angus Family Anjali and Sajith Alya Ansari ’15 G and W Anstee The Arnold Family Amit Arora Arriyan and Rishaan Arvind and Jita Ashok and Satya Ava AyanArpita Kait Ayres ’83 Ji Hyun Bae Justin Baldauf and Sulian Tay The Bali Family Nat Bane Kaushik and Rakhee Banerjee Tanushree Banerjee ’20
Nicole Banks Timothy Barkham Barnard Family Tom and Gabrielle Barton Nurcahya Basuki Katja Baxter Trent and Anita Beacroft Mathias Bellancourt Bellancourt and Fabregoul Family Ian Bellhouse and Eleanor Great Sofia Bergqvist The Beri Family Ilena Berro Pizzarossa ’20 Aditya Bhanap ’20 Jitendra Bhanap Milind Bhanoo ’84 Nazneen and Rahul Bhargava Manoj Bhatia Giovanni and Hami Bianchi
Andrea and Manuela Billé Michael Blake Esther Bogni Bond-Osius Family Thijs Bonsma ’93 Trishala Bopanna Valerie Bordier Michail Bourekas Ben Bowden Cordelia Bowden ’20 Lorraine Boyle ’84 Maxwell Bridgewater ’20 Erik Brodersen Susanne Brok Cyril Brudy Brutsch Family BT ’84 Euwan Budden ’20 Buntaran ’79
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Catherine Butler Rebecca Butterworth Dragu C. Roman Cabay ’20 M and B Campbells Li Cao Christian Cappelli Carbery Family Courtney Carlson and Tony Lee The Carney Family Nakeeb Carne Carola Hugo Carroll The Carter Family Jonathan Carter Megan Carter-Yoshida Dennis Casalme Paola Caselli Angelique Chan ’86 Annie Chan Elisa Chan ’90 Nicholas Chan Neeraj Chandrasekar Meng-Han Chang ’20 Rong-Zer Chang Xin and Dianna Chang Indranil Chaudhury Radhika Chavali Kalpana Chawla Ravisara Cheakdkaipejchara ’20 Brian Chen Ling Ling Chen Mingyang Chen Patrick YH Chen Qian Chen Xiufeng Chen Zikuan Chen and Naixuan Chen Timothy Cheung and Sue-Ann Yong Chia Yoke Chee The Chiampo Family Charmaine Chin ’99 Vikas Chiranewal Eleni Chourdaki Riad Chowdhury Chu Pei Hwa Eunice Chua Chua Ken Hon Joseph and Louis Chung Mikdat Ciftcioglu and Elif Akay Ciftcioglu Angela Clark ’99 Naomi Clark ’09 Judy-Anne Clarke Class Giving, K2HWE, Dover Class Giving, K2LJM, Dover Class Giving, K2TSN, Dover Class Giving, 2RVO, Dover Class Giving, 2TPU, Dover
Class Giving, 3LFe, Dover Class Giving, 4DMA, Dover Class Giving, 5LFI, Dover Diwa Cody ’10 Gilles Collong Kirsten Conrad In memory of Tim Cook Coombs Family Mr and Mrs. Corbett Max Corbett Naia Corbett Jackie Cragg Katherine Crane Davide and Raquel Crippa Isabel Crippa ’20 Michelle and Ken Crouse Guofeng Cui Andrew Cunningham ’95 Susan Cunningham and Paul Clementson Harper and Ella Cuypers Bonnie and Andrew Da Roza Anirudh Daga The Dally Fishers Batbayar Damdinsuren Enkhtsetseg Damdinsuren Barry Daniels D.D. Daruvala ’89 Aveek Das ’20 Zal Dastur ’01 Zubin Dastur ’03 Karen De Alwis Aline de Krijger Gert De Smet Anne De Weert Kobita and Rajat Desai Benjamin H Detenber and Family Sankar Devraj Balaji Dhakshinamoorthy Jagannath Dholakia Kate Digges Nicola Dinsdale Michelle Djaja Gina Dobles Tenzin Dolkar Jeff Donosky Lily Donosky ’20 Caroline Doo Kim Dorrucci ’20 Francois Dotta Anna Aichele Drexler Dubois-Denis Family Atul Duggal Isabella Duncan ’20 Daire and Tamara Dunne Varun Dutt ’04 Jean and Natasha Eichaker The Ellard Family
Names appear in alphabetical order, as per requested recognition name.
Paul English Min Sik Eom ’20 Eric and Fumiko Adam Erickson Emil Ericson ’09 Gustaf Ericson ’06 Philip Erquiaga Secil Esenc Andrew Ethell Antoinette Ewart-Nelson Molly and David Fassbender Jeffrey Favaloro ’84 Don and Purni Ferrin Alessandro Fiascaris Andrew Fielding Marie-Francoise Filion Helge Fillipsen Thoa Finkelstein Lesley Finley Michael Finn Marco Flury ’20 Fong Yoke San Aika FULS Sally Furler Tomo Furukawa Siddharth Gaitonde Alex Galvin ’84 Helen Gamble Eng Ying Gan Wee Heng Gan ’20 Amit Ganju Gauri Garodia Rania and Lucas Ghai Isabella Ghersi ’20 The Ghirardello Family Deepa and Sayan Ghosh Erin Gibson ’95 Mio Goble ’20 Keat Jin Goh and Joyce Wong Derek Goldberg Ruth Gonzalez Alan and Brooks Goodyear Nadine Gough ’09 Govil Family Rajan and Neeti Govil Rhea Anne Goyal ’20 Marion Grandiere Thomas Gray ’20 Victoria Great Greg Mitchell Family Grignani Family Cloris Gu Ingrid Guan Sanjib Guha Aarti Gulati Sophia Gunkel ’08 Anupama Gupta Priya and Piyush Gupta
Kantesh and Vandana Guttal Nhung Ha Claudia Haeger ’94 Zhirui Hai ’20 Jason Halim ’99 Anna Hammonds Nicholas Hammonds Family of Gyuah and Gyubin Han Nicola and Bob Harayda Jonathan Hardy Vicky Harris-Little Harrold Family Caroline Harvie ’99 Declan and Hasegawa Family Sadia Hashim Riaz Hassan Anuradha Hattangadi Pinghong He The Heap Family Andreas Heck Amelia Heller ’20 Alexander and Carolin Henke Marc Henon Stephanie Hepner Bernd Herrmann Avi Himatsinghani Adrienne Hintz ’81 Andrew Hintz ’79 Jensen and Annette Marie Hjorth Rachel Holder ’84 Richard and Birgit Holland ’97 The Holt Family Piotr Holysz Hook Family Peter Horan Sebastian Hossu Family Howard Yifei Hu Jerry Huang Tingting Huang Yixuan Huang ’20 Simone, Leon and Alicia Hunte Cameron Hunter Nina Huo Edward Ion Aaron Isaac ’09 Vasan and Jennifer Iyer Damien and Sharon Jacotine Amritha Jain Charu Jain Suraj Jaising Nainesh Jaisingh Khushaal Jammu ’20 Dong Hae Jang ’16 Javier Meza Robayo Aishwarya Jayakumar Emily Jaymohan ’20 Jodok and Louis
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Wendy Jones Anupama Joshi Havovi and Rohit Joshi Tomoki and Nana Kaihotsu Kimiko Kan Anil Kanitkar Jill and Rob Kaplan Luuk Karmarker ’20 Ukrit Karoonyavanich Kasahara Gen Kato Kaul Family Isher Jagdeep Kaur Amber Kay ’93 Katy and Steve Kay James Kellett Kate Kemp Kenneth Margreet Keyer ’89 Vivaan Khabya ’20 Saba Khan Sachin Khanna ’20 Samir Khanna ’20 Pooja Khetan ’99 Eleanor Kiloh Christine Tae-In Kim ’20 Christine and Irene Kim Jieun Kim ’99 Min Ji Kim ’20 Yoo Jin Kim Claire Knowles Joyce Koh Richard C Kozel and Sita P Djaka Robert Kraybill Alexander Krefft ’93 Kunal Kumar Abhijit and Devyani Kumta Jan Lagerwij Anushka Lahiri ’20 Shao Heng Lai ’20 Niranthari Lal Candace Lam ’20 Marie Lamy ’05 Tuyen Lamy Toby Landau Philip Langdale ’99 Anja Langhoff Langhorne Family Marc Lansonneur Conrad Latham Erica Latham Vinson, Su-In, Ryan, Dylan and Erynn Lau Nicholas A. Laveris Cedric Lecamp ’99 Massilia Leccia ’20 Lechner Family Chan Ning Lee ’09
Chris Lee and Yuri Kim Hanmin Lee ’20 Seongah Lee ’20 Sung and Fumi Lee Family Nathalie Legrée Jinjia Lei Van Tat Leong Alisha Leow ’96 Ernest Leung ’90 Kate Levy Mikki and Julian Lewis QianQian Li Chunhua Liao Sacha Lien ’88 Alf Lim ’11 Huei Ming Lim ’20 The Lima Salvo Family MKA Lin Mia Linder Lip Liren Liu Maggie Liu Amelie Lo ’20 Isaac Lo ’20 Sebastian Lo ’20 The Logan Family Daniel Loh and Lee Beng Tzen Phui Cheu Loh Russel and Tina Lok Francois Lopin Lord Family Lory Family David Lu Lucieska Ellie Luckcock Inna Luengas The Lundgaard Family Luo Chuan Xiaoyan Luo Priya and Shashank Luthra Martin Lyon Paul MacCallum ’84 Yajur Madan ’20 Ritesh Maheshwari Sulata Maheshwari Masami Makino Jia Malhotra ’21 Sunny Malhotra ’06 Daniel Mamadou Danni Mao David and Fei-Ying Marshall Sicelo Masango ’06 Yoko Matsuda Tony May Robin and Brian McAdoo Hannah McConomy Suzhen McGrath Don McGuire
Paul D McKenzie and Jacqueline PL Teoh Paula and Andy McKillop Meddour-Steiger Family Swati Mehrotra Kalpana Mehta Sonali Yashpal Mehta Akshay and Viksita Menon Michael Luke Milburn Stuart Miller Minford Family Swapna Mirashi Mansi Mishra ’20 Yuki Mitsuyasu ’01 Nikhil Mittal Aman Modi ’17 Jamal Mohd Yusof ’84 Mongeon Family Marc and Farida Montanus Dan Mörn Azalea Muhamad Afendi ’20 Myra Mukerji Sandeep Mukherjee Deepak Mungla Rehema Munting Rukmani Naganathan Tanishka Nahar ’20 Tarush Nandrajog ’20 Ilina Navani ’20 Chris Newman Fredric Lorenz Ngo ’20 Nguyen Binh An Robbert Nieuwenhuijzen ’20 Nina and Josh Leigh and Karen Nippress Family Nuesser-van Alphen Kathy O’Brien Karen O’Donnabhain Ciaran O’Donnell ’20 Wolfgang Oesch Jeahee Oh Michiko Ohya Mamiko Okada ’97 Yasemin Okur Maya Olcer ’20 Lesley Olejnik-McBride Oliver Family Ong Chaw Yin Jacqueline Ong ’97 Shaun Ong ’20 Monique Oostveen Berkman Pai Family Sonal Pandit Weidong Pang and Rong Zhan Ron Pantekoek Amish Parekh and Krupa Shah Anne-Marie Parnell
Anthony, Sandy, and Tai Partridge Parent of Aashna Passey Ferish and Neha Patel Catriona Paterson Rishit Pathania ’20 Shivalik Pathania Aparna Patil Patrick ’78 Madhura Patwardhan ’20 Sanjay and Lieve Perera Frederique Pesch ’20 Simone Peterson Pinnegar Family Family Pluijmers Julie Pluijmers ’20 Ayesha Pointer ’20 Lisa Poon N and J Potter Tommaso Pozzi and Family Leena Prakash Rania Pramantika ’20 Aparnna Praveen Anupama Puranik Aansh Raiyani ’20 Shaivi Rajesh ’20 Niki Ramaker ’20 Anish Ramanan ’16 Sora Ramnebro Margherita Rampichini ’20 Mahika Rastogi Rakhi Rastogi The Raver-Wong Family Anushka Ray ’20 Donald and Sarah Reid Joanna and Keith Reid Christoph Remund Morgann Rene ’20 Thomas Reske ’75 Rishi and Dhruv Suzannah and Toby Ritch Katherine Rogers (Smith) ’84 Helen Roseblade Andrea Ross Stefan Rothlin Maxime Roulin Noyna Roy ’20 Abhik Roychoudhury Rudy Rumana Gina S ’79 Mallika Sachdeva ’07 Aparna Sahni Kenji and Azusa Sakurai Charlene Saldanha Shamala Sanchana Clare Sandlund ’10 Tidaporn Santimanawong Alex and Pauline Santoso
Names appear in alphabetical order, as per requested recognition name.
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Kavi and Tejas Sarna Manish Satnaliwala Susanne Schaefer Stephanie Schueller Schumacher Family Adam Schwarz Alexander Scola ’20 Jasmine Scott Jarrod Seah Sen Family Janaka Seneviratne Samit Sengupta Dongwon Seo ’17 Damien Servant Gary and Mel Seston Vonny Setiawaty Sohil Shah Sohil Shah ’18 Sona and Deepak Shahdadpuri Kimaya Shahi ’20 Dilip Shankar Mallika Shankar ’20 Rhea Shankar ’20 Palash Sharma ’20 Sandeep Sharma Shweta Sharma Vishesh Sharma Shaw Soo Wei ’94 Jian Shen Dave and Sue Shepherd Shravan Shetty Shilin Family Jiah Shin Jota ’95 and Claudia Shohtoku Dixshant Shree Shreemal ’20 Richa Shridhar Sara Siddiqi ’20 Marc Silberstein ’03 Aashna Singh ’20 Ishaan Singh ’20 Malisha Singh Poonam Singh Shishir and Nidhi Singh Supriya Singh Richard and Zainab Slovenski Shanthini Sockanathan ’83
Diana Soetrisno Ansel and Winston Song Shivakumar Srinivasan Kush Srivastava Andrea Staines ’82 Stampfer Family Monica Stanciu Mr and Mrs Max Steger Stefan Strausfeld-Perry ’03 Kai Strohbecke Ati Sugiharti Poonam Suri Dorota Swolkien Sophie Syed Synergy Plus Aya Tamaki ’20 Tan Hsin Ci Lee Hong Tan Mika Tan ’20 Rika Tan ’20 Sameer and Geetika Taneja Allan Tang ’01 Shinji and Emi Tanimura Teagle Family Ted and Ben Siong Swee Tee Michael Teow and Deanna Lim Pratik and Ratna Thakar Michael Tham ’20 Thean VY Thomas and Rajani Deborah Thurley Prity Tibrewal Richa Tiwari Mary Toba Tatyana Todorova Hibiki Tokuda ’20 Polen Ton ’20 Tonello Family Briana Tonich ’20 Dominique and Alexandra Touchaud Imogen Trafford ’20 Miles Tranter Chantal Travers Troutman Family Jerry Tso
Names appear in alphabetical order, as per requested recognition name.
Masayasu Tsuda Adam and Angela Turner Paul Turner Ueki Family Tim Underwood ’97 Urbancsokné Ildikó Gancanapol Van Compernolle ’99 Charlotte and Tom Van Gyseghem-Peters Family van Noord Manoj Varghese Rahul Vasudev Advait Veeraghanta ’20 Joke Verhaart Colin Vickers Vibhuti Vijay ’20 Praveen Visesh Gurpreet and Rupinder Vohra Vollbrecht Weitz Family Nicole Waaka Karan Wadhwa ’10 Kiera-Rose Wagler Sota and Kiyomi Wakabayashi Lorna Walker Paul Walker Sara and Will Walker The Wallner Family Juliana Wallner ’21 Tina and David Walton Jian Wang and Yan Zhang Steven Wang Wei Wang Andrew Ware Nicholas and Nikki Weber Clare Wee Wenxuan @ 7ECH Wickmann Family Paul Williams Hannah Williamson Feranita Willim Marko S. Winedt ’16 Junae Won Christopher Wong Pornprasit Wongthonglua Stuart Wood ’20 The Woods Family
Maia Woolrich ’20 Wu Haiyan Mao Shou Wu Lin Xia and Ning Zhang Xiaoyu and Family Ding Xu Na Yan Jiayan Yang Lily Yang ’99 Yang Qin Shiqi Yang ’20 Yuhua Yang Patricia Yap ’81 Joanne Yau HanYuan Ye Praneeth Yendamuri Ruohang Yin ’20 Yin Shao-Loong ’94 Yingqi Isabel Yong ’20 Matt York-Smith Haruki Yoshida ’19 Hiroaki Yoshida Ritsuki Yoshida ’17 Iwao Yoshioka Karen Yu Aina Yukawa ’20 MATSUSHITA Yumi ’88 Elisabeth and Nicolas Z Alexander Zach Marta Zawartko He Zhang and Wenyan Wang Liandong Zhang Welly Zhang Yi Zhang Zhao Chun Xue Zhao Yun Yun Zhou Kai Zhou Yaomin Margaret, Bai Ye Zhu Julia Zhu Wenting Zhu Anonymous gifts made by 117 donors
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UWCSEA STAFF SCHOLARSHIP FUND For over 20 years, UWCSEA staff have joined together to support scholarships for students from particularly challenging backgrounds to access a transformative UWC education at Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa and UWC Mahindra College. Thanks to the generosity of our staff, the fund has dramatically changed the lives of 25 young changemakers, opening the doors to a brighter future—for them and their communities. Alchin Family Susan Allen Caroline Araneta Adrian Armstrong Naida Arrindell Paul Baird Karen Balthazaar Nat Bane Erin Belliveau Keri Benefield Vicky Berman and George, Eddie and Jamie Rutteman Simon Bignell and Andrea McDonald Sandra Binny Vicky Booth Bray-Bridgewater Family Catherine Butler Bronwyn Bye Andy, Sarah, Ethan, Toby and Isobel Carter Carlos Cazorla Garcia Christine Chaboyer Elaine Chew Margaret Chhoa-Howard Viki Cole Mireille Couture and Paul Carpenter Julie Dale Lorena Daly Ferreira Leah Daniels Barry Daniels Komal Daswani Christopher Davies Tim Davies and Sumi Dhanarajan Nicholas Dawling Linda De Flavis Simon Dean Gavin Dinsdale Nicola Dinsdale Nora Donohue Duff Douglas Duncan Family Tony Dura Canales Edwards McAuliffe Family Gemma Elford Dawson Jacqueline Evanko Andrea Felker and Chris Haigh Cindy-Lee Ferguson Victoria, Andy and Patrick Ferris Andrew Fielding
Lesley Finley Claire Firat Johanna Fishbein Daniel Forster Christopher Fosdick Helen Gamble Francesca Gasparrini Ronald Gillies Marie-Anne Glavan Velia Goberna Pippa Haley Kevin Hall Richard Hannah Sarah Harrison Luke Haugen Sarah and Jason Haywood Alice Henry Steven Hickey Adrian Hill Lisa Hill Victoria Hill Gordon Hirons Tony Hopwood Caroline Howorth Jason Howorth Cameron Hunter Caitlin Hutchinson Rachel Ingram Liam Isaac Elizabeth Jackson Jaeisma Binti Jamil Veronica Jansen Robert Jefferiss Carl Jenkins Maria-Pilar Jimenez Tracy Jochmann Alison Jones Neil Keating Prashant and Claudia Kedia James Kirrane Drummond, Alice, Claire and Alexander Kwiatkowski Adam and Linsey Lawrence Helen Leeming Kate Levy Kate Lewis and Doug Wills Michael Little Qing Liu Alison Lloyd
Ana Lopez Guerrero Eric Lyman Martin Lyon Maggie Ma The MacSwain Family Nadine Mains Irene Malone Carla Marschall Julie Martens Jonathan Mayhew Rebecca Maynard McCarthy Family Laura McCullough Paula and Andy McKillop Frankie Meehan Kristin Mikulka David Millard Luke Milburn Minford Family Sarah Mollitt Sophie Morley Anjali Mudgal Scott Murray Mary Newbigin Wolfgang Oesch Claire O’Farrell Brian Ó Maoileoin and Kate Drudy Dan and Libby Orr Kirstie Parker Catherine Parkin Parr Family Imogen Piccirilli Jennifer Prescott Tim Pruzinsky George Psillides Trina Putt Mairin Raisdana Jabiz Raisdana Mallika Ramdas Sora Ramnebro Patrick Renouf Gareth Richards Stephen Rowcliffe Oliver Sampson Rebecca Sandford Johannes Schellekens Lynda Scott Caroline Sebunya Gary and Mel Seston
Sathia Bhama Sethu Madhavan The Sharrys Vidya Shankararaman Graham Silverthorne and Wendy Tang Jennifer Smith Danielle Solk Moses, Sarah, Evelyn and Eleanor Song Martin Spreckley Jill Stephenson Martin Suarez Adam Taylor Shruti Tewari Visalatchi Thangaveloo Poonam Thapar Simon and Cinders Thomas Alexandra Touchaud Miles Tranter Geoffrey Tsang Ian Tymms Manoj Varghese Kate Vaughan Sabine Veron Roxanne Walker Sara and Will Walker Joanne Wallace Soula Walters Timothy Walters Andrew Ware John Waters Michael Watson Carl Waugh Helen Webster Pamela Kelly Wetzell Brenda Whately Amanda Whitehouse Paul Williams Anisha Wilmink Melanie Wilson Katherine Withington Wittig Family The Wood Family Xiaoyu and Family Diana Yacou Fang Yang Wenting Zhu Allison and Scott Ziemer Johann Zobrist Anonymous gifts made by 13 donors
Names appear in alphabetical order, as per requested recognition name.
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FOUNDATION PARENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME Foundation Parent Ambassadors are a group of passionate parent advocates at the very heart of the UWCSEA community. They work tirelessly to support Foundation programmes, running activities to engage with our scholars and sustainability initiatives, increasing awareness of the impact of giving to the College and encouraging members of the community to make a donation through the UWCSEA Annual Fund.
Ambassadors Sonali Adappa Shaleen Agrawal Saima Ahmed Rachna Amin Suvidha Balasubramanian Caroline Beaumont Hami Bianchi Rachel Blewitt Sarimah Bonehill Anna Bryant Jenny Carne Ana Carrera Maria Carvalho Laurence Clements Jackie Cragg Laura Dahan Nathalie De Spiegeleire Kate Digges Dini Djalal Priyanka Elhence Rohit Elhence Karin Esmaeili Fan Chunju Michelle Francesca Gasparrini Melita Gerber Geraldine Gibb Eleanor Great Victoria Great
Stefanie Green Debbie Grignani Josephine Groarke Gisella Harrold Bettina Haupter Sabine Hein Charu Jain Jiang Wen Jin Rita Joseph Shirley Kan Jill Kaplan Suparna Kapoor Rupinder Kaur Anjli Khurana Harry Hakuei Kosato Yashoda Kukean Yohanna Kurniady Josi Langhorne Vivek Lath Kate Laya Anna Layard Jasmine Liu Malene Lundgaard Vidhya Mahadevan Julianne Martin Micky Mathur Caroline McLaughlin Lyndall Menon
Rebecca Meurer Farida Montanus Stephanie Monteith Kelley Morrow Mala Nalwa Roopa Narayanaswamy Lesley Olejnik-McBride Libby Orr Miwa Otsuka Carys Owen Neha Patel Charlotte Peters Leena Prakash Rajul Priyadarshiwi Katarina Radosavljevic Jenifer Raver Cat Reynolds Suzannah Ritch Simone Rolfe Liza Rowan Candace Rutka Shikha Sarkar Sonal Sarraf Kavita Satwalekar Cyanthi Seneviratne Dhara Shah Sona Shahdadpuri Malavika Shanker
Hema Shantigram Mio Singh Mitra Smita Sneha Somanath Pamela Spreckley Seema Sutradhar Devika Tambe Nivedita Tanwar Marcela Tellez-Glover Inderjeet Thareja Simon Thomas Prity Tibrewal Alexandra Touchaud Rian Van Alphen Diana Vancea Rashmi Vats Shelly Verma Marchien Vuijk Vandana Wadhwani Camilla Wallner Evelyn Wang Fang Jacyl Ware Tanya Watts Wang Wei Ben Wilson Echo Yang Yuhua Yang Rusan Bicuri Yazicioglu
GIFTS IN KIND We thank those individuals and businesses who have kindly hosted events or donated equipment over the last year. Through their generosity, the Foundation has been able to provide even greater support to the College in achieving its vision of becoming a leader in international education. Sidharth Agarwal ’09 Christine Amour-Levar
Lim Sue Beng ’83 RadioQuip Communications
Inderjeet Thareja
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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2019/2020 Help UWCSEA to continue making an impact, delivering a mission aligned education that enables young leaders of the future to think boldly and innovatively to build a better world for us all. Make your 2020/2021 gift today.
https://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/ support-us/make-a-gift-online
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