I had the pleasure of spending four remarkable months in Ladakh where I was teaching English to students in Thiksey, a small village situated approximately 20km from Leh. The name of the school where I was teaching at was the Lamdon Model School of Thiksey.
Leila Hopwood, Class of 2012, shares her experiences on a Gap Year placement in Ladakh.
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) presented their 2012 CASE Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Leadership Award to Julian Whiteley at a special event on 21 March 2013 at their annual CASE Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding leadership in promoting and supporting education and institutional advancement. More>>
The Community Fair is the crème de la crème of the UWCSEA Global Concerns fundraising events, bringing all parts of the UWCSEA community together. The Dover Campus GC Executive reflect on the value of the event, this year held on Saturday, 23 February, to our community spirit. More >>
The eagerly anticipated East Campus Family Festival 2013 finally arrived on Saturday, 23 March after months of careful preparation by a dedicated and enthusiastic Family Festival Organising Team from the Parents' Association East. The fun-filled event included a multitude of activities, performances, food and more - all in support of more than 40 Global Concerns. By Kate Horsburgh, Parents' Association East More>>
As educators at UWCSEA, we hope to make the search skills of information literacy explicit to our students and embedded in our curriculum. To support this thinking, part of a recent staff professional learning day looked at the topic of research as a cross-subject skill. We also re-launched several research portals that support our students. By Andrew McCarthy, Digital Literacy Coach, UWCSEA Dover. More >>
Retaining the highest quality of staff and recruiting teachers that are leaders in their fields is the key to maintaining the transformational experience and international reputation of UWCSEA. The Annual Fund, launched in 2010, is playing an increasingly important role in supporting Professional Development. By Libby Orr, Annual Fund Manager More >>
To foster relationships and understanding, Parents' Association (PA) East and Tampines House co-organised the 'Meet the Boarders: Latin American Fiesta' event held Sunday, 24 February. Grade 11 student and Spanish National Committee scholar, Ana Sánchez Chico, shares her experience of the event. More >>
The April 2013 issue of Dunia features stories about UWCSEA's educational philosophy and approaches to learning both in the classroom and in the professional development of our teachers.
The recently published UWC South East Asia Annual Report 2011-2012 features reports, stories and statistics on the achievements and progress of the College in the last academic year.
When the College decided to design a new advertising campaign, we had three main objectives to: make members of the current community proud to be part of UWCSEA; increase understanding of the uniqueness of what UWCSEA offers; support the larger institutional focus on developing a more engaged community of advocates for the College. Read about how this special campaign came together and find out how you can get involved.
To foster relationships and understanding, Parents' Association (PA) East and Tampines House co-organised the 'Meet the Boarders: Latin American Fiesta' event held Sunday, 24 February. Grade 11 student and Spanish National Committee scholar, Ana Sánchez Chico, shares her experience of the event.
The eagerly anticipated East Campus Family Festival 2013 finally arrived on Saturday, 23 March after months of careful preparation by a dedicated and enthusiastic Family Festival Organising Team from the Parents' Association East. The fun-filled event included a multitude of activities, performances, food and more - all in support of more than 40 Global Concerns. By Kate Horsburgh, Parents' Association East
The annual Careers Fair for High School students was held on East Campus for the first time this year. With more than 90 volunteer participants from the parent community, several UWCSEA alumni and a few external volunteers, students were able to speak directly with professionals from fields as diverse as commodities trading and art therapy.
Maintaining strong connections with Singapore is an ongoing focus for the College. On Thursday, 28 February the Dover Campus Infant School welcomed Minister Heng Swee Keat, and a group of his colleagues to find out more about the UWCSEA approach to learning in early childhood.
The East Campus hosted the first UWCSEA cross-campus teacher professional development day on Friday, 8 February. Sue Bradshaw, Deputy Head and Curriculum Director at Dover Campus reflects on the success of the day.
As educators at UWCSEA, we hope to make the search skills of information literacy explicit to our students and embedded in our curriculum. To support this thinking, part of a recent staff professional learning day looked at the topic of research as a cross-subject skill. We also re-launched several research portals that support our students. By Andrew McCarthy, Digital Literacy Coach, UWCSEA Dover
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) presented their 2012 CASE Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Leadership Award to Julian Whiteley at a special event on 21 March 2013 at their annual CASE Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding leadership in promoting and supporting education and institutional advancement.
The Community Fair is the crème de la crème of the UWCSEA Global Concerns fundraising events, bringing all parts of the UWCSEA community together. The Dover Campus GC Executive reflect on the value of the event, this year held on Saturday, 23 February, to our community spirit.
I had the pleasure of spending four remarkable months in Ladakh where I was teaching English to students in Thiksey, a small village situated approximately 20km from Leh. The name of the school where I was teaching at was the Lamdon Model School of Thiksey. Leila Hopwood, Class of 2012, shares her experiences on a Gap Year placement in Ladakh.
We were doing a Gap Year, organised through Round Square, working with the Spanish Department to help the teachers. We worked with students from Grade 1 to Grade 12. With the Primary School students, we were able to help in class with activities and asnwering questions, and with the IB DP students we were able to assist them to practice for their oral exams. By Laura Montealegre and Laura Cadena.
Earlier this year, on 7 February, a retired UN under–secretary general visited the College to share a pinch of his truckload of experiences. By Ananya Iyer.
The organising committee would like to thank everyone who made this event the overwhelming success it was: our sponsors, staff, students and, of course, the parent community.
At UWCSEA, we define learning as a life-long process in which learners engage with and reflect upon information and experiences to construct new or modify existing understanding as well as develop and apply skills and qualities. Defining learning provokes the question, "How do we learn?"
By Nancy Fairburn and Lizzie Bray, College Curriculum Development
Teaching staff at Dover and East campuses had the pleasure of spending two days in training with Professor Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Education at the London Institute of Education from 19-20 November.
By Brian Ó Maoileoin, Junior School Principal, Dover
An aspect of UWCSEA that students greatly benefit from is the interaction we have with our Principals. We are all familiar with the task specific expertise of the Head of Dover Campus, Frazer Cairns and the numerous talks he had delivered: topics ranging from journalism in English, to string theory in Physics. However, over the weekend on 6 September, a small group of Dover students had the wonderful opportunity of attending a course on leadership development, led by the Head of College, Julian Whiteley.
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) presented their 2012 CASE Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Leadership Award to Julian Whiteley at a special event on 21 March 2013 at their annual CASE Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding leadership in promoting and supporting education and institutional advancement. 
The Community Fair is the crème de la crème of the UWCSEA Global Concerns fundraising events, bringing all parts of the UWCSEA community together. The Dover Campus GC Executive reflect on the value of the event, this year held on Saturday, 23 February, to our community spirit. 
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