UWCSEA Guiding Statements
Guiding Statements
UWCSEA's Guiding Statements provide a reference point for all decision-making at the College. The statements connect our mission and educational goal to our learning programme and our learning and wellbeing principles. Most importantly, the guiding statements outline how a UWCSEA education is designed so that students can learn to live out the UWC Mission in their lives.
As a member of the UWC Movement, we have a passionate belief in the importance of education as a force for good in the world and in the power of our mission.
First developed by educationalist Kurt Hahn, our educational principles have since been expanded and refined by educators from across the globe, and are supported by research.
In the diagram below you can see how the UWCSEA Guiding Statements join together in service of our students and, ultimately, our mission, which is more relevant today than ever before.
Because UWCSEA is driven by its mission, values and educational goal, we create an environment that is underpinned by wellbeing and learning principles. Our K–12 concept-based curriculum reflects a holistic learning programme which thoughtfully and deliberately develops the skills, qualities and mission competencies that enable students to live out the mission in their lives.
UWCSEA ambition
UWCSEA will be a leader in international education. We will have a worldwide reputation for providing a challenging, holistic, values-based education with an emphasis upon academic achievement, service to others, environmental stewardship, teamwork and leadership.
UWCSEA definition of internationalism
In our context, we understand the pursuit of internationalism to mean the pursuit of our Guiding Statements. In practice, we implement our approach to internationalism via our holistic Learning Programme and through developing the Skills and Qualities of the UWCSEA Profile in our community members.