About Us UWCSEA is a united, welcoming community, spread across two campuses that embrace students and their families. Learn more.
Guiding Statements Our Guiding Statements help to ensure that our students are equipped to enact the mission throughout their lives. Learn more.
Learning. A UWCSEA education is values-based and holistic, developing young people who will build a more peaceful and sustainable world. Learn more.
K–12 Concept-Based Curriculum. Our curriculum is designed to help students develop knowledge, skills and understanding through five elements of our learning programme. Learn more.
Students The passion and energy of our diverse community of students is what makes our campuses come to life. Learn more.
Scholars Our scholars come from a wide range of backgrounds and bring unique perspectives and experience to our community. Learn more.
Our Big Ideas As a learning community, we engage with the world of ideas to connect concepts and put ideas into action. Learn more.
Singapore as a Nation State: Past, Present and Future. By Mr Janadas Devan, Director of the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS Discover the fascinating evolution of 'Singapore as a Nation State, Past Present and Future' with Mr. Janadas Devan and our panel of UWCSEA students, connecting Singapore's historical roots and its present circumstances. View here
Applications for 2024/2025 Applications for the 2024/2025 school year will open on 1 September 2023 Learn more.
CAREERS If you are as inspired by our mission to make education a force to unite people...Learn more.
Working at UWCSEA We welcome applications from prospective colleagues who will contribute to our diverse community…Learn more.
Support us The UWCSEA culture of giving and service is central to our identity as a mission-aligned community. Learn more.
Impact of Giving The generosity of our community has had a significant impact on individuals and groups in Singapore, the region and globally. Learn more.
The Evolution of the IBDP – The radical new IBDP pilot giving our students greater freedom to pursue their mission-aligned passions (opens in new window/tab)
The Future Benefits of Mathematics Continue To Add: A look at the Design Thinking behind the new UWCSEA Dover High School Mathematics Programme (opens in new window/tab)
Multilingualism and Identity: Re-imagining a traditional ‘Animal Habitats’ unit by centering belonging (opens in new window/tab)
FIB trip brings UWC values alive: Students joining UWCSEA in Grade 10 are offered a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the UWC values
UWC South East Asia Welcomes First College President: Carma Elliot CMG OBE joins UWCSEA in August 2019
The necessity of peace, love and understanding: UWC's mission isn’t a message of hope: it is a statement of necessity
Collaborative technology improving writing: How UWCSEA's online learning platform develops writing skills
What makes a journalist tick today?: Interviews with seasoned journalists highlight challenges in the profession
Multilingualism in our learning community: Why UWCSEA's Home Languages Programme is in line with our mission
National Service a Great Preparation for University and the Future: UWCSEA hosts ACCORD NS information evening
Video Games + Playgrounds: Once the preserve of teenage and tween geeks and nerds in darkened LAN rooms, now it is a common pastime for younger children
Measuring the Impact of a UWC Education: Research partnership with Harvard Graduate School of Education looks at impact on students and society
In pursuit of the outdoors: Outdoor Education seeks to develop skills and qualities that will equip students for life after UWCSEA
Developing the idea of Art: UWCSEA's High School Art programme links directly to the UWCSEA student profile
reThinking Literacy Conference: A reflection on the inaugural conference, in partnership with 21st Century Learning International
Making Sense of Youth Sports: What sport is all about can be very different for each of us and our children
The value of Drama: Workshops for teachers and students helped Grade 3 on Dover Campus prepare for their annual arts festival
Zero talent required: qualities for growth: Far from being against talent, this list outlines the kinds of qualities that will create it and allow it to grow
Developing ethical people: Initial findings of the UWC Impact Study in partnership with the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Assessment in a holistic education context: Tools such as ISA can never replace the holistic view of a student provided by teachers, parents, students and a multitude of opportunities to display learning
Find a living thing: UWCSEA's K–12 Service programme gradually ramps up the level of challenge encountered by our students
The mission of History: Often mistaken for the simple recording of the past, History today faces a question of relevance.
To hand write or to type?: How can schools balance the rise of digital technology with evidence that handwriting could be better for learning?
Putting Life Skills into practice: UWCSEA's Grade 8 students start their Life Skills programme each August with a focus on understanding character strengths
Articulating learning at UWCSEA: The curriculum articulation project is a vital part of life at UWCSEA
CultuRama's learning focus: It is difficult to find a skill or quality of the UWCSEA profile that is not addressed through participating in CultuRama
Teacher-2-Teacher ready to expand: UWCSEA partenrs with the Cambodian Children’s Fund to provide teacher training in Phnom Penh
Monastic Education Development Group visits UWCSEA Dover: UWCSEA’s Teacher to Teacher training project moves closer to home
Meet the Chair of the UWC International Board: Student Dhanya Nageswaran talks to Sir John Daniel O.C.
Backwards planning in course design: Connecting lessons to key concepts within a discipline is a key goal
UWCSEA's commitment to professional learning: An annual cycle of planned opportunities to reflect, connect and develop practice
Geographers bring learning to life: IB Geography fieldtrip to Melaka enables data-gathering for coursework
Learning on a wider stage: Dover Campus is benefiting from the proximity to neighbouring academic institutions
Tech tools for teaching at Krousar Thmey: UWCSEA collabroates with NGO partners in Cambodia to provide technology support
UWCSEA-NUS partnerships flourish: Recent partnerships with academics at next-door NUS and Yale-NUS are proving very valuable learning opportunities for students
Acting for sustainable change: Sophia Palmstedt '12 reflects on how UWCSEA prepared her to take action through Enactus
What's the difference?: When the UWC mission calls most strongly we need to be most wary of conformity
Construction of diversity: How UWC is actively realising a vision of education that goes beyond the individual
Living the mission on a grand scale: Despite our size, UWCSEA is crackling and fizzing with the UWC movements values
UWCSEA wins international technology award: 'School of the Year’ in the 21st Century Learning International awards
Positive education and resilience learning: How UWCSEA's Personal and Social Education supports students to develop EQ
Anxiety starts with a thought: UWCSEA's Personal and Social Education programme helps students to feel secure and confident
Strengthening links through education: Non-traditional educational model helps four UWC-bound scholars succeed
Research skills for the 21st Century: A cross-campus day of professional development allows best practice sharing
Measuring what matters: Measuring the success of a learning programme depends on what it is trying to achieve