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Developing Self Determination Fostering December 2019 FOSTERING DEVELOPING INSPIRATION BILINGUALISM SELF FROM THE AT UWCSEA DETERMINATION OUTSIDE page 4 page 8 page 12 A strong influence on the students at UWC is undeniably the teachers. Our teachers are good. They’re qualified, they can teach. Obviously. But there’s so much more to our teachers than that—they’re almost as eclectic as the students. Passionate, inventive, and all-embracing. I don’t know what sort of dark machinations UWCSEA utilises to find such characters for teachers, all I know is that it works.” Stella Mackenzie, Grade 11 student, speaking at the UWCSEA Open Days in September December 2019 02 12 17 22 26 REFLECTIONS INSPIRATION LEARNING TO CULTURE OF SAFEGUARDING OF A FROM THE STAY SAFE GIVING BIODIVERSITY NEWCOMER OUTSIDE A proactive Philanthropy in our Conserving tropical Carma Elliot CMG OBE, Emerging patterns in approach to student community rainforest and plant College President students’ personal empowerment species in Malaysia growth experiences on outdoor expeditions 24 04 18 LIFE AFTER 28 FOSTERING THE EXTENDED UWCSEA “SO BILINGUALISM 14 ESSAY JOURNEY Pushing boundaries, AWESOME, SO Understanding the UNDERSTANDING World Studies inspiring peace WONDERFUL!” options SERVICE IN THE EE encourages Imagine Dragons: a EARLY YEARS interdisciplinary circus extravaganza 25 Learning experiences research and so much more 08 start in K1 GREATER THAN DEVELOPING 20 THE SUM OF ITS SELF PARTS COVER IMAGES INNOVATIVE Front: East Campus DETERMINATION 16 Students reflect on SPACES CultuRama An effective approach SPOTLIGHT ON … their journey to WMC East Campus Black Back: Dover Campus to nurturing both UWC Day a rallying Box Theatre UN Night wellbeing and activism call for change 10 BEING WELL Shedding light on youth mental health Dunia is published two times a year by UWC South East Asia. Reproduction in any manner in English or any other language is prohibited without written consent. Please send feedback to [email protected]. Editors: Courtney Carlson, Sinéad Collins, Nabilah Husna Bte Abdul Rahman and Kate Woodford Photography: Sabrina Lone and members of the UWCSEA community Read. Publish. Share. Subscribe. Design: Nandita Gupta Visit the newsroom of UWCSEA: UWCSEA Dover is registered by the Committee for Private Education (CPE), part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) perspectives.uwcsea.edu.sg CPE Registration No. 197000825H | CPE Registration Period 18 July 2017–17 July 2023 | Charity Registration No. 00142 UWCSEA East is registered by the Committee for Private Education (CPE), part of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) CPE Registration No. 200801795N | CPE Registration Period 10 March 2017–9 March 2023 | Charity Registration No. 002104 Printed on 100% recycled paper with environmentally friendly inks | MCI (P) 175/03/2019 | 053COM-1920 Reflections of a newcomer By Carma Elliot CMG OBE It put me in mind of the UN Night and that I am finding it fascinating and am College President CultuRama celebrations at UWCSEA enjoying it immensely. I explained that I in Singapore. In the same way, we see was spending time meeting individuals As we head for the end of term, I have students perform dances that are not and groups to build my understanding been reflecting on the things which I from their own culture, and there is no of UWCSEA and more closely define have been part of as a new UWC family sense that the South African dance is my role as President, and my potential member, and which have had the only for South Africans, or that Irish biggest impact on my thinking. Chief contribution to the College. I have dancing is only for the Irish. The idea among these, in November, I attended attended meetings with government that all cultures are accessible to those the governance meetings for UWC Ministers; spoken in the Primary School from other cultures is profound; that we International at UWC Atlantic College about adoption, and the perspectives of can know and understand each other in Wales. Those of you who have seen an adopted child in class; and delivered to the extent that there is no proof of photographs will know that the very a keynote speech at the Women in passport required to participate in a first of the United World Colleges Leadership in Education Conference in celebration of a culture or nation—that has its home in a medieval castle on Hong Kong. I have met with incredibly is truly liberating. In this age where fear the Atlantic coast. It is a dramatic generous donors and senior volunteers; of cultural appropriation can sometimes setting, with a distinct feeling of Harry and spoken to individual students about (and often rightly) make us question Potter and Hogwarts, and indeed their interest in a diplomatic career. And our right to participate in some cultural our deliberations had some of that I enjoyed the riotous alumni reunion in expressions, it is encouraging to see dramatic intensity, with the long-term my first few weeks, which gave me the our students work together and slip sustainable future of the movement our opportunity to meet and hear from a into cultural celebrations that are not, main topic of conversation. small number of our far-flung alumni strictly speaking, their own. who returned to Singapore to celebrate But in the midst of that intensity, there Why does the UWC community do ‘milestone’ anniversaries this year. was a moment that for me defined this so easily when other communities what it has been to join UWCSEA What all these interactions had in can’t? The answer lies in the and the UWC movement. In the 14th common was something that is my relationships between individuals and century dining hall, visitors from biggest takeaway from my first few groups that is at the heart of the whole around the world gathered together months at UWCSEA: the quality of UWC ideal. Lester B. Pearson said in to raise their voices in a song in the the relationships in our community 1964, “How can there be peace without Welsh language, which we learned is truly very special. Both within and people understanding each other; and phonetically as we went along. It was between stakeholder groups there is how can this be if they don’t know each a rousing anthem, celebrating the trust and respect, and a strong sense of other?” UWC is about bringing people culture and spirit of Wales, and though community shaped by a commitment together so that they can start to I’m sure there were some who found to mission. It is a community which know each other; and in knowing each their tongues challenged by the double is purposeful and seeking positive other, they come to understanding; consonants and, to our ears, flattened impact in all that it does. Of course and with understanding comes not just vowels of this ancient Celtic language, there are occasional tensions—that is a acceptance but celebration. It seems so everyone found celebrating the spirit of function of a community holding itself simple, and yet so necessary. Wales easy. It was very moving to see to account. But fundamentally, we rely and hear everyone joyously embracing a During the meetings at Atlantic College on the quality of our relationships to culture not their own, and for those few I was frequently asked for reflections ensure the peace and sustainability moments everyone in the room was on my first months at UWC. How was that is our common purpose. This Welsh (or wanted to be!). I finding UWC? Of course the answer is is what allows us to have the more Lester B. Pearson (1964). “The Four Faces of Peace and the International Outlook: Statements”, McClelland and Stewart. 2 | Dunia December 2019 OPINION difficult conversations and to still dance we all attach to that central student- skills that made it possible for me to together the next day. teacher relationship. survive life, then and now.” What an extraordinary compliment. The central relationship in our As in all things, it is good to use students community is the student-teacher as a touchpoint. Earlier this term, I heard I finish my first term at UWCSEA with relationship. In schools, there is always students speak at Open Days about a strong impression that it is the nature a lot of discussion about teachers: how their experience at UWCSEA. Each of of our relationships that make us who we know when they are successful; them, in different ways, spoke about we are. The relationships between how to look beyond grades and scores the influence their teachers have had on individuals are at the heart of the UWC to measure their impact on students; them. Sometimes they described the mission and our College is doing much and how we ensure that all teachers sparking of passion in a particular subject. to provide that the individual becomes receive useful feedback that supports Sometimes they spoke of a life lesson a the universal. The Māori culture has an their professional learning. Governors teacher supported them through. Each expression “He aha te mea nui o te ao. recently spent time with educational time, the significance of that relationship He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata” leadership discussing our approach shone through. An alumnus recently (What is the most important thing in to teacher professional growth. described one of his teachers in the 80s the world? It is people, it is people, it is Throughout the conversation, what was (who only left the College a few years people). UWC has always known that never in question was the importance ago) as the person “who gave me the and knows it still today. UN Night Māori haka dance December 2019 Dunia | 3 INTERVIEW Paths to bilingualism Bringing life to a family language plan An interview with Pilar Jimenez, Head of Home Languages 4.
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