MICA (P) 137/11/2008 Vol 4 June 2009 OOne NorthThe Alumni Magazine of the United World College of South East Asia

Alumni Profiles Conservation work in DRC Birdwatching in Brazil Reunions Class Notes OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY Contents

2 Alumni services 16 Class of ‘78 Scholarship Fund Helping you to stay connected to UWCSEA and to each other. 17 Alumni Profile 4 Letter from the Head Zainab Mansaray (Class of 2005), Read about campus development NC Scholar. and the launch of the UWCSEA Foundation. 18 Recent Reunions Note from the Alumni office See photos from alumni get- 5 togethers around the world. Welcome to the fourth issue. Congratulations, Class of 2009! 20 Alumni Profile Patrick Grove (Class of 1993), 6 Alumni Profile Entrepreneur. Kevin Stea (Class of 1987), Entertainer. 22 Values in Practice (ViP) Tejaswini Apte (Class of 1991) - Environmental Consultant. Number of registered members on the UWCSEA Alumni website (by country of residence) 8 Awards Day Other countries represented:Argentina, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Award winners and photos from Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Chile, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Czech Republic, East Timor, Fiji, Upper School theme week! 24 Travel Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mali, Nepal, Netherlands Birdwatching in Brazil - Tejas Antilles, New Caledonia, Northern Ireland, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saint 10 Values in Practice (ViP) Ewing (Class of 1998). Helena, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic, Sri Lanka, St. Bartelemy, St. Maarten, Sudan, Swaziland, Lucy Fauveau (Class of 1996) Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe carrying out conservation work in 26 Food DRC. Aruna Khanzada’s (Class of 1978) Hainanese Chicken Rice. Alumni services 12 Values in Practice (ViP) Green Initiatives at UWCSEA. 27 Staff Leavers Every student who leaves UWCSEA, re- Reunions and get-togethers Career services Mary Kirwin leaves after 35 years. gardless of how long they were here, is A reunion of the 30 year, 20 year and 10 Alumni are welcome to post job openings automatically a member of the UWCSEA year anniversary classes will be held each or your own resumé on the site. 13 Sport Other 2009 Staff Leavers. alumni community. Some of the services August in Singapore. Other class reunions Harry Mason (Class of 2000) that we offer alumni include: and alumni gatherings take place in various Gap Year-type opportunities for Alumni referees his first international rugby 29 Classnotes locations throughout the year, planned by Check the Volunteer page of the website test match. Alumni coach basket- OneºNorth both UWCSEA and its alumni. Watch the for short to long term volunteer work op- ball at UWCSEA. The Alumni Magazine of the United World alumni website for updates and details, portunities in South East Asia working with College of South East Asia, first published and let us advertise your events. organisations supported by UWCSEA. Upcoming Reunions in December 2007, is published twice 31 14 Values in Practice (ViP) per year. Please send your contributions Alumni eBrief Old Interscols Pascale Moreau (Class of 1979) and/or suggestions to alumnimagazine@ The Alumni eBrief is a newsletter emailed Order your old interscol in soft copy format Deputy Director UNHCR. uwcsea.edu.sg. to alumni throughout the year, containing via the store on the website. brief news and information to keep you UWCSEA Alumni online community updated and informed. Visits, tours and other requests The UWCSEA password-protected alumni We are always happy to help in any way we website located at http://alumni.uwcsea. Dunia can. Send your requests to us at alumni@ OneºNorth is published by United World College of South East Asia twice per year for alumni, Editor edu.sg allows you to maintain your own The College newsletter is published six uwcsea.edu.sg. If you are in Singapore and staff and of UWCSEA. Reproduction in any manner is prohibited without written consent. Brenda Whately profile, search for and contact other regis- times during the academic year, containing would like to drop in for a visit or a tour of Send your address change to [email protected] and/or update your profile on the tered members, post photos and blogs, stay College news and reports of events and ac- the campus, we would be more than happy UWCSEA alumni website. We welcome your feedback. Send your comments to alumnimaga- Assistant Editor informed about news and events, etc. tivities, as well as a brief alumni section. to show you around. [email protected] Prapti Sherchan

Friends of UWCSEA online community Give or get advice Please keep in touch! Please send your articles and/or suggestions for articles, as well as your class notes, for the next Layout issue to [email protected]. A new ‘Friends of UWCSEA’ password-pro- Have yourself listed on the Mentor page of [email protected] Lenca Yew tected website located at http://friends. the site if you are willing to be contacted Prapti Sherchan Cover photo: Lucy Fauveau on lake patrol with rangers in Virguna National Park, Democratic uwcsea.edu.sg allows parents of former with questions or asked for advice regard- Republic of Congo. Printed by students to stay in touch with each other ing your university, location or career, Interprint Communications Pte Ltd and with the College. etc. Please send your suggestions for future cover photos to [email protected] 4 OneºNorth June 2009

nte mlsoe n h Clees itr ws eodd n eray hn h UWCSEA Directors oftheFoundation: the when February in recorded was have be following meeting. to the first agreed that Foundationits delighted held are Board We history College’s the in milestone Another begin construction. to April in site on moved contractors main the and March in completed was work piling The opening of the Infant School in August 2010 and the remainder of the campus in August 2011. the for course on at Tampinesis Campus East the for home permanent the island, the Across is ouraspiration tocompletethewhole programme withinfive years. administration. The final phase will see the complete refurbishment of the Humanities Block. It Main Library and High School offices in phase four. The new building will also house the school end nearest the boarding houses. Another classroom block will be constructed on the site the of at twothe the joining block third a of the construction the and of - College something the of charactermaintain original should we that adamant are we - plaza tent the of side either on blocksclassroom original two the of refurbishment the on focus will three Block,whilstphase blockclassroom a of construction SchoolMiddle the of site the on Humanities the near Office and provide additional parking for a College events. of The main creation part of phase two the will consist involveof the will whichcoveredhouses boarding the near park bus serveplay alsoa will as daythe during area This June. in development and refurbishment of programme the of one phase begin to aim and Campus Dover the for Plan Master the finalised haveWe to continuing are we and experience astronglevel ofinterestinbothcampusestheCollege. health good in is College the crisis economic current the despite Julian Whiteley student fromSierra Leone,andonealumni year groupfully fundinganother. to the Foundation; one parent generously funding a full scholarship for the next two years for a donations made alreadyhave who alumni and staff parents, the to grateful extremely are We attract Foundation the generous taxbreaksfromthe government. to donations all that means Thisthis. achieve to Singapore in School The endowment. International an with associated an foundation first the and status, IPC granted been developments has Foundation capital development, professional staff initiatives, outreach scholarships, programmes: key five mission through its experience achieving UWCSEA the in enhance College and the support to is Foundation UWCSEA the of purpose The a grandparent ofcurrentorformerstudents. person, all the Foundation Board has a connection with the College as one an alumnus, a parent of or exception the Withschool. class world a develop to strategy our of component key a Foundation,whichis the on serve to people of group committed and talented a such together It is a reflection of the high regard in which the College is held that we have been able to bring I Letter mohy h wrd a cagd rmtcly ic te xaso ws none but announced was expansion the since dramatically changed has world Thesmoothly. am pleased to report that the development of the College on the two campuses is continuing Zhang Lei Mary Ann Tsao Michelle Sassoon Charles Ormiston Kirtida Mekhani Sat Pal Khattar Gay CheeCheong David Chong Kishore Mahbubani Chairman andChiefInvestment OfficerHillhouseCapitalManagement President Tsao Foundation COO CoffeeBeanand Tea Leaf Senior Partner BainandCo Director CIS Agriferts PteLtd Chairman ofKhattarHoldings Board DirectorHyfluxLimited Founder andChairmanofPortcullis GroupofCompanies Dean oftheLeeKuan Yew School ofPublicPolicy (Chair) from theHeadofCollege Note [email protected] Director of Alumni Relations Brenda Whately Regards, All thebestforrestof2009! alumni sitesothatotherscanremainintouch withyou. stay intouch andrememberthatifyou arechanging your contactdetailsinfuture,please update themwithusand/oronthe Prapti and I have enjoyed meeting so many alumni who have visited the campus this past year. You are welcome any time. Please soon. sponsored scholarship awarded. I’msurethatthegroupislookingforward togettingknow therecipientoftheirscholarship to fullysupporttheirown IBscholar forthenexttwo years. This willbethevery firstfully-alumni- The Classof’78hasproudlyachieved itsgoalofraising enoughfundsamongmembersofthegroup, Mumbai, Jakarta andLondon. We’d behappy toadvertise anything you areplanningaswell. and fun.Otheralumnievents beingplannedaroundtheglobeover thenextyear includeNew York, ’99. IfReunion2008isanything togoby, itwillbeagreatweekendofreacquaintance,reminiscence on thesiteaswell. We hopetoseeyou there,especiallyifyou are fromtheclassesof1979,’89,or up toofferyour expertiseifyou haven’t donesoalready. InformationaboutReunion2009appears your university, location,career, etc,tootheralumniorcurrentstudents.Pleasethinkaboutsigning some newfeaturesincludingaMentorpagewhere you cangetorbeavailable togive advice about The websitehascontinuedtogrow, exceedingthe5,000membermarkin April andwehave added imagination couldcomeupwith. which theyweretobeseendressedassuperheroesandstereotypesthenanything elsethattheir wore somevery interestingcostumes! Itwas theculminationofthreethemeddressdays during favourites. Pages eightandninefeature Awards Day, heldin April towhich someof theGrade 12s food, wehave addedarecipeprovided by oneofouralumniforchicken rice,oneofthelocal have beenuptointheircareers,educationalpursuitsandtravels. For thoseofyou missingSingapore I hopeyou enjoy asmuch asIhave, thestoriesfeaturedinthisissueaboutwhat someofouralumni term, thevery best! alumni community. We wishallofournewgraduates andotherstudentsleaving theCollegethis The academicyear isdrawing toacloseandwehave anothergroupofstudentstowelcomethe from thealumnioffice

sue ofOneºNorth (Dec‘09)forphotos. Please see the alumni site and the next is- Congratulations totheClassof2009! possible. are achievements remarkable message that even in the face of adversity, the with audience the moved he which Tan, who delivered an inspiring speech in William Dr holder record world and lete wheelchairneuroscientist, ath- Singapore alumni community. The guest speaker was UWCSEA the of members newest the ing becom- nationalities different 50 of dents stu- 289 with May 23 on held was 2009 of Class the of ceremony graduation The 2009! Graduation

5 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 6 OneºNorth June 2009 did during the monsoon rains, he says says he was life his of weeks best the of one that rains, monsoon the during did boarders other the of many and he that ‘drain-sliding’ the and College the from centre hawker at the HDB the building across the from road prata roti the include seen.” Along with ever fonder memories which had I spider on largest the ceiling spotting my after experienced I nights sleepless many the and stalls, toilet the into flew unexpectedly that cockroaches geckos on the walls of my room, the giant “the included, Singapore in arrival his on Some of the challenges that he encountered other studentsofdifferentbackgrounds. and his country through himself see the to eyes interesting of very so it many finding remembers He possible.” thought ever I more, achieved learned more I and experienced more life. than my in experience time at UWCSEA was d absolutely a defining e v l o v House n with so many i other students. He Senior says, “My in t n e boarding m t s u j biggest d a his so child, an only as up grown had Kevin he says viewed it as a big and adventure. Singapore to moving about hesitation felt no He did!” they glad so on the subject now are, “I’m thoughts His expected. they one the than UWC different a in place a him offer would that the National Committee them to occurred never had the ‘South-East Asia’ part. It read she as other each gave they that look quizzical the read it aloud, he remembers excitedly very and letter offer of UWC the received in mother his When Wisconsin. lived parents his while Oregon in school attending there. He had previously been reluctant Kevin to join them ‘carrot on a stick’ to a entice a as Mexico New to moved family his when UWC-USA to apply to chance the him 1985. His parents had offered K ALUMNI PROFILE Committee scholar in in scholar Committee as an American National UWCSEA to came evin

Kevin Stea UWCSEA 1985-1987 at UWCSEA may have influenced his his influenced have may UWCSEA activities at his of some but camera, a of childhood a had dream to dance never or pursue a future in he front says Kevin “magical.” as trip that of memory the describes He reef. coral the on starfish essay on the effects of the Crown of Thorns photo a produce to of coast east of friends rented a boat and sailed up the group a and He Week. Project 11 Grade love, andthenfind ways you aretrulypassionate important tofind what to makeyour living in about, somethingyou “ I thinkit’s so it. ”

with choreography for Jackson Michael for choreography with documentary Truth or Dare. He has related danced and assisted the on appeared ’s 1990 on choreographer assistant and dancer captain, dance as hired was Kevin job, dance first that after year A job consistently he says a he never looked back. for working started he later.Once booked days two and signed himself found and audition agency an attended year,he a for classes dance taking After it.” in living your make to ways find then passionate truly about, are something you you love, and what find to important so it’s think “I says, he back Looking class. dance first his for up signed he that USC classes at was It in. enrolled even wasn’t he that related other he attending that began interesting so class that found really he He class. says film his to he only himself applied marks, good get to by BrendaWhately ln miin Tour Ambition Blond and although he managed managed he although and student dedicated than less a was he says he however, programme IB UWCSEA the the programme much easier Finding than offered. they entrepreneurship the programme to was originally attracted (USC).He California Southern of University the to scholarship a accepted KevinUWCSEA leaving After it. at living a make actually dawned on eventually him that he it could that says he later, much until wasn’t it although and fun, of lot a dancing and singing acting, found the process of writing, He and involved. became Kevin productions musical different of variety a from numbers musical of show a create to idea brilliant the had had actor, and singer Sean Ghazi, now a successful Arts the Festival. Fellow student in perform to was Burgess he John teacher by persuaded College the at in programme gymnastics the involvement his From direction. career eventual and later later and

right); KevinonthecoverofMade4Sport;in‘Newsies’. Clockwise fromtopleft: Goldberg tellamusing stories. Whoopi to listening and with out on tables at a club with Madonna, hanging entertainment business, including dancing the in names big the of many with spent Kevin has a lot of stories to tell about time With such a long list of credits to his name, Hilfiger. runway for Fendi, Calvin Klein and Tommy Carramba the ,walked in has Sorpresa and Che for pieces vocal/movement cappella a choreographed has He doing. loved he says he which commercials Gap of series a including commercials several year’s this Academy Awards. He has been including involved in shows awards as well as Scrubs and Goldmember,Rent in Angels, Naked Boys Singing, Austin Powers Charlie’s Birdcage, The , 2, Act Sister Swifty Friends, of Place, Melrose role Rake, the the played he which in Newsies including shows television and movies, several in appeared has He Dolls. Pussycat the and Smashmouth, Bowie, , , , Martin, , Mariah Carey, David Ricky Estefan, Gloria Prince, John, Elton including artists other of list long a and The 81st Academy Awards, Feb2009withHughJackman(Kevin,far Please send yourprofile suggestionsfor the nextedition ofOneºNorth,to a group of artists who create benefit benefit charities various create for events and who concerts artists of group a Arms, Open with Artists Open with year this October and July between concerts at PrideLong Beach upcoming has three and sung has album, an on working is he time same the Stars. At the with Dancing on as well as AwardsA-List recent the at performed with Hugh Jackman at the the at recent Jackman 81 Hugh with performed has He magazine. online an for editorial fashion and article an photographed has and LA in show fashion a in involved was trailer for which can be viewed on YouTube,Indie rock ballet called video, performed as one of two leads in an music a directed has Kevin recently Very shortage ofthem. any be to other appear doesn’t There pursuits. his on more bit a concentrate begin to must he that younger realises he with dancers more and more working for him but he says that as he decision finds himself difficult a been has This dance. on time focus his reduce to first decided has Kevin the for year, this and years, 20 for dancer a be as to consistently expected working ever never he says He st Academy Awards, has appeared The Question , the love tohearfromthem. would he touch in get to wants anyone if and updated website alumni UWCSEA Twitter,Tumblr, Dipity,the and Facebook Myspace, on profiles his keep does Kevin lost phones and several broken computers, keeping at in touch good with not old friends, is citing he 20 that says he Although residence. new a with replaced and since down torn where he had lived for two years, has been was disappointed to see that Senior House, he visit, the enjoyed he While here. was he while UWCSEAcampus the visited and world the around trip a on ago years four Singapore into dropped He afterwards. there from travelled or on stayed then and somewhere him taken has job a until waited usually has he so gig, next the for vacations when constantly on the lookout to travel. He says that it’s difficult to take Kevin enjoys living in Los Angeles but loves AFTRA. alliance, and guild actors’ screen the dancer’s answers4dancers, agencies, the with working when by arrived he than better industry his leave to effort an making is he says He advocate. rights and educator as describes he that industry and so he has also taken on a role realised he that he had something to give back to his says Kevin years the Over Foundation. Healthcare Aids the and Lifeworks like Adams, Magazine Cover: EliasTahan. Photo credits:Opposite page:EdwardSt.George- [email protected]. Interscol 85-86 Kevin Stea

7 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 8 OneºNorth June 2009 Awards Day AWARDS 21 2009 April Outstanding Performance andCommitmenttoCollegeMusic Student Initiative Award Outstanding volunteer work intheGap Year Programme Outstanding volunteer work intheGap Year Programme Student Initiative Award Outstanding Technical SupportforthePerforming Arts Robert LuttonCreative Writing Prize(UpperSchool) Environmental Systems andSocieties Award Diana Greenwood PrizeforSeniorDrama Science, Technology andSociety Award The ShaunHanley Award forChemistry David Watson PrizeforPerforming Arts Academic Attainment Award Grade 12 Academic Attainment Award Grade 12 European Languages Award –German European Languages Award -Spanish Asian Languages Award -Indonesian European Languages Award -French Outstanding ContributiontoNYAA Asian Languages Award -Japanese Gavin Waddell Art PrizeGrade 12 Asian Languages Award -Chinese (Devika Rajashekaracceptingaward) Asian Languages Award -Korean Publications PrizeforFootprints Business &Management Award Asian Languages Award -Hindi Strings Player ofthe Year Award (William Thomas acceptingaward) Lance Huet Art PrizeGrade 12 Theory ofKnowledge Award Design & Technology Award Guitarist ofthe Year Award Vocalist ofthe Year Award Computing andIT Award Public Speaking Award Bilingual Award A1/A2 Sports Science Award Bilingual Award A1/B Mathematics Award Psychology Award Geography Award Economics Award Biology Award Physics Award History Award English Award GRADE 12 ALUMNI HIV Patient Centre Care Brochure UWCSEA Bandana Initiative Maria Mateen DavidHalligan Quin Chan NingLee Daniela Lais Da Silva Pedro Yuta Shinozaki Wiraaj Agnihotri Anuncia Camacho DavidHalligan Quin Pia JacquelineChandra Ji Won Rim Christopher DRoss Murphy Nicola Louise Kropp Alexander Clark Zuriel Hassirim Elke Wynberg Cho Jung Woo Rachael Hennin Wai KinLeung Anuncia Camacho Julia SeulBeeLee Melanie Dobson Megan Yap Chan NingLee Sneha Thayil Kuan-Liang Wu Gal Oshri Ryota Sekine Wiraaj Agnihotri Narun Un PenkinaInga Joaquin MarandinoPeregalli Amelie Schrader Archana Ramanujam Eun SeoJo Yuta Shinozaki Darni Rizqarossaa Khushboo Chawla Zuriel Hassirim Elke Wynberg Gal Oshri Hannah Brooks Jocelyn Ames Thomas Kemeny Academic Attainment Gr10&MarkIronsidePrize The Council ofInternationalSchools Group Award Mick McManusPrizeforHigh School Drama Contribution toUpperSchool BoardingLife Outstanding Contribution Award Grade 12 Outstanding Contribution Award Grade 12 Outstanding Contribution Award Grade 12 Outstanding Contribution Award Grade 12 Outstanding Contribution Award Grade 12 Mary Kirwan Award forDrawing Grade 10 Contribution toHighSchool BoardingLife EARCOS GlobalCitizens Award Grade 11 Academic Attainment Award Grade 11 Academic Attainment Award Grade 9 The ECISInternationalStudent Award Contribution toHighSchool Drama Senior Pianistofthe Year Award Percussionist ofthe Year Award Photographer ofthe Year Award Brass Player ofthe Year Award Contribution Award Grade 10 Contribution Award Grade 10 Contribution Award Grade 11 Contribution Award Grade 11 Ann Evans Art PrizeGrade 10 Windplayer ofthe Year Award Contribution Award Grade 9 Service Award Grade 10 Service Award Grade 12 Service Award Grade 12 Service Award Grade 12 Service Award Grade 12 Service Award Grade 11 Service Award Grade 11 Service award Grade 10 Service Award Grade 9 Service Award Grade 9 Environmental Award GRADE 11 GRADE 10 GRADE 9

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9 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June OneºNorth June 2009 graciously agreed. with usandshe willing toshare herstory pore in ‘96, we asked herifshewould be of whatshehaddonesinceleaving Singa- alumna Alisha Leow. After hearingalittle returned tovisitUWCSEAwithfellow yearsThirteen later, in April 2009, Lucy studies. pursue further IB programme in1996andmoving onto next four years untilgraduatingfrom the 9) boarder in1992andremained for the UWCSEA. Shearrived asa Year 4(Grade it wasdecidedthatLucywould board at dia where the family subsequently moved, schools there atthetimeandinCambo were noappropriate English-speaking offered apositioninLaosandasthere in London1991whenherfatherwas with theirwork. The family were living andmigration,sociology moved often both doctorsinvolved inpublichealth, only two years asherparents, whoare to French parents, but lived there for Congo (DRC). LucywasborninFrance work intheDemocraticRepublicof including hermostrecent conservation various organisationsin Asia and Africa volunteer work andproject work for rope andSouthEast Asia andhasdone has attendedschoolintheUK, Eu- 10 L VALUES interesting andwell travelled life. She ucy Fauveau hasledanextremely IN PRACTICE LUCY FAUVEAU Brenda Whately - Conservation work 1992-1996 at therighttime andmy management Park. Ihappened tobeattherightplace the Project Manager in Virunga National the ZoologicalSocietyofLondon (ZSL)as friend totheDRC, working Istarted for new work. After following my thenboy- I stayed aboutayear inFrancelookingfor of Chadduetotheintensified conflictand (IRC). We were eventually evacuated out for theInternationalRescueCommittee ern Chad, neartheborder withDarfur, SGBV managerinarefugee campinEast- Violence (SGBV)andIwashired asthe the domainofSexualandGenderBased before headingabroad. Itledmeinto advised togetmanagementexperience Madagascar, Angola, and Yemen. Ihadbeen as anassistantProgramme Managerfor two years for MarieStopesInternational work, andthenIinternedworked for University asIwantedtodohumanitarian Migration (RefugeeStudies)atOxford turned totheUKdoanMScinForced to learnPortuguese intheprocess. Ire- prevention for adolescentsandImanaged in community healthandtheother in HIV Mozambique for two different NGOs; one don, afterwhichIvolunteered for ayear in and Development StudiesatSOAS inLon- inSocial to completeaBA Anthropology atNanterrepology University. Iwent on then attendedlectures inSocial Anthro- and didaFrench Civilisationcourseand roots”! Iwent totheSorbonneinParis I tookayear outto “discover my French moving onfrom UWCSEA in1996? Where didyougo andwhatdidyoudoafter in the Democratic Republic of Congo interviews andrepresentedinterviews theorganisa- materials for therangers. Icovered media field visits, procurement ofequipmentand raising, organisingworkshops, training, project -admin, logistics, finance, HR, fund- volved allaspectsofthe inandsupervised wildlife authorityandthepark. Iwasin- was capacity-building for theCongolese colleagues. The generalgoal oftheproject and ateamoffour excellentCongolese Park. Iwasresponsible for theZSLproject regular trips intothe Virunga National based inGomamostofthetimewith I have lived there for almosttwo years, your workthere involve? How longhave youlivedinDRCandwhatdid general direction inlife. of peopledefinitely contributedto my environment, withsuchanincredible mix being generous etc. Beinginthatkindof fortunate, adapting todifferent situations, for theenvironment, helpingthoseless ers, socialjustice, globalawareness, caring in core valuessuchasunderstandingoth- organisation orevent thatsomehow tied ment tohelpingothers, agobal concerns concert, aplay, commit- asocialservice building game, acultural-sharingshow, a always afund-raisingactivity, anawareness- aged metoward charitywork. There was inspiration. The UWCspiritalsoencour parents have always been anenormous I’ve grown upinthenon-profit world. My the workthatyouhavedoneanddonow? What werechoosing yourmaininfluences for I’ve donesofar! turned outtobethemostexcitingwork a new andfascinatingdomainwhichhas experience againallowed metoenterinto during atimeofwar - the rebels didnotkillthe gorillas, butit was nothingthey coulddo. the statusofgorillas wasandthere over ayear andahalf, nooneknew what making itimpossiblefor ustoaccess. For movement used that sectorastheirbase, border ofRwandaand Uganda. The rebel the southernsectorofparkon Gorilla populationintheworld live in survival. men poachedanimalsintheparkfor their basicneeds. Rebelgroups andarmed people hadtogo intotheparktomeet and charcoal were over-stretched and that naturalresources suchasfirewood huge movement ofpopulationalsomeant NGOs triedtheirbesttosecure. This the government andthehumanitarian ings seekingsafety, shelterandfood, which their homestoGomaandthesurround- resultedring parties inpeoplefleeingfrom The conflictsbetween thedifferent war war hadalreadyintheprovince. started In thefirst year andahalfIwasthere, the the NationalPark andtheMountainGorilla? theimpactofwarCan youdescribe on that. NGOsdoing four otherconservation on thegorillas andthatsector. There were but my project didnotfocus particularly protection ofthegorillas andtheirhabitat more efficiently, we are contributingtothe In trainingtherangerstodotheirjob in Mountain Gorillas Virunga NationalPark? Were youinvolved withprotection ofthe their government salaries. bonuses for 650parkstafftosupplement tion attheDRClevel. visiting UWCSEA; Young MountainGorillainVirunga NationalPark. From Left:LucyattheedgeofNyiragongoVolcano, DRC;Lucyonlakepatrolwithrangers,Virunga NationalPark;LucyandLishaLeow‘96

The last200ofthe720Mountain ZSL alsocovered Fortunately, Please send yourViP profilesuggestions forthenext editionofOneºNorth, to - thing you need, ifyou are willingtopay Goma where you cangetalmostevery- There are oneortwo great shopsin requiredyou andothers tolivethere? How easywas ittoget thenecessitiesthat a satellitephonetostay intouch. network as they are quiteunreliable), and I hadthree mobilephones(onefor each BBC journalistwhowasonthefront line. thanks toacallImadecheckupon Land Rover minutes before panichittown had escaped tocross theborder inmy my base for awhileasevents escalated. I 10 minutes from Goma, anditbecame evacuation houseontheRwandanside, I convinced my torent headquarters an extent were alsoasource ofinformation. radio stationsandtheinternet, tosome sectors oftheparkfor example. before military makingtripstocertain other NGOstaff, andcontactsinthe the situationby askingcolleagues, locals, ously. We triedtostay well informed of my safety andthatofmy seri- teamvery so we entered thepark regularly. Itook and getouractivitiesontheground done, therangersandtheirfamilies to support pied by different rebel groups, butwe had most humanitarianNGOsasitwasoccu- The NationalParkwasoutofboundsfor but theroads outwere more dangerous. Most ofthetimeGomawasrelatively safe, safety? personal How haveyoubeenabletolookafteryour deforestation, reducing thegorilla’s habitat. of wood from theparkmeantincreased threatened theirhabitat-charcoal made was more theillegaltrafficofcharcoal that

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[email protected] at canbereached Lucy Interscol 95-96 Lucy Fauveau, http://www. be scannedinsteadofcopied. also can Documents white. and black in and automatic settings print double-sided Staff and students must log on before use of cutting down the amount of paper used. been introduced have to all departments with printers the aim and copiers New recycled paper. College publications are now produced on and used to irrigate the sugar plantations. produced in the process is then cleaned up paper manufacturing company. The water the to goes they waste the and sugar the keep which from cane sugar grow to assisted are Farmers waste. cane sugar recycled uses which a in from company sourced now are College the at used books exercise and paper The wrapped inbiodegradablepaper. longer sold in plastic packages but simply no are Sandwiches returned. is it when reimbursed be and one ‘rent’ can they cup, own their bring to forget students and staff If Toscana. shop, coffee the at cups reusable by replaced been have cups plastic and styrofoam Disposable containers. reusable own their refill can students the which from dispensers fountains around campus and water four additional water additional six with no longer sold on site and has been replaced environmentally friendly. Bottled water is more campus the make to areas several O Green initiativesatUWCSEA UWCSEA has taken action in in action taken years has of UWCSEA couple past the ver and years. months coming the in more introducing be keeping our eye on these initiatives and College is committed to doing so.We will the and Earth the on impact our reduce to try to do can we more lot a is There year, plantingtreesduringUWCDay. each Parks National Singapore the with whole grades Campus, of students on continue to work efforts the to addition In the coolant,requiringlowenergy input. drive to sun the from energy uses which be will equipped with an air however conditioning system buildings campus East new The systems. conditioning air traditional on run to designed and old are buildings the because moment the at improved be cannot which area is one campus Dover at conditioning Air system. conditioning air the from extracted heat with a system which heats the water with fitted been have houses boarding and rooms change the in showers and flow control to attachments with fitted been lights. Water taps in the washrooms have normal of energy the of 10% use which trialled being currently are lights LED Mike Price teacher DeniseStevenson. PE alongside teams Under’ and ‘14 Under’and and ‘12 Girls the time during the holidays to coach free their of some gave 2007 through 2005 from student IB an the IB in 2007 and Martin Jensen, from 2002 through completion of UWCSEA at student a was who coach basketball. Amshuman Rao, the end of the school day to help arriving at the basketball seen be courtsto were at grads 2007 our girls ‘A’ team and played a key role in in role key a played and team ‘A’ girls Under’ and ‘14 as the with coach Lumpur assistant Kuala to travelled recently has and coaching one-on-one He offers also week. a times three approximately teams girls and boys both coaching is he then until but months of couple next the over university for Denmark to return to and has continued to coach. He is planning studies while Martin remained in Singapore A W H U19 squads at UWCSEA before injuring the and U16 the for played also He Ferretti. KeaneTullidge and Shaun Meadows, Alun Foster, Paul including students UWCSEA other few a with along 1997 December in Taiwanin tournament ARFU the at squad U19 Singapore the for rugby played Harry at theendofMay2009. Pattaya,in Thailand Women Sevens ARFU has the He referee to appointed field.” been the recently off and on people great some meeting fantastic, simply was RWC Sevens experience as “My a match official says, He Sevens. (RWC) Cup World as In-Goal Assistant Referee for the Rugby Dubai in was Panel.’he month same That referees five on the the ARFU of ‘Future Development one as selection subsequent his and panel referee 2009 (ARFU) Union in March 2009 to the Asian Rugby Football nomination his followed This match. test 11 April 2009. It was his first international Division One tournament played in Dubai on Nations 5 HSBC Asian the in Thailand and Harry Masonrefereeshisfirstinternationalrugby testmatch Recent alumnicomeback tohelpcoach basketballatUWCSEA SPORT utai i Fbur t cniu his continue to February in Australia Sydney,to headed mshuman the test match between Sri Lanka Lanka Sri between match test the referee to selected recently was arry p n aur, cul of couple a January, in up hen the second term started girls inKualaLumpur Martin (Top rowleft)andDenise(Top row right)withthewinning back and help out and a great way to stay come to fun it’salways said They teams. while basketball students at UWCSEA and coached younger played alumni Both all theteamsthroughout term. provide sufficient high quality to coaching for struggled have would they assistance his without and “phenomenal” been has teams the to commitment his that says Denise championship. the winning them As refereeing overseas tournaments can can tournaments overseas refereeing As works in Singapore as a real estate agent. currently and 2007 in Psychology Applied Applied in Social Science degree at the Australian College of a completed Harry regional refereeappointments. plans to continue to seek international and He section. rugby SCC the with regularly trains and level social a at participates no longer plays competitive rugby, he still week. a he twice Although squad U14 the coaching currently U19s, the to up right rugby at UWCSEA since 2004 from the U10s coaching been has and referee and coach 2 Level IRB an now is He qualifications. refereeing and coaching his started he a third operation. It was at that time that he tore his knee ligament again, requiring (IRB) Volkswagen Sevens in Japan. In 2003 Lumpur and the International Kuala Rugby Board in qualifier Sevens Cup World the in playing team, sevens national men’s Singapore the to selected was and again two bouts of surgery. In 2000 he was playing 1999 for which he subsequently underwent January in knee his in ligaments cruciate alumni site. Harry can be reached through the UWCSEA do thusfar. a good balance, which he has managed to maintain to flexibility the him allows job days at a time, he says he is lucky that his several for Singapore from away him take the alumnisite. Amshuman and Martin can be reached via into theopportunitiestodoso. check to Activitiese & Expeditions Sport, invited to get in touch with the Director of out with the coaching of any sport, you are helping in involved become to like would and Singapore in are you If teams. sports College various the of coaching with help alumni have to pleased always are they PE Department since 2007 says that Denise, who has been with the the give back.” to to chance the enjoying keen I’m learn. and great are kids The fantastic. is again school my for coach to able being and sport the love I “ says, Martin February. in Bangkok in tournament basketball SEASAC the won team girls’ the student when evident was this and senior teams stronger to led already has years of couple past the over students younger the of involvement on emphasis the that in touch. They were pleased to note

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13 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 14 OneºNorth June 2009 Pascale year was particularly complicated for the then-South to Vietnam.Thatreassigned were parents my as House Maley in boarders became we when 1975 early until bugs’ ‘day remained we and after year the me joined Fred younger, School which became UWCSEA). Being First International Year(Singapore SIS at worked and in September 1972 I entered it hell, absolute being as months those gestures and mimic! Although I remember Frenchscratchfrom us using taught and any speak not did who teacher Chinese a of creativity the to thanks much very months, three in English learn to came We together. remain all could we that so system English the to both us switch at that time in the French community, to decision of unheard an was what made no French school in Singapore, my parents of my secondary education. As there was in Africa and this coincided with the start Singapore in early 1972 after a few years to came family The suitcase. one with 1975 April in Saigon from evacuation our and sixties the in war Vietnam the experiences such as directly experiencing traumatic more of share its had also life ‘expat’ this But thereafter. dramatically changeto were severalthat in countries and live in the early sixties and seventies, visit to privilege the had Wememories. happy many with childhood, enriching everywhere. It was a great and extremely three to four years, always taking us along every assignments changed he and Asia East South in Frenchbank a for worked adolescence in many countries. My father F VALUES INPRACTICE UWCSEA 1972-1979 and we spent our childhood and childhood our spent we and family nomadic a in raised were I Fred)and (aka sister my rederique Working for the protection and well being refugeesof Moreau place if more youth could benefit from benefit could youth more if place better a be may world the that believe firmly I and school this attend to able been have to privilege enormous an it made and who I am today. haveI still I consider choices the influenced much very has travels, family our with along and life in my influence biggest one the certainly is It before? written been not What can I say about UWCSEA that has my graduation in1979. UWCSEA in 1976 where I remained until to return to able were we Lumpur, Kuala in assignment new parents’ my givenand harrowingmonths some after occurred This negotiated. was release their while arrest house under put were father my including Many, authorities. with transition necessary the ensure to willingly behind remained all had men children had been evacuated in April, the Vietnam. Whereas all French women and in upheavals political the given family Making friendsintheSaharaDesert(Pascale-farright) now withtimepassed,Ialsorec countered insomanycountries visited duringmychildhood. ognise thatIhadbeenstrongly affected bythefateofvarious groups ofrefugeeswehaden mymotivationsmoreclosely “ If Ianalyse

.. ” - - children of ‘expats’, the bug of travellingof bug childrenthe ‘expats’, of many Like do! to have archeologists most what is which digs my for pay to enough rich not was I that and penny would have to scrape and scrounge I every that death, to starve probably would I that realised suddenly I until adored really I which years two after major Chemistry, so I changed to an Archeology Unfortunately, I was terrible at Maths and elephants isoneIwillnever forget! of ‘aerodynamic-ity’Asian the on lesson the – classes biology great Hutchings’ Dick and his of because Oceanography studying started I that know should he If this, Tony reads impact. Dilley bigger so closely together, probably had an even living cultures and nationalities diverse very the as well as ages all of students their with dialogue in interest genuine their and teachers the that say to have also I But years. formative great those House girls recently has reminded me of reading some of the ‘wild’ stories of Maley Just was. I than adventurous and daring more much so were who students many awein being of shockremember a I and was UWCSEA system, schoolingFrench conservativevery a strict and and family continent. Coming from a very traditional every on sprouted have UWCs that see haveoveryears,to I So thethrilled been education. unique and diverse a such sometimes on our health and many times this work does take its toll on family life, us, of most For stations. duty hardship in postings include also must which years, four to two every station duty of changea implies Rotation location. one in posting fixed permanent a as thing throughout one’s career. rotationThere is field no such do to staff international its requires UNHCR worldwide, UN the As Agencychargein refugees of Ghana andSriLanka. from seekers asylum with dealing Paris as a legal officer in their branch office in paid contract with them over 20 years ago first my signed I Indeed, opportunities. was not paid, I thought it would open up a three-month internship and although it me offered UNHCR UNHCR. with and and I applied for positions with UNICEF choice logical a was UN the of world mind. Thehumanitarian to immediately spring Afghanistan and ‘70s late the in Africa South in situation the people, boat Indochinese refugees, Somali and Ethiopian - childhoodmy during visited countries many so in encountered had we refugees of groups various of fate the by affected strongly been had I that recognise also I passed, time with now If I analyse my motivations more closely far.so had had I life great the for back’ make a real difference, to somehow ‘paying hoping was and ideals many had I the criteria I was looking for! In addition, followed by international relations had all diversity and discovery. International law ‘internationalism’, for need my satisfy would that job!) decent a to leading So I had to find an area of study (hopefully could not fathom my I just life in and one location. me in anchored firmly was Pascale sewingby campfirelight,Morocco Please send yourViP suggestionsfor thenextedition ofOneºNorth, to Mitrovica FieldOffice,Kosovo,UNHCR when change was still nascent and very and nascent still waschange when a time just after the coup attempt in 1993 Federation where I stayed for three years at Russian genocide; Rwandan the for then-Zaire to mission team emergency short a issues; asylum encounter to started and ‘accessible’ becoming were countries these as Europe Central and Eastern in offices UNHCR of opening the assisting democracy; to transition the and regime the of end the through live would I imagined never and years two over spent I wheredays Ceaucescu during Romania – stations duty of Rotation in UNHCR took me to a variety this notsoundfamiliartoUWC-ers…! Does action. and negotiation dialogue, love of diversity and a clear dedication to a and for understanding an teamwork, dedicated requires that work rewarding makes it all worth it. It is challenging and children.their for future better a for This hope to and lives their rebuild to need aid and international protection but the humanitarian of need desperate in just not - however are we than conditions worse much in are serve we refugees the that forget ever us of None areas. difficult, isolated and increasingly unsafe very in working colleagues many have we others, than ‘comfortable’ more are lives of people. Whereas the some locations in difference real a make actually that individually and collectively we can of us could stay unless we firmly believed on our inbred optimism. I don’t think any the next day just by saywouldfor she knowpriority that her Commissioner,to High used former our working with inthisregion.Mrs.Ogata, are teams our issues refugee-related of complexity and diversity the imagine can you concerned, countries of range finally the Pacific. If one thinks about the South Asia, South-East Asia, East Asia and Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, onward to 45 countries ranging from Central Asia to second largest (after Africa) covering over five regional bureaux of which this is the has UNHCR Directors. Deputy two of one am I where Pacific (RBAP) the and for Bureau Regional workingthe in Asia Headquarters Geneva our in been have I years, half a and two past the For ethnic minorities. challenge was, and remains, the return of time as Chief of Mission, where the main this Kosovoagain, by followed was this but extremely interesting assignment and different very a was which Strasbourg in institutions European the in UNHCR seen. I then spent a few years representing movement of refugees UNHCR has ever return voluntary spontaneous quickest and largest the of one by followed immediately exodus major the for 1999 in fYROM/Kosovo then and Agreement Dayton the after minorities of return the on regionally working Herzegovina from the first Chechnya conflict; Bosnia- displaced internally the on focused was fragile and where most of our work then [email protected].

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15 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 16 OneºNorth June 2009 for RBAP. Some of the big refugee-related night and this is exactly what one can do O http://foundation.uwcsea.edu.sg You canfollow theprogramme ofthefirst alumni-funded scholarship at discussed last August. Fisher who hasdrawn thegrouptogetherforthisprojectsinceidea was first an inclusive project, Iamsuretheclasswould echo oursincere thankstoDale the listedclassmembersfor theircontributionstodate. Whilst thiswas certainly The Foundation would liketothanktheentireclassfortheirencouragement and at theCollege. meeting therecipientoftheirgeneroussupportandsharing inhis/herexperience Now thatthefinancialtargethasbeenachieved, wehopetheclassenjoy allowing anew African scholarship tobeawarded for August 2009. and S$60,000ofgiftspledgeshadbeenreceived by theFoundation, full two-year IB diploma scholarship. In four short months the target was reached class to‘give somethingback.’ They settledonthe ambitioustargetoffundinga Several membersofthegroupdecidedtoembarkonaprojectthatallowed the Class of’78ScholarshipFund Singapore sinceleaving theCollege.Itwas alsothestartofanother‘first.’ campus fortheir30year reunion.For many itwas theirfirstvisitback to n theweekendof22-24 August 2008theClassof‘78returnedto n te iha erhuk i China), in earthquake Sichuan the and 2008 alone, cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (in displacement massive create can which disasters natural to vulnerable countries Zealand), New (Australia, resettlement of countries generous Malaysia,Thailand), (India, populations refugee urban big Thailand),and Nepal (Bangladesh, decade a than more for have been waiting for a durable solution protracted camp situations where refugees situation), Afghan (the movements displacement/ ongoing with coupled UNHCR in programmes reintegration return/ voluntary biggest the of one Lanka), (Sri operation emergency major a (Pakistan); years recent in population civilian of displacement biggest the are time this at with working are we issues David Shepherd To theClassof’78– Thank You is alsowhat makesitallworth it. unknown for the moment but I guess this totally destination - again rotating be will I which after 2010 in end to due is them as much as possible. My assignment support and assist to is Geneva in work Together with my bureau colleagues, our are. refugees the where to closest field the in conditions tough under many working very hard in all these countries, teams great we have and difficult very and complex are challenges The etc. alumni website. the through contacted be Pascalemay Pascale Moreau Zain Willoughby Patrick Widjaja Katie Warner Eric Suan John Shang Siobhan Sampson Suvir Sachdev Rajiv Sachdev Mario Rosario Kenneth Robertson Niru Ramachandran Tony Paredes Philippa Newick John Morris Robert Milton Jacques Mainguy Wyming Loo Yuki Konii Liz Hunt Kush Handa Jackie Greenwood Nicolai Foong George Fong Craig Flood Dale Fisher Gustavo Fazzari Peter Eu Paul Cummins William Chong Ronald Chong Gregory Caccavale Matthew Bucknall Kerim Bothor Lesley Anton Interscol ‘78/79 ing managers, assessing the viability of viability the assessing managers, ing work with Mayo researchers and Licens to Minnesota in colleges private from undergraduates economics and science grants the opportunity to a select a few Mayo Scholar under a programme which a as selected was Zainab 2008 In cians. the In pediatri Twintwo shadowed she Cities practices. public and private between differences the observed and gynecologist and obstetrician an with cesarean-section a and hysterectomy a for in scrubbed psychiatrist, a owed shad she Freetown, In countries. two the in practices medical the between comparisons drawing Freetown, in also and Minneapolis and Paul St of Cities Twin the in doctors observed She als. at Macalester to students shadow health profession - pre-med for opportunity an provides which Fellowship, Taylor Health the won she 2007, of summer the In Minnesota. Paul, St. in College arship 2005, Zainab was awarded a Davis Schol- in programme IB the completing After a goodcitizenofanycommunity. being on puts College the emphasis the UWCSEAat being of part enjoyable was service. She says the most important and world and opened her up to community vided her an opportunity to explore the pro cultures, different to her exposed SEA as a very enriching experience which Zainab describes her two years at UWC rizon andbuildastrongerfoundation. it was an opportunity to broaden her - ho two years of High School as she felt that repeating meant it though even tunity ship for UWCSEA. She seized the oppor scholar- NC the awarded was she when was enrolled to pursue a medical degree Zainab where Freetown, capital the to Leone Sierra Northern in village a from move to family her and Zainab forced had 1991 in erupted that war civil The Z ALUMNI PROFILE Z (NC) Scholar from Sierra Leone. Leone. Sierra from Scholar (NC) Committee National a as 2005 to ainab attended UWCSEA from 2003 1 to pursue pre-med at Macalester ainab UWCSEA 2003–2005 M ------08 ai Poet fr Peace for Projects Davis 2008 other UWC were recipients of one of the She and a fellow Sierra Leonean from an- to improving education in Sierra Leone. contribute to part her doing about set try from developing. So last summer she education is preventing her home coun- proper of lack the that believes Zainab team ofexpertsattheMayoClinic. a to findings their presented and tool diagnostic the approved dergraduates, un other of team a with along Zainab, analysis, and research extensive After novel cDNA probe for a a particularof fungus. marketability and applications tic Zainab’s role was to explore the - diagnos newly invented products in the market. service. As part of their project they they project their of part As service. to participate in constructive community of Sierra Leone and encouraged regions students poorest the of one in war civil ing of a school burned down during the project in which they began week the rebuild- 10 a finance to used they which graduation ceremony. Zainab meetingKofi Annan,anotherMacalesteralum,forthesecondtimeatherMay2009 UWCSEA was theemphasis the Collegeputsonbeing enjoyable partofbeingat “ ansaray The mostimportantand a goodcitizenofany community. ” 2 awards - the alumniwebsite. via contacted be can She endeavours. Wenew her in best the all Zainab wish services tothosewhocannotaffordit. she will be able to one day offer health subsidised clinic ina heropen to community is whereambitions her of One ies. Sierra Leone after completing her stud September 2009. She hopes to eventually return to in York New Syracuse, in ence at SUNY Upstate Medical University Neurosci- in PhD a starting be will She lab. genetics plant a in research doing ond summer of her Beckman Fellowship May and is currently completing the sec - this Macalester from graduated Zainab all worthit. be beneficial to the community made it troduced a tradition of service that will in- had they that knowing Zainab, For supplies. school and books tuition, of to 10 students which covered a full year scholarships provide to able also were own ideasforbuilding peace. support today’s motivatedyouth tocreateandtryouttheir that theywillimplement. The objective istoencourageand World CollegeScholarsProgram todesigngrassrootsprojects at the American collegesanduniversities intheDavisUnited 2 campuses andaroundtheworld. of buildingcross-culturalunderstandingacross thevarious number of American Collegesand Universitieswiththehope support toUWCgraduatesfromaroundthe world toattenda 1 DavisProjects forPeace isaninvitationtoundergraduates The DavisUWCScholarshipprogrammeprovides scholarship By Prapti Sherchan

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17 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 18 OneºNorth June 2009 facebook. at [email protected] oraddmeon further detailsiswelcometo emailme wishing tocomealongorwanting and hopefullynumberswillgrow. Anyone hoping toorganiseaneventtwice ayear London. Everyoneiswelcome! We are been fixedfor11-12September 2009in as aresult,followupweekendhas Overall, itwasafantasticweekendand enjoying awonderfulcurrymeal. up spendingthedaysightseeingand a smallernumbermetupatCoventgardenandended was probablydowntothealcohol! The followingday and weallthoughthadagedwellbutthenthat old photosofwhenwelookedslimmerandyounger of timesatUWCSEA andSingapore.We passedaround up tonow. We allagreedthatwehad enjoyedthebest teachers andoldclassmateswhateveryonewas to Beluntu,NewtonCircusdiscussionsaboutformer including beingthrownintotheairconpool,trips and Malayfoodwhilewereminiscedaboutthepast, in ourprivateroomweconsumedlotsof Anchor Beer a Malayrestaurant,theJomMakaninPall Mall,and in theUKhadtravelledforevent.We booked USA andSingaporeevenmanyofthosewholive 27-28 March2009. There wereattendeesfromEurope, 1980’s (‘84-‘88)metupinLondonfortheweekendof A groupofabout30formerUWCSEA studentsfromthe Tim Foulkes UWC 80’s Reunion, London in thearea. oportunity tomeetotheralumniliving December 2008. Attendees tookthe they werethereforaconferenceinearly joinedthealumniteamwhile A groupofabout12alumnilocatedin Hong Kong alumniget-together RECENT REUNIONS

Second annualDecemberholidayalumnidrop-in gathering. tuned for the date, time and venue of this December’s stay and suggestions your on pass Please working. are it holding into later in the day as well in looking order to include alumni who be will we year This exams. university after Singapore to returning alumni more the event was held later in the month to accommodate year Last time. same the at town in also alumni other the over Singapore holidays were invited to get together to catch up with in alumni year, second the For Photo credit: Tim Foulkes, Lewis Cheryl andSudeshkumari Pathmarajah Class of1978organised afeastinPerth, for adayinlate March.KatieWarner, Morgan, gottogetherinWinchester, UK ’79, includingKarinBrownand Tracey Six alumnifromtheClassesof ’78and way tospendaSaturdayafternoon!” curry meal. Aruna saysitwas“A lovely further catchingupandahome-cooked again at Aruna’s homeinLondon,UKfor in Singaporeandwereabletomeetup become reacquaintedatReunion 2008 the Classof1978,allwhomhad six formerclassmatesandfriendsfrom Aruna Khanzadahostedadinnerfor place in August ofthisyear. that oftheClass1979whichwilltake August 2008andthepreparationsfor 30 yearreunionoftheClass1978in 1979, perhapssparkedbytherecent the membersofclasses1978and place intheearlypartofthisyearamong Several mini-reunionshavebeentaking Mini-Reunions date andlocationofthefourthannualLondonevent,early2010! becoming acquaintedwithotheralumnitheyhadn’tmetpreviously up witholdclassmatesandfriends,renewingacquaintancesfriendships two years,withalmost300droppingintohaveadrinkandnibbleswhilecatching recruitment fair. This yearthenumberofattendeesoutstrippedthatprevious alumni andwiththeHead Assistant HeadofCollegewhowereinLondonfora On 30January2009alumniwereonceagaininvitedtomeetandminglewithother Third annualUKalumniget-together and new. Toronto, Canada,tochatabout oldtimes couple ofothermembersher groupin Yap, Classof1979caughtupwitha to spendsometimetogether, andValerie got togetherinKuala Lumpur, Malaysia four othermembersoftheClass of1979 from herclassyear. ShahrinMericanand and rendangforagroupof18alumni Australia, ofsatay, rotiprata,nasilemak . Watch forthe Sean Martin, SylvieCore and Andrew Fensom Aruna Khanzada and Tracy Morgan Photo credit: Shahrin Merican,

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19 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 20 OneºNorth June 2009 Year 4 which is now called Grade 9. Grade called now is which 4 Year into 1989 UWCSEAin to Patrickcame Young Best Entrepreneurs awardfor2008. Asia’s BusinessWeek’s awarded was and 2004 in Singapore the by Australian Year Chamber of the Commerce, of Entrepreneur Young 2003, in Forum Economic World the by Leader Asian New 2001, Economic of in Forum World Leader the by Global Tomorrow named was He awards. international numerous with recognised been has and Asia across significant media and internet business Over the past decade Patrick has built a environments. technology and high media the new of growth value investment into and the investigation mergers and in acquisitions involved was where he Andersen Arthur at finance corporate in worked Patrick Group Media Catcha the founding to Prior com umbrellabrand. property websites under the iProperty. Limited which owns a network of Asian Executive Chairman of ASX listed IPGA leaving UWCSEA. since Patrick years is also the co-founder in and develop and found to helped he that business portal successful property online and publishing the to referring was He gone.” long are days those say safely can I but times, three or two least at “We’ve been on the verge of going bust the Catcha Media Group, Patrick says, of shareholder major and Chairman way. other any it have wouldn’t he that and on T Please send yourprofile suggestionsfor the nextedition ofOneºNorth,to ALUMNI PROFILE ENTREPRENEUR says that this is what he thrives he Patrick’sbut in past, downs here have been a lot of ups and

Group CEO, Executive Executive CEO, Group Patrick Grove ald acacm wn truh a through went Catcha.com, originally called was and for Asia East business South media internet an as The Catcha Media Group which began get holdofone! anyone has a spare copy, he’d love to If Interscol. 1991/92 the of copy a is and would like to add to his collection the one publication that he is missing and in, involved been has he launch publication and magazine every of to as a ‘trophy wall’ containing a copy study in his home with what he refers magazines in the Asian region. He has a though his group now publishes over 20 and in still remembers it involved with pride even was he publication first the as Interscol 1991/92 the industry. cites He media the in career, a of part ultimately and interest keen a planted another seed for what developed into experience this that He says publication. Footprints the into current evolved eventually magazine which and travel the Interscol being Mengembara, both for included Editor the which activities Patrick says he College, was involved the in extracurricular at While in him. it developing first with UWCSEA credits he but spirit entrepreneurial his fueled obviously This graduating. after did job accountant junior first he which his than money more him made says businesses two he started university at While accountant. and gained Sydney his of qualifications as a chartered University the Finance from in majoring Commerce, in on to achieve an undergraduate degree High School in Australia. He then went of year final his completing UWCSEA, at programme IB the of year first and programme GCSE the completed He Dot Com UWCSEA1989-1992 [email protected]. by BrendaWhately and SURVIVOR

Patrick Grove,2009 perseverance and determination determination seems tohave paidoff. and perseverance Their India.” Taiwanand Kong, Hong in acquisitions made since has which 2007 in Iproperty.comlisted and acquired we and magazines 15 acquired another or launched we 2007 and 2004 Between another. launched we 2003 In magazine. another launched we 2002 In different. something try and survive to try to – magazine one the with launched we 2001 “In change. starting name 2000, in they began This restructure. to need the recognised partners his and Patrick burst, the company fell into debt and bubble dotcom the completed, was listing the before but year following the Exchange Stock Singapore the on in Australia. It received approval to list programme accountant chartered his completed and university Patrickleft after years three about Singapore, in was It partners three with 1999 in founded publishing. incorporate to grew company the as change name publisher with 20 magazine titles, as titles, magazine 20 with publisher Media Malaysia, Malaysia’s largest print also owns the private company Catcha Australian Stock Exchange since 2007. It Limited) which has been listed on the (IPGA Iproperty.com in shareholder Group Media however is the Catcha founder and controlling so. remain it have to is plan the says Patrick private and is Group Media Catcha The 2008, Singapore. Australia; PatrickwithhisclassmatesattheReunionofClasses of1993and‘94, August Above: CelebratingtheIPOofIproperty.com outsidethe Australian StockExchange,Sydney, Top Right: Patrick andInterscol91/92teamwith Ah MengatSingaporeZoo slowed the growth of the company but economic downturn has, unsurprisingly, for both companies. The current global the identification of new opportunities on strategy, mainly mergers and acquisitions focuses and currently Group Kong, Hong Taiwan and India. Patrick’s Malaysia, role in the , Singapore, in portals, property owns mentioned. The Group has offices, and Singapore last August to celebrate celebrate 15 the to August last in Singapore 2008 Reunion attended He here. office an has company the and lives here Singaporean, a mother, often his as quite Singapore to back He gets fun. have and unwind to places as well as people opportunities market talented and of lots with filled entrepreneurs young for environment dynamic a and business regional a for base great a it’s in says He years Singapore. good five following five for years, lived now has he where KL in living loves Kuala He in Malaysia. Lumpur, based currently is Patrick rebounds. their growth targets when regaining the to economy forward looking they’re and months, few next the over costs place aiming to cut 10% of total group have put some cost cutting They measures steady. in holding is revenue that Patrick says that it is not declining, and UWCSEA alumnisite. Patrick may be contacted through the years’ time.” looking forward to the next one in five am I and fun great was “It says, and safely say thosedays “We’ve beenonthe at leasttwo orthree times, butIcansay verge ofgoingbust are longgone. th anniversary of his class year class his of anniversary

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21 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June in Cambodia. living now region, Pacific Asia the to returned recently has and Israel and Serbia, India, including SEA, UWC- left she since countries of number a in lived and extensively travelled has She writer. published and researcher environmental an and the early-90’s, Tejaswini is today 22 OneºNorthlock to impossible were which windows the through us at chucked rice chicken of plenty had ready,still were we we but came attack June the when So doors. the of 2009front in wardrobes pushing by night at in my dorm-mates and I barricaded ourselves week a about for so dramatic, something (now called Grade 10) girls were planning “The girls in my year knew that the Year 5 school! the opposite stalls HDB the from bought rice chicken with ‘attacked’ were of the night during which some of the girls middle the in dorm her on staged raid a vivid memories of Piggott House involves they carolled at their home! Another of her the by headmaster, provided Mr Watson food and his of wife when spread great the remembers especially the She of teachers. some of homes the at carolling Christmas including them for organised Piggott Mr that activities interesting and environment relaxed the to due best her School(Middle was House), Girls’ easily House Piggott at time her that says She House. Senior and Girls’ School Middle Junior,houses, boarding three all livedin Tejaswini UWCSEA at years her During author oftwo books andseveral articles. research and consulting and is a published but she has continued to do environmental prefer would she than projects term long fewer and fieldwork less meant has This annually.almost moving years, recent in lifestyle nomadic fairly a in resulted has whichCross Red the of Committee tional Tejaswini’s husband works for the Interna- A er bten h mid-80’s the six between years for UWCSEA at boarder VALUES INPRACTICE Tejaswini Apte a bigband!” with music make to opportunity the and ment we used, the music teachers we had, equip- of havekind to the been to access had I privileged incredibly how realise I “Only after I graduated from UWCSEA did Lowe.Mr and Macintosh Richardson,Mr the music teachers of the time including Mr encouragement and sheer fun provided by drum kit. She attributes that the passion to the and timpani playing to progressing gong, Chinese and triangle cymbals, the like instruments simple with beginning percussion, for passion real a developed for various productions such as Annie. She accompaniment musical the in ticipating involved in the Arts Festivals each year, par sion and Concert Bands. She also became her close friends, playing with the Percus - with along hours, spent she as UWCSEA and of of memories Tejaswini’s part large defining a remain drama and Music for quitealongtimeafterthat!” forever and I don’t think I ate chicken rice on went day next the clean-up shut. The - and of more practical use to other people volved in something more socially relevant in - become to wanted she that decided and enough fulfilling not were they that felt she interesting, were pursuits these Mumbai. in offices Board Censor Though involvedresearchfascinating the some at on the censorship of Indian cinema which researchyearsa beginning before project of couple a for India in journalist film a as worked Tejaswini media. other and while being focused on film, Literature photography English to somewhat related and discourse analysis which she felt was studies cultural in interest an pursue to Studies inImage enrolled She love. first her Literature, English up give to having of environment and development without up a more practical profession in the field take to her equipped degree dergraduate un- combination TheKent. of University the at Studies (Media) Image in degree Master’s a and Sussex of University the at Studies Development and Literature wini went on to complete a BA in English Tejas UWCSEA - from graduation After UWCSEA 1985-1991 by Brenda Whately From Top: CoverofTejaswini’s secondbook; Tejaswini instudentproduction“The Glass Menagerie”1989/90 unprecedented because national planning plan. Thiswasthe for inputs their give to beinvited to were activists and officials communities, NGOs, academics, students, village from ranging life, of walks ferent biodiversity.servationof Peopledif- from con- the for process planning national a The Indian government, in 2000, launched of Environment and Development (UK). Institute International the for consultancy a of out came 2005, in published Plan, Actionand Strategy Biodiversity National tools participatory used to prepare India’s of handbook A Planning: Biodiversity book, first Her links withKalpavriksh. writing since 2000, and has retained close and research environmental in involved been has She India. in resources natural overconflicts researchon small project a coordinating job a her offered they and India, Pune, in Kalpavriksh called group small, but highly respected environmental a about heard She environment. the and used, themusicteacherswe had beentohaveaccess how incrediblyprivilegedI from UWCSEA didIrealise the kindofequipmentwe had, andtheopportunity to makemusicwithabig “ Only afterIgraduated band! An Activist Approach to to Approach Activist An ” Please send yourViP suggestionsfor thenextedition ofOneºNorth, to debate on these issues to a wider range of intimidating. be can field IPR up open To to all but the jargon and legal terms of the trol over biodiversity are of great relevance biological resources and community con- security,overfood monopolies corporate of TraditionalKnowledgeand . issues The to Intellectual Property Rights, Biodiversity year in 2006 and is titled Rights (IPRs), was published the following very complex world of Intellectual Propertythe to introduction an book, second Her is freelyaccessibleonline. It India. outside and in both context own strategiestheir and to tools the apply and format which allows readers to easily adapt in the process. The book is presented in a with the successes and pitfalls experienced those inputs from across gathering the country, of task along mammoth the in used strategies and tools different the analyses pavriksh. Tejaswini’s Kal- book documents NGO, and the to plan the preparing of responsibility the gave government The top-down. and centralisedvery usually is A Simple Guide www.iied.org/pubs related/NBSAP.html andthesecondat can befoundatwww.policy-powertools.org/ to peopleliving innon-OECDcountries. The first Copies of Tejaswini’s booksarefreeonrequest [email protected] at friends and teachers classmates, mer for from hear to love would Tejaswini Jordan andFrance. Greece, Japan, China, around travelled desert.” Over the last few years she has also Negev the of grandeur the and Jerusalem the endless stream of ancient buildings in Galilee, of Sea the of tranquillity the to Acre, of seaport old the of markets Arab cinating. “There is great diversity, from the fas- found she plate.”Israelyour on food the to minarets the from everywhere, are influences eastern and Kosovo towards south hours few a just drive but tecture, very strong in the food, culture and archi- is influence Austro-Hungarian the Serbia northern “In West. and East of point ing meet- a and beautiful as describes she which Serbia, and Montenegro Croatia, elled around the former Yugoslav states of husband. her Theyhavewith trav places - new explore and travel to loves also She life. her of part important an become has which guitar the playsnow and music to returned has Tejaswini years many After the headofGreenpeaceInternational. tion she has done some speech writing for for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In addi- was published by the International Union which biodiversity agricultural on book editorial consultancies including a recent as well as research web-based mainly require which assignments undertakes also She future. the for recommendations or organisation for evaluation followed by involves trips to an environmental project tance consultancy work which sometimes Currently Tejaswini is involved in long-dis- farmers andstudents. of benefit the for Kannada into translated translated into Hindi and is currently being been has It subject. the on reading other for used be can which buster’ ‘jargon a included and issues, complex more to and answer format progressing from simple people Tejaswini devised an easy question [email protected].

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23 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 24 OneºNorth June 2009 B large numbers of foreign tourists. Through frequented by locals and unaccustomed to a traveller well off the beaten path, to areas protect the area), birdwatching often brings to order in visits limit to work must (and sites well-known to tourists bring Peru, in trail Inca the hiking or Bali holidaysin beachsuchas ecotourism, of forms other income brought in by birdwatchers. While the without flourish not would and track tourist the on not are areas protected these of Most bird. specific a see to there travel to willing are birdwatchers cause be- exclusively habitat of piece special a protect locations birdwatching Many ing people to the delights of local wildlife. people who make their living by introduc- local are guides birdwatching all Almost and helpsprotectbiodiversity. economy local the to contributes world, the around parks national to you brings photography,it nature or hiking like Just lent form of environmentally-aware travel. I have seen that birdwatching is an excel - around the world. By travelling with him, eco-tourism supporting time spend to enjoy the fresh air, hiking and the chance I seen. has he what of lists keeping and them, identifying birds, of species new down tracking of challenge physical and joys the outdoors, as well as the intellectual birdwatcher.en- fanatical He not though Please send yourtravelarticle suggestions forthenextedition ofOneºNorth, to TRAVEL partake in it. My father is an ardent, don’twho those to hobby unusual an like seems often irdwatching Birdwatching est, with amazing views of the ocean and a mountainous area of second-growth for We began our trip in Itatiaia national park, the normalsauna-likeconditions. luxury of hiking in real rainforest, without particularly hot, meaning that being you not haveof advantage the added the has It undeveloped. and unlogged is forest the of much that meaning - mountainous so is coastline the because well-protected is beaches and lush mountain rainforest and Rio de Janeiro. This area consists of sandy PauloSao between 450km the spans and coastline known as the Costa Verde, which est, part of the Serra do Mar range and the for mountain of area small a on focused environmental impact assessment. Our trip and supplementing his work in the field of guiding as a way of getting out of the city bird to taken had who biologist trained a We were accompanied by Ricardo Parrini, inhabitants). million 25 over Paulo(with Sao of megalopolis huge the of out get to desperate locals of retreats weekend the of many visited WeBrazil. South-Eastern of forest Atlantic the of mountains the into up and coast, the along Paulo, Sao from route local well-known a travelled the eco-lodges or of Manaus in the Amazon, we Rio, of beaches famous the like sites major the hitting than Rather tion. excep- no was Brazil to trip recent Our countries asthelocalsdo. seen often havefather, I my with birding [email protected]. - - in Brazil a friendly squirrel that curiously waited waited curiously that squirrel friendly a and night every spotted easily be could that owl local a also was There cabin. our to trail main the along socialised and fed they as them through walked simply we and roost, to evening every arrived birds) turkey-like (large Guans of hordes night, every lodge our amazing. At is sity biodiver the and back, grown has much years,50 last the for howremarkable is it Now, although it has only been protected ranch.horse enormous an wasvalley the across that and soybeans, planted father his how remembered who ago, years 67 park the in born Simon, Haroldo met we There, range. mountain surrounding the by photos Tejas Ewing UWCSEA 1991-1998 Iain Ewing Tejas Ewing - a.Te ein a be ht y unsea- by hit been had region way.The change - were brought home in a striking there, the realities of what I study -were climate we While centre. the in anywhere There is not a motorised engine to be heard being reserved for pedestrians and horses. areas downtown the of most with - villas and squares churches, streets, cobbled of warren magically-preserved a is itself and the bird is locally common. The town disturbed area. This area is now protected highly rediscovereda wasrecently in but years, over60 for extinct considered was which Antwren an saw we Paraty Near of hiking and ocean all within easy reach. combination wonderful a islands, small numerous are town the surrounding and town’sthe within limits, of kilometres few a just 1,300m the over to Paraty, rise In mountains town. the surrounding mountains the in gold of discovery the with 1696 in wealth in exploded which Paratyat Parati),(or townlovely coastal a stopped We influences. Portuguese and turesque beach towns, full of local colour pic- wonderfully some though. are There hiking and forests all not is region This relaxing forit. our hike was less eventful, but all the more him! Thankfullyfound havewould never time to make a sound), and they probably had even hadn’t he (as him to happened the cliff, he wouldn’t have overknown go client whathis seen not had had he if that mentioned Ricardo ravine. a into down the wet rock, sliding over a hundred meters on fell and slipped he when him, behind disappeared suddenly client wherea cliff On one of our hikes, Ricardo showed us a conditions. challenging the to thanks zil, in the park attract hikers from all over Bra- known as Pedra do Sino. The many peaks features an excellent trail towards the also peak park this Fingers’, ‘God’s as known its sharp peaks jutting across the horizon, for Brazil in Iconic park. national Orgaos dos Serra the stop, next our at Calyptura, Kinglet the them, of one rediscovering in part a played had Ricardo guide our and of endemic bird species relative to its size, The Atlantic Rainforest has a huge number relax andunwind. to place wonderful a was it range, Mar do Serra the muchof across views sunset us. With of feet few a within feeding and fighting hovering, birds, chatteringactive and of full were feeders trails hummingbird lodges, surrounding the In evening. every restaurant the to entrance the by preserved forgenerations tocome. Brazilian Atlantic forest, so that it can stay people will come to discover the joys of the will only get worse. I only hope that more flooding the degraded, or logged get it of more any should and region, the in rain heavy the of much up soaks Rainforest Atlantic of area large Thetowns. coastal these for watershed huge a provided that that our trip had helped conserve a region the local environment, and I felt protect confident helps that way a in travelling of importance the of me reminded flooding flooding in hundreds of years. Seeing this worst the was it that suggested Locals across much ofthetown centre. flooding heavyin sonably resulting rains, Hummingbird; HangnestTody-Tyrant. Opposite page:Violet CappedWoodNymph. Above: Town ofParaty;Versicoloured Emerald

or theUWCSEA alumni site. website (www.ewingcomm.com) via theEwingCommunications nications. Hecanbecontacted father’s company, EwingCommu- London, andalsoworkswithhis in a ClimateChangeconsultant London. worksas Hecurrently then ClimateChangePolicy in ment in Vancouver, Canada, and Developfocus onSustainable - on tostudyGeography, witha UWCSEA in1998, andwent Tejas Ewinggraduatedfrom

25 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 26 OneºNorth June 2009 SINGAPORE FOOD 1 tbspmirin 2 tbspsunfloweroil 2 tbspsesameoil 4 tbsplightsoy 4 tbspdarksoy Dark Sauce: Salt totaste 2 cupsrice 1 tbspsunfloweroil 1 tbspsesameoil 5 clovesgarlickeptwhole 2 inchesginger a large stockpot in chicken whole a cover to water Enough 1 tspsalt 1 wholechicken,gibletsremoved till both garlic and ginger turn a very dark, very a turn ginger and garlic both till Fry garlic. the add brown, and crisp to starts it when and ginger the fry first oil, sesame and vegetable of mixture a and In whole. leave garlic of cloves the Peel slices. eight least at get Youshould on. skin the leaving lengthwise, ginger root of piece inch two To make the rice, very thinly slice the whole poached completely attheendofhour! be will chicken the sounds, it as water or it will ruin the meat! As implausible the in boiling be chicken the not leave to do tempted do, you Whatever minutes. 30 remaining the for lid the lift not do you sure heat on again and repeat the the process, making turn minutes, 30 After minutes. 30 for chicken the leave and heat the off turn pot, the over firmly lid a put roll, to starts it as soon as and submerged. boil the to back water the Bring completely is it sure making in, chicken the put boil, rolling a at is water cavity and the skin of the chicken. When the Bring the water to boil. Rub salt into the inside Please send yourrecipe suggestions forthe nextedition of OneºNorth,to HAINANESE Coriander leaves. 3 springonions,finelychopped. sliced. then cucumber,and One lengthwise halved Chicken stocktodilutepriorserving Drizzle ofsesameoil Pinch ofsugar 1/8 inchginger, peeled Half aclovegarlic,peeled 3 large fresh red chillies,de-seeded Chilli Sauce: add tothehotsoup. Chop a spring flavour.onion and some coriander and to cube bouillon a adding half, to To make the soup, reduce the remaining stock sugar. of pinch a and oil sesame of drizzle a Add smooth. till ginger of inch an half and garlic fresh red chillis together with half a clove of de-seeded pound sauce, chilli the make To shake and on vigorously. lid the Put jar. jam a in oil oyster sauce, mirin, sesame oil and vegetable soy, light soy, dark put sauce, the make To warm ‘tilyouarereadytoserveit. it keeping rice, the up fluff and garlic and ginger the Remove through. cooked until or simmer with the lid on then the pan and for boil 20 minutes the to rice the Bring taste. to that the chicken has been cooked in. Add salt stir through the oil and add 4 cups of the stock pot, the to rice brown. the black Add almost CHICKEN RICE [email protected]. them inthefridge. can make thetwo saucesinadvanceandkeep take theflavours with you wherever you go! You hawker). Inow share itwithyou sothatyou can recipe for chicken rice(learntfrom achicken rice Students Househere whoshared withmehis ‘Uncle’ Koh, afellow resident attheInternational was chicken enoughtomeet rice!Iwasfortunate to study, whatImissedmostaboutSingapore yearsThirty ago(!), whenIfirstcametoLondon beside therice. bowls small in soup the Serve table. the at cucumber. Serve the sauces in separate bowls a few pieces of chicken on the side and some Place top. on sauce the of drizzle a add rice, the plate you When leaves. coriander and onions spring chopped with sprinkle and it scoring the meat. Pour some of the saucesegments, over into chicken the cut and Debone [email protected]. For more information, contact Aruna at Rice andtheRest” . to watchfor herrecipe bookcalled “Chicken recipes for Hainanese Chicken Rice. Besure one ofherfool-proof, simplebutsuperb family for making thebest. Here sheoffers and gained areputation amongfriends based around asshehas chicken rice Aruna isalsoproducing abookofrecipes Aruna’s new bookofrecipes in itsearlystages. photography shesaysisstill businesswhich month before. a Shehasrecently started hadtakenwhich placeinSingapore the year reunion UWCSEA Classof1978thirty of otherattendeestocommemorate the photo bookusingherown photosandthose September 2008 Aruna created alovely with arange ofotherprojects aswell. In aged busy 12and7keeps very herself to concentrate onraising twochildren, now law.matrimonial Sheleftthebarin1996 for 15years, and specialisingincriminal LLB andpracticedinLondon asabarrister after graduation her shewentontoachieve 1971 through ‘78. ReturningtotheUK (Class of1978)attendedUWCSEAfrom Aruna Khanzada(Ramachandran) by Aruna Khanzada by Brenda Whately the site by helicopter. Days were spent helicopter.were byDays site the visit to was the Mountbatten Lord that day about is time that around stories the buildings’ roofs. One of her favourite Leslie Sandbach and herself working on in the early years of the facility including involvedteachers fellow and herself of pursuits. Mary has wonderful memories outdoor with along right taught were subjects academic where education of (founder of the UWC movement) vision one of the first steps toward Kurt Hahn’s was feels she Beluntu Malaysia.Johor, in jungle the of on edge the at built beach the Beluntu, called be to came eventually which region, the in facility a of planned outdoor pursuits development and academic the in participate to willing be would she if asked was she position, her for interviewed being while London in Back spirit. pioneer a her joining had what Mary describes as College and everyone in it at the time of TheAsia. East South of College World Singapore International School to United from changed name its and movement College World United the of member full a became College the before year the 1974, in UWCSEA at arrived Mary own work over theyears. and has created, exhibited and sold her corporated textile art into her classroom living in this region. She has regularly in- and Indonesian textiles developed while her life, with a special interest in Chinese otic and interesting samples throughout nated by textile art and has collected ex- embroidery.alwayshas She fasci- been Mary’s specialty area lies in textiles and Grinstead, Sussex. East in School Sackville at years three for teaching and London of University Goldsmiths, from Degree Art her graduating with after shortly UWCSEA at position teaching a accept to venture, ad- of sense a with Singapore to came Mary UK. the in friends and family to back getting to forward looking is she Singapore, in arriving first after years A STAFF LEAVERS Moving onafter35years she leaves at the end of term 35 term of end the leavesat she and be missed miss, by to UWCSEA when going is Mary lthough been involvedbeen manyin activities which During her years at UWCSEA, Mary has Rochester Park existstoday! where located kampong traditional a including airport, the from in way the on Singapore of landmarks various the Head of Lower then School, who pointed Marshall, out John by arrival her on compulsory!” She remembers being met cate and long white socks for girls were tripli- in written two-way,were reports Orchard1974 in College wasthe Road over many the years. She says, “When I joined great a changes to Singapore and to witnessed the College has Mary landed onthebeach instead! it arrival, its awaiting those all of ment arrived, much to it the surprise when and amuse- but land to helicopter the for beforehand clearing a place in the jungle Top: Beluntu;Left:MarywithPrinceCharlesatUWCSEA,1979;farright,2009 at UWCSEA Art Teacher, 1974-2009

and as part of the process, I had to think back, years few Teachingof a Masters was simply an inspiring teacher. I did a Kirwan “Miss says, who 1985 of Class the and ceramics”Tiffanyfrom Hutton sell and paint to on gone have since I me. encouraged always she and art doing loved I but class, my in some as gifted naturally as wasn’t I ’79. ’78, in teacher art my as Kirwan Miss have to lucky very was “I says, who Maguire along the way including Penny (Aitken) Mary has inspired a number of students of Head Grade. then and School Lower of Co-ordinator as years some spent she teaching with ‘70s. Art Along early the since annually involvedwith been has she whichFestival Arts the as well as Chorus, sailing courses and expeditions have included the International Festival

Mary Kirwan

27 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 28 OneºNorth June 2009 t il e ifcl t lae bt h is she but leave, to difficult be will It moment.” dull a never with adventure an of rollercoaster a been has “It says, life.”myShe up havesays“lit she who students, her course of and colleagues ticulturalism of the College as well as her miss most when she moves on is the mul- her time at UWCSEA and what she will enjoyedalways has she that says Mary Mary Kirwan was oneofthem.” about the teachers I wanted to emulate. Africa andNewZealandtrips. European LanguagesandLeader, South Chantal Hackford High SchoolMaths , 1983–2009 Larry Deferville Outdoor Education,Leader, Grades6, Gareth Barlow, 2006-2009 Mireille Couture,2003–2009 so manywonderfulfriends!Heading in theworld.Iwillmissmanythings I thinkmustbeoneofthebestjobs my timeatUWCSEA asenjoyable children towalkuphillandmaking “I plantotakeayearoutfor some “It ishardtobelievethat26years have passedsoquickly. Iwilltake students andstaffwhohavemade - friendlystudents,wakingupfor work onatropicalbeach,forcing adventure and hopetoreturn fond memorieswithmeofthe to Switzerlandand Africa.” Ropes Course. Grade 8ChiangMaiand 7 Tioman expeditionsand and Society. Environmental Systems Geography, IB “Thanks toallwhomade years atUWCSEA inwhat my sixyearsatUWCSEA “I havehadafantastic an amazingtime!” UWCSEA in2010/11!” time duringmythree , 2005-2009 it hasbeen.” Stephen Rowcliffe Geography, Head ofGrade9,10since Raju Sukhvinder South Africa. groups andKalahariExperienceto School Counsellor, Leader, Ambassador Vicki Munt HS Maths Catriona Lewis,2007-2009 Head ofChemistrysince2005, Cameron Hunter missed! be will She UK. the in back adventure her of part next the to forward looking made ourtimeatUWCSEA fantastic!” thanks toallmyfriends.Iwillmiss students oftheCollegewhohave Thanks toallthegreatstaffand More 2009StaffLeavers Durian Bassist2006-08. team 2007-2009andDurian IB Biology, Advisor, Interscol , 2006-2009 “Heading off to BC,Canada coach (14-18yearolds). Global ConcernandNetball 2006, Leader, Himalayan you butneverforgetyou.” for beingsomuchfunand Thanks tothestudents , 2003–2009 for somehiking, golf, , 1995-2009 “Heading toBahrain. , 2006-2009 Munich, Germany. of Grade. High SchoolHead former Houseparent and Assistant Boarding

“Heading to Moving toparttimefrom2009. Moving Neil Tett, Outdoor Education Rob Houghton East Campus. Grades 4.HeadofServiceLearning, Sue Klinkhamer,2005–2009 Julie Sanders at: [email protected]. by students and staff and can be reached contacted being to forward looks Mary four yearsattheCollege.It’s been students andmycolleagues.Come will continuetoteachEnglish ona Neil is not leaving completely-he Neil isnotleaving part-time basis asof August 2009. the enthusiasmandenergyofmy skiing, sailing...Thankseveryone a veryspecialtime.I’veenjoyed I havehadawonderfultimeat fabulous peopleI’vemetinmy “Thanks somuchtoallofthe 1993 -2009 Geography football coachsince‘04. ‘93 -‘09andSeniorGirls School/ MahindraHouse Houseparent -Middle Model UnitedNations; English teacher, my wonderfulstudents.” swim teamandofcourse “Thanks tomyawesome , 2006-2009 , 2005–2009 visit meinVancouver!”visit tutor groups,hilarious colleagues, thesuper UWCSEA.” like to. trims but I don’t ride it as much as I would Hornet 600cc which has bright pink wheel Honda yellow a own I daughter’shorror! my to much around, time first the passed and forties my in test bike motor my took I fun, for Just school. at bikes motor love of my remember may friends school former my of Some reunions. mini few a quite haveattended and pupils UWCSEA ex many with up catch to managed have Fortunately who USA. I California, livenow in folks my visit often and Oxford in Manager Office an as work and reside I teacher! a now she’s - 1984 in Kara, daughter, my had travelled I until and extensively worked then I agement. Man- and do Catering Hotel to in UK diploma a Oxford, in college for in 1978 UWCSEA left and such school at unique time an wonderful a had have to wasI myworkedBrunei. luckyparents in as 1975-1978 from House) Senior and House (Maley boarder UWCSEA a was I Karin Brown on Thames. Sunbury in river the to close live We old. years who is now four boy,Tyler, little and we have one years, 18 for ter Pe- to married been have I programmes. Children’s in specialising commissions radio and sion televi- both with busy am company,and in April 2008 to set up my own production director, andthenaproducer. Ileftagain a became I where CBeebies, for working BBC the at back up ended so work, TV offered constantly was I then, even But therapist. sports a as 90’strain mid to the in break short a from industry,apart sion Ever since, I’ve been working in the televi - then went to work with the BBC in London. After I left Singapore, I took a gap year and Diana Hinshelwood (Yeates) 1978 CLASS NOTES

Please send usyournews forthenextedition ofOneºNorth, to Singapore stillfeelslikehome! time and made for very special childhood. magical a like felt It things Asian. all and time at UWCSEA left a lasting love for Asia next! I love where moving and travelling knows and my who but UK, the in back are we Finally there. time great a had we and lived in upstate New York. As a family workfor States movedthe we to lennium mil- new the in Again Education. Further in Melbourne University, Swinburne at lectured and accounting in grad post a work to Melbourne, Australia. I completed Lake District in the UK, and then moved for the restishistory. We lived initially inthe I met my husband in Turkey and as they say Alps (Meribel) running a private ski chalet. Turkey, and the in two seasons Sailing in the FrenchFalcon for yachts of flotillas a around Europe. I loved sailing/working on University, I travelled for a couple of years After Degree. Psych and Maths a to year first the after changed I Architecture. ied stud- I where University Sydney to went then I Singapore! to return could I if folks my asked even I - first at it enjoyed I say can’t I Singapore. in boarding to ference dif- stark a was which school, boarding for Australiato returned I UWCSEA After UK. the in living currently are We hubby (9). Chloe and (17) Kate (19), lovely Holly my girls, great three to have we and Mark married am I Fiona Lansley (Kellaway) 1979 with yours. She hopesthatyou willnow dothesame soul. and heart her with beauty true its viewed, and appreciated the Carnival and close. As a photographer, she says she has up Carnivalthe Venice see and her with June.Fey invites everyone walka take to of end the ‘til Flyer Singapore @ Senso raphy exhibition will be featured at Bistro photog- accompanying its and book Her of lifeupclose. beauty the of us remind to medium a as all its vitality, its expressions of brilliance, ries, Fey is using the Venice Carnival with Lian Fey Foong

the first book of the se- the of book first the Carnival’, VeniceThe - ‘Up Close’. In ‘Up Close called books tography to create a series of pho- is intention May.Her in Book Photography solo first her published Fey

treasured partof Western Australia. much and unspoilt an Reef- Ningaloo to have recently returned from a camping trip loves travelling. and fishing camping, We family Our Luke. son, yearold have15 a quieter life but we still enjoy travelling. We livenowa cricketand test and state both have travelled extensively as Chris played holiday.working a whowason Chris We ing this time I met my Australian husband wifery training commencing in 1980. Dur to UK and undertook both Nurse then Mid- crediting it for my love of travel. I returned memories great many and fondness with UWCSEA at time my upon look always I Anne Matthews (Parkes) friends fromthesameyear! Hope to be able to locate some of the old ver, Canada but I am stationed in Bangkok. CHC Global Operation. HQ is in Vancou - for Asia East South for Manager Support in Thailand.Operationthe presently am I CompanyPartner Thai the for Operation Flight of Director and Pilot Chief to on pilot from 1994-2000 after which I moved and was working as an Offshore Canada Helicopter from pilot helicopter a become to sponsorship a received I Northwest. with B747-400 Chief, Crew of post last the with mechanic airline an being with off started and 1987 from Aviation in working started I town. home my land, Thai- Bangkok, in living presently am I Nirundon (Audt) Ragan putting your kids down on a waiting list waiting a on down kids your putting this of (None then. back norm the much at school Tanglin,mary pretty waswhich pri- completing after UWCSEA to went I Fiona Hammond(Miller) 1983 to NingalooReef. Family portrait from Anne’s recent camping trip 1984

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29 OneºNorth OneºNorth June 2009 2009 June 30 OneºNorth June 2009 Please send usyournews forthenextedition ofOneºNorth, to their school days with such fond memories! day! I hope my children can look back on putting food colouring in the fountain one formers sixth the remember also I exams! mockour of middle the in happened that brought back memories of the bomb scare it and 2008), of summer renovatedthe in that familiar musty old smell (before it was since I was there, lot but a the changed Main certainly Hall has schoolstill The had year. last Singapore to back moved only and Kong Hong in years seven last the spent is everything andeverything isart. art. Art around centered somehow is do I that art goes beyond the canvas. Everythingme taught Mr.whoTeo to Thankshabit! down a job as a pilot to pay for my surfing living in the US... Still surfing and holding been an airline pilot ever since. Currently in college Hawaii, completed to flying school went and have and UWCSEA left I Dereck Camacho UWCSEA and so tradition goes on. I con- of student proud a now is Kristi daughter Our here. still are we and married, got Siw Haller(Castberg) 1987 1986 Singapore. in born were who (9), Alexandra and (10) Nicola children, havewe wonderfultwoyears,and 13 for Petermyhusband haveto I married been kids becauseoftheIBprogramme! years later, I have chosen UWCSEA for my IB.Now,the of 24 heard not had parents the UK to do my A Levels, as back then my els, the second they are born!) CLASS

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graduation, I danced in London. In 2001, jing Dance Academy from 1997-98. After During my year in Beijing, I attended Bei- Chinese. reading also was who James, husband, my met I where Studies, nese University from 1996-2000 and read Chi- company.Durham and schoolattended I Ballet Harlow the at and Hertfordshire in schooling continued and family my with Year One only. I then returned to England for 1989-1990 from UWCSEA at was I Lucinde Stott(Lane) spiratory medicine. Re- in specialist a become to programme training specialist Ireland of Physicians of RoyalCollege a on currently also am I PhD in my area of interest a - Cystic pursue Fibrosis. to medicine of out time taking am I (MMI). the Ireland Medicine Molecular through grant research Fellowship Clinician-Scientist National prestigious a awarded been recently have and nation of Ireland and United Kingdom by exami- Physicians of Colleges Royal the both of haveI Hospital. myattained membership the Republic of Ireland since at Beaumont ambitions and have worked as a doctor in my of one fulfilling 2005 in medicine in College of Surgeons in Ireland. I qualified proceeded to medical school at the Royal then and service national Singapore my completed I UWCSEA, After 1996. in IB my completed and UWCSEA attended I Sanjay Chotirmall change asof April 2009. Ex- Stock Indonesia the in listed been has hospital The Indonesia. in Hospital Mayapada running now is Tahir Grace Grace Tahir 1996 1995 munity inSingaporeandtheregion. active cyclist, an and contribute now to the am cycling com- I injuries, many too several years running. Having to retire with and was a Norwegian National Champion was a competitive water skier for 12 years, tinued with sports throughout my youth. I

[email protected]. for aregionaldancecompany. emy of Dance, and also work as a dancer teacherballet lance Royalthe with Acad- live in Cambridgeshire where I am a free- now Wefollowing. swiftly (2006) Cecily and (2004) Florence Jemima(2003), with James and I became an item and married, bourne, Australia Mel- in Economics Frontier with mist econo- an as employed currently is Liam Liam Blanckenberg me up. look you’replease if in Argentina everso great to catch up with any ex-UWCSEAers horse riding in the mountains. It would be or biking mountain hiking, involves day working typical my office, the in sitting of (www.sendastravel.com).Instead ness running a tailor-made outdoor travel busi- the last few years I have been in Argentina, For interesting! more something do to in all it packing before industry, aerospace UK the doing in roles years marketing and technical of number a for worked I 1997 in University. Cardiff at study UWCSEA to went and from graduated I Tristan Towers 2003 Buds’ gotowww.budstheatre.com. starting June 2009. To find out more about weekly drama camps for 6 to 13 year olds latest venture, Buds’ Playtent is conducting Bud’s 2009. February in Singapore, atre, the at whichperformed was Victoria The- the play, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ rector of Buds Theatre Company produced Rosemary (Rosie) McGowan, co-artistic di- Rosemary McGowan 2002 and willqualifyinMarch! am now training to be a solicitor in London at the College of Law in London in 2005. I 2001 to 2004 and then completed the LPC I studied law at Kings College London from Rebecca Gifford 2001 1997

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