OOne MICA (P) 175/11/2007 Vol 2 June 2008 NorthThe Alumni Magazine of the United World College of South East Asia

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2 Alumni services 15 Awards Helping you to stay connected to Grade 12 awards day UWCSEA and to each other. 16 Alumni Profi le 4 Letter from the Head Carmen Oria (Class of 1975) Read about developments at Interpreter and International UWCSEA Dover Campus UWCSEA Relations Offi cer, Chile

5 Note from the Alumni offi ce History Welcome to the second issue of 18 Remembering Beluntu the alumni magazine. 5 Graduation 2008! 21 The Alumni website UWCSEA East Campus 2008-2010 Graduation 24 May 2008 Useful information

6 Alumni Profi le 22 Gap Year Hawk Ostby (Class of 1985) Opportunities for alumni Hollywood Screenwriter 23 Gap Year 8 Global Concerns Jen Mackie’s (Class of 2006) UWCSEA East Campus 2010 Project week trip inspires new Gap Year experience in Cambodia (Artist Impression) UWCSEA Global Concern 24 Travel 10 Sport at UWCSEA Adam Jones (Class of 1981) Cricket at UWCSEA visits Mostar Ashwin Bhat (Class of 2006) 26 Travel Updates 11 UWCSEA Projects UWC Mostar The Memory of Trees Tim Goulding (Class of 1987) UWCSEA Foundation Akihiko Hoshide (Class of 1987)

12 Values in Practice (ViP) 27 Recent Reunions Jonathan Chew (Class of 2000) Photos from recent get-togethers Inspiring a global organisation to contribute to poverty reduction 28 Classnotes 14 Values in Practice (ViP) Musa Henry Kpaka (Class of 2004) wins ‘Projects for 31 Upcoming Reunions Peace’ award

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4 OneºNorth June 2008 etter from theHeadofCollege forward tomany moreoccasions inthefuture. London. Ithasbeenapleasure tomeetsomany ofyou atsuch events andIlook teaching staff,wehave heldreunionsforalumniinMelbourne, HongKong and In closing,may I justmentionthatduringmy travels this year, mainlytorecruit on theCollegewebsite. Authority GreenmarkGoldPlus Award. PicturesoftheEast Campuscanbeviewed it willbethe novative featureswhich willenhanceits‘green’credentialsandweanticipatethat prospect ofthe‘stateart’campus. The campus willcontainanumberofin- design forthepermanentfacilityhasbeenapproved andweareexcitedaboutthe that itwillopeninSeptember2008withafullcomplement of400students. The Work onthetransition PrimarySchool isnearingcompletionandweareoptimistic OneºNorth In termsofphysical developments attheCollege,Imentionedinlasteditionof Middle School. Committee. We believe thattheirpresencewillbringanaddeddimensiontothe relationship, andtheotheriscurrentlybeingselectedby theCambodianNational coming fromtheMercy CentreinBangkok,withwhom wehave hadalongstanding 60. Inaddition,thisyear wewillbeacceptingtwo scholars intoGrade 8.Oneis by two peryear over thenextseven years bringingthetotalnumbertojustunder We aresettoincreasethenumberofNationalCommitteeScholars attheCollege Brenda Whately,Director.our Alumni want tobecomeinvolved. Shouldanyone beinterestedwould theypleasecontact East Asia. We alsohopethatwewillbeabletoextendthisalumniwho might ing classwillbeinvolved inoneofanumberprojectswearesettingupSouth going ontouniversity. Ouraspiration isthatwithin Gap Year programme or3YO. Currentlyvery fewstudentstakeaGap Year before in ordertoencourage otherschools tofollow ourlead. We arealsoexpandingthe of servicewithinUWCSEAandalsospeakingatvarious internationalconferences our linkswithanumberofGlobalConcerns,writingbookonthedevelopment sabbatical year to Anthony Skillicorn(‘Skilly’).Hewilldevote histimetoenhancing Global ConcernsremainauniquepartoftheCollegeandBoardhasgranted a to studentsacrosstheworld. This hasevolved intoaGCSEentitled‘GlobalPerspectives’ andisnow available to theIntroductory TOK (Theory ofKnowledge) coursepioneeredattheCollege. We arehopefulthatoncecompleted,thiscurriculumwillfollow asimilarpath propriate integrate elementsthatrelatetotheUWCmovement’s missionstatement. T Middle School curriculum tocreategreatercross-curricularlinksandasap- he Collegecontinuestoevolve atarapid pace. We arecurrentlyre-writingthe thatwewould beexpandingtheCollegeby creatingasecondcampus. fi rst school inSingaporeto achieve theBuildingandConstruction Julian Whiteley fi ve years 10%ofthegraduat- OneºNorth June 2008 5

s to join! for photos of the graduation for photos of the graduation OneºNorth The graduation ceremony of the Class of ceremony graduation The 300 with over held on 24 May 2008 was students from 50 nationalities becoming the newest members of the UWCSEA guest speaker The alumni community. Melissa Kwee, an alumna from the was a moving delivered Class of 1990, who Congratulations speech. and inspirational to the Class of 2008! Please see the website and the next issue of celebration! Graduation 2008! Some of the alumni council members

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from the alumni of from the Note Note We hope you enjoy this second issue of the alumni magazine. In it you’ll of the alumni magazine. In it you’ll this second issue enjoy hope you We to poverty inspiring his organisation to contribute read about an engineer with starting up a new Global Concern; a screenwriter reduction; students nomination; an interpreter award and an academy movie a blockbuster of the English language in and learning the teaching promotes who and to the International Space Station, travelling Chile; an astronaut news and pro more. Please keep the As another academic year comes to an end, we welcome well over 300 well over end, we welcome comes to an academic year As another from other leaving as well as those class from the graduating new alumni endeavours! in their future all good luck wish them We grades. We have had a few enquiries from alumni wishing to take some time away to take some time away had a few enquiries from alumni wishing have We to participate and career between university or time from their career, we are feedback, Because of your in a Global Concern type of activity. have to alumni and programme Year looking into opening up the Gap Programmes. Volunteer called created a new group on the alumni site and a initiatives alumni social and environmental on the site to celebrate group in Practice) (Values ViP also added a have We Keep in touch! Keep Brenda Whately [email protected] A new website, similar to the alumni site, has recently been launched for the parents of UWCSEA alumni, to help them to stay to help them to stay for the parents of UWCSEA alumni, site, has recently been launched A new website, similar to the alumni parents to your Please invite graduate. Singapore or their children the College after they leave other and connected with each Alumni Council and we look forward to participate in our 11 students to recruit a great group of Grade we were lucky year This reunions or get- are planning any if you and be sure to let us know are, you depending on where a great summer/winter, Have to help support them. be happy We’d togethers in future. Mentor group, again due to your feedback, which will allow current students and recent grads to connect with willing alumni for current students and recent grads will allow which feedback, Mentor group, again due to your feedback. appreciate your We’d look. a career information, etc. Please have choice, regarding university advice site is located at http://friends.uwcsea.edu.sg. The thi be helping out with the upcoming reunion in Singapore They’ll in the coming year. expanding the role of the Council members celebrating! class is there if your hope to see you We August. 6 OneºNorth June 2008 Hawk Ostby ALUMNI H the nexttwoyears. boarding inSeniorHousefor chose tocomeUWCSEA, goes, ano-brainer.” Hawk UWCSEA, itwas,asthesaying swathed intropicalluxuryat to frost-bittenOsloorbe “Given thechoicetoreturn to two,andasHawkputsit, narrowed theoptionsdown his nativecountry, hisparents that wouldbeaccreditedin of highschoolinaprogramme complete his regarding wherehewould later, facedwithadecision his familyin1981. Two years Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,with young lifeuntilmovingto where helivedallofhis hails fromOslo,Norway, the boxof recently knownforco-writing Haakon Ostby, most awk Ostby, formerly PROFILE fi ce hit,Ironman, fi nal twoyears UWCSEA 1983-1985 into theworkforcewitha Four yearslaterIproudlystrutted a courseinfilm.Ijustlovedit. in theday),andIhappenedtotake they stowedallthe‘weirdos’ back Boston University(whichiswhere in theCommunicationsSchoolat with mylife.BychanceIgotstuck clueless aboutwhatIwantedtodo When IleftSingaporewaspretty much acakewalk! block, childbirthanddeath-ispretty everything elseinlife-likewriter’s once you’vestareddowntheIBexam, anything ispossible. And let’s faceit, that Iuseeveryday:withhardwork, years thereisaninvaluablelesson ethic. WhatItookawayfrommytwo showing methevalueofasolidwork peers formakinglearningfun,and excellent teachersandmybrilliant and Icredittheprogramme, “ leaving Singapore,hesays: direction ofhislifeandcareersince on himofhistimeatUWCSEA andthe When askedtodescribetheimpact where hepursuedadegreein Hawk movedtotheUnitedStates After graduatingwithhisIBdiploma, Hawk andhisdaughter I reallylovedmyyearsatUWCSEA, fi lm degree, fi lm. Academy Award-NominatedScreenwriter

while af to crossthe Atlantic inaleakydinghy which Iquicklyrealisedisliketrying for 12yearssince. Fergus, andwe’vebeencollaborating to deathbywriting.HisnamewasMark who wasalsotryingtostarvehimself introduced toanother‘loser’ there writing screenplays‘onspec,’ andwas City. InmysparetimeIstarted Showtime NetworksinNew York myself intomenialemploymentat In 1990however, Imanagedtocon a greatliving’ werestartingtotakehold. sledgehammer, that‘accountantsmake the sweet,gentlenudgingofa My mother’s hints,deliveredwith enormous. prospects ofevereatingwerelessthan broken rightarm.Inotherwords,my you’ve stareddowntheIB pretty muchacakewalk! child birthanddeath-is exam, everythingelsein life -likewriter’s block, “ And let’s faceit,once fl icted withdysenteryanda ” OneºNorth June 2008 7 ” . We . We ce over ce Western Western fi fi , which would First Snow for Dreamworks for the amazing director . We started making the . We nancing for quite awhile, nancing fi [email protected]. Iron Man Cowboys & Aliens Cowboys & Children of Men lm ourselves, called Iron Man was #1 at the box of opening weekend, taking $201 million world-wide. but in the meantime we fed ourselves but in the meantime we fed ourselves by adapting books and re-writing Among these scripts for studios. were ultimately score us a pair of tickets night. Theatre on Oscar to the Kodak of In 2007 we had the great privilege writing Consequence rounds in Hollywood with a script to that we had written and intended fi didn’t get Jon Favreau, and spent four months weaving through Southern California, blowing things up with the production. The movie opened 2 May 2008 and stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Downey Jr., Robert Howard. Terence Jeff Bridges and we are writing a Sci- Currently, called and Imagine Entertainment. Hawk currently lives in Vermont with his wife Monica and their three Aidan 9, Oliver 7 and Elsa 2, children, along with what he describes as his assistant and foot warmer four-legged Koda. of the canine variety, Hawk may be reached through the alumni website. ” le suggestions for the next edition of OneºNorth, to fi In 2007 we had the “ director Jon Favreau, and spent four months up with the production. Iron Man for the amazing Iron Man for the amazing great privilege of writing great privilege of writing California, blowing things California, blowing things weaving through Southern weaving through Southern Hawk (centre) with actor Piper Perabo, actor Guy Pearce, and director Mark Fergus at the Hawk (centre) with actor Piper Perabo, actor Guild Theater at The Writers premiere of ‘First Snow’ after party following the LA In 1996 we managed to jam our bony In 1996 we managed to jam our bony feet in the door by selling a thriller script to HBO; what would later movie become the ‘unremarkable’

Please send your pro ” dence in that dence in fi lm writing, (Syd Field’s (Syd Field’s lm writing, , I believe), and started , I believe), and started fi believe world. Ultimately, the awesome Ultimately, of your own little make- “ thing about being a writer thing about being is that you get to play God is that you get Hawk - Grade 12, bottom row far left I was always enamoured with the idea with the always enamoured I was a pen, but a living wielding of making or con had no pedigree Ultimately, the awesome thing about Ultimately, to being a writer is that you get play God of your own little make- get to decide You believe world. who lives and dies, what sins get punished and what virtues get enormously satisfying rewarded. It’s and it feels stupid to call it ‘work’ more like play. it’s because, really, In retrospect it was a crazy thing to In retrospect it was a crazy thing embark on, and if someone had warned I’d me about all the sweaty heartache I have to expend to get a piece sold, may have balked right then and there. to I don’t recommend self-delusion worked for me. really anyone, but it’s area. It wasn’t until Boston University until Boston area. It wasn’t to up the courage when I worked with my love for escapism combine picked I just reality. my mild allergy to up a book on success was thinking hacking away, the corner. crouched just around Screenwriting 8 OneºNorth June 2008 Park issurroundedby approximatelya jor threat. The RanthambhoreNational its tigers.Butnow, thepark isunderma- come speci tourists over theyears, many ofwhom wildlife, thisparkhasattracted many Known foritsdiverse andeasy-to-spot is theRanthambhoreNationalPark. The heartand soulofRanthambhore will cherish forlife. we madefriendshipsandmemories physical andemotionaljourneyinwhich only beashorttrip,butturnedoutto ments forwhat wethoughtthenwould our contactsandbeganmakingarrange- there. However, we degree ofdif hore, wewereleftwithaconsiderable group hadactuallyvisitedRanthamb- remember thelasttimeaProject Week the unfortunatefactthatnoonecould contacts inRanthambhore,butdueto a memberofstaffwho previouslyhad nator, forguidance.Shedirectedusto Kate Lewis,theProject Week co-ordi- We beganresearching andcontacted simply tooenticingtoresist. Tiger, upcloseinitsnatural habitat,was see India’s nationalanimal,theBengal us. This, combinedwiththechance to economy, posedadualitythatfascinated the otherhandarapidly globalising Buddhist andHindureligions,on on onehandtheoriginofancient its vibrancy anddiversity, onewhich is culture thatisincomparable intermsof of visitingIndia,acountryhometo state ofRajasthan.Firstly, theattraction Ranthambhore, inthenorthernIndian knew immediatelywewanted togo A GLOBAL destinations forProject Week, we s soonaswereadthelistofpossible fi cally tocatch aglimpseof fi CONCERNS culty inobtainingcontacts fi nally gotholdof Project Weektrip taken frominside thepark.For families native fuelforcooking,rather thanwood dung intomethanegasused asanalter- gas converter invillagestoconvert cow which involves theinstallationof abio- resources. The societyalsorunsaproject ing theoverall population reliantonits bene which educatesvillagersaboutthe cost, runsafamilyplanningprogramme cal careandsurgeriesatminimalorno which alongwithproviding basicmedi- runs theRanthambhoreSevikaHospital, faces on Animal Planet.Prakartik Society Goverdhan SinghRathore,bothfamiliar Rathore andisnow headedby hissonDr by formerparkranger MrFateh Singh the parkanditsinhabitants,was setup organisation which indirectlyhelps sure onthepark,Prakartik Society, an In anefforttorelieve theexternalpres- population ofwildlife. which isevidentthroughthedeclining put theparkunderalotofpressure, for income. The villagers’activities have larger predators,liketigersandleopards on thehuntingofbushmeataswell the vegetation tograze theircattleand ers relyonthetreesforcookingfuel, on theparkforsustenance. The villag- hundred smallvillagesthatrelysolely Global Concern inspires fi tsoffamilyplanning,thusreduc-

new UWCSEA new UWCSEA (and resurrectsoldone) fees thatsuiteach family’s villages surroundingRanthambhoreat ciety, educateschildren fromallthe School, alsounderthebeltofSo- of theirtreesover time.Fateh Public depending onthesurvival money sums of small given they are for fuel, the trees tain from they ob- the wood Along with care for. plant and villagers to given tothe ing treeare a fastgrow- saplings of “Wood for Wood Programme” inwhich also runby Prakartik Society, runsa who cannotaffordthis,aplant nursery, We werelucky enoughtoexperience reliance ontheparkinvarious ways. Prakartik Societyreducethevillagers’ their daughters. All oftheseeffortsby encourages moreparentstoeducate dition. The lower feecharged forgirls, Nikita More, Lucie Teoh,

Classof2008 Class of2008 fi nancial con- OneºNorth June 2008 9 ve days. fi

and Lucie Teoh Lucie Teoh Nikita More A requirement for Grade 11 students to engage in 1 a self-organised service project within or adventure Asia for a minimum period of the way we view the world and our and our the world we view the way experience empowered This lives. own a us to seize the opportunity to make of the difference in the lives constructive sopeople and the place that impacted us experience of setting up and The greatly. running a GC has been an exhilarating necessarily brought hasn’t one which step but nevertheless success at every step of has taught us something every the way. Tiger- along with Society, Prakartik The is the only hope for Ranthamb- Watch, its inhabitants. and hore National Park but the tiger, Not only do they help save of the lives also improve along the way wish to support us or the villagers. If you obtain further information, please write to get in Or, to [email protected]. in Ranthambhore TigerWatch with touch Khan- contact Dr Dharmendra directly, dal at [email protected]. rst fi used 5 and e for Grade fl cial’ fundraiser as a GC was on as a GC was fundraiser cial’ fi as well as awareness for TigerWatch. TigerWatch. for as awareness as well we organized Week, Prior to Project an Easter Raf edu- to purchase raised the money library to add to the cational books which Public School of the Fateh during our trip. Our we visited ‘of undoubtedly United Nations Night, event. the most popular on-campus sold an stall we At our decorated handicrafts of items, including array of the women made by the Mogi- tribe ya along with ‘Save the Tiger’ t-shirts, posters, postcards and book- marks designed us and by generously sponsored the Spandana foundation. by have other fundraisers and various Those TigerWatch’s enabled us, as a GC, to aid If the tiger. progress in its efforts to save managed to raise nothing else, we have of the plight of the tiger, some awareness and we hope that with this education, people will make an effort to aid our the is crucial in preventing cause which tiger and stemming extinction of India’s numbers. dwindling its already Seeing the spirit of the people we met in Ranthambhore, and the passion they has, and will into their work channel profound effect on a continue to have,

fathers. and fore- fathers fathers like their like their poachers poachers coming coming from be- vent them vent will pre- education education On returning from Project TigerWatch, an NGO started by ex- started by an NGO TigerWatch, Singh director Mr Fateh society Prakartik Pra- hand in hand with works Rathore, is the biggest Poaching kartik Society. TigerWatch and threat to the tigers today the dealing with by aims to protect them They the poachers. root of the cause; tribe of the liaise with the poaching alternative to provide area, the Mogiya, as selling handi- such of living sources ex- providing the women, made by crafts to rehabilitate with a chance poachers for buying them camels by themselves at the plant planting grains tourism or by them to the vil- nursery and transferring and they can be harvested lages where also runs a TigerWatch sold for income. in the hope that boys for Mogiya school each part of Prakartik Society’s efforts Society’s of Prakartik part each visit. during our that social activities Due to the dynamic the college offers, we were presented funds opportunities to raise with many Week, the process of setting up a new Week, TigerWatch Global Concern to support Skillicorn, Anthony began with meeting an indispensable part of the UWCSEA Global Concerns (GC) programme. we a time slot in which were given We present our ideas and aims to the would ‘GC Exec’ a group of students selected category of Global to represent each Concerns, including Empowerment, etc., as well as a Children, Environment, GC individual from each representative resulted in approval Their at UWCSEA. into of ‘TigerWatch’ the incorporation Wel- Animal the pre-existing Promoting thought to be was This GC. fare (PAW) more appropriate, considering our core aim to protect the tigers in Ranthamb- money to to raise and hore National Park sustainable development support various projects in the area surrounding the park. out well as has worked arrangement This with PAW, we are able to share resources to resurrect the also managed and have originally movement Tiger’ ‘Care for the in the 1980’s. back PAW started by The UWCCC 10 OneºNorth June 2008in theUKnextyear. hopes totaketheSeniorteams tocompete competed in Adelaide inOctober. There are in June2007,andtheUnder 15teams travelled toDarwin Australia tocompete The Seniorteams few years’ gap. last yearaftera was re-established girls’ teamwhich boys’ teamsanda teams, twoSenior Under 15boys’ there aretwo of sport.Currently College programme remains apartofour Today, cricket schools playinginthelocalleagues. team. By1995therewere21different school inSingaporewitharegularcricket the leagues.In1990UWCSEA wastheonly the membershipand upgraded thecricketfacilities,expanded trophy waswon.In1988theCollege and SeniorLeagues,in1982a 1980, teamswereenteredintotheJunior two practicenetswereconstructed.In a groupofboystodeveloppitch,and away gamesat cricket onSaturdayafternoons,playingonly Goodban, setupsomesocialandstudent and SingaporeCricketClubplayer, John initiated inthemid1970swhenteacher The UnitedWorld CollegeCricketClubwas SPORT Cricket atUWCSEA in1988/89 AT UWCSEA fi rst. In1976heorganised fi elded threesidesin along with Arjun Shete(goodfriendand rigorous cricketimmensely. Iwasselected selection, Ienjoyedthechallengesof Whatever maybethereasonformysurprise me totheSingaporeCricket Association. Stanley, hadaparttoplayinrecommending my long-time(andlegendary)coach,Grant National Team in2003.Myguessisthat day howIwasselectedtotheSingapore To bequitehonest,I’mnotsuretothis level teams. possibly defeatSingapore’s national junior- UWCSEA’s schoolteamcouldtakeonand to saythattherewasaperiodoftimewhen Singapore. Itwouldnotbeanexaggeration if not established itselfasoneofthestrongest, won numeroustournaments.UWCSEA fi levels includingUnder12,15,and I representedUWCSEA incricketatvarious for thegame. kick-started anundyinginterestandlove the 1996CricketWorld Cup. That match India beatPakistan inthequarter- the gamewhen(apologiestoallPakistanis) I canremember. Itrulygainedinterestin a partofmylifeforaslong The sportofcrickethasbeen English SchoolsFoundation. a memberofHongKong’s Diploma atSha Tin College, where IcompletedtheIB I leftUWCSEA forHongKong, to mytimespentthere. depending onwhoyouare!) largely credited(orblamed, my life.WhoIamtodayis most memorableyearsof six yearswereamongthe can with pinkglasses,butwhatI Don’t askmewhyitallbegan left attheendofGrade10. wearing pinkglasses,and 5, August 1998,asakid I joinedUWCSEA inGrade Ashwin Bhat nally, theSenior A team.We playedand tellyouisthatthenext UWCSEA GirlsCricketTeam 1997/98 the strongest schoolcricketteamin Singapore National Team Cricketer match inHongKong,2006 Ashwin playingacricket fi nals of website. Ashwin maybereachedthroughthealumni from playingcricket. probably havetoparalyzemestop It wouldbefairtosaythatyou Boston region. University andBentleyCollegeinthe other collegesincludingHarvard,Boston played (anddefeated,Imustadd)many the BabsonCricketClub.We haverecently it’s alotofwork)andIam amemberof major inFinanceandEconomics(yeah, outside ofBoston,Iampursuingadouble IB. Now, atBabsonCollegeintheUS,just competitive cricketwhilecompletingthe resident (PR)there,Ididcontinuetoplay Hong Kong sinceIwasnotapermanent squad. WhileIdidnotof got acalluptotheHongKong national continued playinginHongKong, andeven Cricket remainsabigpartofmylife.I long stintasaSingaporecricketer. to HongKong andsoendedmyeightmonth put astoptocricket.Soonafter, Iwasoff holds academicsinhighregard,Ihadto GCSE time.Comingfromafamilythat UWCSEA BoysCricketTeam 1997/98 my Unfortunately, bythetime to oneofmyfingers. cricket fracture (receivedonthe Singapore duetoaserious my cricketcareerin sound, Ihadtocurtail As dramaticasitmay competitors. skills againstothertough the regionandhonemy play teamsfromaround I hadtheopportunityto Singapore cricketteam, representative ofthe Under 19squad. As a players inSingapore’s as oneoftheyoungest UWCSEA in2005and2006) Cricketer ofthe Year in UWCSEA 1998-2004 fi nger healed,itwas fi fi eld, ofcourse) cially represent cially OneºNorth June 2008 11

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Dave Shepherd Dave Frankie Meehan Meehan Frankie memories of trees at the col- Chinese proverb

your UWCSEA Teacher since ‘98 since Teacher UWCSEA Director of College Advancement Director of College St John’s/UWCSEA Head’s House (mid-1960s) Head’s St John’s/UWCSEA to promote opportunities to support our to promote opportunities to support our initiatives, outreach programme, scholarship and building funds. endowment reading this edition of enjoy I hope you the Alumni magazine, and will have the UWCSEA to review the inaugural chance report and the most recent philanthropy of Dunia. Both publications highlight copy that our currentsome of the outstanding work in, and the difference community is involved of others. they are making to the lives suggestions, like to make any would If you of the in the work or become more involved please e-mail me Foundation, [email protected]. bay; and a couple of tall hardwoods behind of tall hardwoods and a couple bay; block. Administration the database, comprising botanical informa- The (old and new) tion, local lore, photographs and quotes from students or staff (past and help foster an appreciation of present), would utility and emotional signi the beauty, of our trees. What are can share photos you any have lege? Do you class plant a tree when with us? Did your of trees that were aware Are you graduating? for something else? to make way transplanted something to have Please write to me if you share at [email protected]. But, as with trees, do not expect instant results! - ned their education. fi Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a a green tree in your Keep singing bird will come that dence, independence and initiative fi nes a UWCSEA education. fi Old photographs in Interscol and on the in Interscol and on the Old photographs website “Memories of Singapore” provide arefascinating glimpses of mere saplings that fern-bearded giants and other trees that now be great apparently no longer exist. It would and more images. more memories to have I propose to start a student Later this year of creat- with the objective activity research trees ing an online database of distinctive might These at - or adjoining - UWCSEA. trees outside the former include the rain house that are currently a headmaster’s owls; nesting site for a pair of spotted wood classes graduating trees planted by various and distinguished visitors; the weeping wil- garden outside the the little Japanese in low trees near the bus Main Hall; the jackfruit with graduates from 1978 and 2008 and, from 1978 and 2008 and, with graduates their experience separating despite 30 years at the College, they both speak of very similar threads that de the instilled by the values In particular, of the the challenge service programme, the programmes, expeditions and activities respect and understanding associated with a and the environment, multicultural diverse, con de will seek the support of Foundation The and other families, corporations individuals, foundations in its aim to further enhance the quality of our educational programmes, a holistic, to ensure we continue to deliver education that prepares our values-based students to take responsibility for shaping like we would In particular, a better world. ats.” fl TheMemory of Trees TheMemory A plea for photos and memories of the trees at UWCSEA of the trees memories for photos and A plea PROJECTS

evisiting the campus years after gradu- evisiting the campus years ation, alumni seek out familiar land-

Launch of the UWCSEA Foundation Launch Michael Taylor (1981) recalls a large mango (1981) recalls Taylor Michael old boarding house near Dover the tree by things up spent hours throwing Road: “We into the tree (a rope with something heavy the best tool for the job) and on the end was then selling the mangoes, a green and sour road at the HDB across the variety, marks among the newer classroom blocks, marks among the newer classroom blocks, The all-weather pitches. and playgrounds is a pool on the site of the current tent plaza legendary example, but for some the place be as simple as a much of pilgrimage may tree. loved We have thought carefully about launching thought carefully about launching have We and one of the key factors this initiative in the decision is the support, passion, commitment and enthusiasm of our alumni. I recently had the pleasure of conversing have The College College The is delighted to announce of the launch the UWCSEA The Foundation. purpose of the is Foundation to support the aims of the College. mission and strategic our It will be the medium through which contribute to the friends and supporters may and development educational programmes of the College. R UWCSEA UWCSEA 12 OneºNorth June 2008 contribute topoverty reduction Playing akey role ininspiringaglobalorganisationto provide astrategic overview of activity facilitate wider involvement. Members lia, East Asia andthe Americas inorderto of team hasexpandedacrossthe world to Since itsinception,theorganisational using engineersinavitalrole.” challenge governments totackle poverty, pany thatcouldmakeadifferenceand that Iwas partofanindustryandacom- relief work, intoonenetwork. Irealised existing knowledge Arup hadinpoverty Arup. Ialsowanted topooltogetherthe ness ofpoverty relatedissueswithin “We setupthenetwork toraise aware- staff inrelatedinitiatives. Jonathan says, and tomotivate, facilitateandsupport events, organisationsandplacements; informed aboutopportunities,relevant tion issues;toenablestaffbecome ness andknowledge ofpoverty allevia- poverty alleviation;todevelop aware- globally thosestaffwithaninterestin The PAN’s central aimsaretoconnect ference inpoverty alleviation. wishing totakeactionandmakeadif- a network forthoseintheorganisation engineer intheirLeedsof Network (PAN) in2005withanother Arup, Jonathan setupthePoverty Action technical engineer. Shortlyafterjoining international engineering degree inengineering,joined Arup, an London, andafterachieving amaster’s in 2000.HewentontoImperialCollege 1995, graduating fromtheIBprogramme Jonathan ChewattendedUWCSEAfrom T Introduction tothe Values inPractice (ViP) programme development initiatives inSierra Leone. employees ofhiscompany tobecomeinvolved andmakeadifference,aswellalumnusMusaHenryKpaka’s youth Please readonaboutalumnus,Jonathan Chew’s Poverty Alleviation Network setuptoencourage andenablefellow project which shouldbepro making adifferencetothelives ofothers.Pleaseletusknow ifyou areinvolved inaprojectorknow ofsomeoneelse’s or gatheringinformationaboutsettingupasimilarproject. We know thatagreatmany ofouralumniareinvolved in vironmental projectswithotheralumniwho may beinterestedinreadingaboutthem,becominginvolved themselves VALUES INPRACTICE fi ces intheUK,Europe, Africa, Austra- carry outthevalues andidealsofthe UWCmovement. The programme invites alumnitosharetheirsocialanden- he UWCSEA Alumni ViP programme hasbeenputinplacetoshowcase theinitiatives ofalumniwho continueto fi ce, toprovide fi rm, asa geo- fi ledhereand/oronthealumniwebsite. location ofindividuals who canprovide the provision oftechnical support,or discussion ofkeyissuesand facilitates online forumontheintranet siteallows on overseas work andsecondments. The subjects, aswellthecompany policy mation onacollectionofpoverty-related pany, standardsandbackground infor- experiences ofpeoplewithinthecom- ing dataonhumanitarianprojectsand contains arange ofinformationinclud- The PAN operates anintranet sitewhich ensure continuity. volunteers togetinvolved locally and encouraged tobuildregionalteamsof liaise withavariety ofNGOs. They are in theirregion,supportlocalevents and Stand Up Against PovertyLondon2007 Jonathan Chew of thisengagementinclude: these withothersinthe with connectionstoNGOsshare The PAN hasalsoenabled Arup people ‘See &Share’presentationtechnology. through teleconferencingand Arup’s speakers presenttoup150attendees talk seriesinwhich internalandexternal In addition,thePAN operates amonthly support, forthoseworking inthe IHE’s ReliefChallenge. “Wear RedforRedR”day andRedR- Fundraising andawareness raising for Charity) RedR (InternationalDisasterRelief perspective. reports andprovided aconsultant’s PAN membershave reviewedEAP Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) ness andknowledgeofpoverty to connectgloballythosestaff alleviation; todevelopaware- about opportunities,relevant facilitate andsupport staffin placements andtomotivate, “ alleviation issues;toenable with aninterestinpoverty staff tobecomeinformed events, organisations and The PAN’s centralaimsare related initiatives. UWCSEA 1995-2000 fi rm. Examples rm. ” fi eld. OneºNorth June 2008 13 eld. fi ” uence or into fl UWCSEA alumni website. UWCSEA inspire staff. [email protected]. Jonathan (2000) The network is seeking to Interscol photo of widen staff involvement in “ range of ways to engage and Jonathan may be reached through the Jonathan may poverty issues and broaden the poverty issues and broaden the The PAN, Jonathan says, provides a a provides says, Jonathan PAN, The the energy for maintaining mechanism as its EWB by and enthusiasm generated into the work- student members move EWB is becoming enormously force. successful and is catalysing a funda- in the understanding, mental change and expectations of young perspectives that give engineers. Internal networks engineers an opportunity to graduate their interest while maintain and develop will main- through the ranks, they move tain this momentum as these engineers into positions of in move the international development the international development The is bright. future for the PAN The is seeking to widen staff involve- network issues and broaden the ment in poverty to engage and inspire staff. of ways range organisational team are looking to The further build on the strong UK core of the and to strengthen the network network, as a global group. ” ces already exist and exist and ces already fi Jonathan Chew le suggestions for the next edition of OneºNorth, to fi We set up the network to set up the network to We engineers in a vital role. “ pany that could make a dif- wanted to pool together the poverty relief work, into one poverty relief work, into one network. I realised that I was network. I realised that I was ments to tackle poverty, using ments to tackle poverty, ference and challenge govern- lated issues within Arup. I also Arup. lated issues within part of an industry and a com- raise awareness of poverty-re- existing knowledge Arup had in existing knowledge Many PAN members around the world members around the world PAN Many become engaged with EWB to have expertise and also to learn. provide Links between EWB-UK societies and Arup regional of including partici- are being developed, pation within the EWB-UK Professional Network. Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Borders Without Engineers Please send your ViP pro Please send your ViP Jonathan Chew (top left) and other Arup staff Jonathan Chew (top left) and other at EWB UK National Conference 2006 EWB UK National Conference 2006 participants EWB UK National Conference Photo (left): Arup staff participating in Wear Red for RedR 2007 in Wear Arup staff participating Photo (left): WaterAid for actualis- is a key mechanism PAN The substantial support for this in- Arup’s ing that aims to overcome ternational charity poorest enabling the world’s by poverty sani- people to gain access to safe water, education. tation and hygiene 14 OneºNorth June 2008 VALUES INPRACTICE Starts Youth Program inSierra Leone Former Student Wins “Projects forPeace” Award; Musa Henry Kpaka T his own ambitions. about hisexperienceofserviceand give themhope.Hespoketous community-building projectsand Leone toengageyoung peoplein mer andreturnedhometoSierra Projects forPeace award lastsum- United States,Musawon aDavis Now at Whitman Collegeinthe Rift Valley thatarestill community serviceprojectsinthe Year teamin2004/2005,launching and joinedthepioneeringKenya Gap Initiative forPeace conferencehere could help.Hehelpedplanthe on young peopleandtheways they awareness abouttheimpactofwar talked togroupsofstudents,raising During histimeinSingaporeMusa lations practiced by therebelarmy. tion ofchild soldiersand the muti- west, despiteitsnotoriousconscrip- was awar largelyignoredby the Driven by thediamondindustry, it Kpaka joinedUWCSEAin2002. Workshop inprogress just endedwhen MusaHenry he war inSierra Leonehadonly UWCSEA 2002-2004 fl ourishing. fi rst

and somegovernment of Leone, 20teachers, university professors about 167students fromallover Sierra workshop inBo. The workshop attracted a threeday National Youth Empowerment communities. With thegrant, Iorganised initiatives inthe developments of their people inSierra Leonetotakesimilar in my Kenya Gap Year. Iwanted young replicate inSierra Leonewhat I’d achieved I saw thegrant asanopportunityto your homecountry? opportunity you were given toinvest in Peace” grant, how didyou usethespecial As arecipient ofa “Davis 100Projects for bowl formeandmy threebrothersaday. a day, tooneaday, andthentoonebig we wentfromthreemealsaday, totwo point intime.Mydadfedeveryone, so families staying withmy familyatany one the civil war wehadatleastthreeorfour my familysuffered alot. At theheightof my friendswent to some homeschooling, whilst someof education forallofhischildren. Ihad fortunate tohave hadadadwho wanted school inthewhole country. Iwas very out ofschool forayear, therewas no The war impactedmealot.First Iwas you personally? How didthewar inSierra Leoneaffect I wanted outofmy collegeeducation. me theopportunityto gained alotofindependence.Italsogave grow bothintellectually andsocially recommend ittoanybody. Iwas ableto was very rewarding formeandIwould Year. However, the Gapexperience later thanmy peers, becauseofmy Gap major inEconomicsandFrench -abit I’ll begraduating nextyear withadouble Where are you inyour educationrightnow? Participants attheNational Youth Empowermentworkshopin SierraLeone fi gt Economically, ght. fi gure outwhat

fi cas t this At cials. or locallyinSierra Leone. the publicservice sector, internationally have had,Ihave decidedonacareer in From allthevarious experiencesthatI masters ininternationaldevelopment. to pursueaconcurrentdegree inlaw and this summer. Iplantogograd school Woodrow Wilson School atPrinceton Policy andInternational Affairs atthe I alsowon afellowship tostudy Public next tripisin August. community development projects.Our as financiallysupportyouth-designed empowerment conferences,aswell go toSierra Leoneandorganiseyouth Our goalistoraise fundsevery year and service andtocreatingchange globally. students who arecommittedtocommunity Initiatives (YDI)at Whitman, agroupfor I was abletoform Youth Development Yes! As aresultoflastsummer’s project, experience since then? Have you beenabletobuildonyour also donatedtomeetmy budgetgap. at Whitman andtheadministration Davis Foundation. Idid somefundraising more thanthegrant Ireceived fromthe another challenge sincemy budgetwas great resultfromtheproject.Moneywas to dispelallthoseconcernsandobtaina by potentialpoliticalgains.ButIwas able schools thoughtmy effortsweredriven corner. Parents wereskepticalandsome national electionswerejustaroundthe obviously notvery easytodo,sincethe response fromtheyoung people.Itwas rewarding toseetheoverwhelming and volunteerism. To meitwas very building throughcommunityservice and challenged toparticipateinnation workshop young peopleweremotivated Teacher andUniversity Counsellor Linda DeFlavis

OneºNorth June 2008 15 nal day of a fi Maia Jenkins Maia Jenkins Medha Krishna Rin Ushiyama Saskia Baer Saskia Baer Rahul Advani Marius Johansen Tasissa Abiy Fekadu Holly Bigger Nadia Utami Sugiarto Young Kim Do Kalyani Viraj Harriet Corbett Harris Gozali Henry Heng-Li Chong Nikita More Mei An Gan Nikita More Tasissa Abiy Fekadu Sean Montgomery Hood Craig Nalini Vasudevan Natasha Howitt Carpenter Augusta Luke Burns Ames Jocelyn Rin Ushiyama Daiki Kuboyama Emma Price Hendren Lieve Young Kim Do Mika Pejovic Mathur Raghav Katie Millichamp Harriet Corbett Senani Mamba Senani Mamba Tasissa Abiy Fekadu Adeel Zaidi Marie-Liesse Capelle Martopullo Ira Vancraeyenest Sarah Duhe Taylor Kour Kuo Ken Mark Ponniah Kevin Gillian De Boer ts were very interesting, to ts were very interesting, fi The Mark Ironside award, in honour The Mark Ironside award, in honour of alumnus Mark Ironside (Grade 10, 1976), is awarded for highest academic achievement by a Grade 10 (GCSE) This year it was student each year. Anuran Makur. awarded to English Award Award Asian Languages Award Asian Languages - French Award Languages European A1 - German Award Languages European - Spanish Award Languages European A1/A2 Bilingual Award A1/B Bilingual Award Award Biology for Chemistry Award Shaun Hanley The Award Physics Award Technology Design and Award Geography Award History Economics Award Award Business and Management Award Philosophy Award Psychology Mathematics Award Arts Prize for Performing Watson David Arts Support for the Performing Technical Outstanding Prize for Senior Drama Diana Greenwood Art Lance Huet Prize for Art Prize for Waddell Gavin Writing Prize (Upper School) Robert Lutton Creative Publications Prize – Footprints Year of the Percussionist Year of the Player Brass Year of the Vocalist to College Music Outstanding Performance/Commitment 12 academic attainment award Grade Outstanding Contribution to NYAA – Enigma Award Student Initiative Award Service Award Service Life Boarding Contribution to Upper School Award CIS International Student The Award Effort Exemplary Award Effort Exemplary Award Effort Exemplary Award Effort Exemplary Award Outstanding Contribution Award Outstanding Contribution Award Outstanding Contribution Award Outstanding Contribution Award Outstanding Contribution Awards Day 2008! Day Awards say the least! award recipients: Below is a list of the week of themed dress days, and some of the out and some of the dress days, week of themed Awards Day took place in April, attended by students of Grade 9, 10, 11 and Grade 9, 10, 11 by students of April, attended place in Day took Awards the pick out as it was were easy to Grade 12 students The 12. Grade 12 AWARDS 16 OneºNorth June 2008 in interpreting andtranslating as wellas certainly helped tode carefully topeoplewhen theyspeak. This she developed ahabitoflisteningvery people’s accents anddialectsforfun and hersiblingshadalways triedoutother Tagalog. Shesays thatas children, she Spanish, EnglishandtheFilipino dialect M region ofSpain,Carmenspeaks in afamilywhich hailsfromtheBasque Born andraised inManila,Philippines, Opens Doorsprogramme. projects implementedby theEnglish Forum, tospeakaboutthestrategies and Sao Paulo fortheBritishCouncilPolicy development opportunities,aswellto international educationandprofessional tion ofinternationaleducatorspromoting Doors programme atNAFSA, anassocia- Canada torepresenttheEnglishOpens Chile. In2006,CarmenwenttoMontreal, of travelling bothwithinandoutsideof Her jobhasinvolved asigni sector. to touch basewithSingapore´suniversity radar” andplans are already underway that “Singaporeismostcertainlyonmy speaking countriesworldwide. Shesays and educationalinstitutionsinEnglish- partnerships betweenChileanuniversities particular initiative includethefosteringof gramme. Carmen’s responsibilitiesinthis are runby theEnglishOpensDoorspro- the Semester Abroad scholarships which ean PresidentMichelle Bachelet launched their earlytraining asEFLteachers, Chil- risen to13,000in2007! To strengthen to becometeachers ofEnglish. This has there were500undergraduates studying for allChileanswithinonegeneration, tious goalofachieving English the projectbeganin2003withambi- is theInternationalRelationsOf ingles.mineduc.cl), forwhich CarmenOria the ChileanMinistryofEducation(www. the EnglishOpensDoorsprogramme of schools arejusttwo oftheobjectives of learning andteaching ofEnglishinChilean quali ket andcreatinganewgeneration ofbetter access toopportunitiesinthelabourmar- ALUMNI fi Interpreter andInternational RelationsOf ed teachers toimprove andfosterthe of Englishlanguagecompetencefor aking peopleaware oftheimportance PROFILE fi ne her future career ne herfuture career Carmen Oria fi cant amount fi cer. When fl uency fl uent makan stallsandtheSatay Club. the “unbeatable”Singaporecuisineat Malaysian jungle,andremembersenjoying unforgettable weekendexcursiontothe con fountain.Shesays shealsorecallsan attention; andhaving lunch by theair- where theydidn’t oftenpay thestrictest next toJohn Boughton inGeography class that time,onthecampusoneday; sitting who presidedover theUWCmovement at include bumpingintoLordMountbatten, pore, Carmensays thatherfondestones has memoriesoftheCollegeandSinga- during thattime. When askedifshestill years withsomeofthefriendsshemade she hasmanagedtokeepintouch over the other studentsfromallover theworld, and range ofcultures,languagesandaccents was abletogainexposureafurtherwide an of signed by hisUS-basedcompany toopen the early1970swhen herfatherwas as- Carmen spentfouryears atUWCSEAin tion programme. her roleinChile’s Englishlanguageeduca- Carmen (farright) with government, La Moneda Palace fi ce inSingapore. There, shesays, she fi cer, Chilean MinistryofEducation fi rst batchofscholarship winners(2006)infrontof Chile´s seatof Tourist Board.” her aboutbeing“theone-woman Chilean feels very strongly forit.Herfatherteases children. Chileisnow herhomeandshe that year, withherhusbandandtheirfour has lived inChileforthemostpartsince and moved fromtheUStoSantiago. She a native ofChile. They marriedin 1980 time, shehadalready metherhusband, training intheSpanishlanguage.Bythat fi tions, shewas senttoBuenos Aires by her after graduating withaBA inCommunica- College inBaltimore,USA1977. A year ther studies,andthenwentontoGoucher moved toSevilla,Spainbeginher fur- Leaving Singaporein1975,Carmen rst employer tocarryoutsomecustomer people arebasicallythe same wherever you go; challenges andgoals. the samefears,needs, “ Also you realisethat UWCSEA 1971-1975 ” fi rst OneºNorth June 2008 17 rst year at rst year fi By Brenda Whately By Brenda eld to “combine synergies!” “combine eld to fi [email protected]. Carmen at UWCSEA 1975 UWCSEA In keeping with her current role promot- ing the English language in Chile, Carmen spoken English at home to her has always daughter and three sons to ensure that they are fully bilingual and able to engage with other people and cultures world-wide. Her eldest son is starting his be reached through the Carmen may old alumni website and invites UWCSEA as well as colleagues friends to get in touch, in the same university to pursue a degree in Literature to pursue a degree in Literature university an and has plans to spend time abroad as points student. Carmen proudly exchange out that “his English-language skills allow Conrad, Vonnegut, Auster, him to read Capote, Orwell and others with Faulkner, Cer- he devours the same ease with which Vargas Márquez, Cortázar, García vantes, Llosa and Borges.” le suggestions for the next edition of OneºNorth, to me to be more open nitely allows fi fi dots’ of her career path. and experi- Her international background made her ideally suited to the ence have Carmen (right) with President Bachelet of Chile, at launch of the Semester Abroad scholarships Chile, at launch of the Semester Carmen (right) with President Bachelet of for future English teachers in 2003, that a later, a few years It was Sergio Bitar, re-encounter with chance Minister had since become Chile’s who of Education, led Carmen to her current position with the English Opens Doors Carmen feels that with her programme. the current position, she is ‘connecting her positions she has held throughout “Being exposed to a life. She says, working customs and languages of cultures, variety most de and receptive professionally, and really and really professionally, and receptive meeting with foreign delega- helps when on different She feels that living tions.” continents, among different cultures results in “tending to be highly adaptable, more and open-minded about other tolerant realise that people are Also you cultures. go; the you basically the same wherever and goals.” same fears, needs, challenges for the Chilean Edu- As part of her work cation Ministry´s English Opens Doors sup- Carmen has provided programme, Centre Volunteer port for the National from around the recruits volunteers which public English in Chilean to teach world with host families, in living while schools from 10 weeks to 8 ranging programmes months. Information about the programme be found at www.centrodevolun- may tarios.cl. uidly fl Please send your pro A Force More More A Force as Chil- gures such fi , narrated by British actor Ben British actor Ben by , narrated Carmen (far right) at British Council Policy Carmen (far right) at British Council Policy Forum, Sao Paulo, Brazil Prior to her work with the Chilean Ministry the Chilean with to her work Prior a free- as Carmen worked of Education, Spanish She has spoken lance interpreter. the language was English while all her life, the in the Philippines, of all her education a year, for she lived where United States She is able to switch and Singapore. ean judge Juan Guzman who was heavily heavily was Guzman who ean judge Juan regarding human in investigations involved Simpsonrights violations, BBC legend John Disney´s nephew Walt Disney, and Roy for a long-time senior executive was who In 2000, even Disney Company. Walt the though she opposed the military regime of she interpreted Pinochet, Augusto General the opinions way in a true and objective Maria sister, his younger expressed by in her defence of the Gen- Pinochet Teresa the General in a BBC interview while eral, under house arrest in England. was Her role as Spanish-English interpreter Her role as Spanish-English interpreter a “pure adrenaline rush” she says, was, because of the need for great accuracy, speed and nuance at all times, and the that she great importance of the words interpreting. Carmen has a passionate was to mingle and interest in people, and loves she feels which engage in conversations, in order to be an to have is a major trait She has interpreter or translator. effective with and interpreted for a met, worked prominent and fascinating number of very and public individuals In 1998, Carmen became involved in the involved In 1998, Carmen became series PBS documentary between the two languages and says that and says languages between the two one she of which really aware she is never is thinking in! Powerful interviews she translated where Kingsley, of Congress, formerwith Chilean members ministers and journalists, government with the former including an interview Subsequently, Chilean Senator Sergio Bitar. she landed a job as a Spanish-English crews in interpreter with BBC camera Chile, interpreting content for television newscasts. 18 OneºNorth June 2008 ‘Beluntu.’ Singapore. In1971thesearch beganfor less developed environment thanthatof to andunderstandingofadifferent College, primarilytogive studentsaccess study inanenvironment separate fromthe combine outdoorpursuitswithacademic establish anoffsitefacilitythatwould College plannedfromthebeginning,to his experienceinoutdoorpursuits. The the interviewdiscussioncentredaround Meurig Owenin1971,alargepartof at UWCSEAby thenHeadofCollege, provided supportaswell. and countlessotherteachers andstudents UWCSEA. DiGreenwood, Tim Agerbak school which was prime movers forthenewinternational was RobertLutton,who was oneofthe was astrongsupporteroftheproject,as and representative oftheBritish Army Brian. George Thompson, anacademic in thesuccessofBeluntu,alongwith There weremany peopleinstrumental W HISTORY Belun Remembering interviewed forateaching position hen BrianGreenwas fi rst calledSISandthen fi rst By Brenda Whately the secondone,British Army again longhouse was builtover several visitson not approved, althoughatemporary After thefirsttwo chosen siteswere later (1974to1980). a studentatUWCSEAcoupleofyears close athand,” remembersMichael Fong, RAF helicopterswitha‘parang’ ever adventurer, inandoutoflandrovers and Green was very much thebush-whacking take and two seniorstudents werethe survival, andBrianalongwithJohn David man teamtoprovide coursesonjungle on, theJungle Wing allocatedathree students wereincludedintheforays. Early boat fromChangi.Boardersandday over several weekendsby helicopterand a truck anddriver. Forays wereconducted in Johor, who Briangottoknow, provided The managerofasilicaminingcompany aid inthesearch foranappropriatesite. Wing’ offeredtheuseofahelicopterto The CommandingOf was stillpresentinSingapore1971. The British Army, althoughreducedinsize, fi ve days oftraining intheforest.“Mr in identi provided ahelicoptertoaid by itsthoroughness, rightdown Brian says hewas takenaback When theplan was delivered, electricity andsewage, etc. and classroom,water supply, a roomtoserve asdiningroom basic facilitiesneeded;dorms, offered toprovide aplanforthe in buildingthejungle,they and astheywereexperienced met againwiththeBritish Army approval was received. Brian Beluntu, was soonfound and site, which was tobecome tu fi cation ofathird. The fi cer ofthe‘Jungle fi rst to rst which would remainfor thenext required forthebuildings. to thenumberofnailsthatwould be and December ofthatyear, underthe construction, and betweenSeptember of theBritishForces beganclearingand begun inJune 1975. The Royal Engineers construction ontheU-shaped facilitywas After fouryears ofnegotiationandplanning, excitement ithastooffer. Shaky the ers which Icanstillsmelltoday bus ridestogetthere,BoneyM ing.... evenings withgasburn- and singingtoaguitararound experience naturewithallthe scent ofanexpedition....boat mosphere ofthemangroves... sounding ontheradio... mos- away malaria.... openairlab, quito bites,daraprim tokeep analysing lifearoundus, A vivid way forateenagerto silence exceptforbirdssing- other in real scienti a specialplaceinmy heart. trips throughtheuniqueat- “ fi Beluntu willalways have re....Heartstouching each (UWCSEA 1974-1980) Regina Huber 30 years.... fi rsttenderbonds.... fi cwork withthe ”

fi rst OneºNorth June 2008 19 Continued on next page nd that it had been closed at the request the wide range of weekend programmes, programmes, of weekend range the wide integral an became at Beluntu a week 7 and curriculum for Grades part of the (Grade a second year was 9. Bo Fussing remembers in 1978 and he 7) student place, the remoteness of the “the sheer on activities orienteering and canoeing, huge all a “It was He says, the beach.” for us kids and a truly amazing adventure experience.” in at UWCSEA was Katharine Dyne, who her main 6 and 7, 1977 to 1979, says Years are of the Biology memories of Beluntu had perhaps two weekends there. “We then the rest of the hours of lessons and to sail toppers, spent learning time was with and jungle walking walking beach was Dick Hutchings.” Dick teacher, part of the team that set up the biology between 1977 and 1981. programme he last year, before he passed away Just mentioned in an email that “Beluntu was used to take we often a super place where scientists. the biologists and environmental at dusk. heard the crickets should have You forget it. Magic …” I will never Beluntu went from strength to strength. Senior Biology students were involved on work exciting and innovative in very and language drama were There site. weeks, outdoor weekends, academic study a biosphere set up in IB projects, activities, with nearby the sea and students interacted villagers for local information. Some for available made weekends the site was staff R&R! Brian about 10 years. for facility ran The toleft Singapore in 1982, returning in 1984 fi a It was government. of the Malaysian great disappointment to him and the entire John teacher, Then it closed. College when from Burgess, brought the name sign back at the site, and Brian has kept it to this day Australia. his home in nn Paust of Norway. nn Paust fi rst wardens hired to live at the site hired to live rst wardens fi other visitors, Antonin Besse of Belgium other visitors, and Dag The had Annie Smith who were Bob and in outdoor pursuits and a background Academic weekends began in biology. 1976. January first The study intensive weekends were lead by the English and Maths departments. Groups of 20 students at a time came out for weekend visits. They by travelled bus, boat, land and foot. rover In addition to nally Beluntu, named after fi Above top: Teachers Mary Kirwin and Lesley Ann Sandbach preparing roof Ann Sandbach preparing roof Mary Kirwin and Lesley Above top: Teachers student, John David, student, Naomi Hoare Year AC Gap to R): Brian Green, Previous page (L Soon after the facility was completed, completed, Soon after the facility was Mr Page a visiting Canadian banker, like he’d asked Brian what Wadsworth was answer The to add next if he could. Funds purpose laboratory. a general Wadsworth and the Page were provided was built. Equipment was Laboratory procured with additional funding from two In the early 1970s, large tracts of land in In the early 1970s, large tracts palms. were planted with oil Malaysia they went by when In the early days help road, UWCSEA students would local in the with the planting and stay longhouses. Sungei Beluntu, the river immediately immediately Sungei Beluntu, the river south of the site. The site was originally called the Johor originally called the Johor site was The Site, the Johor Project, became the Johor Centre, and supervision of Ray Crotti, staff and senior Crotti, staff and supervision of Ray parties every students made up working weekend. 20 OneºNorth June 2008 blog in the History sectionofthesite. blog intheHistory [email protected] care toshare, pleasesendthemtousat If you have memoriesofBeluntuthatyou’d never beenforgotten. academic study. Beluntuhowever, has programmes for outdoor pursuitsand replaced withseveral separate offsite In theyears since,Beluntuhasbeen beach.” had startedtowork theirway back tothe bio-lab hadallcollapsedandthetrees consumed by thejungle;hutsand but your footprints,’ Beluntuhadbeen the Beluntuprinciplesof‘leave nothing motorcycle years later. Hesays, “True to Michael Fong revisitedthesiteonhis UWCSEA in fantasticshapeandwas being and Ilookback withgreatfond- because theCentrewas looking ness onallthewonderful times and allofuswho witnessedits year. Beluntuwas very special “ used tocapacitymostofthe demise werevery saddened Beluntu was auniqueplace we sharedthere. HISTORY John Burgess Teacher or add them to the oraddthemtothe Please send yourhistory article suggestions forthenext edition ofOneºNorth, to ” Left bottom:Beluntubuildings Left top:Staffandstudentsbythe beach Above bottom:Studentsworking? 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Members are able to send messages to other for and search members. year of high school (Year 7, Grade 12, 7, Grade (Year of high school year or IB), whether A-levels of second year were in UWCSEA at that time or you who helps us to link alumni This not. regardless of attended classes together, and left. arrived each they when Class Year is de Year” “Class completed the have would you De THE ALUMNI THE 22 OneºNorth June 2008 GAP YEAR H foralumni Opportunities where theywereabletowork withthe Mai, Thailand andPhnomPenh, Cambodia students totheBABSEA of In 2008,wesentourUWCSEAGap Year man rightsissues. programmes and projects devoted tohu- AIDS organisationsandanumberofother munity development, working withHIV/ child protectionandeducation,tocom- Year studentsassistinsupporting;from has anumberofprogrammes which Gap and Thailand (www.babsea.org). BABSEA with gap year volunteers have beenworking the focusofGap Year. This year our UWCSEA hasnow madeSouthEast Asia our IBstudentscompletedthecourse. certi ing EnglishasaForeign Language(TEFL) unique, affordableandaccredited Teach- ship withtheBritishCouncil,settingupa Our visionhasalready inspiredapartner- the numberofopportunitiesavailable. pre-placement training andexpanding we arenow lookingatways ofimproving uating IBstudents.Inordertoachieve this, volunteer programmes abroadforourgrad- become aleaderinthe In thecomingyears, UWCSEAaimsto offer life-changing opportunities. bodia Icanhonestlysay thatGap Year can who spentaGap Year inFrance andCam- a teacher andastheparentofadaughter can offeritsgraduating students.Bothas ally excitedattheprospectsthatUWCSEA Taking theGap Year Option(3YO) atUWCSEA fi Year initiative inJune 2007Iamre- aving takenover theUWCSEAGap Bridges AcrossBorders cation programme. This year, 27of fi eld ofGap Year fi ces inChiang inCambodia Bangkok, Thailand dation fortsunamirelief. TEFL andcommunitydevelopment atalocalgovernment school andcharitable foun- Aceh Indonesia NGO runchildren’s home. Teaching EnglishasaForeign Language(TEFL)andcommunitydevelopment atan Bali Indonesia Some examples ofUWCSEAGap Year projects are: placements, withaspeci August 2009. We have foundthatthese Vientiane Laos,andthisissettobeginin Gap Year programme isnow extendingto versity undergraduates andprofessors. This agricultural workers, villagechildren, uni- children, monks, women’s groups,rural programmes inavariety ofsettings:slum Our studentshave taughtavariety of while alsoproviding Englishteaching. BAB CommunityLegalEducationProgram, pro ent ways. Myown contactswithformerstudentsandmany oftheindividual alumni will alsobeabletosupportandcontributetheseprogrammes inavariety ofdiffer- In theyears tocomewehope thatanotherimportantgroup,ourUWCSEAalumni, cation facility. TEFL, scholarship andcommunity development atanNGO-runcommunicationedu- Cebu City, Philippines ecological trust. TEFL andworking onecologyconservation projectsatalocalgovernment school and Tioman Island,Malaysia TEFL andclassroomassistantsatanNGO-runchildren’s homeand AIDS hospice. [email protected]. SEA, Kevin pleasecontact Morley [email protected] and/orBrenda Whately at If you intheGap areinterestedinassisting or participating Year programmeatUWC- from university. continuing toparticipateinsocial serviceafterleaving UWCSEAandafter graduating fi les onthe alumniwebsite,suggestthatthereisastrongdesireand commitment to fi c focusonlaw, to eightmonths. and College-relatedorganisationsforup students towork withavariety ofNGOs one offeringfantasticopportunitiestoour grammes andregionalplacements,each we hopetoincreasethenumberofpro- Concerns andtheparentgroupPACE, as The Tsunami EducationFund,Global links toexistingCollegeinitiatives such parents alike.Inaddition,by expending are quiteattractive tobothstudentsand Programme Coordinator Kevin Morley OneºNorth June 2008 23

) (*Name changed who was a cheeky young young a cheeky was who from major girl recovering She would heart surgery. compensation, nor to work alongside the incredible people from Cambodia were who and elsewhere, to night and day working expect help them. I didn’t to keep a special to have on one of our students eye UWCSEA 2001-2006 UWCSEA

I went through cult to sum up what fi Jen Mackie Jen often pretend she was feeling ill if she feeling ill if she often pretend she was part in class activities, to take want didn’t fun we were playing but occasionally when to have games or doing dances, we would exceed her to make sure she didn’t watch to her limitations just because she wanted join in the fun. It is dif It is in Cambodia in a few hundred words. to so much I have hard to articulate, when gruelling and often depress- about how say recommend going that I would ing it was, without the slightest on this gap programme half do it all again given hesitation. I would I wouldn’t not to say But that’s the chance. go about most things entirely differently. day that every I know I probably would. what and shaped by I am being changed What I I go. I meet and where I do, who Gap I went in my I met and where did, who I will That, me. will continue to shape Year treasure. always ended up catching scabies, or even lice, scabies, or even ended up catching but I did get typhoid, a bad ear infection, numerous coughs, and a perpetual tummy were to be expected from bug, all of which are There country. in a developing living expect plenty of other things that I didn’t in a place that all came along with living a horrifying re- like Cambodia, with such dealings and rampant corrupt cent history, expect to see people shoot- I didn’t poverty. work- I was ing up heroin in the street where ing, or in response, the well established expect to I didn’t harm reduction NGO’s. be able to go to meetings of communities evicted from their were being illegally who orhomes with no hope of proper protection rst visit to CDCC, we wit- fi rst choice. At this point we still rst choice. fi nessed what was to become a fairly routine was nessed what visitors of dancing and singing when display a small girl delighted when turned up. I was to arms and wanted threw herself into my the beautiful dis- we watched hug while in had been living My friend, JC, who play. at CDCC for the Cambodia, and working Sok to me “That’s whispered previous year, I had Chey*. Be careful, she has scabies.” Sok Chey off me, the sudden urge to throw her tightly to protect her at and to clutch the same time. full time at CDCC, and I ended up working both of these feelings in the six I overcame months I spent there. I learnt to tell Sok to climb all over okay Chey that it wasn’t hands, my wash me; I learnt that if I didn’t things, not with many I could come down alongside just scabies; and I learnt to work staff of CDCC to keep the diligent the very sake. I never for everyone’s healthy, children easy as we thought. I also found during easy as we thought. I also found during school time observing in the Japanese my school classrooms and the UWCSEA lower with children classrooms, that working But those going to be easy either. wasn’t the hours planted a seed of fascination at it shapes their learn; how children way fascination grew during my That identity. future time in Cambodia, and is shaping my day. every confronted one in Cambodia I was On day with my Morley there to present us with had Mr. options, to be a mediator for discussions all and a referee for the battles between of our incredibly strong personalities. Did I want at Cambodia’s to work Centre Dump Children’s (CDCC), a centre with with far children younger less English capabilities, Centre for or Children’s Happiness (CCH), with were who fewer children with quite advanced older, English). On my ll between ll fi gured out slowly through out slowly gured cult and tiring along with cult and tiring along with fi fi dent that we would all end up dent that we would fi

o write about my experience in Cambo- experience my o write about exactly a year ended almost dia which

UWCSEA alumna recounts her Gap Year experience Year her Gap recounts alumna UWCSEA That wasn’t how it ended up working out, it ended up working how wasn’t That We thankfully. that Training, our working English Teacher going to be as together probably wasn’t best friends, I believe my exact words were exact words my best friends, I believe “a family”. Because I had chosen to go to Melbourne to go to Melbourne Because I had chosen the inconve- it meant I had for university, nient blessing of nine months to fun, but not ‘exotic’ at all. fun, but not ‘exotic’ new the start of my and the end of school a strong family Having Australia. life in mother’s Africa through my connection to heard of I there as a journalist, when work for that to live the option to go to Kenya interim period, I jumped at the chance, hesitate to sign up for the selec- and didn’t a letter later I received Weeks tion process. be going to Kenya that I wouldn’t saying (sudden disappointment) but that I had team to pioneer for a small been chosen (ap- in Cambodia programme a volunteer a part of a confusion). I was prehensive the I was team of four students, of which the only non-National Committee Student; in the boarding lived hadn’t only one who I didn’t from home; the baby. house away but other, them like they knew each know con I was

ago, is a very surreal experience. It seems surreal experience. ago, is a very at the long ago, and just like yesterday very I recount the experience When same time. often gush about how they to people now, the At strange. life has been, how exotic my time, it felt dif T 24 OneºNorth June 2008 city was perhaps themostferociously take anothergeneration, ifnotmore. The Reconstruction ofMostarasawhole will traf Site was onceagainopenedtofoot but in2004,thisUNESCO World Heritage almost aslongtheoriginalconstruction, Ottoman builders.Reconstructiontook recreated thedesigntechniques ofits architects andengineersmeticulously stone fromtheoriginalquarry, ateam of restored toitsformerglory. Working with Today, astonishingly, StariMosthasbeen either sideoftheriver. linked the Tara andHelebijatowers on wooden planksandthenofmetalsheeting, after, onlyafragile footbridge,firstof of shelling,inNovember 1993.For years The bridgeitselfcollapsed,aftermonths Yugoslav unioncollapsedinchaos in1992. That coexistencewas shatteredwhen the coexistence amongdiverse ethnicgroups. Mostar itself–cametosymbolizesuccessful independent Yugoslavia, StariMost–and First underOttomanrule,thenin fl the twinhalves of Mostar, splitby thefast- arch, madeoflocal Tenelija stone,joined For hundredsofyears after, itsgraceful I the reignofSuleymanMagni Turkish authoritiesinthe16thcentury, in Herzegovina, it was builtby Ottoman Bridge” ofMostarinsouthernBosniaand Adam Jones attendedUWCSEAbetween1979and TRAVEL owing Neretva River. Okanagan, andauthororeditorofadozenbooks published orinpress,mostrecently‘Genocide: A look nofurtherthanStariMost. The “Old f you seekasymbolwithsubstance, 1981 asaCanadianNationalCommitteescholar. Comprehensive Introduction’(Routledge,2006). fi c. Adam traveled toBosniaandHerzegovina last He iscurrently Associate Professorofpolitical science attheUniversity ofBritishColumbia year andprovides thisaccountofhisvisit: UWCSEA 1979-1981 fi cent. con contested siteintheentireBosnian the cease shops, makesclearthatby thetimeof in Mostar,” onsaleatlocalsouvenir not compare. A documentaryDVD, “War held outuntilthe siegewas lifted Mostar, damagedby Serb shelling, every one. listed asthedateofdeath on row ofheadstones,with“1992” surreal towalk alongrow after this phaseofthecon today holdsMuslimvictimsof Rondo roundaboutinMostar resist them. A cemeterynearthe Muslims bandedtogetherto upper hand.CroatsandBosnian army –who quickly gainedthe materiel oftheformernational who hadlaidclaimtomost ofthearmsand – backed by theauthoritiesinBelgrade, Bosnia in1992,itwas the territory’s Serbs Yugoslavia dissolved andwar spreadto that hadpreviouslybeenallies. When Mostar occurredbetweentwo forces The irony isthatmostofthe shelled-out ruin. Muslim cantonofeasternMostarwas a War Two. Inparticular, thepredominantly some Germancitiesattheendof World Adam Jones fl ict –even besiegedSarajevo might fi re, much ofMostarresembled fl ict. Itis fi ghting over ghting heavy machine-guns. mortars, rocket-propelled grenades,and the Muslimquarterforfullytwo years, with to theeasternbank. They thenpummelled city, andforced themacrosstheNeretva western, predominantlyCroatsideofthe evicted thousandsofMuslimsfromthe scenes oflooting,rape, andmurder, they embargo onallthewarring parties. Amidst to circumvent theinternationalarms Dalmatian coast,which allowed them by accesstosupplylinesfromthelong The morepowerful Croatswereaided out anew. their own falling out, and in May 1993,theCroatsandMuslimshad in late1992.Butonlyafewmonthslater, fi ghting broke ghting OneºNorth June 2008 25

ights fl nally take the plunge. fi [email protected]. cked destinations. Sarajevo is destinations. Sarajevo cked fi oors are devoted to instruction devoted oors are fl website. Adam Jones the alumni nd a bottle on the Muslim side of on the Muslim side of nd a bottle Adam may be Adam may fi reached through reached town, where Sarajevsko – brewed in the Sarajevsko where town, capital – is ubiquitous,Muslim-dominated beer umbrella of every emblazoned on the garden I saw. fresh, relatively If the scars are still the progress in the last decade however, Supervised by has been impressive. political advisors, European troops and united in the Croats and Muslims are now one of the two Muslim-Croat Federation, “entities” – the other is the Serb Republic – that constitute the independent state of – that constitute the independent state Bosnia and Herzegovina. youth the time Mostar’s It is likely that by will have adulthood, the country reach the joined the European Union. Perhaps rise of a pan-European identity will have rivalries, greater success in damping down communal mingling, thanand encouraging forebear did. Regardless, its pan-Yugoslav complex, sometimes violent, Mostar’s fascinating heritage means that the always city will remain a must-see for the Balkans traveller. And at the stately Grammar School, built built School, Grammar at the stately And Empire, Austro-Hungarian the during different is There or Bosnian languages. in the Croat on the alcohol a kind of segregation even tipple of the Croat side, the front. On brewed pilsener, is Karlovacko choice But just try border in Croatia. across the to ghting. fi and budget airlines. all concentrated; small (about 95,000 residents) and geographically Mostar is relatively areas of interest are easily negotiated on foot. solicits tower, Tara based in the of male divers, a “cooperative” summer in Mostar, Every the frigid into cash from tourists to plummet the 20-plus metres from the Stari Most arch for half an hour time about it – teasing the crowd sweet But they take their River. Neretva or more, until a critical mass of contributions is collected and they Mostar lies about 2 ½ hours by bus or train from the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, and about from the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, bus or train Mostar lies about 2 ½ hours by a Adriatic coast. It’s jewel on the crown Croatia’s bus or car from Dubrovnik, the same by trip from either of these more heavily-traf viable overnight Alitalia, and Lufthansa. Airways, British of European airlines, including a range by served cruiseships, as well as charter is a popular port of call for ferries and Dubrovnik competitors from throughout the region. attracting competition is held in July, A diving 40 about of Pocitelj, hill-town from Mostar include the gorgeous Ottoman-era Daytrips which half an hour away, Stjepan Fortress, on the coast road; and Herceg minutes away The views. valley hilltop, offering sweeping Herzegovinan on its stony looms impressively Ages. to Illyrian times, the present construction to the Middle fortress site dates back In the Ottoman old town, and most of the most of the and old town, Ottoman In the bank on the east neighbourhoods Muslim has also reconstruction of the Neretva, evidence of the most of the erased The Karadjozbeg mosque, which dates dates mosque, which Karadjozbeg The in the bright summer is radiant from 1557, photo at its stark black-and-white A sun. depicts the fate it suffered main entrance its minaret decapitated, during the war: As shells. heavy by and its dome perforated of the old winding streets for the narrow, gleam, positively their cobblestones town, the footfalls of the thousands of buffed by visit Mostar annually. now tourists who conceals return to near-normalcy This once What was lingering scars, however. rigidly is now patchwork a demographic Muslims to Croats to the west, divided: Mostar residents, crossing the the east. For boundary to shop no longer means running but neither are attack; the risk of physical they likely to be shopping for real estate. of than integration Duplication rather bus two are There services is the norm. stations, one for Muslims, one for Croats. ict. Please send your travel article suggestions for the next edition of OneºNorth, to fl cant stretch of territory on the of cant stretch fi Many other buildings, though still pocked still pocked other buildings, though Many exploded munitions, are again occupied by from the And away and functioning. an exclusively is now frontline in what for Croat zone, one could be forgiven happened. Leafy never thinking the war streets offer shade for the dedicated denizens of cafes, sipping a beer or mineral from the midsummer heat. away water a trade: Stylish boutiques do a thriving women young for willowy T-shirt favourite see fashion, BE fashion.” is “Don’t Yet alongside the ruins, new structures alongside the ruins, new structures Yet din of construction The are proliferating. the heartbeat,” out “Mostar’s drowns now hammering of coppersmiths in the cobbled with – one of whom, alleys of the old town traditional insouciance, etches wicked designs into the spent casings of artillery from the con shells left over Outnumbered and outgunned, the Muslim the and outgunned, Outnumbered staunch offered nonetheless population on to hold managed even They resistance. to a signi of a kind rarely urban warfare was This perhaps only seen in recent decades: compare. and Grozny Beirut, Mogadishu, more than a decade after the Today, stroll along Mostar’s conflict ended, a – Branitelja Hrvatskih main boulevard, and – is a shocking the former frontline buildings Many sobering experience. shells, strewn are nothing but empty with weeds, with rubble and overgrown their façades so peppered with bullets that barely a square metre and shrapnel in the remains intact. Here and elsewhere RUIN” signs warn “DANGEROUS city, against entering the premises, or parking near them. west bank of the river, the edge of which of which the edge of the river, west bank frontline in hotly-contested became the the battle. 26 OneºNorth June 2008 of teachers inlocalschools. support fortheprofessionaldevelopment philosophy throughtheUWC-IBInitiative’s Herzegovina arealsoexposedtotheUWC ideas. Teachers fromacrossBosniaand possible exposuretootherculturesand alities sharingroomstogainthegreatest the city, withstudentsofdifferentnation- in threeresidencesdifferentpartsof work together. UWCMostarstudentslive from overseas –who alllive, study and in BosniaandHerzegovina, aswell students –drawn fromallnationalgroups Mostar offersasinglecurriculumforallits But ontheGymnasium’s top nomenon inBosniaandHerzegovina. under oneroof’which isapost-war phe- is thecaseinmany socalled‘two schools rately forCroatand Bosniakstudents,as Gymnasium teaches two curriculasepa- an existingnationalschool. The Mostar It isalsothe society fromwithin. ing tothereconstructionofapost-con UWC withtheexplicitaimofcontribut- Croatian, Serbian).UWCMostaristhe different nationalcurricula(Bosnian, Herzegovina, where schools teach three cally segregatededucationinBosniaand to actively counteract adecadeofethni- 2006, itoffersanewandpositive model a newUWClocatedinMostar. Openedin you may beinterestedtonotethatthereis After readingtheprevioustravel article, TRAVEL Have youregisteredwiththeUWCSEA alumniwebsiteyet? A UWCinMostar Simply gotohttp://alumni.uwcsea.edu.sg andclick‘Register’ allows youtomaintainyour ownpro regarding UWCSEA alumniandCollege newsandevents,etc. contact otheralumni,post photosandnotes,stayupdated to becomeamember. Registering withthealumniwebsite fi rst UWCtobehousedwithin http://alumni.uwcsea.edu.sg (ReprintedfromUWC So goaheadand registertoday! fl oor,UWC Inspire) fl fi ict rst rst (December 2007issue) Update to Akihiko Hoshide,Classof1987 Photo credit:NASA alumni magazine, December2008. Please watch foranupdatefrom themissioninnextAki regarding issueofthe fi It was sogoodtobeback in Asia lastyear, sowhen Igraduate wehopethatIcan the mannertowhich Iamaccustomed. (thanks, DrUnderwood), andStephisback working asalawyer, keeping mein I amnow back atuniversity, studying tobecomeahighschool history teacher ndajobteaching somewhere over there.Malaysia islookingvery appealing. fi le page, searchforand Bicycling through Asia Space Shuttle Space Station(ISS)on31May 2008,aboardthe (JAXA),Exploration Agency Aki Hoshide,astronautwiththeJapan Aerospace the largesthabitablemoduleonspacestation. research capabilitiesofthespacestationandwillbe in Japanese). The Kibolaboratory willenhancethe Japanese Experiment Module‘Kibo’(meaning‘hope’ the PressurizedModuleandRobotic Arm ofthe delivering andattaching ISScomponentsincluding on thecrewofNASA missionSTS-124,which is O for kidneystonesin Thailand. all good,apartfromStephbeingadmittedtohospital into Thailand again...andthen Laos, theninto Thailand, thenintoLaosagain, in our Australia. We We arepleasedtoannounceourarrival back homein end ofour12monthcycling adventure. pedalling somewhere insouthernChinatowards the 2007 ur Bicycling through Asia OneºNorth fi nal two monthswerodeoutofChina,into fi nished upridingover 14,000km,and Discovery. leftmyself andmy partner, Stephanie, by Tim Goulding He isaMissionSpecialist articleintheDecember fl ew totheInternational fl ewhome! And itwas (Thanks toJAXA) OneºNorth June 2008 27 Above: London 2008 London 2008 . If you are OneºNorth Photo courtesy of Lilian Lee Photo courtesy of Lilian February 2008 February : January 2008 : November 2007 for another one next year. for another one next REUNIONS London Alumni Get-Together, London Alumni Get-Together, and staff in the area gathered to and staff in the area mingle and reconnect. Most class mingle and reconnect. The second annual London alumni annual London The second An informal alumni drop-in was held on campus in mid-December mainly drop-in was held on campus in mid-December An informal alumni in Singapore for the holidays, as well for alumni back from university and the alumni website for another one as those living here once more. Watch will be looking for your suggestions regarding timing and We in December. returning alumni! venue in order to accommodate more 2007 December Alumni Drop-in, UWCSEA Alumni Drop-in, UWCSEA 2007 December Other alumni get-togethers Melbourne Hong Kong Watch out for more reunion photos in the next issue of Watch organising alumni gatherings in your area, let us know at [email protected]. years were represented. Stay tuned years were represented. out again this year! Former students out again this year! get-together, attracted a great turn- attracted a great get-together, Above: December 2007 RECENT RECENT 28 OneºNorth June 2008 CLASS Please sendus yournews for thenext edition ofOneºNorth, to siblings who wenttoSISand whenever works incatering.Pauline andIbothhave retired andwork asaresearcher. Pauline ing 33years asapoliceof Fareham, Hampshire,UKandafterspend- in hospitalrecovering. Pauline andIlive in returning totheUKshespentmany months cident aftersheleftSISin1973 andafter Pauline was involved inaseriousroadac- UK, where Ijoinedthe Police Force. On leaving SISin1973Ireturnedtothe Martin Truscott Christi withherfamily up inbeautifulSingapore! I gainedinmy early years while growing having such agreatlife;therootsofwhich in sunny Floridaandcountmy blessingsfor enjoy my family, lotsofoutdooractivities rently my husbandwho makespottery. Iamcur- take ballet,dopaintingandshareartwith (18). Bothareattendinguniversity here.I beautiful children, Kathryn(20)andPaul Ed, live inFlorida,US,andhave two I amhappilymarriedtoawonderful man, Christi E.Hansen and Vietnam. three companiesfromtheUK, Thailand nam forajointventure company involving currently working inHoChiMinh, Viet- freelance projectcontrolmanager. Iam I work intheoilandgasindustryasa Andrew R.Dack 1975 right. Elisabetta (19),leftand Alessandra (14), The photo(right)isofGiorgio’s daughters: Christina, takeninthesummerof2007. The photo(left)isofGiorgioandhiswife, overseas. Italy afterhaving spentalmost27years Giorgio Conti 1974 fi nishing university studiesmyself. I NOTES isnow working inUdine,

fi cer, Ihave now Sharp andhiswife Ann. contact withmy oldhousemaster, Tony lives. Iamdelightedtohave maderecent conversation. A very happy timeinallour we aretogetheritisaguaranteed topicof my BA andDiploma Iwenttowork in Glasgow University, UK. After obtaining tecture atthe Mackintosh School of Art, After leaving UWCSEA, Istudiedarchi- Wei MengRose(Meng) 1983 two stepgrandchildren. Essex, UK.Ihave threestepchildren and years. IammarriedtoMelanie andlive in London. Ihave worked inLondonfor23 I amtheof Stuart Cochlin 1981 in StatenIslandsince1991. fall, forhighschool. We have beenliving attend BrearleySchool in Manhattan this College, USandmy daughterhopesto son Sanjay (20)isasophomoreat Amherst Hospital. Imarried Yasmin in1986.My Neurosciences atNew York Methodist I amthechairman oftheDepartment ticing NeurologyinNew York. Currently, Hospital andsincethenIhave beenprac- ders atColumbiaUniversity/Presbyterian lyn andafellowship inMovement Disor- completed my residency atSUNYBrook- Neurology intheUnitedStates.In1995,I Colombo andleftforfurthertraining in Medicine in1990fromtheUniversity of completed postgraduate studiesinInternal versity ofColombo, SriLanka(1985).I I graduated with a MBBSfromtheUni- Miran Salgado 1979 a UWCSEAalumnusisinvolved. movie discorplayer, pleaserememberthat if you happentosee,purchase orplay aBD of Blu-ray formatandlogoworld-wide. So and Iamresponsibleforlicensingactivities license of Work-wise, Iamnow servingasachief real time. game in TV andexchanging emailsin Kappei intheUSarewatching thetennis Charles inGhana,Kim Australia and chat, you arewelcome.Itisamazingthat Tournaments. Ifyou want tojointheemail (1975) especiallyduringtheGrand Slam teacher, CharlesEngmannandKimIvey emails frequentlywithformerUWCSEA I continuetobeatennisfreak.exchange Kappei Morishita 1976 fi cer ofBlu-ray Disc Association fi ce managerforalaw [email protected]. fi rm in rm some decenttropicalweather. Singapore foraregular daughter. of abeautiful proud parents I became girlfriend and In 2007,my ecutive Chef. here asanEx- been working land andhave years back, Imoved tothemiddleofHol- I joinedtheHolland America Line. A few worked inseveral hotelsandinthe1990s started towork in a hotel.Over theyears, I I Holland. There I leftUWCSEAin1984andwentback to Marc Sijms NASA on31May 2008. tion (ISS)onaspaceshuttlemissionwith has travelled totheInternational SpaceSta- Akihiko Hoshide 1987 and sur 2007 butmissingthe Australian beaches enjoying lifeinDCsincethebeginningof Corporation, World Bank.Ihave been where Iwork attheInternationalFinance Maribel anddaughtersto Washington, DC I recentlydragged my ever patientwife I amstillnotquiteready tosettle down. don, Milan,BudapestandPerth, Australia, Post UWCSEA,afteryears ofliving inLon- Jan Wehebrink 1985 (10) andKavin (5). wife, Jasmine andIhave two boys, Armaan brands andemploy about350people.My 55 pointofsalesin Thailand covering all mod (France). We own andmanageover Mango (Spain),Castro(Israel) andPro- include GuessBaby andKids, Marciano, company hasexpandedits portfolioto sories storesin Thailand. Sincethenour launch Guess(USA)apparels andacces- fashion company hereinthe early90’s to Bangkok ismy homebase.Istarteda Romeo (Aswin) Ruanglertbutr 1988 est ineducationaldesignforchildren. in Londonandamnow pursuingmy inter- children, 13and14years old.IdidaMBA London. Imarriedin1993andhave two fi ng; nottomentionbeingclose

fi nished my schooling and , anastronautwithJAXA, fi x of great food and x ofgreatfoodand OneºNorth June 2008 29 (Dew) in Cor- le currently fi cer. fi rm’s pro rm’s fi of which she wrote, of which she three of which directed and two she acted of which at shows Three in. Ayer Per- the Telok forming Arts Centre in February (TAPAC) 2008 and March The were sold out. lm-making. fi [email protected]. rst showcase was a series of four short was rst showcase Media and Communications team, as well Communications team, Media and to build the as helping 2001 Benjamin Brudevold-Newman Washington, hard in large and works lives process the political Ben is watching D.C. the and presidential election unfold from on a network front lines through his work on national politics. He television show his tries not to take himself too seriously in pursuit of a career in broadcast media and for more time to pour wishes desperately into digital Masmintrachaiyanara Kasamawati theatre group,has recently formed her own “Underground Theatre“( http://www.un- The dergroundtheatre.co.nr ) in Singapore. fi all titled, “Foreplay”, collectively plays a good review on received showcase an online theatre review website, Fly- ing Inkpot ( http://www.inkpot.com/ theatre/08reviews/0301,fore,kk.html ). which “Fat”, featured was One of the plays has been performed four times in Singa- Theatre pore during the “Short & Sweet of Academy 2007” at Nanyang Festival Yeun Nirmala with her dragon boating team Yeun porate Social Responsibility. Nine months Social Responsibility. porate to offered a promotion been I have later, for Management Operations look after alongside Marketing (Australia) National marketing of chief Deloitte’s at UWCSEA, I spent a years During my participating in team great deal of time and touch volleyball sports – basketball, mate- on; the belief in years Seven rugby. and passion competitiveness ship, positive me UWCSEA instilled in to succeed which career my I approach is still evident in how Boating. past time - Dragon and favourite here State championships Boating Dragon we come! rm fi held on was rst ceremony fi is currently enjoying life life is currently enjoying cer with the Victorian State Victorian cer with the fi obtained a Psy.D. in Clinical obtained a Psy.D. cer for the Center for Community De- fi ve years working in multicultural affairs in multicultural working years ve Psychology in 2007 from Wright State Uni- in 2007 from Psychology She is currently a staff counsellor versity. Virginia, in at George Mason University United States. 2000 Nirmala Yuen under! I Greetings from the land down in years in 2000 after seven graduated UWCSEA as a boarder. hospitality at the Inter- I went on to study national College of Hotel Management, an M. Sc in International Hotel by followed After four years Management. Tourism and in early 2007 a in the hospitality industry, different path presented itself and I made a the professional services to 180° move as a part of the Tohmatsu Touche Deloitte Government, Australia. She loves kayaking, kayaking, She loves Australia. Government, mountain biking and the great outdoors to Canada in 2009 and is hoping to move to ski!” to learn how 1998 Marlena Wu Couple with bridesmaids and best man 1995 Mules Frances in Kunming, China as a communications in Kunming, of among other Studies which, velopment trips to things, has so far included several countryside and the Yunnan the beautiful consumption of large quantities of very tasty local food. Prior to that, she spent fi of as a policy 1994 Claudia Häger we had two got married, in fact, I recently The weddings! Austra- 2007 in Melbourne, 15 December ago. years two to I moved lia where held in Bali on “main” wedding was The included a ceremony This 2008. 30 January all nationalities Thirteen and a reception. of Two the occasion. met up to celebrate UWCSEA alumni: the bridesmaids were Häger (1991) and Christiana Natascha (Gibb) (1994). Other attendees Dickson Singh (1994) and Sunainika were Peter Saigal (1994). Please send us your news for the next edition of OneºNorth, to

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For information about Sarra’s performances information about Sarra’s For email her at dance@sarra. and workshops, co.uk or visit www.sarra.co.uk. In 1998, I went to India in search of a of a In 1998, I went to India in search and found Kalamandalam Sumathy teacher in in a small town runs a dance school who in India every been training I have Kerala. for a few months since. In 2001, I year Anusha Subramanyam with joined forces called Beeja, to set up a dance company that ago, I realised years Two in London. with out and work time to branch it was I have and since then other choreographers as a solo artist. Stella Sub- been working a dance piece, on me, biah choreographed created through called “Bhole Nath”. It was Tamil. based on a song in improvisations led to a series of mainstream perfor- This mances in theatres in London and the UK. Colleges World My vision is to tour United per- giving in different parts of the world formances and theme-based workshops: connecting us through music and dance. Sarra Whicheloe Sarra IB an Indian dance project for From to become a profes- in 6th year drama sional classical Indian would dancer - who Thanks guessed? have to Mr McManus and had a I have Mr Evans good grounding in dra- ma. Our explorations Brooks’ “the with Peter empty space” con- inter- tributed to my est in performance. 1993 year anniversary reunion in Singapore in anniversary year 2010. 1990 (Hubbell) Hubbell-Linden Tracy been since I have US where Texas, in I live I 1985. in November Singapore leaving did not been mar- it. I have the patience for have girls, Lieve two have ried since 1997 and and I live Tim Annie. My husband and about an hour north of on a small ranch life and being small-town Dallas. I love Mom). I enjoy a SAHM (Stay-At-Home (Class of 1990) keeping up with everyone to our 20 and look forward via Facebook CLASS 30 OneºNorth June 2008 Please sendus yournews for thenext edition ofOneºNorth, to She ishopingto advance her educationby English-speaking internationalcommunity. ing asocialnetwork amongsttheyounger, ing, andinherfreetimeisfurther establish- teaching English,training forexamteach- Kyiv, Ukraine forthelasttwo years. Sheis Elizabeth Holderness uwc.de. contact theGermanNetwork atnetwork@ meeting every year inJune iswelcometo join someactivities such astheannual about what ishappeningor would liketo Germany andwho wishestobeinformed in 2009. Anybody who happenstobein organise the in Maastricht. Finally, thereareplansto support thefoundingofnewcollege cooperates withtheDutch Committeeto Mostar. At themomentUWCGermany the newUWCin like theset-upof also otherprojects scholarships, but tivities forUWC in fundraising ac- Network engages tion, theGerman in touch. Inaddi- Germany tostay friends living in helps GermanandotherUWCalumnior which UWC AlumniAssociation German food industry. Sheiscurrentlyheadingthe family businesswhich suppliesspicestothe as assistanttotheCFOofamedium-sized Carina Bayerdoerffer 2002 Korea beginningSeptember2008. Ok willbepracticing law inSeoul,South at Vanderbilt University Law School. Dong sity in2005.Heiscurrentlyhis Dong OkJeon casting Authority (SBA) in2001. writing by theSingaporeNationalBroad- She received theMerit Award forscript- Melbourne andSydney. and hassincebeenperformedoverseas in Choice duringtheShort&SweetFestival Theatre. Itwas voted asthePeople’s recently for“Foreplay” by Underground Drama Educator’s Association (SDEA),and “Celebrate Drama!” by theSingapore Fine Arts (NAFA) andalsotheEsplanade, CLASS Dong Okwithhis NOTES family fi rst shortcourseinGermany graduated from Yale Univer- hasstartedtowork hasbeenliving in fi nal year selor, peertutor, publicrelationof advisor, peercoun- have beenresident tions Ihave assumed of theleadershipposi- school projects.Some Coast, mainlythrough many statesintheEast opportunity totravel to ciation. Ihave hadthe national Student Asso- member oftheInter- have beenaloyal Here atLafayette, I a minorin Architecture. Civil andEnvironmental Engineeringwith and carryontheUWCspirit.Iamstudying opportunity toassumeleadershippositions liberal artsschool which hasgiven methe College inEaston,PA, USA.Itisasmall colleges, andchose toattendLafayette ing my studies,Igotacceptedintoseveral with theclassof2005. When Iwas I was theonly Albanian scholar graduating Denila Deliallisi 2005 knew heriswelcometoattend! sweetheart inMarch 2009;any alumwho future. Finally, sheismarryinghercollege tation) withdoctorate studiesinthenear pursuing herM.A.(LanguageDocumen- painting andIam continuingmy Grade 12 world ofScenographers. Ihave notstopped hopefully I’llbreakintothe professional had thechance toexchange. Oneday including OhioUniversity where Irecently ing very hard,designingwherever Ican, thoroughly enjoying thecourseandwork- second year atCentral St.Martins College, “Design forPerformance”. Iamnow inmy Arts andthereIfoundmy potentialcareer dation courseat Wimbledon Collegeof and Visual Arts, Iwas advised todoafoun- After graduating with Theater Arts (Higher) Juliette Digonnet achievements year afteryear. and higherinacademicsocialservice proud tohearthatUWCSEAranks higher teachers andboardinghouse staff.Iam from theClassof2005,aswellsome gapore. Ihave keptintouch withmany as reunionswithUWCSEAalumniinSin- to reunionsintheEastCoastarea,aswell chance toexplore.Iamlookingforward attended statehighschools didn’t getthe world issuesthat many ofmy peerswho CSEA training .Igained alotofinsighton to acquirethesepositionswithouttheUW- etc. However, Iwould have notbeenable for Awareness and Alleviation ofPoverty), and vicepresidentofFAAP (Foundation [email protected]. fi nish- fi cer Daisy in Wolverhampton. they live withtheirtwo children, Coleand Nottingham. Katyismarriedto Layton and Claire ismarriedtoStuartand theylive in every minuteofhernewjob. Grammar School, Ramsgateandloving now headofmusicatClarendonHouse undergone amajortransformation. Ionais terbury where theMusicDepartment has director ofmusicatKent College,Can- to theUK.Since2001,Ihave beenthe because ofvisadif The American lifecametoanendin2000 alongside my also ran ahighlysuccessfulchurch choir had. We sanginprofessionalchoirs and I and Iledthebestmusicallifewehave ever achieve herdegreein Theatre Studies.Iona to attendHuddersfieldUniversity and school student.Clairestayed intheUK Katy settledintolifeasan American high truly amazingchange. school intheMidwest of America was a Grammar School toawealthy independent demic yet highlymusical Wolverhampton in StLouis,Missouri,US.From theaca- director ofchoirs atJohn BurroughsSchool amazing challenge when Iwenttobecome ous schools. In1995,Iacceptedanother back intotheUKandthrived inthevari- Our children ClaireandKatysettledwell was anexcellentpostaftertheFar East. was directorofmusicuntil1995. This to live in Wolverhampton, UKwhere I After leaving Singapore,IonaandIwent Stuart McIntosh(1985-1990) Former Teacher India. which istakingplacethisJuly inMumbai, for theInternationalBiologyOlympiad, recently madetheNewZealandteam dents fromaroundthecountry, Amanda Along withthreeotherhighschool stu- Amanda Deacon 2008 in Singaporeforthesummer. programme there.Jess isexcitedtobe back volunteer withatherapeutic horseriding Vancouver, Canadaandhascontinuedto at theUniversity ofBritishColumbiain Jessica hasjustcompletedhersecondyear Jessica Wagner 2006 Visual Arts. reattaching metomy wonderful years in exhibition themewhich istheonlything fi ve choirs atJBS. fi culties and we returned culties andwereturned OneºNorth June 2008 31

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