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SCHOOL Pearson College is a unique and vital Canadian institution with an international mission: to make education a force that unites people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Pearson College is One of 15 United World College schools located around open to students the world, Pearson welcomes 200 youth ages 16-19 from the world over 100 or more countries regardless of their socio-economic background, politics, religion, ethnicity, language or gender. who seek a For two years these students live, study and grow together challenging and at the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the southernmost tip of transformational Island. education.

Their education is rigorous and purposeful — one that Students apply through their country’s UWC tackles relevant global challenges including social justice, national committee, made up of UWC alumni, economic prosperity, cultural tolerance and environmental education professionals and community leaders. These committees select students sustainability. Overseen by an international faculty, on merit, a policy that ensures cultural and it is designed to train, equip and empower students socio-economic diversity, with inclusion based with the skills, values and knowledge necessary to bring on intellectual curiosity, leadership potential, social competence, resilience, integrity, and about positive change in the world. They learn to think commitment to the UWC mission and values. and collaborate across countries, cultures, disciplines and sectors. As alumni, they go on to make a difference at Each student accepted to Pearson College is awarded a scholarship based on financial need community, regional, national and international levels. funded entirely through donations and grants. CANADA’S CANADA’S NATIONAL IB

SCHOOL SCHOOL Since 1974, Pearson College has welcomed more than 1,000 Canadian students from over 400 cities, towns and villages across every province and territory to our campus on the southernmost tip of . Here is a list of some of the places our students have come from in the past decade alone. Pearson College Alberta: Calgary, Chestermere, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Fort Saskatchewan, High Prairie, Jasper, was the first school Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Ryley, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Stony Plain, Widewater. : Agassiz, Burnaby, Chase, Clearwater, Comox, Courtenay, Duncan, Fort Nelson, Hope, Merritt, Nanaimo, in Canada to offer Nelson, New Westminster, Penticton, Port Moody, Prince George, Revelstoke, Saanichton, Skidegate, the International Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria, Williams Lake. Manitoba: Deloraine, Franklin, Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg. Baccalaureate — New Brunswick: Fredericton, New Maryland, Pointe La Nim, Richibouctou-Village, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, Saint-Laurent. Newfoundland & Labrador: Bishop's Falls, Clarke's Beach, Ferryland, Musgravetown, the most recognized New Harbour. Nova Scotia: Antigonish, Berwick, Digby County, Halifax, Head of St. Margarets Bay, and respected high Margaree Valley, Wolfville. Northwest Territories: Fort Smith, school diploma in Hay River, Inuvik, Yellowknife. Nunavut: . : Aurora, the world. Brantford, Chatham, Collingwood, Conestogo, Granton, Guelph, “At Pearson, we were taught to Lakeshore, Lively, Millbrook, Newmarket, Nobleton, North York, stand up for what we believe in, but also to truly listen to the While the rigorous IB program challenges our Orangeville, Ottawa, Picton, Port Perry, Sharbot Lake, Stayner, beliefs of others. We learned students academically, the Pearson IB is about not to shy away from tough Thornhill, . Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, conversations, and to leave the more than scholastic excellence. It includes Cornwall, Murray River, North Rustico, Stratford, Tyne Valley. world a better place for those following a carefully designed program that who come after us.” helps students develop critical thinking and Quebec: Chateauguay, Gatineau, L'Assomption, Montreal, conflict resolution skills, and introduces models Quebec City, Rimouski, Saint-Adelme, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, of leadership based on trust, integrity and

Sherbrooke, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Trécesson, Verdun, Jean Drouin responsibility. We have also developed our YR 15/1990, Canada-QC own courses such as Marine Science, which Westmount. Saskatchewan: Cutknife, Regina, Saskatoon. CEO and Founder, Clarify Health Solutions; Vice-Chair, was adopted by the IB and is now used around Yukon: Dawson City, Whitehorse. Pearson College Board of Directors the world. CANADA’S CANADA’S LEADERSHIP EXPERIENTIAL

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While the Pearson community features a At Pearson, remarkably diverse student body, the students have one thing in common: they have already students learn demonstrated exceptional leadership potential. by doing.

Pearson College is one of the only schools in the We encourage leadership through initiative. Students It is intense, challenging and rewarding. world where all students are given opportunities built our remarkable composter and designed and They learn conflict resolution skills and to impact a whole community and effect change, constructed the greenhouse. They also wrote the public speaking at Village gatherings — developing the skills and competencies they need grants that enabled the College to switch to low-flow when all community members meet to to become leaders in the 21st century. toilets. Between their first and second year, students discuss ideas and issues relevant to living together on campus. Activities, necessary develop a project or provide a service to address a for completion of the IB diploma, take place We incubate leadership through responsibility. need in their home community, no matter where that on land and water. Students are encouraged Students organize, lead and facilitate Village may be in the world. to pursue their interests, particularly during gatherings, Regional and Special Topic days, and Project Week, an intense one-week immersion the International Affairs program. In addition, they We teach leadership through “UWC Skills,” an in a subject of their choosing. Service is at all have one or more formal (unpaid) jobs that innovative extension, developed on campus, to the the heart of UWC values: students work with keep the community running, from emergency IB Theory of Knowledge course. Students learn the disadvantaged youth, visit the elderly in local responders and firefighters to activity leaders to foundations of leadership, including how to plan and communities and volunteer for projects in greenhouse managers and kitchen workers. run a project, active listening and conflict resolution. home countries during summer breaks. CANADA’S

Open “At Pearson, I learned how to A prerequisite for living be part of a community. Every EXCEPTIONAL with students from radically person has a gift, and you don’t different cultures and have to be doing big things to backgrounds. make a big impact.”

Indefatigable Caring SCHOOL Life on campus, both They care — physically and emotionally, PEARSON STUDENTS ARE: about others and the world. is strenuous. Saijai Liangpunsakul YR 33/2008, Thailand Committed to Project Manager, Thailand Fearless Information Technology and Services They have the courage to UWC values Sustainability, unity, peace. take chances and to learn Can-do from failure. They like to take initiative and follow through.

Intelligent They work hard and are driven to succeed. Understanding Pearson College students live and They know we grow with laughter — with others, learn together in an intensive and and at ourselves. intercultural residential experience. Much of what we do focuses on the students getting to know and understand each other. Collaborative Because this leads to the This begins with four students most creative solutions. sharing a room — individuals who likely come from four different countries, speaking four different first languages, with four different Determined The most important factor political, socio-economic, religious, in predicting success in life cultural and ideological perspectives. and work. The students learn to challenge assumptions, welcome different perspectives and genuinely connect with each other, absorbing one of the College’s most important lessons and a cornerstone of world peace: tolerance. CANADA’S CANADA’S INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE

SCHOOL SCHOOL Pearson’s more than 4,000 alumni are from the almost 150 countries listed below. At any time, students on campus Since 2008, the come from upwards of 80 countries — representing a diversity of camaraderies and tensions among nations. Students have three things in common: they’re bright, fearless and determined to make the world a better place. College has reduced

Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, electricity, natural Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina gas, water and paper Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican use by 10%. Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, A few years ago, a student from Africa noted Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, that it wasn’t until he came to Canada that he Hong Kong (China), Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, learned to be wasteful. This remark galvanized

Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, “I’ve been both witness to, and Pearson College to turn our sustainability ideals Kosovo, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, directly targeted by, violence. into reality. We are now able to schedule and I’ve had my office shot up, automate the heating of two buildings on Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, I’ve been in close proximity of campus. Progress has also been made through suicide bombings and shellings. Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, equipment and processes that allow us While it’s easy to have these Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, experiences fuel a sense of to divert all our food scraps away from the waste stream. Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Panama, hate, my time at Pearson has helped me to put them in a Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, framework of reference rather Calgary House, one of five student residences, than internalizing and becoming Saint Maarten, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, is Pearson’s first green home. In addition hateful myself.” Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, to seismic upgrades and a new steel roof, it features all-weather windows, recycled Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan (China), cotton insulation, heat recovery ventilators, Robin Wettlaufer Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, an automatic heat shut-off system and the YR 19/1994, Canada-SK Ukraine, UK (England), UK (Northern Ireland), UK (Scotland), Representative to the Syrian “Watt Matters” system to monitor resource Opposition for the Department consumption. Our aim is to renovate all UK (Wales), United States, Uruguay, USSR, Vanuatu, Venezuela, of Foreign Affairs, Trade and student residences to this level of efficiency Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Development Canada, based in Instabul, Turkey and sustainability. CANADA’S OUR FACILITIES INCLUDE:

5 student residences, ICONIC each home to 40 students and 1 house SCHOOL parent or house family. Faculty and staff housing. Waterfront dining hall and student common room. Classrooms, including science labs and fine It's pretty arts studios. Max Bell incredible here. Hall and its 300-seat McConnell Theatre. You will find Pearson College at the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the southernmost tip of Marina with sailboats, Vancouver Island. diving boats, kayaks and

Iconic Canadian architects Ron Thom and canoes. 25-m pool and “There was an enormous Barry Downs designed the 1974 campus in exercise room. Interfaith amount of freedom given to us at their pioneering West Coast Modern style, Pearson. I found this real sense with the grounds designed by one of the world’s Spiritual Centre, built of possibility and an ability to most esteemed landscape architects, Cornelia shape the future. It gave me a largely by students. chance to change not just my Hahn Oberlander. Library with literature in view of the world, but the whole way I approach it.” The campus is a triumph of low-slung cedar dozens of languages and buildings that make tremendous use of natural light, and are linked by paths through the the personal collections Peter Sands towering old-growth forest. The buildings, of Lester B. Pearson. YR5/1981, UK (England) scattered over 75 acres, share space with deer, Senior Fellow at Mossavar-Rahmani On-campus health clinic. Center for Business & Government, eagles, songbirds, sea otters and the occasional ; former CEO, visiting bear. Walking trails. Standard Chartered PLC CANADA’S PEARSON COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO ATTEND THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS SINCE 2010: TRANSFORMATIONAL University of Aberdeen, Acadia University, Agnes Scott College, University of Alberta, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, University of Amsterdam, College of the Atlantic, Bennington College, University of Bergen, Bishop's University, Bucknell University, University of British Columbia, , University of California SCHOOL Berkeley, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Cambridge, Camosun College, Canadian University College, Capilano University, Carleton University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Clark University, Colby College, Colorado College, , Concordia University, Connecticut College, Dalhousie University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Deep Springs College, University of Dundee, Durham University, Earlham For more than College, University of East Anglia, University of Edinburgh, Erasmus 40 years, Pearson University Rotterdam, University of College has offered Florida, Gettysburg College, Glasgow $12.5M Caledonian University, University of a one-of-a-kind, scholarship money awarded the 2014/15 graduating classes Glasgow, Harvard University, Hong Kong (80 students each year) transformational University, Hood College, Hull-York education in Medical School, College of Idaho, IE University, Jacobs University Bremen, John Hopkins University, Kalamazoo College, University of Kent, University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, University of Kings College, Lake Forest College, Canada. University of Leiden, Lewis and Clark College, University of London, London School of Economics, Luther College, Universiteit Maastricht, Macalester College, University of Manitoba, McGill University, McMaster University, Pearson graduates have a stellar record of Methodist College, University of Miami, Middlebury College, Université de Montréal, Mount Allison University, financial awards from universities and colleges. Newcastle University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Northwestern Our graduating classes in 2014 and 2015 University, Nottingham University, NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU Shanghai, University Rhodes (80 students each year) were awarded $12.5 of Oklahoma, University of Ottawa, , Padua University, Scholars million in scholarships over four years — “It’s my responsibility to carry University of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, University of Prince Edward Island, since 1974 all the knowledge I’ve gained at an average of more than $78,000 per student. Pearson and transfer it to the Princeton University, Queens University, Quest University, University of people of my homeland. I'm After completing their university education, Richmond, Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI, Simon Fraser University, Skidmore College, Smith College, grateful to all those who have Pearson alumni work in a wide variety of allowed me to be here; to find my Stanford University, University of St. Andrews, St. Lawrence University, St. Olaf fields — healthcare, education, finance, best self and take it back home.” Sauvé College, Thompson Rivers University, , Trinity College, Trent law, sciences, arts, and government or NGOs. Scholars University, TU Delft, Union College, Vancouver Island University, Vassar College, No matter what they do, our alumni are since 1974 dedicated to making change happen in University of Victoria, University of Virginia, Wartburg College, University of Wahid Bitar Warwick, Washington & Lee University, University of Waterloo, Wellesley College, Westminster College, Wheaton YR 42/2017, Syria diverse and powerful ways to make the Student world a better place. College, Whitman College, Williams College, Yale-NUS College. “When I first came to Pearson, each student represented their “You leave Pearson with a global country, and there was an network and a humanity that emphasis on the obvious — makes it all part of you. We all language, food and clothing. have a role to play in uplifting Now, I know everyone on a others or changing the world we much deeper level. We spend live in for good.” our time learning from each other and finding ways to work and live together to make the world a more peaceful and Audrey Mothupi sustainable place.” YR 15/1990, Kenya Chief Executive Officer, SystemicLogic Group

Noa Bridson YR 41/2016, Canada-ON Student “The opportunity to lead a values-led business promoting shared prosperity, human rights and peace as drivers of success in “The biggest life lesson I took business? I recognized it thanks away from Pearson has been to the massive impact my time how we come to understand at Pearson College has had on the complexity of our human my life.” differences, and how then we are to celebrate and harness the potential of that diversity for the common good.” Jostein Solheim YR 11/1986, Norway CEO, Ben & Jerry’s

Paul Colton YR 3/1978, Ireland Bishop of Cork “Pearson changed my entire life. It pushed me to think beyond the small islands I grew up in and “The most rewarding two-year opened my mind to the world, disruption of my life — still idealism and activism.” disrupting 35 years later!” 650 Pearson College Drive Victoria, BC, Canada V9C 4H7 P: 1.250.391.2411 Shauna Aminath YR 29/2004, Maldives E: [email protected] Yuen Pau Woo Activist YR 6/1982, Singapore President, HQ Vancouver pearsoncollege.ca