Vol 10 June 2013

The Alumni Magazine of UWC South East Asia

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attention all in the of room with his firstwords, “There are three types of people in the world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. I invest in because you you things happen.” make leader a great is Davis and mentor Mr. our community.to Not only a generous donor who has helped us to many of qualityachieve education regardless of our backgrounds, he alsois model a role students,to reminding the us of power of determination in helping positive us make changes our communities. to Over years, 12 UWCSEA 233 students received scholarshipshave US to universities through the programme. Since its establishment in 2000, 4,843 scholars countries been have from 147 provided with scholarships 90 to different universitiesUS and colleges. Visit www.davisuwcscholars.org to learn more, and the visit eDunia the UWCSEA watch to main website a video Shelby explaining of Davis his programme. the to commitment

Shelby Davis inspires WyclifeBy Onyango Omondi UWCSEA 2011-2013 Class 2013 of February,On 21 Davis, Shelby philanthropistand founder the of UWCDavis Scholars Program visited UWCSEA with Gale. his wife student,Grade 12 Onyango Wyclife Omondi shares his experience the of visit: The much-anticipated Shelby Davis coincidedvisit with Mother Language DressedDay. in our fabulous cultural costumes, UWCSEA a group of Dover students and staff welcomed Shelby Gale Davis, and withDavis a wife, his lunch at the Nelson Mandela Library. I was inspired story. his greatly by His first was movement UWC the with encounter when he met two boys—one Israeli, one Palestinian—discussing their countries’ conflict at UWC-USA. This was his inspiration embark to on an exciting but challenging journey—the UWC Davis Program. Scholars theAt student presentation after the stood Davis up andlunch, held the Mr.

[email protected] UWC South East Asia Director Alumni of Relations Brenda Whately Regards, Relations wishes all you the best! On behalf Alumni Sona, of and Siti myself, programme, please us know. do let alumni magazine, or the for alumni suggestions the for next issue the of If you have anycontributions If have you or missed. wish them We all the best. number years of at UWCSEA. They will be year, each having taught a significant for year, There are a number teachers of retiring this enjoy theenjoy stories that follow. in Wales! Please read Please on—Iin Wales! hope will you UWCSEA in Singapore UWC Atlantic to students and a teacher who from drove trip years five by graduating ago taken 35 One these of articles describes a road by andby about alumni. some your fellow of number interesting of profiles and articles updatesabout along the with a College the This alumni issue site. features again can be viewed on the calendar event of the world since then. Further photos photos Further then. since world the togethers taken place that have around as photos of Reunion 2012 and Reunion alumnias of 2012 get- photos have beenhave included in these pages as well Photos of the of graduationPhotos ceremony day Brenda and Sona with Niru at the New York alumni 2013 May gathering

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Alumni Office Alumni Note from the the from Note 6 OneºNorth June 2013 Ov hand Land Rover from Singapore to Rover Singapore from Land hand drove ateacher asecond- and alumnus UWCSEA ayoung graduates, UWCSEA four new of planning, months many After took place. trip road 16,000km month, two- 35 ago, amazing years an exactly year 1978 of the end At the academic Whately Brenda By from UWCSEA to Atlantic College e into Penang, Malaysia. From there they they From there Malaysia. into Penang, and to up Kuala Lumpur Bahru, Johore to Singapore from causeway the across drove group the June, 30 on out Starting reasons. various for to unable participate being up ended idea the proposed originally who students Unfortunately, the Italian. another Lugato, Monica and time atthe Malaysian Foong, Nicolai Norwegian, Kleppa, Hans Australian, PaulCummins, were graduates four new the and Conti, Italian Tony Giorgio Dilley. was alumnus The time, atthe of Biology Head was teacher today. to through possible travel The would that be not countries many CollegeAtlantic Wales, in through rl a Wales on the first of September. in arriving finally England, London, and France Paris, Switzerland; Geneva, Italy; Turkey; Rome, Greece; Istanbul, Athens, and Ankara through on proceeded They to on Tehran, then Iran. and Herat totravelled Peshawar, Kandahar, Kabul, they From Islamabad Afghanistan. and into Pakistan crossed they From there trip. would to their allow continue them that picked visas they up where to Delhi Taj to the see to on Agra and Mahal north (now Bombay Mumbai), Goa, Bangalore, to drove there from They Myanmar). (now to possible Burma go through not it was time atthe because India, (now to Chennai), Madras took aferry nd OneºNorth June 2013 7 experience that included fundraising, planning, organising, as well as lessons in teamwork and group welfare. It would also introduce the students first-handto thea huge area of world that they might see. otherwise not When the group landed in Madras, the dirt and the street beggars were their first introduction the extreme to poverty of so many in that area. Madras, From they travelled through agricultural country where appeared they found that life go to on as had it thousands for years, of the people working provide just enough to wear eat, and clothesfood to to a roof theirover heads. the Up hills into the and rained it the point to colder, air got where dry get the group couldn’t in the cramped quarters the of Land Rover. In Bombay they saw city big in life, Bangalore they admired the interesting architecture and in Goa they experienced thea place rest unlike completely of India. After driving through the night reach Agra Mahal,to and see the Taj looking forward some to rest when they arrived, they were discouraged find to that the road they were travelling came an abruptto end at a river which over the bridge had been washed torrential out by flooding. They camped there that night otheralong of with people, crowds cars, andcows chickens a temporary until ferry arrived in the morning them take to theacross other point, to this side. At it By thewas 20th the 18th July. they of were in Delhi, collecting visas the for rest of the trip. skipHaving Kashmir to because of the delays in the schedule, they drove through Pakistan the into Punjab

that The article following based is mainly on article Dilley’s Overlanders The Tony appeared in the UWCSEA Mengembara magazine September along of with 1979 some recent updates. On the very firstof the day trip, the entering problems encountered group Malaysia because the have they didn’t Land Rover. the paperworkcorrect for hours,After the a delay 24 trip of finally began again, stopping on the way to pickPenang up new to tires that had been them. donated to Four days later, on the the fourth Land was July, of Rover loaded a ferry onto India. heading to For days they four steamed across the Indian Ocean class, in third eating curry breakfast,for Monica lunch and dinner. says, “It was very Nicolai indeed.” tough managed entertain to himself with a grand piano that they found ludicrously placeout of on the Arriving ship. old in what was then Madras, they met up with another 24-hour delay at Customs. It was here that they first undertookrepairs the fuelto pump, a problem that would plague them most for the of remainder of the trip identified was it until eventually and the solved by group themselves after countless mechanics along the way had do so. failed to One the of officialof aimsthe trip was spread to the about word the in goal, aid this UWC movement. To the sides the of Land had been Rover of painted with ‘United College World South East Asia’ and the group met up with representatives from some the of National Committees A along the way. further the goal of trip was provide to a challenging and unique educational Although they arrived on schedule, schedule, on arrived they Although there were many unforeseen difficulties delays involving due to along the way, bureaucracy and mechanical problems with the attempted vehicle, thefts, constant changes and in diet a few serious issues. health They were adults six cramped two an Land old into Rover, in frontand in the four back. Despite the meeting problems, inevitable the people, observing and the seeing culture the scenery in many parts Asia of that became unsafe travellers for soon afterwards and remains that way today politicsdue was it to an amazing and war, experience fiveyoung for UWCSEA alumni and one teacher. 8 OneºNorth June 2013 town.” After another day’s while town.” delay another After to into able drive then were and roadside aboyWe by the afew from litres bought down! closed been had desert Kandahar hot extremely the in map the on marked station fuel the because of out fuel run Rover. had “We Land the says, Hans pushing of Herat, outskirts the entered and next desert Kandahar the crossed enjoyed Afghanistan.” They “Everyone acurfew, with along Tony city the in says, tanks and soldiers with ofthreat violence Although there was an ever-present there. friends many felt made they that and friendly very people the found they didn’t they comply. when Kabul, In rocks to had avoid and aflight ofof cigarettes by search in children ambushed were they that here it was and camels, donkeys and nomad settlements surrounded by numerous saw They spectacular. was Pass Khyber of the scenery revolution. The of a heels the on Afghanistan and Pass into Khyber itFrom was the there, wasn’t one of them.” group, the Urdu within languages of avariety wefor had although communication in exercise interesting an Tony UWC. and wrote,was trip the “It group, the about tea conversations and of cups endless people—with of the friendliness the also but to incredible be where they found not just the scenery they received a huge welcome from the the from ahugewelcome received they to where drive Rome ashort and Italy to ship Bari, another it was From there problem. mechanical recurring their fixed and found group the that here was It another story! that’s itself—but in adventure an was vehicle toleaving to the head Athens, Paul’s there. holidaying were after trip who tohis parents meet earlier little a group the left had Paul who up pick to Athens in and trip of the pump fuel fourth for the Thessalonika in stopping Greece, through to had hurry They 19 August. now was It tight schedule. to due into the Greece headed soon were ahighlight,they was Istanbul Although culture. European familiar more its with of sorts to like feel ahome-coming Turkey European and proved Istanbul had greenery. Crossing the Bosphorus into to lush desert and mountains from scenery; wellas diet in as change another into Turkey crossed they of August, to 10th the busy. On and modern was Tehran, everything especially towns, the in villages, fortressed in lived desert the in people while that found they Iran, In into Iran. morning search, they crossed the border the next Customs a performed thorough drug uwcsea.edu.sg/?page=Overland_trip http://alumni. followingvisit the URL: Tony Conti and Giorgio Dilley, Foong, of Nicolai compliments photos to trip, ofor more view the Harlequin The Overlanders, article, To Tony read Dilley’s Mengembara full amazing experience. unbelievably an from wealth of memories a and of accomplishment great sense a doubt no with it nonetheless, made tojourney, happy were have they but arduous along and such after them greet to there one no almost was there that was trip of the disappointments biggest of the One College, schedule. on right atAtlantic of September, arrived they day, 1st the on next The House. London atUWC’s reception achampagne had they where London and Paris Geneva, make it tohowever subsequently did They it. quite never made and problems mechanical into different ran they Adriatic, of UWC the new the to be was for what home proposed to way the Trieste, the On was which illness. severe to due here his journey end and group to had leave Paul unfortunately the Committee. National Italian the from adonation and LugatoConti and families experience.” unique educational “… challenginga and newspaper article, newspaper and/ or the 1978 the or

OneºNorth June 2013 9 (UWCSEA 1972–1974) taught biology at UWCSEA fly over at 30,000fly feet, wasawesome. And the biggest lesson learned? Basic education, more respect the for needs of the poor and a much better spread the of capitalism with healthy wealth world’s bridled socialism, healthy by seem so important world congeniality.” greater for Conti Giorgio was one the of first Italian scholarship students at UWCSEA. After leaving, he pursued at Lancaster European Studies University Srl, Eurolib and of now CEO is an Italian services company that works primarily with scientificresearch centres, hospitals, schools and universities. He has been with the Libya over involved years, most there help recently to with the repair the of hospitals, supplying technicians. and equipment Giorgio says, “I was on invited the Overland trip while I was the alumni representative on the International Board whole-heartedly accepted I Directors. of opportunity.this me more It gave reason tryto the and of a region a feeling get of world that I had never I cannot visited. but UWCSEA be grateful to the for experiences me which helped gave it have work,in my especially in countries such as Libya.” and Nigeria Tony Dilley 1981 and to was Head from of 1976 Biology the at time the of Overland trip. After the trip, he returned Singapore to and in 1981 married and returned the to UK. He a further read for degree at Balliol OxfordCollege, and set up an Oxford- based educational trekking company taking trips the Western to Himalayas. After being Science Department Chair at Jakarta International School from ’84 to ’91 he returned theUK to again where he now retired andis writing. Recalling the experience years 35 of heago says, “I was recruited at the last whenminute the school required that a teacher accompany the This group. is anniversarythe 35th the of first serious adventure undertaken any UWC! The by trip turned be out more to difficult than expected.ever Had known we then … !” (UWCSEA 1976–1978), (UWCSEA 1977–1979) Australian obtain Paul went on scholar. to at Australiana B.Ec.(Hons) National University(ANU) and worked 25 for years in the banking industry. His last role was set up and to run the compliance department the for Bank China in of Australia. job his on the trip Interestingly, finances!was look after to the group’s Since retiring, has Paul continued do to together been has He work. consultancy years. 20 over with for partner, his Kevin, Paul says, “We were incredibly lucky do theto trip when did—before we Afghanistan was invaded the by Russians in 1980 and the before Shah Iran of was these Either of toppled events in 1979. made have would our passage difficult, not impossible.if The thing that stays in mindmy most traversing is the Khyber Pass, something be would you unable to It was the most do today. safely rugged but breathtakingly beautiful landscape seen. ever I have It was the sort trip of onlythat think when would you of areyou and 18 indestructible. It was a experience.” fantastic Kleppa Hans Paul Cummins pursued training pilot in the Royal Norwegian Air He Force. currently works on the ground Scandinavian for Airlines and has (SAS) his Systems own consultancy, Kleppa that and Co, project-managed recently Scandinavia’s largest marina expansion project. With a number patents name, of his to he was a driving in the development force of a new IT system and check-in for gate/ boarding control systems SAS. for Hans lives with girlfriend his outside and Oslo volunteers as a Common Law in judge the Appeals courts. About the trip, Hans says, “It incredible is how people across different countries seem kind and generous, regardless of their often modest or poor in life. lot Poverty was often rampant and often it was sad see how to and religion tradition and guide’ ‘uselesslyboth ‘usefully repress’ so many poor people. However, personally experienceto ‘smell,’ and see everydayup close, lives that otherwise we

(UWCSEA 1976–1978), (UWCSEA 1971–1978) And where are they now? they are where And Here a brief is update about the participants the of trip and a comment from each reflect as they were to asked on their incredible experience years on. 35 Monica Lugato studied economics and Stanford at medicine at the University Chicago of and UCLA in California. He an is obstetrician/ gynaecologist in California with two private practices. In addition, he has also been the pro bono medical director of the Angeles Los Clinic Free Chinatown since 1998. Nicolai further volunteers timehis travel each with year to a group doctorsof other parts to the of world to lecture at local hospitals. About the trip, Nic says, “I to volunteered becausego I was always an traveller, avid and not want miss did an opportunity to a lifetime—whichof was. it I am so glad that I made the trip. It was a life-changing experience. It meallowed the rare opportunity learn to about and countries the of cultures life that are no available longer safely to young tourists; places Afghanistan, like Pakistan and Iran. The trip instilled in me an everlasting affairs. interest global in I can only hope turbulent that in new, this world, two my sons will be have able to a wonderful experience the similar to had.” I one Italian Monica scholar. a Professor of is International Law at the School Law, of and the of Coordinator International Program in Law Lumsa at University, Rome, having achieved her PhD at the University Rome Laof Sapienza. “The trip was a most amazing and enriching experience in all respects— the peoplewhat saw, we met, we the day-by-day getting the along of group, the constant challenge being of in unknown facing places, unknown languages and cultures. It had a deep impact on the shaping personality, my of personal my life, vision of my heritage— whoI am. The interesting thing that is I just realise thathave come recently.” to Nicolai Foong 10 OneºNorth June 2013 http://alumni.uwcsea.edu.sg site: alumni the on calendar/past events event the see photos, reunion more For closing speech. inspirational and warm her after ovation astanding and to diplomas stage accept their the across love walked they as big hugs with for Di and respect their expressed graduates this year. The leaving UWCSEA be will Di 20 years, than more After of School. High Principal the over by Smart, Di presided ceremony as it was the last one to be graduation special than amore was This the need to remain connected. and friendships enduring about message gave inspiring who an Council, Alumni the of member aformer speaker, Ferrin, Kris followed student was by the Heron citizen. global active an but citizen aglobal to be just not decision the to two, make and okay be will everything that reassurance the one, were graduates to the Heron’s messages main two Pacific. Asia across activity communications disaster and relations media improving Humanity, for for Habitat works currently and Cross Red of the Federation to International the seconded twice was RedCross, British the at worked has She Relations. International in degree aMaster’s and Anthropology and Sociology in degree undergraduate an to going on achieve subsequently 2000, to 1993 from atUWCSEA aboarder was Gr speaker. guest our as Heron Holloway We delighted to were Heron welcome yet. of group graduates diverse most our represented, nationalities 62 with this year UWCSEA’s from graduated Campus Dover students twenty-four and hundred Three of 2013. Class of the achievements the Saturday,On May, 25 we celebrated a d uat i o n 2013 OneºNorth June 2013 11 12 OneºNorth June 2013 Mr. Rambo, presume I ... ceased to be able to find a convincing a to to able convincing find be ceased I when distinctly Iremember question. logical myself that ask would sometimes to himself dangers? such Itoo expose willingly would someone Earth on Why not be one of them. would job, easy my former touse describe Iwould minister. adjectives many the Of by agovernment coals over the hauled and malaria caught kidnapped, at, shot Iwas organisation, the with career year my nine- Over assessment. Naylor’s Nick Iwould have to with disagree Asia, South and Africa Sub-Saharan East, Near the in conflicts and of crises (ICRC) anumber in RedCross of the Committee International adelegate of the been Having RedCross.”job, for Iwouldthe go work easy an Iwanted “If adds, and challenge, likes he the that answers he mortgage, his down paying Besides it. does he why is asked by ajournalist tobacco industry, for the spokesman Naylor,Nick acynical for you smoking, Thank satire 2005 the In Class of 1994 1991–1994 UWCSEA Brack By Sebastian

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Gbagbo’s President on in closed rebels the as fighting seen just had which capital of the aneighbourhood relief into Abobo, convoy of humanitarian first the in I was answer. Côte in 2011. in was It d’Ivoire I quickly realised that my knowledge my that knowledge realised I quickly diplomacy, and relations international studied having conflict, on expert of an something myself as Ifancied while and, kebab was word Iknew Arabic only The raids. military Israeli regular were there of and militancy, a hotbed was It Intifada. Second the during Jenin Territories: Occupied the in assignments toughest of the one then was for what ideally spokeArabic, who old hand, an for view. asked Geneva had different He delegation a head of took first My Ithought. so Or to ground. down the wildly to suited It romantic me was me. war, victims relief to to bring innocent of midst the in going to exotic locations, deliver some emergency assistance. and details the to get there was He army. after their camp had been raised by the Israeli Valley Jordan the in Bedouin visiting Sebastian Corto Maltese! Corto and The idea of idea The was entirely theoretical. The Diplomatic But it was a far cry from the heroic “It is in those extreme Academy of Vienna had taught me about humanitarian role I had imagined. We conditions that our humanity the Napoleonic wars, the Congress of did good, but we could not do better. is put to the test.” Vienna and how to dance the Waltz, Trying to convince soldiers and rebels, not how to handle angry armed men many of whom were suspected of war actions, as heinous as they may be. But at a check-point. My boss almost sent crimes, to respect the laws of war led to that means that if you have understood me back to Geneva forthwith, but he some of the most surreal situations of their narrative, you can often get them to was short of delegates, and I had been my life. I will never forget one particular support your humanitarian endeavour. considered a promising recruit at the talk I gave to some (heavily armed) ICRC’s training school, so he gave me I also learned that a country without rebel commanders at their camp in the a chance. a state or the rule of law leads to middle of the Congolese jungle. After Hobbesian conditions where man I initially thought he had done me a I had explained the practical benefits becomes a wolf for man. But I also came favour, but after several sleepless nights of respecting the Geneva Conventions, to question the ability of outsiders to cowing in the ‘safe room’ of our house, one of them, who went by the name help create that state. I have become the sound of jets and helicopter gunships of Rambo (sic.), asked me what was convinced that “development” has to overhead, I was not so sure anymore. the penalty foreseen in the Geneva be an endogenous process. Foreigners Conventions for killing an ICRC delegate. What aid we could afford the victims of can help (or sometimes jeopardise) the the fighting, in the form of tarpaulins, After a few uncomfortable seconds process, but it is up to those countries buckets, food and the like, seemed pretty spent calculating whether I could reach themselves to fashion their own future. derisory set against the wreckage of my jeep before they shot me, the group Brenda asked me to conclude with a tip people’s houses or the corpses of their burst out laughing. Who says warmongers for current students and young alumni loved ones. What’s more, we had to don’t have a sense of humour? We later wondering what to do with their lives. If work with unsavoury local powerbrokers drank home-made palm wine together you want a challenging life experience, who were constantly trying to manipulate from the same (foul) jerry-can to seal don’t listen to Nick Naylor: go work for our assistance and interventions for their our ‘friendship.’ the ICRC. own ends. The biggest reward of those many years Our ‘humanitarian diplomacy’ with ‘in the field’ was certainly the human the people involved in the fighting on experience. I don’t know how many both sides on behalf of the victims and people’s lives I actually ‘saved,’ but I international humanitarian law proved certainly learnt more about the world, equally frustrating. We were well about life and about myself than I had received, served litres of tasty coffee ever imagined when I joined the ICRC. I and sickly-sweet tea but, ultimately, we had applied for a job; I got a life-changing were powerless to change matters. In the formative experience. I had set out to Occupied Territories, I quickly understood change the world, but of course it was the the limits of ‘humanitarian action.’ world that changed me. As mission followed mission, and War, and the suffering that comes I changed continents, those basic with it, brings out both the best and the Sebastian Brack with Kofi Annan and President Francois Hollande, May 2013. limitations did not change. Everywhere I worst in people. It is in those extreme worked, I was acutely conscious that we conditions that our humanity is put to were bit players in a much larger political the test. I discovered that people are Sebastian left the ICRC early last year game on which we had little purchase. never black or white, but infinite shades to run a French electoral campaign. That is not to say we did not make a of grey, and that you can always find His candidate won, and now sits in the difference. On the contrary, we saved common ground, even with warlords French Parliament, but instead of moving countless lives, gave the many prisoners and “terrorists”. At the end of the day, to Paris, he went to work for Kofi Annan, we visited protection, hope and medicine people almost always think they are joining the small team that assists him they would not otherwise have had, and decent human beings. They always in conflict prevention and mediation. maybe even prevented some atrocities. have (or invent) some rationale for their He is based in Geneva. 14 OneºNorth June 2013 Budden. He explained, “We had some some had “We explained, He Budden. groundsschool a struck chord with Andy the within area toidea build acomposting the 11 students, Put togetherby six Grade funding. their from benefit to project first the as Campus composting programme for the Dover a selected Buddens the Lanka, Sri in to children’s promoting issues literacy Singaporean and Malaysian communities, to connect using art and slum India in a in issues sanitation addressing from ranged that proposals received Having community. to College the and/or wider difference the make a and into ethos practice and UWCSEA’s put that mission projects led student- senior sponsors that programme Initiative is a Budden the UWCSEA, of supporters long-time and parents current Budden, Mei and by up Andy Set By Parr Jonathan Initiative Budden The then set about preparing their first first their preparing about set then group the completed, one stage With composting programme was born. later, of peelings 50kg the and Sodexo, caterer, school the from peelings fruit vegetable and collecting began group the for service, ready builtbins and composting the with 26 February, On College community. whole for the would legacy leave alasting and mattered that area community to build a determined were group ‘hands-on’ the time, after-school and Saturdays their up Giving boxes. vegetable planter of their base the form would that eventually of wood old bits ‘hardcore’ collected as and known also site rubble, for suitable refurbishment Block Mathematics the scoured they available, of use resources best the Keen facility. to make composting for their preparation necessary the make and location to ideal the source Facilities Campus the Dover team on with working began intoand place plans their putting about set proposal winning the 2013, behind group the January In community.” UWCSEA of the part alarge potential tothe impact had that management waste in change apermanent about potentiallyand bring idea would tackle environmental issues this that we liked fact but the proposals, articulated and out really wellthought be here to atDover. here stay be will that composting confident are they environmental Global Concern groups, with have they made connections the and far have so they received response the on Based boxes. planter building more and project their word about the spreading be will group the to future, the Looking community.” UWCSEA broader the enrich can that purpose togetherto acommon share comes of group students adiverse when achieved be can what to demonstrate Initiative is simply the with aim Our College the in community. diversity the love we also and mission, UWCSEA the in believers firm Iare and “Mei says, Andy students. the from response enthusiastic an initiative such received their that and programme composting of the progress the delighted with have been Budden Mei and Andy food waste.” to attitudes students’ transform time, over and, special of something start the thisbe will We hope a difference. Initiative,making we are to Budden the thanks and, world tothe in want see we change to the be chance our was “It agrees, (Xander) Smit Alexander community.”for our benefits it reaps that so we produce waste of use the better make much and from comes food where about others educate allows to us project This sustainability. the environment and promoting protecting We about passionate are we produce. of waste amount the arealconcern— addressing begin and into action atUWCSEA we have learned to what put opportunity afantastic as Initiative Budden the saw “We explained, (Billy) Sandlund William composting, on to focus chose group the asked why When donation. for asmall ofuse exchange in to make community to whole the open be mintand box feature will and basil chilli, the Campus, East on Garden Community by the inspired been Having box. planter OneºNorth June 2013 15 By JamesBy Dalziel Head East of Campus Greetings from the UWCSEA East Campus As in Tampines. you many of bemay a current aware, have we student body almost of 2,000 students ranging from Kindergarten through Grade 11. we academicIn year, the 2013/2014 will be celebrating our firstcohort of 160 graduates from our IB Diploma programme. Over two the following years, will expand we full capacity to and see our student numbers grow 2,500 over to students and 300 over staff.teaching As success well know, you not aboutis numbers, about is it the unique learning that goes on within the UWCs and the term long impact that has on our lives. While are we pleased with the interest in our campus and subsequent growth, are we most proud ourof East Campus community of students, teachers and parents, and their commitment the mission to and values theof UWC movement. Thank those who you to you of have thevisited campus an or for event just dropped say hello and in to walk around. knowPlease that are you always welcome. Update from from Update Campus East will allow twowill allow classrooms be joined to one multipurposetogether into space for exhibitions or lectures. If are you interested in seeing the improvements in action please do feel free contact to us and will arrange we a the of building. tour

We will be salvagingWe some the of bricks and also the large slabs hardwood of that made up the staircase railings and hopefully will findwe to incorporate a way them back the campus. into The ‘fins’ on the outside the are of being building retained tryto a similar keep architectural to look to will be very Inside,the however, building. different with interactive whiteboards in each classroom and ‘operable walls’ that An security old coordination room was found behind the college old emergency and posters with still shop, contact numbers familiar a few (and fromnames) the 1990s on the wall. officeAn Head’s old door foundwas upstairs what was to leading a computer lab thankfully (though there was no sign an Head). of old The bricks construction in the building’s are stamped which with ‘Alexandra,’ shows that they were sourced locally from the Alexandra brickworks in Pasir ThePanjang. brick works closed in the and becameearly 1970s the current PSA whenwarehouse. in operation, However, the bricks were made from a combination Jurongof clay and material extracted from the hills Panjang. Pasir of

at Dover Campus Dover at FrazerBy Cairns Head Dover of Campus Dover has seen a considerable amount changeof the over past years. few If you come on campus, the most noticeable change that will greet will you be the new Middle Schoolblock. This has provided the campus with additional much-needed classrooms aswell as multipurpose a hall, a purpose-built gymnastics gymnasium and a base the for Middle School. The humanities block has been refurbished arched the more once (discovering the and, of ceilings original since design) on also going been has work December, refurbishto the mathematics old block. not always clearIt is what will you find when strip you but, out a building perhaps in fitting with what was a British Army school building, all fixtures and fittings in the maths block seem be from to the UK. In fact, the was building happily mostusing the of original underlying infrastructure—the electrical main board and wiring, example, for were manufactured (and in 1958 Bakelite using still very compliant modern to code). Perhaps most the two surprisingly, main air conditioning units still running the whole block be were made found to a by company called Andrews Air-conditioning in Stockport in the town north (a of England), which went business out of in 1963. weeks Until a few the units ago, were still running their using original parts including the original belt driven motor! Physical upgrades 16 OneºNorth June 2013 graduates at 94 US universities). at94 graduates UWC 4,200 than more sponsored already has Program UWC-Davis Scholars whose philanthropist Davis (theShelby American of to generosity the thanks Vermont, in college arts elite an liberal Middlebury, at Economics to on went study He his life. transformed that to UWCSEA ascholarship won and exams his national record in aschool set he when true came Mike’s obstacles, the Despite dreams toallowed return.” Iwas and money together the scrape could until my parents of school weeks missing Icouldn’twhen pay—sometimes year. away “And turned Iwas even then, at$125 a cheapest, for tothe had settle he but his in district, school government best him the for qualified had grades His education. Mike for longed abetter under-resourced with school results, poor day 14 to each an kilometers walking aboy, Kenya. As rural in his roots from far Mike travelled has firm, securities financial ataBoston-based Associate aSenior make. Now can they difference ofMike proof the is living Ogutu benefit the scholars’ communities? really scholarships Committee National Have you ever wondered whether Class of 2008 UWCSEA 2006–2008 Ogutu Mike Flavis de By Linda From benefactor beneficiary to

learning uninterruptedly.learning $125 lack to simply school in be They fields. various in potential leaders and creative smart, are They areas. rural from is great potential students in there that know world let the and more many help to I’d Idecided students sponsored, the of performances stronger byup the year, my final In buoyed scholars. two to $250 Icouldjobs so raise sponsor campus several Iworked At Middlebury, education. own my go through me helped who people I’m to indebted the all scholarship. a full on to Iwent me. university encouraged and in believed people many so to and me up opened world the onwards, UWCSEA of out money. From ran my parents whenever fees school with tohad help they little the in to chipping me, generous so been had my in community People of away back. giving as Middlebury, at year my in informally first began It begin? Ungana did How founding: to up led that its his experiences and Ungana about him Mike asked with up recently and I caught girls. to commitment aspecial with scholars, 25 supports currently fund The school. to attend his district from students programme to enable impoverished Scholarship Ungana the launching right, Mike, at24, his in own is aphilanthropist return,’ and earn of ‘Learn, principle Davis’ by Shelby Inspired personal. merely is not of transformation story the But long day and journey home. journey long day and for the Iwould so have energy breakfast prepared also She walk. long morning the before starting make Istudied sure to and wake me morning every at 3am to got up makeMum this possible. best very did their Kenya. in They education to children best their get the wanted always ‘failures,’ my parents As it. about talks never and even earlier out dropped my Mum’s know She level of education. Idon’t out. 5drop is aGrade Dad My of your goals? educational supportive so parents your were Why studying. when there was nothere paraffin, was no days On atnight. homework to our do lanterns small on relied and electricity no We had even school. in outside, world the to exposure little we had so even imagine, Icould something not was newspapers of hold daily Getting batteries. Ihad when least, to used listento BBC—at and the for news radio portable asmall on relied Kenya. I rural in raised and born I was to UWCSEA life prior home Tell your about us world. the change can changes small benefactor,now a and how to beneficiary a testimony, and been having witness I’m aliving Concerns. Global and service through tomy innate desire give back, developed also UWCSEA need. societies our leaders the be they’ll and opportunity day. the of them giving It’s amatter just great one be will Isponsor students the that Ibelieve and fortunate, less are who toI like resourceful people being OneºNorth June 2013 17 “I’m a living witness and and witness living a “I’m been having testimony, a now a beneficiary and small how to benefactor, world.” the change can changes She may not recognise you as the sheshy boy helped us that day! Tell about your career—how does it help you with your NGO work? in the Professional DevelopmentI’m Corporation. Street Program at State I deal with figures,learn about the regulations, investment opportunities and market trends every at work. day With this, I’ve learned appreciate to and every for account penny that donors the theor From I contribute NGO. to knowledge I’ve gathered at work, I’ve also learnt present how to our NGO financialsto our supporters and Board Advisors.of It gives me ideas about business opportunities one could we day pursue as an NGO its for sustainability. All has this ensured transparency and management. easy How much has your NGO grown? already sponsoredWe’ve several very smart, creative students, who possessed leadership qualities but lacked funds. continued They’ve orphans. are Some outperformto other students, which we attribute being spend able to to more time in school just studying. selected We 23 more students academic the for 2013 work with We local schoolsyear. and have Committee Independent our in volunteers who applications vet and choose the most deserving candidates. the Immigration Office in Kisumu. The officers wanted a bribe but I do don’t that, showing so I just up. kept While I was still chasing a passport fly to Singapore, schoolto had already started. want so away My go it family me didn’t to was a lone battle me. for I went Finally to the Nairobi Immigration Office, and the some contacted chairperson UWC Kenya people passport there. my I got and flew out the next By then was it three day. weeks the semester into at UWCSEA. you temptedWeren’t give in to official? immigration the bribe and After all, you were already three weeks late for school … I believe inpersonal I change integrity. badwhat’s andtry the best I can to anyprevent escalation a vice. No of matter the I am situation in, I choose to a better to not do get bad place. to What was it flying like for the first time, alone, a foreign to country? it. enjoy I wasI didn’t tired. I just kept whenever myself telling there, I get I reachedI’ll be Changi happy. around 9pm but there was nobody meet to me, a communicationdue to glitch. I even wondered UWCSEA if had written me off then!by Since and I had only $10 a small suitcase, I decided stay at the to airport 6am.until In the morning I took a taxi to Senior House. The first person I met was a cleaner who me lent cab my fare and called the boarding house director me. for That cleaner’s kindness one is reason I want come back Singapore! to to I believe you also faced some challenges in joining us at UWCSEA? many challenges! WhenYes, I boarded an Emirates Airbus in Nairobi, the first flight know even where I didn’t entire life, my of spentSingapore was. the previous I’d month back going and forth every two trydays to and collect passport my from How did you learn about the UWC scholarships? My friend heard about the scholarship competition on the radio and encouraged tryme to out. it I had never heard of UWCSEA or Singapore even back then. I applied with national my exam results— neededyou at least an A- aggregate grade—and was called an for interview. competingI found myself with people from high-performing national schools that had exposure such opportunities. to The competition was very stiff and, on that, of theretop were so many stressful thechallenges in travelling to involved never thatinterview quite I have day, stopped wondering how turned it out in favour! my What were some the of challenges you faced at your school in Kenya? lacked the resourcesWe that other schools enjoyed—books, equipment, lab teachers.even Learning was a struggle. Some teachers good were really but others show up would only 10 minutes thebefore end class. of In final my year, our Biology class had finished not even the previous syllabus. year’s as I took it a challenge students and taught fellow my know. to needed we concepts the 18 OneºNorth June 2013 their quest. quest. their in entrepreneurs social aspiring guides which Entrepreneurs Center of Social Children),of Save the Middlebury the and (President Emeritus McCormick Charles Peter Dalgliesh, Skillicorn, Anthony and like of Thea people expertise the drew on Ialso atMiddlebury. programme calling for the manager student Iwas while skills I learned management and networking NGO? of your aspects visionary and practical the toyou realise helped experiences of your Which new scholars. the to addition in selecting students our mentors committee sponsor. This we six schools the within teachers, mainly the comprising Committee, Independent the this by incorporating We solved time. on have far so done may get not things aheadache; be can Volunteers ground the on for donations. appeal can and a registered legal entity we’re since overcome this challenge now to We hope project. the tosavings fund personal Ihave used cases most in and is achallenge, always Raising money face? you challenges biggest the are What even reach out to students in other other in to out even reach students Kenya in areas and to coverrural the all this project to Iwant expand term, Longer etc. Foundation, Academy, Nobel the Leadership African like to out reaching others the be will and US, the in institutions ofcouple learning a touch in with Iam …so education their continue them to help pressure under we are School, High from graduate students our As areas. rural in schools to more and add year every 20 students atleast is totarget sponsoring continue project). of the Our arms regional up setting programme, (the scholarship projects immediate for the funding need We also opportunities. creating in us join can people generous many Then toWe awareness. create need more Ungana? for goals long-term your are What future. in self-sustaining project would that make the opportunities potential discussing business Iare and team My for others. opportunities more to as so create involved project the in them getting and students empowering in believe Ialso issues. sustainability in my vision at Stateshape Street helped experience my professional and UWCSEA at Initiative for PeaceMy experience www.unganascholars.org see information, more For yet! fortunes our made even if we haven’t somewhere, somebody to philanthropists be all we can that Mike, to it’s know inspiring Thanks the world. for you want change the Be empowered. become and alot process learn the in better, the you’ll as you start sooner the yourself, than and other anomaly the correct will nobody that assume Just don’t wait. be, it should youway think the in is done not society in something If NGO? an to start hoping student aUWCSEA give you would advice What taught. be could IGCSE) (IB, curricula international where environment providing an well as as work, social soft-skill engineering, nursing, into masonry, looking include are we English). skills technical of the Some could they wish speak who my parents, well(such as as people for older hub make it alearning and academy student a to Iwant start doomed. probably are we world, the in if we don’t these elicit greatbut potential, and brains have the We help. need who countries African OneºNorth June 2013 19 SOMEDAY Someday heaven on side of this the rainbow will stay one minute next even the storm keep to longer further away, Someday whence heart my will beat twice, once survive me for to and twice ensure me for someone to survival,else’s Someday be fire I will not to long beproof but the to firefighter so that fulfilment my will not be from staying from safe the fire but from pulling out one last soul that needs saving, Someday two I’ll have palms more to to thelend it findmy handkerchief, widow and wipe own the my tears for sorrow one of denied a of the love father untimely a death, too by Someday I look up and see an abundance stars of because will it be that nature thinks even a sign the future one is promise of and hope, Someday I’ll look inward, search heartmy and find that I had all these along. all I feel these embody words experience my as a whole and group I believe my that of as well: house. I believe resonated it even more strongly me for because the for firsttime since I cameKenya, from a sense homeI felt of in the environment around me. There was a certain inexplicable warmth that flooded my heart, with the willingness a people of rise above theirto current circumstance and strive a better for future; an attribute bethat could traced in their smiles and in their hugs.felt The community rallied around us in such a special way that many times forced it rethink ourus to definitionof poverty. Their inability furnish to our stay with fancy meals not matter did one bit. One theof media crew that interviewed us as worked,we later stopped our by ‘house’ bearing pandesal, a parcel of a local bread. That what is made the Filipinos so special me—the to readiness give to and the gratitude that someone else had given their partner come time to to with them. As laid we the bricks that week, was it not just bricks laid. we The bricks embodied the trust, patience and for hope with people a of perseverance the future. The trip search me deep forced to within and finally myself call an adult, not because but age because of the of change heart.in my I thank UWCSEA immensely the for platform do such to fulfilling projects rightfullythat have so changed point my view. of

In many societies around the globe there are a variety passage of rites that children are expected through go in to cementorder to their new identities as adults. These rites are often undertaken aroundroughly and the 16 be of age could anything from the removal teeth lower of the community,as shooting in my to is their game sons manhood. prove of by to My Project experience Week served the same purpose me for because I came out with a renewed sense and reinforced of awareness the of world around me and responsibilities my it.consequently, to groupEach members my of was a of different nationality, hence none us of had the comfort shared of customs. Neither our visit we home did countries, one not was comfort of idea the hence anticipatedwe right from the start. chose participate to We in the Bayani Challenge which an is annual building challenge in the Philippines organised Gawadby Kalinga. The idea that I even mixattempted cement to or think of asmyself a builder one is people cannot believe, because I generally tend to stay from away activities that demand physical involvement. That what is made experience this so unique, was it something I had wildest never in my dreams thought do. I would Each the that for team registered challenge and stay had on was to site finishtasked a to houseby the of end the week. not sound did on site Staying as scaryquite were we faced until with a finishedhalf house and no to sleepbeds justin; the floor cold and bare wallsfor sobering is it comfort. be to However, in such an environment because is it every and each existence else’s someone and they the do not have luxuryday, to run back the warmth to a boarding of By Louise Okatch Louise Okatch By UWCSEA 2012–2014 2014 of Class A UWCSEA Project A UWCSEA Project experience Week Coming of age 20 OneºNorth June 2013 location. location. to anew classroom the from students moving programme, in the progression o Grade The experience. educational UWCSEA of the part is apowerful programme Education Outdoor The toG2 trip zoo languages. mother their celebrating and joy the of reading involved sharing in were students older and parents as ways new togetherin community entire Week the brought year’s Book This activities. educational and fun through reading celebrate campuses our on Week events Book annual The Rocks Reading the K-12 learning programme. and iLearn as initiativessuch current covered Discussions toclosed students. were campuses Both 8 February. day, development professional teacher cross-campus UWCSEA first the hosted Campus East collaboration fosters cross-campus Professional development Benjamin Rose and Khafi Devora Poveda Morales, By Hector College the calendar. from highlights of the some out for pulling Council, Alumni of the members and 11 students Rose, Grade to Hector, year.and the Devora during Thanks atUWCSEA place taking events and activities of the of some asample is just This Events and activities at UWCSEA vernight trip to the zoo reflects a reflects to zoo the trip vernight

2 and innovation. and creation solving, problem thinking, critical promotes Minecraft making. strategy- and sequencing thinking, logical through skills decision-making explore and refineproblem-solving and students games, Through adrenaline. pure and excitement frustration, of is acombination Minecraft Game changers of art. creation the in techniques and skills provide and works remarkable producing are practice and theory history, art combine that projects These aesthetically. and practically both abilities to develop students’ seeks School Middle in programme art visual The Middle masterpieces School music, drama, dance and visual arts. visual and dance drama, music, including arts the in professionals by teaching facilitated sessions workshop in participated Students Kong. of Hong School International Canadian Convention atthe Arts 2013 the SEASAC attended students East 17 UWCSEA February, In Convention Arts SEASAC even fifth time. even fifth and third, but the fourth for time first for not the stage on students many saw year’s Opus This venue. class a world in to perform for students opportunity to unparalleled an order in provide planning and of practice months Esplanade Concert Hall involved atthe concert Opus annual The 2013 Opus OneºNorth June 2013 21 at 0 students 1

The Community at the Dover Fair Campus sums up the entire Global Concerns programme. Bringing together the families both of students and staff, the filled is day with activities, showing the great commitment fulfilling to theof aims working a difference. make together to A personal action to difference a make On 3 December Grade 2012, 4 student George and siblings Alfie, andTilly their parents, Cambodia went to visit to the Green learn Gecko Project to how the organisation provides education, a home and medical care families to who lack such necessities. read more about activitiesTo and events taking UWCSEA, at place see eDunia www.uwcsea.edu.sg Advocacy and Global and Global Advocacy gain Perspectives festival film to invitation UWCSEA High School students are provided with a course called Global Perspectives explore to a wide range issuesof concerning our world. As part theof curriculum, Grade films create were not only ableon to but were also ‘advocacy,’ the of topic submit able them the to Qatar to THIMUN Northwestern University Film Competition. One these of students, Madhulika, attend was to invited the festival her due to excellent film and effort in the course! the fair the fun of All Giving from your heart your from Giving In preparation shoe Grade for box 1’s project at East Chinese for New Year helped Campus, parents teachers and provide a rewarding and successful service experience. Donations came in and Happy Lodge residents morning to were treated and tea a students. the by performance Minister for Education visits Education Minister for School Infant the Dover On February, Thursday, 28 the Dover Campus welcomed Minister and Educationfor Heng Keat Swee colleagues.his Their interests lay in approach childhood to UWCSEA’s learning. Throughout the team the day, a shortwas to treated presentation learning programme, UWCSEA’s of a question and answer session and, more one- converse to chance a importantly, students. on-one with Dover Campus hosted the boys Football in November and Gymnastics in its new facilities in March. East Campus hosted its first SEASACgirls Softball competition, also in March. SEASAC sport SEASAC Aperture In early March, the UWCSEA Dover annual Dance Show took place— a student-directed production showcasing the skills and creativity ourof students. This theme year’s exploringwas Box,’ ‘Pandora’s the and chaos isolation, uncertainty, then resolution human of interactions across cultures. 22 OneºNorth June 2013 76 4,557 Community Alumni Activities *Senior School was for Dover Campus only Campus Dover for was School *Senior 50% Known alumni who are contactable Universities represented in the the in represented Universities contactable are who alumni Known Number of events each week across the College* the across week each of events Number Nationalities campuses both on Students 238 PS

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advocating for improved access to care. to access for care. improved advocating of ayear, course over the patients and elderly for three caring is seen ‘Dr. Mark’ House Calls. called seniors plightof house-bound the depicting film in 2005) (released documentary Award winning aGemini made of Canada Board Film National The doors. to open began This using his images. care home of issue geriatric the on spread page newspaper, subsequently ran a three- Canada’s Mail, national Globe and The of Toronto. gave University he atthe ataseminar told stories and the images the showed change.” first he 2002, In social and atoolfor advocacy as history avenerable has “Photography that, noting situations, their about awareness to and raise lives their to document (with permission), their his patients to began photograph Mark 1998, In services. tolost access social seniors house-bound many and spending social slashed Canada, in practiced Mark In the film, film, the In would in turn reduce the burden on on burden the reduce would turn in which care, home nursing and hospital for need the reduce to and delay serves beforehand. care primary Home-based they haven’t been cared for properly because hospitalised become and people end up in Emergency Departments elderly many is that says, Mark countries, Western in problem biggest The treating patients. house-bound to practice time full to their dedicate wouldthat allow like physicians himself funding in achange about toHealth bring of aplea to Minister made the Mark film, of the end At the numbers. not people, are patients these that fact the Second World War. film The emphasizes the during D-Day on atNormandy been had man elderly The apianist. another Europe, in dancer aprofessional been had women of the One past. their about stories reveal they poignant process, the in and to to continue live athome want they how describe patients His OneºNorth June 2013 25 funding home for visitshas improved, making a more this appealing career Markchoice some.” also for volunteers on a number advisory of and advocacy task and committees panels, steering groups. Among other a list of awards he has received, Medicinethe of Faculty at the has recognised University Toronto of Mark with the Educational Excellence for Community Care and Award the Ontario has Physicians honoured Family of College him withthe Excellence of Award in commitment his recognition of to home-basedproviding care and his advocacy the that for family role doctors homecare. in play son his a is Mark’s a banker, is wife business student and daughter his helpworks, to marginalised himself, like communities. watch the documentaryTo film House Calls, www.nfb.ca/film/house-calls visit , opened at the Royal In 2007, he closed family his practice In 2007, do geriatricto home care on a full time basis. the At time, he says he knew that financiallyit was a bad decision, but from an advocacy a very point view, of wise one. he that waited for if He felt the government act, to he be would long so retired he decided ahead go to and hope that sway hecould the situation. Mark still photography is using to document social issues and try to influence change. a solo 2010, In exhibit photographs, his of House Calls Camera my with Ontario Museum, largest Canada’s and most museum, visited and remained he In 2012, on a year. display over for gained much success when the Ontario HealthMinister extolled of the virtues of homehis programme visit and made a commitment provide funding bring to to callshouse back. in government provincial The current Ontario supportive, is and he feels that documentary photo his project helped connectto with and encourage input from people and organisations who he otherwise have wouldn’t had access to. He says, “From new and unusual alliances, change.” comes He the is Clinical Director House of Calls, an interdisciplinary consisting team of a nurse practitioner, two occupational therapists, a physiotherapist, a social worker and two additional physicians— now fundeda team the by Ontario Ministry Health. of He an is Assistant MedicineProfessor in the of Faculty at and a makes it the University Toronto of doctors-in-training young take point to on home visits elderly patients. to Two former medical residents now have joined team. his He says, “There great is interest unusual in my type practice. of an idealisticFrom viewpoint, viewed is it favourably many physicians. by Physician tax-payers.As an example, Mark says a careyear of in a nursing home costs the government $50,000, over while a yearof would care home government-sponsored cost about one-tenththat. of The ingredients three Mark’s key to choice career of and how he has gone about it, are willingness his risks, take to photography of and need his love his to perform social service. These are three things that he attributes two his to years in Singapore. having years 16 age, At of thetravelled other to the side of world from home his in Montreal, Canada as one the of first UWCSEA scholars, he says, “I was inspired buy a camera, to and I wandered the nooks and crannies Art Singaporeof with it.” teacher Gavin Waddell soon donate convinced to Kodak 100 rollsto document filmfor of him the diversity the of and region. At culture time,this Mark also became in involved the friendly service visiting programme in the Paediatric Oncology Department NUH, Nationalof University Singapore’s Hospital. Mark In the gained second year, permission supervise to the programme He says,himself. “It exposed me to vulnerable populations, and the work very is I do today much focused on marginalised elders—frail elders who are housebound, without support to get to the doctor’s office. The friendly visiting must made have a lasting impact on me. Some seeds were clearly planted at UWCSEA!” Mark never planned clinical into get to medicine. He completed a Bachelor’s Universitydegree at Queen’s and a PhD in physiology at the University of British (UBC) and Columbia became a research scientist. He began medical his studies further in order to research his career but soon found that being a practicing medical doctor was much appealing. more 26 OneºNorth June 2013 recognised by Crain’srecognised Chicago Business also was She US. the in entrepreneurs young top of 100 the one as named was co-founder, her with Shradha along year last WhiteHouse atthe Honoured of awards. anumber received has Shradha for which is one ContextMedia, Her most recent entrepreneurial venture, published. isbeing still that magazine a co-founded she university In books. to to more make buy grade, money fourth in books her loaning out started age of Shradha nine, the since businesses entrepreneurThe behind several original fearless.” and curious philosophy. and being It’s about skillset attitude, is an entrepreneur an Being society. or to industry improve an services or products better suggests and quo status the challenges who entrepreneur means, she says, “Someone an being thinks she asked what When people.” purposeful and great ideas about investor, passionate executor; strategist, Shradha describes herself as, “founder, employees and 24 content partners. to grown now 38 has company the 2006, in interns some and co-founders three with out Starting states. 50in American hospitals over in 2,500 monthly patients amillion than more content reaches its and 2006, in over launch since year year growth in doubled has company The offices. medical and hospitals in waiting to patients educate information health-related and lifestyle of imparting screen media technology for the purposes company,A content media it provides of ContextMedia. Officer Chief Strategy and co-founder is the Agarwal Shradha Class of 2004 2002–2004 UWCSEA Agarwal Shradha Whately Brenda By finding thesweet spot … Conscious capitalism—

that is changing the world somehow, but somehow, but world the is changing that organisation totoday an with want align Forbes, by recently published Both?’ about How Good: Well Doing vs. ‘Doing article, her In atUWCSEA. time by her enhanced others, something influencedand cultures new helping and exploring include passions other Her languages. five speaks and for communication apassion had always has Shradha students. 2,000 of class her in graduates promising most 30 of the one as her named association alumni Northwestern The relations. international and economics in aconcentration with journalism, in adegree with States, graduating United the in University Northwestern at to on went study then she 2004, in programme IB the from graduating After scholar. Committee aNational as 2002 in to UWCSEA came Shradha India, Kolkata, and Delhi in up grown Having councils and committees. several on aparticipant and Holdings Student of Northwestern member board investor,advisor, angel and amentor a startup and speaker aconference as company, own also her but on only not Shradha spends her considerable energy Business Resources. for For, Association National by the to Work Companies Brightest and Best a2012 101 of as the recipient selected year, was last ContextMedia Also from around the world. businesswomen of out 300 Business, in Stevie annual Awards for Women 9th Year of the Entrepreneur globally, atthe Award for Gold Young the won Female 2012. in November, In she also achievers, of list young 40 under to 40 their named was she and businesses, Chicago’s startup Tech leading of the one as 50 individuals she writes, “Many young women women young “Many writes, she see http://onforb.es/VKkEEg see To Forbes the read mentoring the entrepreneurs involved. and far so 14 atleast in investing startups Ventures, Jumpstart co-founded having started, already has She initiatives. led yearly, to women- mentorship especially of hours to and give athousand years three next over the community startup Chicago’sin dollars million to five invest pledged of ContextMedia co-founder her and 2012, Shradha October In place.” abetter world the to power really the make has “Business that, insists She benefit. for social exists as ‘for-benefit’—a for-profit business that it branding benefit, providing asocial as company own her sees She line. bottom to adding simply the than higher reach that have should goals business that feels capitalism.” Shradha conscious a.k.a. spot, sweet is the between in sliver that big circles—and two the are others serving today,and aprofit making startups and companies For sides. both situation to benefit create awin-win always you can that we learned put, plainly Venn isthe More real! diagram in Yes,created. intersection magical the disputedareas) be or (or can countries, parties for both works that a solution givensituation, any in that taught were we where UWCSEA Iattended in. believe we toat 32 order anon-profit in join apartment live ashared in or salary our ofquiteto not are us ready givemost up article quoted above, article OneºNorth June 2013 27 UWCSEA one is a number of UWC of schools around the world that provide merit-based scholarships and deliver and transformativea “challenging educational experience,” to according their website. a largeAdapting and to academically intense international school in a metropolis Singapore not easy, is like something knows that Keo well. “Honestly, shock, was it a huge culture she said,and adapt,” took a year it to adding that simple things such as chatting during mealtimes and hugging the opposite sex confounding were initially someonefor who had grown up in Khmer culture. Despite having won scholarships for further study in the US, and both Keo Cambodia returnChin to to intend to assist with the country’s development after university. “I want help really to kids who a dream, me.have just Education like said. Keo me,” success a source of is to Ponniah a former is Kevin The writer, student UWCSEA He of 2008). of (Class did a gap year in Cambodia before studying politics the at University Melbourne of and achievingsubsequently a post-graduate degree in journalism RMIT. at included provincial examinations in mathematics, and English Khmer, selection days and rounds interviews. of The scholarships, now annually given Cambodianto students, boarding cover expenses, school fees, flights and provide a living allowance. The students will graduate with aneventually International Baccalaureate Diploma,an internationally recognised High School qualification. “The scholarship a life-changing is opportunity. not be I would the person I withoutam today the scholarship,” Chin the Post.told “When I see kids on the street, I was them I feel like They before. know don’t be what could like. their life All they think about survive how to is on basis.a daily I want them think they to a future.” have 18, wasSinath Keo, also present the over scholars, prospective mentor to weekend having received a scholarship in the same year as Chin. Herparents died when she was her leading a child, and her four worksiblings to on the until dumpsite they were also “We CCH. taken in by school,” money for pay have she to didn’t said. be that could recycled“Anything we collectwould and sell. Between us, we made maybe $2.50 a day.”

Orphaned and homeless at the of age seven, Sayorn Chin and younger his brother hopped on theback a truck of in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and made their Phnomway to Penh. With nofamily to care them, for the pair and picked sold rubbish Meanchey at the Stung dumpsite, a mountainous, seething mass the of detritus.capital’s “Somehow managed we Chin, now buy 18, said. food,” to “Perhaps something mind in my pushed me to survive in those circumstances.” Looking Chin said that back the now, time he spent homeless different feels “a like He was backworld.” in Phnom Penh to assist with the scholarship programme thatAt five changedyears life ago. his heeight, was the taken in by Centre for an orphanage Happiness (CCH), Children’s that gives children from the a dumpsite clean three place live, meals to and a day a chance an receive education. to Topping the class he skipped from the get-go, ahead and found himself in Grade 9 at the 13. of age In 2008, he won a five-year scholarship UWCSEA,to a progressive international frequently Singapore, in school recognised as one the High of top world. the Schools in This past weekend, more four five-year scholarships UWCSEA to were awarded Cambodianto nationals in a small ceremony at the officesEquitableof NGO Cambodia, attended teachers by from the proud relativesCollege, and friends, and former recipients Chin. like The scholarships were handed out after a rigorous vetting process that

Excerpt of an article of Excerpt from Post Penh the Phnom Ponniah Kevin By 2006–2008UWCSEA 2008 of Class Kidswin life-changing scholarship 28 OneºNorth June 2013 The prospect of committing myself to of committing prospect The India’s in sister school Ghats. Western College (UWCMC), UWCSEA’sMahindra of UWC campus the on located NGO an others—Akshara, than more me attracted Year one Gap programme, UWCSEA the by offered projects for many of any the to happy opt IwouldAlthough have been year. tookagap and spoil, would sausage unsealed an that supposed wrongly who my parents, disobeyed I there. out was else to what just see for ayear, systems of educational belts conveyor of out to the hop worthwhile it might be Ithought this, Iheard When sausages. the Iwere and my friends universities; and colleges meant he facilities packaging By to shops.” to distributed ready be are they Then labels. to colourful get their facilities to packaging straight shipped then are assembly, atan “which said once YearMorley, of Gap Head Projects, Mr. sausages,” 300 some produces factory year, UWCSEA “Every the Class of 2011 2009–2011 UWCSEA VebrovaBy Michaela I My gap year in ndi

a stints of service in the villages. In the the In villages. the in of service stints occasional students allowing UWCMC and gardeners and cooks employing to limited to be region did need not College’s surrounding the with interaction enclave of thought excellence—he the isolated an than potential to more be UWCMC’s saw UWC-USA who graduate by Mr. founded was Tyagi,Akshara a months. seven remaining the Iwould how spend decide then and organisation the to know getting aweek to spend advised Iwas face. kind her smile on told abright with she me whatever you want!” complete. “Do to tasks to assigned be demanded to I went Dr. and my boss, new Joshi, where project the Akshara was based. village the to Khubavali, Iarrived When aflight Mumbai. to college booking and deferring could from preventNothing me myproject. year gap to sponsor agreed Foundation UWCSEA the amazement, finally, And to greatmy Maharashtra. state of Indian the language of official the of Marathi, basics to the teach me willing was who friend a to hard not find it was house, boarding the In course. ELT the in Teaching) (English Language challenges. I was encouraged to enrol to overcome such opportunities students wouldn’t its offer UWCSEA that think However, to naïve Iwould have been Iwouldsure meaningfully. contribute be enough to qualified venture nor a such to able finance neither I was scholar, Committee aNational As irresistible. was year under the UWC influence for onemore whileremaining India rural in service mitigate their potential transition shock. shock. mitigate potential transition their to designed course year-longtheir pre-IB started just had They students. UWC four soon-to-be the of with my time most Iwould spend afternoons, the In palm tree. of birch instead aMaharashtrian a Czech under sitting only book, Press University Cambridge same very the from verbs irregular reciting position, their in been once Ihad all, together—after to work However, third language. learned we soon students’ of English the English, in rules grammar howto explain out figure to my ally. only was days several tookme It Initially, them. with myplay chalkboard a rehearsing or English exams national for their them preparing tenth graders, or of ninth eighth, 30 aclass taming of to village challenge acceptthe to down Iwould walk mornings, the In occupation. myselffound an had I Joshi I Mrs. told week, my first After community? local the and movement UWC the between link of abetter think you –can scholarships UWC awarded are schools local the from children the of year. best every The process selection UWC arigorous organises Akshara Moreover, centre. ayouth and playgroup a to running tribes, excluded socially from valley, the in of families those including to providingdozens counselling from range NGO’s activities The additional ajob. or university training, vocational find and leaving exams School High their in succeed villages surrounding the of from children hundreds helped has Akshara existence, of its years seven OneºNorth June 2013 29 change educational my philosophy and to convinced dedicate life me my to education reform. As I write this, Asmita, Amit, Saraswati and Deepali are in the their of middle firstyear at UWC-USA,Waterford UWC Kamhlaba and UWC Pearson College. what me they to on tell According Facebook, they are doing excellently, taking advantage the of world-class education, reading, talking, cooking, painting, hiking and choreographing dances. As me, for when I hear my classmates University at Colgate dismiss non-traditional educational models that discuss we in class as utopian, my thoughts wander India, back India; to to where I met children who four be would classmates my prove happy wrong. to Asmita, Amit, Saraswati and Deepali are vegetarian, and sausages. they do not like Michaela a first is year Colgate studentat University in Hamilton, New USA. York, major inShe intends Educational to Studies and pursue go on to a Masters Education of degree. She says, “I am hoping that the idealism of sense UWCSEA nurtured in me me anytime not leave will soon.” find the right pedagogical approachfor particularthis context. I had only four worrykids to about most the of time and experiment. afford so to I could My students soon made me scrap the classroom model. teaching read We books in a tree house, on a lawn or on a would terrace We overlooking the valley. all squeeze bed my onto and watch and We discuss movies. together. cooked We essaysdanced. wrote in a gazebo. We We climbed school and buildings mountains. celebrated We swamWe together. birthdays, attended weddings, rode motorbikes. After those seven months of work as disguised fun, pre-IB my students became confident speakingEnglish, creative in their thinking and able to present with their pride. culture The children were not the only ones affected. completely found myself I too transformed. I started as a stereotypical Victorian-era a like then felt TEFL teacher, governess some for time and eventually became call could … you an it older My students mouldedsister. methods my instructionof perfectly it until suited their personal and academic demands. Without it, they caused realising me to oshi bestowed me brought along a J

huge challenge—I was determined to I looked at theirI looked timetable and took over all their free classes—it seemed obvious that was this the place me. for Designing the for a curriculum follow would we next seven months was cake— a piece of having just two completed my years at a UWC school, I knew exactly what to prepare these children for. It was an exciting task. I had never met anyone be whose would culture so diametrically different from mine. people the mostEven I knew ‘exotic’ at UWCSEA some spoke English, knew how owned at least one use a computer, to pair shorts of a problem have and didn’t talking members to the of opposite sex. For reason, this was it also a delicate task. I was set on exposing these children to everything later surprise that could them, but the last thing do I wanted was to preachto Western values. It went well beyond language teaching, and I knew the make right decisions I didn’t that if at the right time, mistakes my would students my leave confused about their classroom. the in succeed to potential The freedom absolute with which Dr. 30 OneºNorth June 2013 they went for the biggest name they they name biggest for went the they featured speaker, the to selecting it came their own student-led workshops.When to addition in planning sessions workshop ‘gurus’ to lead technology and speakers to find companies other and Microsoft Apple, atGoogle, parents UWCSEA organisers utilised connections through student The students. School High and by six Middle conference, organised student-led TechLIFE 24-hour the include Centre atthe highlights Recent www.uwcsea.edu.sg/centre. Centre’s the on found be can website at ayear. events times latest three The term, a once place takes which Time, Question Talk of TED ablend BBC and Series, Speaker Mahbubani Kishore provocative the hosts Centre the addition, In world. the around from speakers and trainers top in bringing conferences, and meetings courses, workshops, organises Centre College. of the The parents and students educational experience for teachers, 2011 in to enriched an provide established was known, become affectionately has it Centre, as The Asia. East in offered opportunities learning professional best of the for some hub international and anational become fast has Education UWCSEA’s for Centre International Meek By Caroline CentreThe for International Education Become involved [email protected]. at Education, forCentre International of the Director Meek, Caroline contact please Series, Speaker Mahbubani Kishore the in part by or taking students current our with expertise or stories your sharing you wouldIf like to get involved by management there workshop too. his toproject run Campus East by the invited was he that students Dover the with popular so alumwas Another career. current her and preparation exam about questions their answered and students addressed IB, a top her in score received who graduate arecent term, past the of those?Could one During you be community. to UWCSEA the speakers and trainers presenters, outstanding to is Centre looking bring always The College. atthe time their during students School Middle Campus East for sessions ran two speakers, plenary three respective events. Of the three the attended parents 300 than more and Asia East around 12from countries teachers over 200 schools, international 30 from Principals April. 18–20 from Conference took place over three days Teachers’ Conference and Parents’ Mini Meeting, Principals’ School Middle The Skype. via toWozniak, speak agreed who Steve co-founder Apple could of: think next year. next again agreat level such having of support to We success! forward look wonderful Fair to 2013 make the a helped Careers you towho alumni of all the Thank High School.” in Iwas like this when something from Ireally myself that could have benefited to kept “I thinking commented, speakers of the One questions.” their thoughtful how and were they wellprepared how students— by our impressed equally were professionals the professionals, with conversations and presentations the from benefited students “While said, East Association Parents’ the Kamal Sidhwa Taraporevala of only. room standing proved quitehaving popular, some with which careers, their on presentations gave 15-minute speakers 10 booths, career the from Aside presentations. interactionsboth and one-on-one through choices path career and study their in them to assist advice practical with students event provided the East, Association Parents’ by the Organised fields. diverse many from professionals with directly to able were speak students communities, external and alumni parent, the from volunteer participants this year. 90 than more Campus With atEast held was students School High Fair for Careers 2013 March annual The Fair 2013 Careers OneºNorth June 2013 31 Annual Fund gaining momentum momentum gaining Fund Annual Since its launch three years ago, Annual programme Fund UWCSEA’s has provided additional student scholarship positions, supported 200 over teachers part take to in a variety professional of enhanced and opportunities development the landscape both Dover of and East campuses through the tree planting project. These programmes are key that will enrich the UWCSEA experience all for current and future students. With your help, can we this keep momentum consider Please going. making Annual a donation Fund UWCSEA’s to enable and andtoday invest empower, in the future generation global citizens of in yourthat footsteps. are following Gifts any amountof can a real difference. make (http://foundation.uwcsea.edu.sg) Last year, the sponsored ClassLast 2012 of year, a wishing well with a swirl that feature studentsallows the into coins ‘race’ to well. the All of collected coins from the well will help support UWCSEA’s Foundation Scholarship Programme. The wishing was well earlier unveiled this year with the help current of Grade 12 students and the Head Dover Campus, of Frazer Cairns. Frazer’s message was this: “We hope would that UWCSEA will remain part a after long you of have you left through the the College, friendships made, have you the memories that you carry and away in terms how view you of excitingthis but complicated world.” After graduating, Chi has chosen go to Georgia in Technology to Institute of Atlanta, where Robert’s she alma mater, further a Lizanne awarded recently was and Robert Scholarship. Milton Chi says, “This has been the most eventful two friends All my are so far. life years my of people who a vision a better for have world and the courage and to initiative carry imagine that that vision out. To been not have I would come able to had not been it Robert for and Lizanne.” The Foundation looks forward to working with Robert and Lizanne on UWCSEA scholar endowed second their Augustfor 2013. Class ’78 of National Committee scholar graduates beenIt’s almost two years since members welcomed the of Class 1978 of their new scholar Kengthsagn from Haiti, begin herto IB education. Kengthsagn them: say to had “I to this a will make world. the in somewhere happen change like a changeI will life make in someone’s in mine.” did you The Sassoons fund two-yeara scholarship Victor and Michelle Sassoon ’82 have generously gifted a two-year scholarship our first-everto Israeli scholar starting Thein August 2013. Israeli National their completed recently Committee selection process, and look we forward to introducing scholar this soon. you to Class gifts 2012 of and 2013 Continuing the tradition that started in 2008, the Classes and 2013 2012 of unique chosen andhave leave very to thoughtful gifts UWCSEA. to the graduates chose sponsorThis to year, a recreational the for lounge facilities staff who work maintain tirelessly and to clean the campus every day.

Lizanne and Robert A Milton Scholarship UWCSEA Endowed (Robert ’78/Lizanne ’83) Robert and firstLizanne’s scholar, endowed Chi, has graduated Whilst year. this at UWCSEA, Chi has been passionate about sharing withher culture other students. She represented Vietnam in cultural events such as International Evenings and UN Nights and baked traditional dishes sell Global for to Concerns. In heraddition to studies, she also has been a part the for Peace Kids GC, of helping Agent Orange victims child in Vietnam. Alumni giving Alumni

We are delighted to welcome Fisher Dale are delighted to We ’78 and Heinrich Jessen ’86as Foundation trustees. They will be joining Michelle Sassoon ’82 and nine other committed volunteers who their give time, energy and experience govern the to Foundation. bring a vastTrustees range knowledge of and expertise from the education, and business government, finance, sectors.legal UWCSEA Foundation UWCSEA alumni join Trustee the the Foundation of Board 32 OneºNorth June 2013 five pounds sterling in his pocket about pocketabout in his sterling pounds five about with London reached finally He Yugoslavia. then was what and Bulgaria Turkey, Iran, including countries Greece, of anumber again through hitchhiking then by to ship and travelling India Asia, by across hitchhiking of art his study to 1961 in pursue England in arrived first had of Eng Seng achallenge, need and perseverance of high energy, A man to to return Singapore.”decided I so England, in of adifference enough making Ididn’t Iwas that will. feel good and understanding international me—the attracted school new of the idealism later. four years “The says, (UWCSEA) He Asia East to South UWC changing name (SIS), School the International Singapore the called then was atwhat of teachers group to first the join others 60 about London when he was recruited along with in working was He there. certification hiscompleted post-graduate teaching and England in artist to an be trained had He years. for 25 stayed and teach art to UWCSEA joined 1971, EngIn Seng life revolved art. has around Teo whose Medallion, is aman Eng Seng of Singapore’s Cultural prestigious winner and gallery art of an owner book, art of an subject of art, teacher artist, celebrated and Accomplished Whately Brenda By Teo Eng Seng art breathing living and Arts Festivals were purchased by the by the purchased were Festivals Arts early the during to exhibited be UWCSEA into came that art of the pieces Several for him. option an been never for me.” piece the cleared but Defeat has amused, not was “She says, He that. than more no to worth spot prove it was that the on would it for to $1,000 sell her he could said he he provehow this and asked She told $1,000. he his her head, top of the off but idea no had He worth. was it much how by official acustoms received from England. He was asked forbeing apiece clearance customs getting trouble having remembers Seng to Eng visit. universities and schools international other schools, invited local they and Festival, Arts UWCSEA annual atthe to displayed be work their to send Singapore outside and within from artists to began persuade They Singapore. in arts the to toenhance contribute and position to their use opportunity an saw immediately staff Art of the rest the and he UWCSEA, at arrived first he When likedstruggle.” always agood “I’ve notes, and description that with ishappy still He die.” say “Never as interpreted could be told it was that he Eng Seng, of his name, Mandarin about Department the meaning life. consulting the hisin colleagues On College his in personal atthe or it was he considered unfair or unequal, whether that situations many toled his battling qualities personal same 1971,in these to Singapore returning since years the In They have one son. 45 than years. for more with been has he who his wife, Diana, married and met also he There teaching certification. graduate his post- Painting in and degree Bachelor’s to achieve studied a and worked he There out. setting after months two advisory role to various art institutions institutions art role to various advisory an played has He of awards. a number by celebrated and exhibitions group and of along in list solo exhibited been has work His artist. to an as make aliving possible it is definitely to his word—that up lived has Eng Seng time, that Since year. did. he academic that And of end leaving would atthe he be that day gave same that notice to Head the He artist. afull-time as working not and teaching was he why asked by astudent was he says, he day 1996, in One artist. to an possible as make it was aliving that for years telling his students been had He artist. time a full to time be it was students, successful and countries, Department a reputable Art incentives for teachers from different to fairer Art/Design, of IB development significantly the to contributed Having international workshops for teachers. Teachers’ several and Guide Art/Design IB of an to production contributed the and Committee Subject Art/Design (IB) Board’s Curriculum Baccalaureate International of the aMember was he until 1990, From 1986 projects. art innovative and of interesting variety awide through his students guided and stretched introduced, He years.” exciting were “Those says, He government. Singapore College the and the between relationships develop good to this helped that believes He notes. Eng Seng event Singapore, in important an became Festival Arts UWCSEA The eventually will exhibited. and be restored encouragement, where they are being Eng Seng’s with Museum Art Singapore to donated were the pieces six of the until recently when College remained and OneºNorth June 2013 33 “It is only a challenge a challenge only is “It things.” greater to In an article in April he is 2011, in the Times Straits reported Seng, said Eng have of to “He has strongly-held opinions about the other people,world, himself, art and life, unafraid speak to theseand he’s when I think a they that’s need be spoken.” to good description the of man come I have knowto a little. Among art list a long of awards, Mr Teo a recipientis the of prestigious Singapore MedallionCultural Award. When it,accepting he reported is said, have to “It things.” greater only a challenge is to He has down not slowed since. and national committees in Singapore. studentsMany his of in with touch keep him still, and that he note happy is to some them of are also working as artists. SengEng doesn’t a favourite have medium work to in. He produces paintings, work, relief three-dimensional works, sculptures, etc. He perhaps is best known the invention of his for ‘paperdyesculp’ medium in which he dyes and it makes paper, shapes it. In 2000, he (glass a GRC created reinforced on relief the Outramconcrete) Park MRT wall,interchange one panel which of is here. shown beautiful his shophouseTurning home on Marshall an art Road into gallery called Muse House in 2008, Seng Eng not only exhibits own his art and the work of other artists there, but also uses as it a place people for meet, to learn and hold discussions around art. the of topic artIn 2011, historian T.K. Sabapathy published a beautiful book called Teo Art Seng. Thoughts. and Eng 34 OneºNorth June 2013 please write to write [email protected]. please you’d like of photos, of any copies the 2012.’‘Reunion find and If events’ ‘Past site’s alumni the event calendar, choose visit photos event, please of more the For new ones. making and old memories reliving to time have agood seemed everyone and tremendous was turnout The anniversaries, respectively. year 10 20 and 30, 25, their celebrated of 1987, 1982, classes the 2002 and 1992 2012, late in weekend August afull Over Reunion 2012 OneºNorth June 2013 35 36 OneºNorth June 2013 http://alumni.uwcsea.edu.sg site: alumni the on calendar/past events event the see photos, reunion more For 3 May 2013 York New 1 May 2013 Boston 28 March 2013 Singapore 2013 January 25 Tokyo 2013 January 22 Seoul 2013 January 19 Amsterdam 2013 January 18 London December21 2012 Singapore 1 December 2012 Mumbai 26 November 2012 Shanghai 27 October 2012 Frankfurt 24 October 2012 Zurich 11 October 2012 Toronto 9 October 2012 Washington DC 4 October 2012 Vancouver 27 September 2012 Singapore Recent reunions Singapore 2012 (December) Singapore 2012 (December) Toronto 2012 Singapore 2012 (September) Zurich 2012 Zurich 2012 Vancouver Tokyo 2013 Tokyo OneºNorth June 2013 37 Amsterdam 2013 London 2013 London Seoul 2013 Seoul Boston 2013 Boston 2013 New York 2013 New York 38 OneºNorth June 2013 memories with him. with memories precious many leaves taking He classroom. the beyond goals same the enjoyed achieving both students and teachers when were highlights many the Skilly feels but is impossible, moment adefining Identifying there. programme Service School High the to start campus East tomoved new the Skilly Concerns of Global Head and UWCSEA 1987–2013 UWCSEA Anthony (Skilly) Skillicorn 1981–2013 UWCSEA Pete Garrett Long-serving teachers leaving UWCSEA this year It’s been 32It’s great years! been UWCSEA. old Goodbye year retiree. a 62 as others old year and 30 energetic an as me of youremember will Some back! the motorbike his on daughter reading with his on to to used come school who man player. the cajon as and guitar Some bass, awashboard, as others and decades three for Rockshow annual of the producer Some’80s. will remember me as the the throughout productions school the for sound the ran who man the as others atutor as and me remember will Some of expeditions. anumber joined who man golf. the as and wakeboarding Some waterskiing, taught who man the as Some House. 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Upcoming reunions

Reunion 2013! Sydney 8 November 2013 Sixth Annual Reunion celebrating the 40, 35, 30, 25, 20 and 10 year classes 23–25 August 2013 The Classes of 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 2003 are invited to celebrate in Singapore in August 2013. Any other alumni who wish to join the reunion are welcome as well. As in previous years, all five classes are hosted at a Friday evening cocktail reception and Asian-themed buffet dinner party, this year at the Conrad Hotel, Suntec City, to kick off the weekend. Unlike previous years however, the barbecue lunch hosted at the Dover campus of UWCSEA will take place on Saturday afternoon rather than Sunday. Revisit your memories and take a Brisbane tour provided by current Grade 12 students. Saturday night and Sunday are left open for you to plan your own group activities. Join us for a weekend of fun, 9 November 2013 fond memories and reconnection with old friends and new. Reunion 2014! Seventh Annual Reunion celebrating the 40, 35, 30, 25, 20 and 10 year classes 22–24 August 2014 The Classes of 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994 and 2004 are invited to celebrate in Singapore in August 2014. Any other alumni who wish to join the reunion are welcome as well. Singapore Registration for all events is via the UWCSEA alumni website: http://alumni. 19 December 2013 uwcsea.edu.sg/events. Check the website for more details, to view the regularly updated attendee lists and/or to register for an event. You may also contact the alumni office at [email protected] for information and registration. We hope to see you at an upcoming event soon!

If you are not registered on the UWCSEA alumni website with an up-to-date email address and location, please send us that information by email ([email protected]) so that we can keep you informed about alumni get-togethers in your location. Don’t miss out! UWC South East Asia 1207 Dover Road Singapore 139654 www.uwcsea.edu.sg [email protected] http://alumni.uwcsea.edu.sg

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