Lighthouse
Innovation Hub The academic year saw the continued growth of Lighthouse - our on-campus centre supporting inspirational student ideas and projects for meaningful changemaking. Lighthouse unites young people at UWC Atlantic around a shared mission and values to enact positive change in the world and their communities. The centre also gives us a great opportunity to engage with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Lighthouse aims to connect students with a range of resources to ensure the success of their projects, including 1:1s, training, personal coaching, physical workspace, events, mentors and access to alumni support. Over the academic year 2020-21, two dedicated Lighthouse Coordinator Interns - Ula Adamska (MUWCI ‘16) and Lochlann Atack (UWCM ‘16) worked together to help develop the Lighthouse centre and integrate it further within the college.
The Lighthouse Space now includes a working area for students, a meeting room, the Creativity Lab (used for informal gatherings), and a classroom. Anyone entering the centre is also now greeted by the Lighthouse mural, which was created by two 2nd year students, featuring the original RIB boat built at UWC Atlantic. In addition to the weekly Lighthouse sessions and other drop-in sessions, a number of events were hosted for students. Highlights include a social business entrepreneurship event featuring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, a workshop co-hosted with the student Wellbeing Council (WellCo) called “From Social Activism to Social Change - the Social Response Cycle” and a design thinking workshop. In April the Lighthouse also played host to a weekend event called the InLightenment Festival, which featured a 24-hour Hackathon and a fair showcasing many of the Lighthouse projects.
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