Graduation 2025 2025 Classof
DearGraduates,
Congratulations
Asyoustandonthethresholdof yournextadventure,Iextendmy heartfeltcongratulationstoeach ofyou.Todaymarksnotjustthe endofyourtimeatUWCAtlantic butthebeginningofyourlifelong journeyasanalumniwhereyouwill continuetogrow,leadandinspire.
Throughoutyourtimehere,you haveembracedchallenges, developedcourageand compassionandfullyengaged inourvibrantcommunity.Your families,too,haveplayedapivotal roleinsupportingyouthrough thistransformativeperiod.
Together,wehavecultivateda communityrootedinsharedvalues andenduringbonds.
Reflectingontheessenceof education,KurtHahn,ourfounder, assertedthateducationshould empoweryoungpeopletoacton whattheyknowtoberight, regardlessoftheobstaclesthey mayface.
Thisphilosophyhasbeencentralto yourdevelopmenthereatUWC Atlantic.
Asyouembarkonthenextchapter, Iencourageyoutocarryforward thevaluesandlessonsthathave shapedyouatUWCAtlantic.
Embracefuturechallengeswith thesameresilienceandenthusiasm thathasdefinedyourtimehere.
Recognisethatyoureducation isnotjustapersonalachievement, butatooltoserveothersand contributetoamore compassionateandjustworld.
Weareimmenselyproudofeach andeveryoneofyouandeagerly anticipatethepositiveimpactwe knowyouwillmakeintheworld.
Reme
NaheedBardai Principal
ElunedMorgan Guest Speaker
GuestSpeaker:AC’85andFirstMinisterforWales
Firstofall-congratulations!
Whatamomentthisis.Today markstheendofonechapterand thebeginningofsomethingnew, exciting,andmaybealittle uncertain.Iknowthefeelingwell, because,likeyou,Ioncestoodon thegroundsofthatincredible castle,wonderingwhatcamenext.
AsanalumnusofUWCAtlantic,I knowhowspecialthisplaceis.It’s morethanjustaschool.It’swhere manyofusfirstdiscoveredwhatit reallymeanstoliveandlearnwith peoplefromallovertheworld.It's wherewehadconversationsthat changedhowweseethings-and maybeevenchangedwhoweare. It’salsowheresomeofthedeepest friendshipsofourliveswereforged -connectionsthatendureacross continentsanddecades,reminding usalwaysofthecommonground weshare.
You’vespenttwoyearslearning howtoworktogether,tolistento differentperspectives,andtostand upforwhatyoubelievein.You’ve livedtheUWCvalues,notjust talkedaboutthem-andthat’sabig deal.Becausetheworldneeds exactlythat:peoplewhocan connectacrossborders,whocare deeply,andwhoaren’tafraidto makeadifference.
WalesisproudtobehometoUWC Atlantic,andasFirstMinister,I’ve seenjusthowpowerfultheUWC spiritcanbewhenit’sbroughtinto thewiderworld.Whetheryougoon tostudy,startworking,travel,or takesometimetofigurethingsout -knowthatwhatyou’velearned herewillstaywithyou.Theseyears willshapethewayyoulead,how youshowupforothers,andhow yourespondtothechallenges ahead.
Andyes,therewillbechallenges. Theworldisfacingsomebigones. ButIlookatyourgenerationand feelhopeful.You’realreadypushing forclimateaction,socialjustice, peace,andequity.You’renot waitingaroundtobegiven permission-you’realreadygetting towork.Andthatgivesme confidencethatthefuture’singood hands.
Assomeonewhooncesatinyour shoes(probablywiththesamemix ofexcitementandnerves),here’s whatI’llsay:staytruetowhat matterstoyou.Keepasking questions.Keeplistening.Keep buildingthosebridges.Leadership isn’tabouthavingalltheanswersit’saboutshowingup,caring deeply,anddoingyourbest,even whenthingsaretough.
So,whereverlifetakesyounext, whetherit’sacrosstheworldorjust downtheroad,carrythespiritof UWCAtlanticwithyou.You’renow partofaglobalcommunitythat believesinsomethingbetter,and you’vealreadyproventhatyou’re readytohelpbuildit.
Alltheverybestforwhat’saheadyou’vegotthis.
ElunedMorgan-AC’85
Programme
12PMGUESTARRIVALANDWELCOMERECEPTION,BradenstokeHall
12.30PMMUSICPERFORMANCEbyAcapella
12.35PMWELCOMEbyPrincipal,NaheedBardai
12.40PMSPEECHbyMartinDowney,FatherofAnLingDowney(Classof‘25) PleasemakeyourwaytotheMoondanceSportsHallfrom1250pm GuestswithacampusaccessonlyticketshouldmaketheirwaytotheTytheBarn(StDonat’sArtsCentre)to enjoythegraduationceremonyvialivestream
1.25PMGRADUATIONCEREMONY,MoondanceSportsHall
MASTEROFCEREMONIESbyKatherineChenandRachelJing
ACCOUSTICMUSICbystudentPianoTrio
ARRIVALMUSICbystudentPianoTrio
PROCESSIONFORIB2STUDENTSbyIB1studentsStringEnsemble
PERFORMANCEbystudentJazzDuo
OPENINGSPEECHbyPrincipal,NaheedBardai
SPEECHbyChairofGovernors,JillLongson(AC’81)
CERTIFICATESpresentedtohousesAntoninBesseandGwynedd
SPEECHbyguest,FirstMinisterofWales,ElunedMorgan(AC’85)
PERFORMANCEbyIB1StudentDancers
CERTIFICATESpresentedtohousesKurtHahn,PenttiKouriandPowys
SPEECHbyIB2student,RamiroAsby
PERFORMANCEbyACOrchestraandChoir
CERTIFICATESpresentedtohousesSunley,TiceandWhitaker
SPEECHbyIB1Student,EfaThomas
PERFORMANCE2025FarewellVideo
SPEECHbyEdsonNgwenyaandFatimaMarraco
PERFORMANCEexitmusicbymusicteachersBrettWilliams&SharonRichards
3.40PMGUARDOFHONOUR&DRINKSRECEPTION,TopLawn 1styearsdepartceremonyfirsttopreparetheguardofhonourfromtheSportsHall
5.30PMCLOSE
-AtlanticEmporiumisopenintheGlassroom(StDonat‘sArtsCentre)12-1.30pm&3.30-5.30pm -WaterstationsareavailableintheMoondanceCafeandGlassroomofStDonat‘sArtsCentre -Pleaseexittheceremonyfromthebackdoorstominimisedisruption.
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AlbabAbedin
BamdadAtighi
AyeAung
LuisBraekler
JulietteBrouwer
MinaDraman
LucyEdwards
ZiyuanGao
JingruHuang
ZebMurphy
WilliamOgden
HamishGHPrentice
MadeleinRodriguezSalazar
KarenSpjeld
TheodorTehranian
ChenXie
KotoeYamanouchi
AbdulazizYusufOami
SofíadeBorbónOrtiz
KateZajac
House Mentors
NachoGarcia
EmmaGaze
MaiteSandoval-Inglada
Gwynedd
ZainabAlhawraAlGhaithi
SakiyaAli
GabrielaBates
CourtneyBronken
CelinaCarman
NeveChambers
ZhongyiChen
RosaliedeMolvanOtterloo
AnnaDonck
AnLingDowney
YijunFan
JinyanLi
LucyMachon
LindaMazengia
OkeloNialaBurnett
BiancaPolny
JamieRinck
IlariaSalucci
ValentinaSanjuanSanchez
DaraShopova
Alexandra(Saša)Striešková
CaitlynHoiNingTang
YaraUthman
BoudicaVerbeek
MagdalenaWhite
TimeaWinnepenninckx
QianchengYu
House Mentors
AhylaFountain
ClairePsillides
Kurt Hahn Pentti Kouri
LanaAlyan
AyaArba
RamiroAsby
LauraBerna
XixianChen
JanCostadeWit
WanruDing
CarolinaFerreira
DanielaGarcíaRodriguez
RonitGoldberg-Marcus
ZulunHe
TomokaKimura
DeviKuscer
He-Ya(Athena)Lin
NicholeNduhiu
HannahPagenstert
LuisSaenzPombo
RowanSampson
JonasJohannesStrauss
RobertWalmsley
YulianZhou
JouryAl-Jabri
EllaArmstrong
MargauxChalabi
MiaoDou
AssmaDurrani
ArwenFflur
SalihatGiwa
MiaHickman
EllaHunter
MahshedIqbalzada
JessicaIyolo
JadeKim PienLeeflang
JinLiu
ShreyaMajumder IsoldeMcSharry
KerenMukasa
SiennaPerera
ThananyapakPrasertthamma
JoonRossomando SangahRasuly
AmayaSteinmetz IrinaWende JingweiZhang
FrancineMohammed
ClaudiaValarino House Mentors
RyanDenne MariaGarciaVilla House Mentors
Powys Sunley
WallaceBaird
CharlesFletcher
MarinaHammoud
Juliain’tHof
MatildeInácioCalado
AmanJayswal
DylanJelic-Masterton
SohailJugbandhan
MaksimKestin
ErikKoch-Nielsen
JialeLi
EimyMonroyOspina
ChihiroNishio
OsianOffordBeynon
AlexiaPanayiotopoulos
StefanPetica
KatyRichards
MarleneSchönstedt
SaidSoudani
MattheusStearns
AhmedTamimi(Tamimi)
AlessandroTazartes
VictoriaWilliams
YilinYao
House Mentors
MichCreber
SaraCreber
EsmailAl-Thawr
AzaharaArcherTalavera
SatyaBurgess
KieronClark
ElizabethCzudková
AlecDavies
HannahEckert
YuyangFeng
EsmeFenton
HilalGhandour
PierreGiffardMouche
CamilleGillett
QianyingGu
NamirHaque
WojciechKaplon
NoellaKasemiire
FaizanKhaja
YiningLiu
FátimaMariaMarraco
IrúMilesiRava
Amara-reNeale
LorenzaSmalbraak
AntoninaStudent
OrianTittmann
MariaEmiliaTorrens
VictoriaBailey
JamesWilliams House Mentors
Tice Whitaker
TheodorBrundin
ArthurChow
SusanaCruzadoMarina
EmikoEvans
QiangFu
MiroslavGábor
MatthewGoldberg
YuchenGu
JamesHolden
ValeriaIvanov-Gomez
GraceJi
ZsófiaKuzsma-Boros
EsmeLaTrobe-Roberts
SophiaLee
MohanLiu
AchillesJoshuaLosañes
UtloileNgwenya
RayaRana
SelmaReblitz
GabrielaRodriguesDeMorais
RuggeroRussoDeMiddel
AyumiSasaki
CarolinaSchuldig
EliaSellers
JuliaUnsgaard
ZebedeeWilhel
House Mentors
SovAtkinson
GraemeSmith
AbubakarAbdullahi
KhushiAgrawal
GonçaloAndresen
AndreaArgelichTarre
LeylaAy
EmilyBoccadoro
AmaralBouchama
MaxwellChapman
VitalinaDikhtiaruk
ArjunDiwaker
VioletFluendy
IrantzaGoytiaHernández
HusniaHaqDost
SarahHuber
AnaIonescu
IsabelleJanssen
FranziskaKopetz
EmmaLakhmiri
KetsileMogapi
LolaMunari
MeradoPezoaGaona
ShangShi
SamuelTalfanDavies
HaotianXu
ZiyinYuan
AlmudenaTalaveraBlanco
SamWillis House Mentors
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