UWCSEA year in review This is just a sample of some of the activities and events that took place on both campuses during the 2014/2015 academic year. By Mai-Khanh Pham and Kavya Madan Mohan, members of the UWCSEA Student Alumni Council
A Midsummer Night’s Dream More than 50 Dover High School students brought A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the stage as performers and crew members. This production is one of many examples of opportunities for UWCSEA students to learn and develop through the Arts.
UN Night
UWCSEA students compete in Touch World Cup 2015
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Dover students Rebecca Lambrou and Saphia Petard played on the Singapore Open Women’s team in the Touch World Cup held in Coffs Harbour, Australia. The team came in third place and Lambrou was awarded MVP for the Singapore team. East student Fiona Song played in the Singapore Open Mixed Touch team (13th place) while Dover students Horatio Price, Matthew Grundlingh and John Tolton played on the Singapore Open Men’s team (12th place). Eleven Dover Campus alumni also participated in the event, representing seven different countries.
The annual UN Night at Dover Campus again showcased the joyful diversity of nationalities and cultures that makes UWCSEA so special. The dance production is organised, produced and presented by students and the food from around the world, filling the tent plaza, is always exquisite.
Hair for Hope 2015
20 years with Tabitha Cambodia 2015 marked 20 years of the partnership between UWCSEA and Tabitha Cambodia. In the 2014/2015 academic year, the UWCSEA community raised over S$282K for Tabitha to build houses, schools and wells, for the family partnerships savings programme, and to sponsor the supply of innumerable chickens and pigs to help families secure an income.
SEASAC 2014/2015
The 4th annual Hair for Hope event on East Campus motivated 48 brave students and staff to make ‘a bald statement’ by having their hair shaved for cancer awareness and to raise funds for the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) in Mumbai, India. The event raised over $65,000 for CPAA’s programmes for cancer prevention and to provide care for patients with financial need.
The UWCSEA SEASAC teams had impressive performances and brought home a number of championships to both campuses. Notably, the East Dragons won both boys and girls swimming as well as Division II boys football. The Dover Phoenix won boys and girls cross country, girls basketball and touch, and boys football. In addition, gymnastics teams from both campuses won at specific levels.