Writers Fortnight – Day 3 – Speaker 2

This was a story presented to us by a UWC K2 teacher – Caroline Howarth. She told us about the time when her school in South Africa burnt down, giving her the feeling of how she could have lost everything, how we have to be grateful for all that we have and our...

Writers Fortnight – Day 3

Guest Speaker: Mr. Silverthorne – Head of Campus East Story – Trip to Rwanda as a principle in the UK Mr. Silverthorne’s story was about this one experience he had where probably without it, he wouldn’t be where he is, at the position he is at...

Writers Fortnight – Day 2 – Speaker 2

When will the world listen to young people? The problem – adults, mainly the people in power think that young people don’t have the experience, etc – while they are actually the ones capable of coming up with fresh ideas. 2. A good example of how we,...

Writer’s Fortnight – Day 2

Today, our speaker was one of our own UWC HS teachers, Mr. Sharry. He shared his experiences on him and his wife being foster parents for a period in their life before they had any of their own kids. Here were my takeaways: While we think that basic necessities...

Writers Fortnight – Day 1

Hi Everyone! It is that time of the year when many people come to our school from different places, wanting to share their unique and eye-opening stories. This time of the year is called writers fortnight and it is hosted every English lesson for a while! Our first...