As the culminating outdoor education experience at UWCSEA is Project Week in Grade 11 when small groups of students plan their own trips that combine adventure and service, and they travel to a site in the region unaccompanied. South-East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia are the most popular destinations.
Every year groups from each GC visit their NGO of origin and work and build relationships with them in order to maintain a connection between the NGO and the GC at school. This is crucial which is why this year (2020), two groups consisting of 5-6 people will be helping out and building relationships with Gili Eco Trust at the Gili Islands in Indonesia.
In Gili, the two groups will be joining the green team, a team that organises cleanups. The groups will also help out in the recycling centre on Gili Trawangan, performing and organising beach cleanups, and helping out with the bio-rocks. Gili is split into two teams, the green team, which works on sustainability on land, and the blue team, which works on sustainability on water. The two groups will do a mix of participating in both teams. Gili Eco Trust calls its volunteers it’s Eco Warriors and below is an example of a schedule that most volunteers work on. Bank Sampah is the recycling centre.
