The PSE Program was a significant element to my UWCSEA learning experience as taught topics that are different from the usual academics. Things like social wellbeing, study skills, legal responsibilities in Singapore, relationships, university, and important life skills. I felt that being able to communicate with my peers allowed me to engage with the PSE […]
BLM Reflection
Seeing all these BLM events and protests recently, I feel extremely lucky that every day I don’t have to be scared for my life when I see an officer. Many people have the misconception of this entire movement just being about the murder of George Floyd. The people are trying to protest against police brutality, […]
Personal Statement
During the first year of high school, I have learned a lot. I have realized the importance of communication, dependability, and happiness. It made me realize that if I don’t communicate my thoughts than its a lot harder to find happiness. In addition, through this time, I have been thinking a lot about my goals […]
Hanna Alkaf
During the writer’s fortnight, an author from Malaysia named Hanna Alkaf gave us two talks. One was about herself and her past and the other was about her writing process. Both talks were quite intriguing but I learned more from the writing process. She emphasized to use emotions throughout our writing. Both her talks were […]
I Struggled Academically, But Outdoor Activities Saved Me
In the second talk of the Friday sessions, we had the head of outdoor education talk to us about how outdoor education and activities saved him. During his childhood, he had many outdoor activities that he did, including sailing, horseback riding, karting and a lot more. He enjoyed outdoor activities a lot and was good […]
Visiting a Rwandan School
In this talk, the head of campus came to talk about the experiences of going to a Rwandan school. He told us about how he was the principal of a school of 2000 people in the UK and that they donated their old and used computers to the Rwandan. When he found out he had […]
Documenting a Cholera Crisis in Zimbabwe
In the second talk on Tuesday, a UWCSEA Dover Alumni came to talk about her experiences when she visited Zimbabwe to document the cholera crisis while working for the British Red Cross. Because at the time, the Zimbabwe government was not allowing reporters and news sources to go into the country, there was an exception […]
Teaching at a Prision
For our human library segment of the Writers’ Fortnight, one of the speakers I was lucky enough to listen to was Mr. Swales’ story. He talked about his experiences teaching in a maximum-security prison; and how the prisoners responded to them. He mainly talked about two prisoners, Gaby and German. Mr. Swales’ repetitively reminded us […]
Grade’s Identity
I think that our grade’s identity is very diverse. There are different friend groups and will never see everyone in our grade.