Kahaani this year was much more enjoyable and fruitful than last year. I think I was able to engage with the dance and also the dance group. Although I was initially confused with the dance, I was able to master it with practice. I think it was helpful to have my friends in the […]
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Kahaani ’19 (first reflection)
Similarly to last year, I have joined Kahaani this year. I joined because I can learn more about the Indian culture, support the cause behind the dance showcase and also have fun learning dance with friends. Although it is difficult to find time to practice the dance consistently, I find it exciting to dance with […]
Project Week Reflection
For project week, I went to an island called Siargao in the Philippines to do activity and service. We stayed there for from June 4th to 8th and in this post, I will reflect on the amazing experience I had throughout the week. How did your experience in Project Week increase your awareness or knowledge […]
Peace by Piece FINAL REFLECTION
https://youtu.be/3vmnlDlcOwc LO1: Identify your own strengths and develop areas for personal growth. LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process. LO3: Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience. LO5: Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively. LO6: Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance.
Lecture by Bernd Lucke at UWC Dover
On 4th of December, the grade 11 global politics students went to Dover campus after school to go listen to a lecture by Mr.Lucke, who is a European Parliament politician. He spoke on the topic of issues of and surrounding EU. It was a fascinating topic to listen to because we were just learning about […]
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MUNOFS 2017
From November 3rd to 5th, there was a MUN conference held in OFS. I was in ICJ (International Court of Justice) as a judge, and it was my first time in this committee. Before the conference, I was a little nervous since I did not understand the procedures that much, and was not familiar with […]
TOK Arts Day
Today was the TOK arts day and looked at art from a very critical point of view. In the morning, the whole grade separated into groups of ten to discuss whether given art pieces should be banned or not. These discussions were very interesting because everyone’s argument differed depending on the person’s cultural/personal background. Many […]
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MUN@UWCSEA 2017
From October 6th to 8th, there was a MUN conference held in UWCSEA East, and I attended as a delegate of Iraq in the Legal Committee. I focused on the topic of economic migrants and refugees because Iraq has been accepting refugees from Syria since the Syrian crisis and Iraq itself has more than 2.5million […]
THIMUN 2017 @ the Hague
One step towards being a global citizen… – THIMUN 2017 – THIMUN is a Model United Nations conference, which gathers high school students from all over the world. I was one of the representatives from my previous school (Stamford American International School), and our group represented Sudan. Prior to this conferences, the delegates researched […]