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    The United World Colleges (UWC) were founded in the 1960s to encourage international understanding and cooperation among students. The UWC schools use an international curriculum and shared living experiences to develop students' sense of global citizenship and commitment to peace. The UWC movement was inspired by the ideals of its founders, such as Kurt Hahn and Lester Pearson, who believed that international education could help prevent war and foster mutual understanding between countries.

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    this is an introduction about UWC which stands for United World College.

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    The United World Colleges (UWC) were founded in the 1960s to encourage international understanding and cooperation among students. The UWC schools use an international curriculum and shared living experiences to develop students' sense of global citizenship and commitment to peace. The UWC movement was inspired by the ideals of its founders, such as Kurt Hahn and Lester Pearson, who believed that international education could help prevent war and foster mutual understanding between countries.

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    UWC Presentation

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    The United World Colleges (UWC) were founded in the 1960s to encourage international understanding and cooperation among students. The UWC schools use an international curriculum and shared living experiences to develop students' sense of global citizenship and commitment to peace. The UWC movement was inspired by the ideals of its founders, such as Kurt Hahn and Lester Pearson, who believed that international education could help prevent war and foster mutual understanding between countries.

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    THE UNITED WORLD

    COLLEGES

    •
    • WHAT IS IT ABOUT: HISTORY
    AND IDEALS
    THE MISSION STATEMENT
    • “Through international education, shared
    experience and community service,
    United World Colleges encourage young
    people to become responsible
    citizens, politically and environmentally
    aware, committed to the ideals of peace,
    justice, understanding and cooperation,
    and to the implementation of these deals
    through action and personal example.”
    THE UWC IS A COMMUNITY
    • STUDENTS AND
    STAFF WORKING
    IN THE
    COLLEGES
    • GRADUATES
    • SUPPORTERS AND
    BENEFACTORS
    ALL UWC’S
    THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
    (INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION)
    COMMUNITY SERVICE
    SHARED EXPERIENCE
    THROUGH:CULTURAL PROGRAMS,
    REGIONAL STUDIES,CONFLICT
    MANAGEMENT,GLOBAL CONCERNS,
    CLIMBING, KAYAKING, RECYCLING,ETC.
    HISTORY (IES)
    nKURT HANH
    1886-1974:
    nAN
    INNOVATO
    R, A
    REFUGEE,
    AN
    EDUCATOR
    HIS IDEALS IN EDUCATION
    THE BEST QUALITIES EDUCATION CAN
    DEVELOP: CURIOSITY, A STRONG SPIRIT,
    TENACITY (NOT GIVING UP), GENEROSITY
    AND MOST OF ALL COMPASSION
    TWO ASPECTS OF
    EDUCATION
    TO FORCE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO
     OPINIONS IS WRONG
    NOT TO EXPOSE YOUNG PEOPLE TO
    CHALLENGING NEW EXPERIENCES IS
    WORSE
    IN THE SHADOW OF THE
    BOMB……..

    n ATLANTIC COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED IN 1962


    n 1967 THE UNITED WORLD COLLEGES
    MOVEMENT IS BORN
    n L.B PEARSON COLLEGE IN 1974
    PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL
    UNDERSTANDING
    n HOW CAN THERE
    BE PEACE IF WE
    DO NOT
    UNDERSTAND
    EACH OTHER
    AND HOW CAN
    WE UNDERSTAND
    EACH OTHER IF
    WE DO NOT
    KNOW EACH
    OTHER? L.B
    PEARSON
    PEARSON’S ACHIEVEMENTS 1
    He was one of the architects of the
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    (NATO). Pearson was chairman of the
    NATO council at the time of the Korea
    War and sat on the three-man United
    Nations (UN) committee that
    negotiated Korean cease-fire.

    PEARSON’S ACHIEVEMENTS 2
    In 1952-53, Pearson was president
    of the UN General Assembly. He
    was awarded the 1957 Nobel peace
    prize, mainly for his work in
    creating the UN Emergency Force,
    which helped settle the Suez Canal
    crisis in 1956.

    THREE QUESTIONS FOR
    DISCUSSION
    ¬WHAT DOES INTERNATIONAL
    UNDERSTANDING MEAN FOR
    YOU?
    ¬OF ALL THE UWC VALUES WHICH
    ONE WOULD BE THE MOST
    IMPORTANT TO YOU AND WHY?
    ¬WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM LI PO
    CHUN AS A UWC AND WHAT
    WOULD YOU LIKE TO
    CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLLEGE?

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