Behind the Scenes on Pearson Restart Planning
Days of initially reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff and leadership at Pearson pivoted to strategy mode to understand how we can plan for what we know and what we don’t (yet) know about restarting for the coming school year.
It’s About Being Brave…and Accepted – Part 2
This is the 2nd of 2 stories about the trajectories of Year 45 alumni around the world who are advancing to further education or volunteer opportunities, individual passion projects, compulsory homeland service or a gap year.
In Memoriam – Kenneth Rotenberg
Ken was known as one of the original supporters of a United Word College in Canada. As a young man he met Kurt Hahn, founder of the first UWC in Wales. It’s told that, in Ken’s view, this meeting changed his life.
We hear you | A Statement from Ty Pile, President and Head of College
At Pearson College UWC we condemn racism and injustice in all its forms. The mission of the College and that of the United World Colleges movement is to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Our values stand...
A Letter to the UWC Community from Dr Musimbi Kanyoro, Dr Quique Bassat and Jens Waltermann
From Dr Musimbi Kanyoro, Chair of the UWC International Board, Dr Quique Bassat, Chair of the UWC International Council and Jens Waltermann, Executive Director of UWC International. Dear UWC Community, With heavy hearts and sadness, we write this short message amidst...
It’s about being brave – Part 1
What is next for our Year 45 students? They still have that sense of adventure and that desire to gain international experience and a greater worldliness by leaving their own countries.