Renew & Re-found
Campaign Stories
Generous Gift Helps The Stars Align for Astronomy Students
Yes, the stars really did align for astronomy students and fans at the College recently, thanks to a generous posthumous gift arranged by local amateur astronomer André Le Palud. Before Le Palud passed away following a long-term illness, he asked his spouse Heather...
A wish to keep Pearson going long into the future – A tribute to Glen Crawford
We are fortunate to have more than 100 members in the Lester B. Pearson Legacy Society – the group of individuals who have included the College in their estate plans or future giving plans. Each Legacy Society member has a different connection to the College, whether...
Sponsor a Student Room on Campus
26 out of our 50 rooms have already been generously sponsored by alumni, parents, friends, board members(past and present), foundations and corporations. Please consider supporting the Pearson College UWC Renew and Re-found Campaign by sponsoring one of the remaining...
The Gym is Essential to Student Wellbeing
Are you familiar with the Pearson gym? If you were a student, perhaps you used it throughout the school year or maybe just during the dark and rainy months when it was difficult to get outside for a workout. If you have been inside the gym before, you may still be...
Official Launch: Celebrating Our $40 million Renew and Re-found Campaign
Join Us! - Celebration Marks a Milestone in Pearson College UWC’s $40 million Renew and Re-found Campaign for a New Era of Service Pearson College UWC last night welcomed nearly 100 guests to an event that officially launched what will be the home stretch in a...
Alumni Support for Renew and Re-found Campaign Comes in Innovative Ways — With Spectacular Adventures Thrown In!
Marc Patry (Year 5/1980, Canada-ON) was always curious about the world, which made Pearson College UWC a natural fit for him and his love of adventure. After training and working as a teacher in the Calgary area, Marc’s interests led him to acquire a master's degree...
New Welcome Sign | Sneak Peak
Coming this fall – a new campus welcome sign created with our friends from Sc’ianew First Nation and incorporating SENĆOŦEN language words of welcome.
The Missing Piece
"The UWC mission resonated with me the moment I read it. It was the ‘missing piece’ in my puzzle to define what my role, and that of my generation, should be in implementing the Colombian Peace Agreement. The accord had ended a 50-year armed conflict in my home...
A Whale of a Move…and Other Infrastructure Work
Let the puns fly, as we already did in the headline, but this is job as big as Ahab’s obsession! Yes, one of Pearson College UWC’s longest, and probably largest, residents – the reconstructed Gray Whale skeleton currently on a covered deck adjacent to the Molson Pool...
Transformative Education | The Schenkels Family
The United World College movement’s transformative education is an opportunity that has touched the lives of many students and their families for decades. For Luanne and Frank Schenkels, it was double the impact for their family when their son Jared attended UWC...
Leaving a Legacy for Future Generations of Students
Community members, volunteers, global citizens, Pearson College UWC supporters, advocates and legacy-builders. These are just a few of the words that define Art Stephen Jackson and his spouse Gillian Jackson. Art, eldest of six children and a long-time volunteer at...
Pearson Supports Proposed Indigenous Protected Area Through Land Commitment
Editor’s Note: Pearson College UWC is proud to support to an initiative that could see an Indigenous Protected Area established in this area which would include a 14-hectare College-owned undeveloped property adjoining the main campus. Please check out the full...
Building a CALD Curriculum
Many of you might have seen Head Craig Davis’ recent “Teaching Climate Action Leadership” article that we shared on College social media platforms (and if you haven’t, you’ll find it right here) a few weeks ago. Or, maybe you took part in one of last month’s...
Teaching Climate Action Leadership
Experiential, place-based education is key to the Climate Action Leadership Diploma program development at Pearson.
Help Keep Our Waterfront Programs Shipshape!
This past fall we put a call out to the Pearson community (near and far!) to invite support for our waterfront programs, ranging from diving and sailing to Marine Science, Race Rocks Ecological Reserve and everything in between. We were delighted with the response,...