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Engaging students with service learning in a pandemic

by Samantha Gayfer | Nov 3, 2020 | Community, Outdoor, Service

More important than ever Service and volunteer projects allow students to have unique and invaluable experiential learning opportunities. Many schools already recognise this, and there are some great projects taking place around the world. These service opportunities...

15,000 MANGROVE SAPLINGS PLANTED

by administrator | Sep 4, 2019 | MANTA, Outdoor, Service, Sustainability

Written by: Jalal Tarazi – UWCT Secondary Science Teacher What is a “mangrove” forest? According to the US National Ocean Service, mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. There are about 80 different...

UWCT LAUNCHES SAILING PROGRAMME

by administrator | Mar 20, 2019 | Activities, Celebrations, Outdoor

Through the generous support and encouragement of the UWC Thailand parent community, the school was able to purchase a small fleet of boats (five Optimist dinghies) in order to launch its first-ever sailing programme this activity season. The programme, which is...

ROCK CLIMBING Jr. CCA

by administrator | Jan 25, 2019 | Activities, Outdoor, Sport

The UWCT Junior Rock Climbing Club CCA began in January of 2018 with 6 young and excited climbers. Over the past 4 seasons, we have seen some members come and go, as they tried something new and challenging. Some other members have stayed committed, discovering that...

MANTA SCUBA TRAINING

by administrator | Jan 18, 2019 | MANTA, Outdoor, Service, Sustainability

The UWCT MANTA group was very busy on Saturday, January 12th helping to reforest a mangrove area and having the first training to become Open Water SCUBA divers. In the morning, 20 students and three teachers traveled to the Mak Prok area in Phuket to plant 450...

DP ESS STUDENTS IN RANONG, THAILAND

by administrator | Nov 30, 2018 | Academics, Outdoor, Sustainability

The Grade 11 DP Environment Systems and Societies class visited Ranong, Thailand. The class stayed at the Andaman Sea Coastal Marine Research Facility to learn about different ecosystems and how to measure the biodiversity while also studying conservation practices....