by administrator | Sep 25, 2020 | Celebrations, Community, Service, Sustainability
UWC Day is an annual reminder that “You are needed!” “There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at them: that is a hook without a worm. You can say, You must...
by administrator | Sep 18, 2020 | Celebrations, Community, Sustainability
A new school year is upon us and on behalf of Thanyapura and the culinary team, welcome back. We have been keeping busy and productive over the last few months developing lots of new recipes for students and teachers. Like any craft it is important to continue to...
by administrator | Mar 26, 2020 | Celebrations, Community, Service, Sustainability
During the school break, from the 17th to the 21st of February three G11 UWCT students, Kechen (China), Tenzing (Tibet) and Rosalia (Namibia) had an astonishing opportunity to volunteer at the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary. Tenzing explains that for him waking up at...
by administrator | Mar 20, 2020 | Celebrations, Service, Sustainability
Last December, Grade 4 went on a field trip to visit a local charity- the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre, where we learned about the gibbons’ diet and the daily costs the centre had to pay to feed the gibbons which tally’s up to 2000 Baht per day. In...
by administrator | Nov 26, 2019 | Boarding, Community, Service, Sustainability
In the first week of the October break, we (Rosalia, Asy, Frances and Thube) spent 5 days in Yaowawit School and lodge in Phang Nga, a 2-hour drive from UWCT. The experience was breath-taking because of the abundance of nature. The scenery there is just amazing with...
by administrator | Nov 14, 2019 | Celebrations, Culture, Sustainability
What can we do to protect the environment as we celebrate Loy Krathong? The history of Loy Krathong is rooted in the practice of paying our respects to the water goddess and appreciating the value of water in our daily lives. It is also associated with sending...