Founded by UWC alumni Lin Kobayashi, UWC ISAK Japan admitted its first students in 2017. The campus is located in the town of Karuizawa, which is just a 70 minutes train ride away from Tokyo and features modern buildings emphasizing traditional Japanese architectural principles. Every year, 200 students, aged 15-19 years live on campus to study the International Baccalaureate. Next to the academics, students at UWC ISAK enjoy a wide range of co-curricular activities, ranging from sports and language clubs to MUN and debate. With unique features including their leadership program, student-led approach and an immersion in Japanese language & culture, UWC ISAK sets itself apart from the other UWC schools. UWC ISAK is also one of the few UWCs that allows for blended housing, giving students the opportunity to room based on self-identified gender. ‍ Eager to find out more? Visit our website nl.uwc.org! . . #uwcisakjapan #uwcio #uwcnl #japan #blendedhousing #karuizawa

Next, we're flying to China UWC Changshu China was founded in 2015 by UWC alum, Mark Jiapeng Wang. In 2017, the college had 562 students from 95 different nationalities , studying the pre-IB or IB Programme. The campus is located in the city of Changshu, which is located 110km west of Shanghai (approximately a 2-hour drive). Changshu has a population of 1.6 million people but is still considered as a small town in China, and is mostly known for its garment's factories. The modern campus is reminiscent of a southern Chinese waterside village. Next to their academics, students are immersed into the Chinese culture, be it through language, literature or culture and activities such as Chinese performing arts, calligraphy or Chinese musical instruments A range of activities through the Zhi Xing program ("learning by doing") make sure there is something to do for everyone! Want to find out more? Click the link in our bio. . . #uwccsc #uwcnl #uwc #culture

14 november organiseren wij van 13:00 tot 15:00 uur een online informatiesessie. Je hoeft je alleen even aan te melden via https://www.nl.uwc.org/aanmelden/informatiesessies . . #uwc #uwcnl #kennismaken #aanmelden #infosessie #changemakers

Next on, we're taking you to Thailand! UWC Thailand is found in the northern part of Phuket, surrounded by the beautiful rainforest of a national park. There are approximately 480 students from ages 2 to 18, of which 100 stay in residential facilities. While the school itself was founded in 2008, it became a UWC college in 2016. This college is well-known for its wellness education. UWC Thailand incorporates Social-Emotional learning and mindfulness into their curriculum and aims to create a supportive and positive classroom climate. This supports their key pillars of "Good Heart, Balanced Mind and Healthy Body". In the spirit of "Healthy Body", UWC Thailand is really well located right next to Thanyapura, one of Asia's largest sports and wellness resorts! They have access to group classes, an amazing olympic-size swimming pool and more... If you are interested in learning more about the college, check out the link in bio or the 'virtual tour' available on UWC Thailand's website! . . #uwcthailand #uwc #goodheart #balancedmind #healthybody #uwcnl

Jaaaaa eindelijk is het zo ver! De aanmeldingsmodule voor 2021-2023 is open. Wil jij je de laatste twee jaar van je middelbare school afmaken op een United World College? Meld je dan nu aan en doe mee aan de selectieprocedure van UWC Nederland voor een van de 18 UWC colleges wereldwijd! --> www.uwc.nl . . #aanmelden #applynow #uwcnl #selectie #spannend #UWC UWC

We kunnen niet wachten tot morgen 12:00 uur! De module gaat bijna open om je aan te melden voor UWC. Welke voorbereidingen heb jij getroffen? Je hebt tot 18 december 2020 de tijd om je aanmelding helemaal af te ronden. --> www.uwc.nl . . #aanmelden #selectie #applynow #uwcnl UWC