OBJECTIVES
UWC is an organization founded in 1962 with the vision of bringing together young people to address conflict through the values of community interaction and cross- cultural understanding
UWC is an organization founded in 1962 with the vision of bringing together young people to address conflict through the values of community interaction and cross- cultural understanding
Connecting Borders is a two-week long educational program that aims to:
Connecting Borders is a two-week long educational program that aims to:
1. Spread the UWC Mission and Values
1. Spread the UWC Mission and Values
The UWC movement makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
The UWC movement makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
2. Instill Leadership
2. Instill Leadership
Provide participants with skills in leadership, critical thinking, empathy and self-reflection. Participants leave with greater self-confidence and equipped to initiate projects on their own.
Provide participants with skills in leadership, critical thinking, empathy and self-reflection. Participants leave with greater self-confidence and equipped to initiate projects on their own.
3. Empower Changemakers
3. Empower Changemakers
Empower young people to become agents of change in their communities by thinking globally and acting locally. Through civil society visits, we emphasize the importance of working together with - rather than for - local partners.
Empower young people to become agents of change in their communities by thinking globally and acting locally. Through civil society visits, we emphasize the importance of working together with - rather than for - local partners.
4. Explore Current Issues
4. Explore Current Issues
Learn about and discuss current, social issues on a global and local scale from different perspectives. Connecting Borders, with its focus on identity, tackles a variety of topics related to discrimination, social exclusion and inclusion, and human rights.
Learn about and discuss current, social issues on a global and local scale from different perspectives. Connecting Borders, with its focus on identity, tackles a variety of topics related to discrimination, social exclusion and inclusion, and human rights.
5. Push the Comfort Zone
5. Push the Comfort Zone
In a caring and protected environment, participants are nonetheless faced with many new perspectives, emotions, and ways of thinking. Away from their familiar environment, they grow more self-reliant and curious.
In a caring and protected environment, participants are nonetheless faced with many new perspectives, emotions, and ways of thinking. Away from their familiar environment, they grow more self-reliant and curious.
6. Develop Talents and Interests
6. Develop Talents and Interests
Develop participants’ talents and help them explore new interests. Allow participants to be creative and share their knowledge, skills and perspectives with the rest of the group.
Develop participants’ talents and help them explore new interests. Allow participants to be creative and share their knowledge, skills and perspectives with the rest of the group.
7. Share Opportunities
7. Share Opportunities
Give participants the space to learn about possible professional and academic fields and introduce them to other local and international programs. With a wide array of experiences, our international team mentors participants to help them pursue their dreams.
Give participants the space to learn about possible professional and academic fields and introduce them to other local and international programs. With a wide array of experiences, our international team mentors participants to help them pursue their dreams.
8. Encourage a New Sense of Self
8. Encourage a New Sense of Self
Participants leave as world citizens, eager to act. They form life-long and meaningful friendships and leave with a great support network that extends across the globe.
Participants leave as world citizens, eager to act. They form life-long and meaningful friendships and leave with a great support network that extends across the globe.
9. Promote Non-Formal Education
9. Promote Non-Formal Education
Using non-formal education, coordinators and facilitators do not teach, but aim to set up a platform for participants and the team to learn from each other during our interactive workshops. Participants are encouraged and inspired to lead activities themselves.
Using non-formal education, coordinators and facilitators do not teach, but aim to set up a platform for participants and the team to learn from each other during our interactive workshops. Participants are encouraged and inspired to lead activities themselves.