Keynote · UWC 60th Anniversary Celebration
His keynote to the worldwide UWC community at the movement’s 60th anniversary, on what six decades have achieved — closing with the charge to “let your light so shine.”
30 September 2022 · Keynote
Between 2017 and 2022, the United World Colleges (UWC) collaborated with a team of researchers at Harvard University’s Project Zero research center to investigate what elements of a UWC education are most influential in encouraging ethical habits and pro-social actions in young people. The results of the study are important for the UWC movement as well as other education organisations.
In April 2022, at the culmination of a three-day visit to UWC Thailand, I addressed the community of students, teachers, parents and supporters, speaking about my vision for the UWC movement, while honouring the unique journey of UWC Thailand. I celebrated the school’s unique programme centred on mindfulness and wellbeing, and socio-emotional learning.
In April 2022, I spoke in Singapore at the 50th anniversary Forum of UWC South East Asia: Learning to Shape the Future. My keynote address on the theme: Commitment to Change contrasted the realities of 1971 when the college was founded and 2022 as it celebrates 50 years. As the world changes, UWC’s education model promotes a sense of agency and possibility in its students.