Become a member of our Community Association by signing up to recurring donations
The UWC Community Association challenge started on 5 November in the lead up to the AGM on 23 November 2024! Help our Natoinal Committee send Aussie students through a recurring, 100% tax deductible donation to our Scholarship Fund.
You can become a member by signing up to a Monthly or Quarterly donation. 100% of your donation will go towards scholarships and our students. If we reach our target of 10 new donors we will receive a bonus of 750 GBP from UWC International which we can however use towards our admin costs such as insurance.
Why are we collecting funds?
"UWC still plays a role in my life every day- it is the belief that I can not only contribute to the world I live in, but I also have the power to change it." Nakkiah Lui (UWC Pearson College)
You can help us empower the next generation of Australians!
UWC Australia believes in a future where people identify themselves as citizens of the world, and not as multifaceted groups, segregated by borders. The UWC movement believes that by supporting the youth of the world in a nurturing environment, we can create a peaceful and sustainable future.
Why education?
Kurt Hahn was a key figure in the development of experiential education. It is his ideas and values that the United World College movement are founded on. "Education must enable young people to effect what they have recognized to be right, despite hardships, despite dangers, despite inner scepticism, despite boredom, and despite mockery from the world..." - Kurt Hahn
"I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: en enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion." - Kurt Hahn
You may have heard of some of the other organisations Kurt Hahn has founded:
How does the organisation operate in Australia?
Though UWC was established in Australia in 1972 by renowned educationalists Sir Harold Wyndham and Sir James Darling, today, it is primarily UWC alumni who take responsibility for all of the UWC national operations. Alumni take great pride in fundraising for, and selecting, the next generation of students. Globally, UWC's capable and qualified alumni base form the backbone of this far reaching, not-for-profit, education movement. They volunteer countless hours and skills required to running a global network of national committees.
But, we need more than just good-will and volunteer hours to ensure meritorious, young, Australian's have the ability to attend a UWC.
How will the funds be used?
Our first goal
The National Committee wants to provide more financial support for students of merit who need it. Our first fundraising goal is to raise enough funds to fully support at least 1 full scholarship for entry in 2022.
Help support this cause by creating your own 'CrowdRaiser' fundraising page.
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