Li Po Chun United World College
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Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong (香港李寶椿聯合世界書院), established in 1992, is one of the United World Colleges.
The UWC movement was initiated by the German educationalist Kurt Hahn with a view in promoting international understanding and post-World War II reconciliation in response to the general animosity and revolutionary zeal in the age of the Cold War.
The school is situated in Hong Kong, Ma On Shan in Sha Tin.
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[edit] Admissions
The school admits students both from over 8o countries and from many local Hong Kong schools. The student body is made up of roughly 40% local sand 60% overseas students. Hong Kong students are chosen by a selection committee appointed by the Home Affairs Bureau in a highly competitive process involving a "Challenge day" consisting of group activities and one informal interview. Selected students go through one or two rounds of interviews, whereas international students are selected by their respective UWC national selection committees. Students generally receive financial assistance on a means-tested basis.
[edit] Curriculum
Students at the College undertake a rigorous 2-year International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The College places special emphasis on increasing students' understanding of different cultures and languages from all over the world, as well as on extra-curricular activities, community involvement, and campus service.
LPCUWC is an institution filled with opportunity, knowledge sharing and initiative.
Its extensive Quan Cai (全才) programme (meaning 'all-round development' in Chinese) gives its students an ability to excel in extra curricular areas. Whether the activities be community service, creativity, action, or campus support, they are taken seriously and add to a student's complete, well-rounded development. The flexibility of the Quan Cai programme allows students to intiate new activities at any time, and if successful the school adopts the activity, making it official.
The Global Issue Forums that usually takes place each Thursday encourages students to learn about global and local affairs and share their diverse political perspectives. This creates an atmosphere of international awareness and motivates students to learn and keep track of current events that will impact the world and to understand past events that have shaped it.
Several times each year, the college is home to cultural evenings, in which all students from a particular geographical region combine efforts to put on a performance showcasing different elements of their cultures. Typically the evenings involve songs, dances, and speeches, as well as a special dinner.
Two of LPCUWC's biggest advantages are its China and Project Week initiatives. Every year, first year students travel to China, do community service, and experience everyday Chinese life. Annual China week projects include: Teaching English to children of the She tribe in China, visiting an elderly home and helping mentally and physically handicapped children in the Guangdong province, working with lepers in the Yunnan province. Annual project weeks last nine days in March and give students the opportunity to lead and work on projects in East, South, and Southeast Asia. In March 2005 some projects included: Helping rehabilitate a tsunami-struck school in Sri Lanka, performing plays for children in Bangkok, working with children at the Christina Noble Foundation in Ho Chi Minh City and travelling to North Korea to learn about the life and affairs of the country that much of the world knows little about.
[edit] Graduates
LPCUWC boasts some of highest average IB scores in the world. In 2005 LPCUWC produced 5 IB perfect scores (45 points), the second highest number of IB perfect scores in the world. In 1996, the school produced 9 perfect IB scores, of 11 worldwide, the best result in the history of the exam; a noteworthy achievement from a school so committed to internationalism, service and community. Due to this academic achievements LPCUWC is consider by many scholars around the world to be one of the best high schools in the world.
Li Po Chun graduates also get offers from the best universities in the world such as Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford among many others, many earning large scholarships.
[edit] Notable Alumni
David F. Jenkins Fransisco "Paco" Estrada Bernal- a glory for the mexican people.
[edit] List of principals
- Dr. David Wilkinson (1992-1996)
- Mr. Blair Forster (1996-2003)
- Dr. Stephen Codrington (2004- present)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Li Po Chun United World College
- Official Website of the United World Colleges
- Frappr Map, LPCUWC
- LPCUWC Graduates site, generation 2003-2005
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