Ved Shivakumar, Grade 11
UWCSEA Singapore (East)
UWCSEA is one of the best colleges in Singapore. A school that is filled with thousands of students, Teachers, Staff, and others who are responsible for living the mission statement and making the school grow. In the school, many hidden gems are there to allow the students to reach their full potential, and with that, there are also many hidden lessons, Lessons which can change your life.
At UWCSEA, there are many things which we learn, and these things are important for our future, but there are also many little things that we deem not to be important, but we later realize how crucial that little information is for our life. The importance of diversity. Here at UWCSEA, we hold the value of diversity quite important. Every year we have new cultures, New traditions, New values and beliefs, new religions, and new people coming from around the world into our school. This makes our school more special, more unique than other schools because we are now able to learn and understand different people and different perspectives. This also breaks the racial stereotypes which are shown in the world. UWCSEA brings in people of different cultures to help the students understand that we are all the same. We are all human, and we all want the best for everyone and the best in our life. UWCSEA makes us understand] the importance of the integration of different students and helps us benefit from different perspectives and different ideas.
There are many lessons that I have learned in my 12 years of being a UWCSEA student. I remember this day as if it was yesterday. It was Monday, The last block of a tiring long day, and it was the first day of school. A teacher walked into our classroom, and he stated: “To be kind to others is to be great in life.” As the dust settled around the floor, and as we looked around at each other, Ms.Robinson stood there looking at us and smiling. She continued to show us how important it is to be kind and how it will benefit us. Kindness can be the smallest of things or the biggest of things. A Simple thank you, and please could make the biggest of effects in someone’s day or your own life. The true value of kindness will set you for life, It will always benefit you, and it will always help you through the tough times. It’s been ten years since that day happened, and that line still rings in my mind today. Ms.Robinson is one of the many hidden gems which are there at UWCSEA, She not only taught us academics, but she taught us how to make the best of things even though I was only in grade one.
“It is not over till you say it is over. You can do it, nothing is impossible”. It was Tuesday, March the 3rd. It was a day I will never forget in my life. It was three days before the final 50% DT (Design & Technology) coursework Submission, and that line came seconds after I told him that my laptop crashed and my whole DT coursework got deleted. “It is not over till you say it is over. You can do it, nothing is impossible”. Those words pushed me to finish it. After three nights of not sleeping, I was proud and happy to submit the coursework on time. Those simple words spoken by Mr. Williams pushed me to get up, dust myself off and finish the marathon. His continuous support of me over the past two years was amazing, and those final words of motivation pushed me to finish it because he knew I could do it, He knew I could submit it and make sure that it is good quality.
UWCSEA has many hidden gems, and unfortunately, these gems do not always get the light and shine which they deserve. Nevertheless, they are crucial to what UWCSEA is about, and they are the reasons why and how students reach their full potential. These two life-changing moments are just a few of many which have happened and are happening in UWCSEA. The teachers are there for every student, they are there to support them through their lows and highs, and on behalf of every student, we would like to say thank you. UWCSEA is UWCSEA because of the teachers; the teachers are there to help motivate the students, they are there to be a role model, and they are there to be the rock behind every mountain.
At UWCSEA, there are many things which we learn, and these things are important for our future, but there are also many little things that we deem not to be important, but we later realize how crucial that little information is for our life. The importance of diversity. Here at UWCSEA, we hold the value of diversity quite important. Every year we have new cultures, New traditions, New values and beliefs, new religions, and new people coming from around the world into our school. This makes our school more special, more unique than other schools because we are now able to learn and understand different people and different perspectives. This also breaks the racial stereotypes which are shown in the world. UWCSEA brings in people of different cultures to help the students understand that we are all the same. We are all human, and we all want the best for everyone and the best in our life. UWCSEA makes us understand] the importance of the integration of different students and helps us benefit from different perspectives and different ideas.
There are many lessons that I have learned in my 12 years of being a UWCSEA student. I remember this day as if it was yesterday. It was Monday, The last block of a tiring long day, and it was the first day of school. A teacher walked into our classroom, and he stated: “To be kind to others is to be great in life.” As the dust settled around the floor, and as we looked around at each other, Ms.Robinson stood there looking at us and smiling. She continued to show us how important it is to be kind and how it will benefit us. Kindness can be the smallest of things or the biggest of things. A Simple thank you, and please could make the biggest of effects in someone’s day or your own life. The true value of kindness will set you for life, It will always benefit you, and it will always help you through the tough times. It’s been ten years since that day happened, and that line still rings in my mind today. Ms.Robinson is one of the many hidden gems which are there at UWCSEA, She not only taught us academics, but she taught us how to make the best of things even though I was only in grade one.
“It is not over till you say it is over. You can do it, nothing is impossible”. It was Tuesday, March the 3rd. It was a day I will never forget in my life. It was three days before the final 50% DT (Design & Technology) coursework Submission, and that line came seconds after I told him that my laptop crashed and my whole DT coursework got deleted. “It is not over till you say it is over. You can do it, nothing is impossible”. Those words pushed me to finish it. After three nights of not sleeping, I was proud and happy to submit the coursework on time. Those simple words spoken by Mr. Williams pushed me to get up, dust myself off and finish the marathon. His continuous support of me over the past two years was amazing, and those final words of motivation pushed me to finish it because he knew I could do it, He knew I could submit it and make sure that it is good quality.
UWCSEA has many hidden gems, and unfortunately, these gems do not always get the light and shine which they deserve. Nevertheless, they are crucial to what UWCSEA is about, and they are the reasons why and how students reach their full potential. These two life-changing moments are just a few of many which have happened and are happening in UWCSEA. The teachers are there for every student, they are there to support them through their lows and highs, and on behalf of every student, we would like to say thank you. UWCSEA is UWCSEA because of the teachers; the teachers are there to help motivate the students, they are there to be a role model, and they are there to be the rock behind every mountain.
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