UWC Day is the annual global celebration of the UWC mission and values, which takes place during the week of 21 September every year, to coincide with the UN International Day of Peace.

On August 27th, during rain, a new cohort of students arrived at UWC Changshu China and joined the big family of UWC.

Passion Project is a core component of the Foundation Program (FP) of UWC Changshu China, which aims to cultivate students to conduct in-depth research on areas of interest and turn them into practical projects in order to enhance the ability to put knowledge into practice. In this issue, Betty Lu, a FP student, shared her Passion Project. Betty spent a year exploring and studying the plant species on campus and compiled an ebook of plants introducing more than 30 species of plants with beautiful illustrations.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of UWC, we interviewed UWC alumni currently working in UWC Changshu China. In the following interview, Yutian Zhou shared her experience from a UWC student to a UWC admissions manager and her reflections on the UWC movement. She said:" It was a wonderful experience that enriched my mind and gave me spiritual strength for the rest of my life.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary, we have invited UWC alumni currently working in UWC Changshu China to share their UWC experiences and reflections on the UWC movement.

1900 stands on the gangplank, gazing at the bustling downtown engulfed by the dusk’s luster. At the same time, in Harlem, a dozen miles from Manhattan Island, the jazz pubs perhaps were not due to open yet. The musicians are taking their sheeny instruments out of its cases, African American girls in flamboyant skirts are ambling on the dimly lit sidewalk. This is the roaring twenties. This is New York. Everything is streaming, gleaming, recklessly jostling,