Teaching and Learning Innovation Report 2024-2025

INNOVATION SPACES INSPIRING STUDENTS TO BRING IDEAS TO LIFE

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Thank you for making a difference in 2024/2025

For more information about UWCSEA’s Innovation in Teaching and Learning Programme, or to renew your support today,

please contact: UWCSEA Foundation | +65 6419 9353 | foundation@uwcsea.edu.sg | www.uwcesa.edu.sg/supportus

Whether they’re building intricate LEGO structures, coding robotics, engineering go-karts, or using

Internet of Things (IoT) technology to cultivate herbs in a robotic farm, this space is meant to inspire

a culture of play and experimentation.” – Matthew Weaver, Head of Innovation, East Campus

Made possible by the generous support of individual East Campus family donors, the Parents’ Association East, and other

partners, the Innovation@East Centre opened in August 2024 and has become a central hub for turning student-led ideas into a

reality. Here students can step beyond the classroom to explore and nurture an innovator’s mindset, all while staying rooted in

the UWC Mission. Equipped with the tools and confidence to create meaningful products, services and systems, students learn to

tackle real world challenges, pursue their passions, and connect with industry leaders at the centre.

Similarly the Ideas Hub space on Dover campus continued to see much usage and success this year. Students continued to

advance projects and ideas in the areas of robotics, engineering, textiles, entrepreneurship and other areas where they take

ownership and agency in their innovation journeys. With support from philanthropic donations, we have recently purchased

some new Vex Robotics hardware and new equipment to bring our MateROV underwater robotics programme to the next level.

We also have acquired new sewing machines for student use and service activities, and we have refreshed our hand held power

tools to support student learning and creativity as we head into the new school year ahead.

These are some of the many examples of Innovation in action at UWCSEA over the 2024/2025 school year. Thank

you for your support, and we look forward to sharing what’s ahead as we continue to develop our students with the

innovator mindsets the world needs.