22 Jul UWCM closed for Summer Break
Summer break is around the corner! UWC Maastricht is closed until 28 August. We look forward to seeing students and staff back in the new school year! ...
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30 Jun Primary Kids and Staffmembers Ran for Scholarships
The UWC Maastricht community has joined forces in terms of fundraising, while taking on a personal challenge! All primary kids and a couple of staff members ran races and used it as an opportunity to raise funds for a scholarship for a student from Ukraine...
01 Jun Beekeeper workshop for primary students
Our Primary Year 6 students have been inquiring into the life cycle of flowers and the process of pollination as part of their Outdoor Learning Program. A local beekeeper came over to give a workshop on how “kept bees” are taken care of, how the colony...
01 Jun Director of Primary Appointment
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Nilde Pais as the new Director of Primary at UWC Maastricht, effective 1 September 2022. Nilde joins our school following a twenty-year career as Primary teacher, coordinator and Primary lead at various international schools in Switzerland....
24 Mar Fundraising event for Giro 555 by Primary Students
Our Primary School students hosted a fundraising event and raised over €2000! This money will be donated to giro555.nl. The event was an effort to raise funds for relief in Ukraine, but also a moment of togetherness with music and poetry. There were homemade crafts from...
15 Mar Special visitors for Year 5 students
Our Year 5 kids had some visitors over this morning! Students from Basisschool De Vlinderboom were there as part of a language exchange programme and they played games together. In English and in Dutch, because those are the two languages kids from both schools are...
01 Feb UWC nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
UWC has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize! While we are still a long way from being awarded the Prize, the nomination is such a wonderful recognition of our mission and vision as we enter the 60th anniversary year of the UWC movement. It...
31 Jan Photo exhibition Werelddoelen in Beeld
Our students at the opening of the SDG photo exhibition "Werelddoelen in Beeld #2"! Earlier this year they received lessons about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and learned how to translate them into images. And now their works are presented at Pathé Cinema, Boschstraat)...
24 Jan UWCM Student Part of Photo Exhibition
Victoria, student at UWC Maastricht primary school, is part of a photo exhibition! She made a picture about her view on 'Global Education', one of the United Nations Global Goals. “I like photographers and I like to come up with creative things. I took a picture...
21 Sep Happy UWC Day
Today we celebrate the diversity and strength of the UWC movement. It doesn’t accidentally coincide with the UN’s National Day of Peace. As a school committed to peace and sustainability, together we #reimaginetomorrow Picture by DP1 student Julian Haverkamp...
