During the period 2005 to 2008, the College has undertaken four students trip to North Korea (or, as it is officially known, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea). The purpose of the visits has been to establish goodwill between the College, the UWC Movement, and educational institutions in North Korea.
The latest goodwill trip took place in August 2008. Accompanied by the Principal (Dr Stephen Codrington) and the former Director of Studies (Dr John Green), 16 students from Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Spain and Tanzania undertook the trip. During the week in North Korea, the stduents visited many places of historical, political, cultural and revolutionary significance. They used the capital city, Pyongyang, as their base, and ventured out to three outside locations – Panmunjom and the DMZ (Demilitarised Zone) to the south, Nampo and the West Sea Barrage to the west, and Mount Myohyang to the north.
A highlight of the trip was the visit to June 9th Secondary School where our students had the opportunity to engage in lessons together, to speak freely and openly with local students, to participate in a reciprocal musical concert and to play a friendly game of football. Our aim was build bridges of friendship, and our students were sensational ambassadors who more than achieved their goodwill objectives.
Some images of the trip can be seen in these galleries:
Gallery 1 – The students on their travels – 84 images
Gallery 2 – Visit to June 9th Secondary School – 69 images
Gallery 3 – Mass Gymnastics “Prosper Our Motherland” – 60 images
Gallery 4 – Mass Gymnastics “Arirang” – 66 images
A full 32 page report and evaluation of the trip in pdf format (12.1 MB) can be downloaded using this link:
This page was last updated on June 23, 2009.
