United World College

UWC team in action

UWC team in action

The United World College National Committee of the Marshall Islands has been offering scholarships to Marshallese high school students to attend UWC international schools around the world since 2012. They got together for their annual “selection day” program at the College of the Marshall Islands conference room last week with six students from four high […]

Bremrose off to Singapore

Bremrose off to Singapore

WILMER JOEL A student from Delap Seventh Day Adventist School was selected for a United World College scholarship in Singapore. Bremrose Grace Lakjohn, 16, daughter of medical practitioners Bremity and Kenye Mike, is the first student from SDA to be selected for the scholarship in the over 10 years that Marshallese high school students have […]

2 RMI students win UWC 2-year ride

2 RMI students win UWC 2-year ride

KELLY LORENNIJ Two United World College (UWC) scholarships have been awarded to sophomore Hannah Reimers from Majuro Cooperative School and Berlin Philippo, who is in her junior year at Assumption High School. Reimers will join Bertine Lakjohn who is currently finishing her first year at UWC International School of Asia, Karuizawa (ISAK) in Japan. ISAK […]

Marshalls benefits from UWC ties

Marshalls benefits from UWC ties

GIFF JOHNSON Marshall Islands students are currently studying at United World College high schools in England, China, Singapore, Germany, and Hong Kong — with a new scholarship up for grabs to UWC’s newly opened school in Japan for the school year starting in August 2017. Previously, RMI students have studied at and graduated from UWC […]