We are extremely grateful to Susan Vartanian Barba, a longtime supporter of Armenia-related initiatives, who believes in the power of education to change lives and has generously funded a scholarship for an Artsakh student to study at UWC Dilijan.
Amir Bergen (UWC Dilijan ’20, Russia) co-founded the Svet Peace Project with Kanstantsin Tsiarokhin (Belarus/Ukraine). “Svet” means “light,” a word shared across Slavic languages.
The African Focus Week presented a unique challenge for us all. For me in particular, I had never really had the opportunity to partake in such a meaningful sharing of culture.
Members of our Sustainability Committee (SustCo) and our Maqoor CAS, visited Masis Paper Recycling Farm, seeking information about pragmatic recycling and waste reduction mechanisms.
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