S3

S3, or “S Cubed” as it is commonly known, is a series of lectures or workshops, held on Monday afternoons, usually in 60 to 90 minute sessions. They cover a variety of topics in the areas of academics, social life and health. Each S3 session aims to convey a core message or a philosophy to the students, either through a presentation, a discussion or some activity. Attendance is compulsory for first year students, and second years act as facilitators on several of those sessions.

Tutor Groups

The tutor group system is the foundation for providing support and establishing friendship between teachers and students. Each student is allocated to one tutor in their residential block, and the tutor follows up academic performances, aspects of school life, and various everyday matters. In many ways, the tutor group becomes like a second family,  The tutor also provides peer support and advice for his/her tutees. To increase the time for establishing tutor-student relationships, tutor meetings are held frequently on Wednesday evenings, often over dinner or supper.

COP

COP, or Change Of Pace days, are days when lessons are suspended for special purposes. Each COP Day focusses on a particular issue, such as conflict management, Model United Nations, discrimination, etc. To a certain extent, a COP day is an extension of the S3 philosophy. The changing of pace is often achieved by engaging students in activities completely different from academic life, which most students embrace enthusiastically as a chance to get away from school work for a day and focus on big issues.

University

University Guidance is essential in any senior high school. The college has a teacher specialising in graduate issues such as advice for applications, college and course selection, and public exams (e.g. SAT, ACT, TOEFL etc.) There is also a specially developed university guide, or the LPCUWC BUG (Big University Guide) which is available for background reading about matriculation matters.

Posted by Li Po Chun United World College on 7-19-2008 | Previous: University Acceptance Next: COP Days