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UWC ISAK Japan Community

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A Lifelong Commitment to Change: Ismat’s Journey of Education and Empowerment
April 30, 2025
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Entrepreneur Weekend at UWC ISAK Japan: Turning Ideas Into Action
April 3, 2025
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Charting New Waters: Leadership, Diplomacy, and the Ship for World Youth Experience
April 3, 2025
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I See Life: Bridging the Gap Between Hearing and Deaf Communities
March 18, 2025
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2021The ArtsNews & Events

Dramathon sees plays written and staged in 24 hours

November 26, 2021
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What I learned from the Ainu of Japan

May 12, 2021
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How We Teach Lifelong Leadership Lessons

April 23, 2021
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How I Learned that “Leadership is a Practice” isn’t a Catchphrase

April 6, 2021
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International diplomacy earns students the Changemaker award

April 5, 2021
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The Impact of a UWC Education on a Young Venezuelan

March 3, 2021
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How Bikes & Castles Made a Teacher into a Creator

March 2, 2021
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How Winter School Delivered the Warmth of Summer

February 4, 2021
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Our Startup Weekend nearly failed, but we found a better way

October 5, 2020
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Surprise Summer Festival

September 10, 2020
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Covid-19 Has Strengthened My Character

August 1, 2020
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How Small Talks Can Have a Big Impact

May 19, 2020
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Drone Delivered Redemption

May 18, 2020
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How a Digital Native Does Remote Teaching

May 17, 2020
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Dr. Mandy Finds a New Formula for Success

May 17, 2020
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Passing the Torch to a New Generation of Leaders

April 27, 2020
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The Fab Lab: Building a Maker Culture on Campus

April 9, 2020
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Our Wonderful Winter Work Program Story

March 4, 2020
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My Internship in the Center of Tokyo Finance

March 4, 2020
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Finding a Way With Waste: Student Project Innovates by Upcycling

February 7, 2020
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UWCISAK Japan Students Win Startup Weekend

June 17, 2019
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Interfaith Festival: Silence (静けさ)

May 31, 2019
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A Project Comes to Fruition: The Story Behind Our New Forest

April 11, 2019
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Denso Leadership Program with UWC ISAK Japan

April 11, 2019
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