Helpful tips for Life in UWC

Travelling guidelines

Travelling in Armenia: A helpful doc composed by our beloved Armenian students, Karen and Noy.

School related tips

• Set yourself a routine and personal deadlines that you commit to.

• Give yourself a working day, and day-offs too.

• Check in with your teachers, toon parents, friends; give them some love too 

• Organize study groups with friends if you prefer studying with company.

• Talk to your teachers! Tell them if work is too much, ask for help, learn the best that you can! 

• Talk to the Student Council, we will do the best we can to help you!

Emotional Well-being

• Seek support from friends

• Reach out to a trusted adult: Toon parents, the school psycologists, teachers.

• Watch a movie, series or a book, or re-read ones that have made you smile ;)

• Call someone you love from home, it may help!

 Physical Well-being 

• Always make sure to drink water and to eat a balanced diet (don't forget the greens!)

• Try exercising at least once a week. Whether it is a casual work-out, or a long jog around Dilijan, treat your body with love and respect <3 

• Aharon has videos and exciting content on the UWCD outdoor education Facebook page you can check out

For Organizing School Work

Organising:

My Study Life 

• set up a timetable for yourself

• put all of your tasks onto one platform and add deadlines

• set reminders for your assignments 

Trello 

• keep track of assignments

• you can easily make lists 

• helpful to see everything you need to do in one place 

• allows a lot of flexibility 

Slite 

• helps a lot with note taking 

• centralizes work

• helps you keep connected with a group of students if you please (group projects for example) 

Study Material 

Khan Academy 

• free videos about almost every subject

• especially helpful for grasping concepts in sciences and math

• includes ways to test your knowledge, and many, many informational videos 

For the class of 2023

Extended Essay Website

Extensions on Chrome 

To Stalk Everyone on Hangouts

• this chrome extension is to see everyone on google hangouts (it is helpful to see everyone during toon time or classes so you don't feel too alone) 

Netflix and Chill

• Netflix party extension for chrome 

• watch movies with people ! 

• you can also do a call and share your screen and watch on any platform