Horizon is pleased to announce a new addition to its UK partner schools. From 2020/21 the Foundation will support a refugee student to complete her studies at Latymer Upper School in London. Our new scholar is an accomplished kick boxer and a talented musician. She has settled in well at her new school and has already made lively contributions to music lessons, during which she was able to explain to her classmates some of the different instruments that are played in the Middle East.
read moreThe Horizon Foundation is pleased to announce that in 2020-21 it will be supporting 26 scholars to complete their high school studies. This number comprises 13 new, and 13 continuing, scholars. Despite all of the difficulties caused by the pandemic in the run up to new school year, all scholars have arrived safely and have settled into their studies. Nineteen scholars are attending UWC’s international schools, two scholars joined Eton College and Latymer Upper School in the UK and the remaining five scholars enrolled in the Amala high school programme in Jordan.
Tenzin D. (above) from Tibet began his Horizon sponsored studies at UWC Atlantic in 2020.
read moreHorizon is delighted to be supporting five students, all Syrian refugees, on the Amala High School Diploma Programme. The Amala programme launched in Jordan in June 2020 in response to the lack of secondary education provision for refugees and leads to a recognised high school diploma. Amala has also been establishing progression pathways for its students which will enable them to continue to university studies on completion of the diploma.
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