Lester B. Pearson College
Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific (Pearson College) is one of thirteen United World Colleges (UWC) around the world. It is named after the late Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson, winner of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize and originator of the United Nations Peace Keeping program. The mission of the College is to promote peace, sustainability and international understanding by bringing young people from all walks of life, regardless of financial ability, together in a small and isolated village-like community to live, learn and grow together."Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004646. Retrieved 2012-11-03. Over 200 students from nearly 100 countries come together to share their lives as they finish their high school education.
Many alumni are leaders in human rights, international development, business, law, science and other fields. Recent graduates have placed in some of the world's top universities, including Harvard University, Princeton University, and Dartmouth College. Students at the College are eligible, after graduation, to participate in the Shelby Davis Scholarship programme, which funds undergraduate study, based on need, for UWC students at many elite American universities.
The director of the College as of 2006 is David Hawley, a graduate of Harvard University.
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