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New Zealand United World College

Concept Development Plan

7 February 2006

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Overview

• Stage 1: Set-up and seeding

• Stage 2: Feasibility study

• Stage 3: UWC Preliminary accreditation

• Stage 4: Foundation funding

• Stage 5: Property and programme build

• Stage 6: College operation

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Stage 1: Set up and seeding

• Develop concept

• Introduce local patrons

• Liaise with UWC NZ and International

• Establish first-option on potential site

• Set up trust

• Obtain seed-funding

• Build NZ UWC web site

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Trustees

Manager(John)

Peer Review Group

Consultants

Stage 2: Form Trust

LegalFinancialArchitecturalEducationalCommunications

1 local key player1 technical adviser

Seed-fundersRegional charities

BeneficiaryNZ UWC Trust(to be formed)

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Stage 2: Feasibility study• Financial plan

• Legal issues

• Architectural and design issues

• Market analysis

• School operations plan

• Academic programme

• UWC accreditation requirements

• Paradise Trust requirements

• Fund-raising plan

• Communications plan

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Stage 3: UWC Accreditation

• Presentation to UWC Task Force

• UWC Task Force review

• Address concerns or issues from review

• Preliminary accreditation and right to use UWC brand

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Stage 4: Foundation fund-raising

• Establish strategic and marketing plans

• Build ‘bridge’ to potential funders– Engage network of key international patrons, government

agencies, corporate supporters and NGOs

• Raise funds – presentations + promotions to NZ and overseas donors – philanthropic foundations, corporates, NGOs, individuals– Capital funding ($50m)– Scholarship funding for at least 5 years ($60m)

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Facitilities Build

Stage 5 Structure:Build Trust

ConstructionDesignRMAArchitectural

Trustees (5)

CEO

Major PatronsBeneficiariesProspective UWC students

‘College’ Build

Key staff positionsCirriculum advisersMarketing programme

Paradise TrustContract

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Stage 5: Property + programme build

With required minimum funding level achieved:

• Complete UWC accreditation

• Finalise component plans

• Enter contracts to build facitilities

• Begin preliminary human development/recruitment

• Manage build programme

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Stage 6: College operations – Possible structure

Facitilities Management

Trustees (5)

Manager

Major Patrons

Staff

Board of Govenors

Principal

Paradise Trust

Funding/Investments

Property School Treasury

National UWC Committee

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How is NZ UWC different from other UWCs?

• Global leadership in sustainable environmental management

• Integration with Outward Bound programme

• A model in indigenous and multicultural relations

• Warmth and openess of NZ character and culture

• ‘Safe haven’ setting for bringing disparate peoples together

• New excellence in college governance and programmes

• Providing UWC with an Australiasian/Pacific presence

• Close involvement of ‘village NZ’