UWC ATLANTIC AND ITS HISTORY UWC Atlantic Registered in England No. 673076. Charity No. 525761
Established in 1962, UWC Atlantic is the flagship college of the inspirational UWC global education movement, comprising 18 schools and colleges worldwide offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. (IDBP).
LEADERSHIP Naheed Bardai Principal
Based in the 12th Century St Donat’s Castle in South Wales, a 122acre site that includes its own seafront, woodland and farmland. Boarders aged 16 to 19 from over 90 nationalities are selected to study the IBDP based purely on personal motivation and potential. The deliberate diversity of the student body is achieved by attracting students from vastly differing political, religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
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UWC MISSION AND MOVEMENT
"To develop bridge builders and compassionate leaders, empowering them to go beyond treating symptoms to understand root causes and initiate transformative solutions to human and environmental crises. We are passionate that learning becomes most powerful when used for the greater good."
ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIP IB World School Boarding Schools' Association (BSA) Welsh Independent Schools’ Council (WISC) International ACAC
The UWC mission is to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. At UWC Atlantic, all students are expected to engage fully in college life and uphold the UWC values of: International and intercultural understanding Celebration of difference Personal responsibility and integrity Mutual responsibility and respect Compassion and service Respect for the environment A sense of idealism Action and personal example Personal challenge These values are underpinned by UWC Atlantic’s guiding principles: To be innovators in education To provide opportunity to deserving students from around the world to access this education irrespective of their ability to pay For this education to take place in a unique and exceptional setting where the entire campus is the classroom
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ADDRESS
WE ARE PART OF A GLOBAL NETWORK OF 18 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS
UWC Atlantic, St. Donat’s Castle, St. Donat’s, Llantwit Major, CF61 1WF, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1446 799000
principal@uwcatlantic.org
www.atlanticcollege.org