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Atlantic College

This article is about a college in Wales. For the university in Puerto Rico, see Atlantic College of Puerto Rico. For the liberal arts university in Maine, see College of the Atlantic.

UWC Atlantic
Location
Map
St Donat's Castle
Llantwit Major

Wales
Coordinates51°24′05″N 03°31′57″W / 51.40139°N 3.53250°W / 51.40139; -3.53250
Information
TypeIndependent boarding international school
Established1962 (1962)
PrincipalNaheed Bardai
Staff144
GradesSixth Form
Number of students350
Campus size30 Hectares
Campus typeResidential
Colour(s)    Blue and teal
AffiliationUnited World Colleges
Websiteuwcatlantic.org

UWC Atlantic (formally the United World College of the Atlantic, and often referred to by its original name, Atlantic College) is an independent boarding school in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the first educational institutions in the world to follow an international curriculum; it helped create the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the 1960s.

In addition to the IBDP, UWC Atlantic places student participation in community service at its core. It is known for its liberal education, its global ethos, and its strong focus on local and global sustainability.[1] It is attended by approximately 350 students from more than 90 countries, the majority of whom are selected through their National Committees, which help fund their education through partial or full scholarships; over 65% of students who apply through national committees receive some form of scholarship or financial aid.[2] The diverse student body includes refugees, war victims, and members of persecuted communities, who live and study alongside members of royal families and other students from around the world.[3]

  1. ^ "The International School of Geneva and the United World Colleges in the early years of the International Baccalaureate". August 2018.
  2. ^ "The Selection Process". Atlantic College. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ The New York Times, "The Castle Where Future Queens Drop the Royal Act", 22 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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