UWC Mission Statement

UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

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United World Colleges' Values:
	International and intercultural understanding
	The celebration of differences
	Personal responsibility and integrity
	Mutual responsibility and respect
	Compassion and service
	Heightened interaction with the environment
	A sense of idealism
	Personal challenge
	Action and personal example

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UWC COSTA RICA
-	The college offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
-	Most courses are offered in English as well as Spanish, making the College the first fully bilingual UWC.
-	Students participate in activities and service programmes which involve working closely with the local community in the incomparable natural environment of Costa Rica.
-	Our scholarship programme allows us to financially support the students based on their socio economic needs.
-	Given its historic connection with SOS Children’s Villages, UWCCR aims to ensure that students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are admitted to the school each year
-	Given its geographical location, the College also seeks to provide places for students from all Latin American countries as well as from the Caribbean.
-	In addition, close to half the student population will come from other regions in the world
-	The College is built on three pillars: Conflict Transformation, Multiculturalism and Environment

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