UWC makes education a force to
unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable
future.
United World Colleges
promote:
International and intercultural
understanding
The celebration of difference
Personal responsibility and integrity
Mutual responsibility and
respect
Compassion and service
Heightened interaction with
the environment
A sense of idealism
Personal challenge
Exemplary, personal action
UWC COSTA RICA
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The college offers the
International Baccalaureate Diploma.
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Most courses are offered in English as well as Spanish, making the college the first fully bilingual UWC.
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Students further participate in activities and service programmes which involve working closely with the local community in the incomparable natural environment of Costa Rica.
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A new course in Global Citizenship and Public Service further reinforces this goal.
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An extensive scholarship programme means that students are selected on the basis of merit and regardless of their social or economic status.
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Given its historic connection with SOS Children Villages UWCCR aims to ensure that students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are admitted to the school each year.
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Given its geographical location, the college also seeks to provide places for students from all Latin American countries as well as from the Caribbean.
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In addition, close to half the student population will come from other regions in the world.
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The college is primarily committed to three areas: Peace, the environment and multiculturalism .
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Founding patron: Per Grieg
Santa Ana Downtown
400 m North of the Catholic Church
P.O Box 678-6150
Costa Rica
Tel. +506 2282 56 09
Fax +506 2282 15 40
E-mail: admisiones@uwccr.com
Website: www.uwccr.com
General Headmaster
Message
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