| 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 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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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’s 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 built on three pillars: Peace, Multiculturalism and Environment |
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