UWC Atlantic provides two distinct two-year educational pathways for students aged 15-19: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and the Systems Transformation Pathway, an innovative alternative to the traditional IB curriculum.

Average class size: 13 students

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Most students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which is made up of three core components and six subject groups.

Core components

• Theory of Knowledge: Students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we claim what we know.

• The Extended Essay: An independent, self-directed piece of research finishing with a 4,000-word paper.

• Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS): Students take part in a range of experiences and at least one project.

Subjects

• Estudios de Lengua y Literatura: Lengua y Literatura Inglesa, Literatura Española, Lenguas Autodidactas
• Adquisición del lenguaje: Inglés B, Francés B, Español B

• Individuos y sociedades: Economía, Geografía, Historia, Antropología Social y Cultural, Política Global, Sistemas Ambientales y Sociedades

• Ciencias: Biología, Química, Física, Sociedades y Sistemas Ambientales

• Matemáticas: Matemáticas – Análisis y Enfoques, Matemáticas – Aplicaciones e Interpretación

• Artes: Artes Visuales, Música
  

Systems Transformation Pathway

Since 2023, UWC Atlantic has offered an alternative piloted educational programme in partnership with the International Baccalaureate called The Systems Transformation Pathway.

This course equips students with the skills, attitude and abilities they need to tackle complex and interdependent systemic challenges. It is fundamentally action-oriented, and it replaces written exams and classroom-based learning with relevant, ambitious, necessary work in complex and authentic real-world contexts. The bespoke curriculum shines a spotlight on Transformative Change, Systems Leadership and Just Futures across the core IBDP curriculum. Students then apply the knowledge they’ve gained, immersing themselves in the impact areas that mean the most to them personally, whether that be biodiversity, energy, food or migration. This course equips students to go beyond treating symptoms to advance transformative change at a systems level.

More information on

https://www.uwcatlantic.org/learning/academic/systems-transformation-pathway

Co-curricular

All students at UWC complete a co-curricular programme called Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) – an integral part of the IB qualification. Students get the opportunity to choose a physical, a creative and a social service activity.

The campus hosts an arts centre, where student-led productions, community meetings and film screenings take place, and the historic castle includes a library and gothic styled dining hall. Surrounded by woodland and situated on the seafront, students are also eligible to volunteer at the National Coastwatch Institution Station, which assists in the protection and preservation of life at sea.

Residential accommodation:

There are eight student residences. Typically, boys and girls are separately accommodated on different floors/wings. Most students are in rooms of four with nationalities and cultures deliberately mixed. All houses have a common room, kitchen and a quiet/study room with computer and Wi-Fi access.

Medical provisions:

• El centro de salud está abierto los siete días de la semana y cuenta con dos enfermeras a tiempo completo y un auxiliar de bienestar

• Médicxs locales en el campus dos veces por semana 

• Provisión de guardia las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana a través de nuestro equipo pastoral y personal nocturno 

• Hospitales locales ubicados a 30 y 45 minutos

Academic and emotional wellbeing:

The school supports students’ academic and emotional wellbeing through:

• Psicólogx clínico que dirige el equipo de Salud y Bienestar en el campus
• Tres consejerxs que ofrecen apoyo socio emocional a través de citas individuales o sesiones sin cita previa
• Padres de residencia disponibles para apoyar todos los aspectos de la vida estudiantil
• Reuniones semanales con tutores personales para supervisar el bienestar académico, social y emocional
• Lxs tutores de la misma casa se reúnen regularmente con los padres de residencia (padres que brindan apoyo residencial a lxs estudiantes)
• Lxs tutores que viven en el campus realizan tareas regulares de registro en la casa

You can apply to UWC Atlantic through your UWC national committee (NC) or through the UWC Global Selection Programme.