UWC Atlantic ofrece dos rutas educativas distintas de dos años para estudiantes de 15 a 19 años: el Programa del Diploma del Bachillerato Internacional y la Ruta de Transformación de Sistemas, una alternativa innovadora al plan de estudios tradicional del IB.

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 y Sociedades Ambientales

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

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

• Las 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 enfermeres a tiempo completo y un auxiliar de bienestar

• Médicos locales (General Practitioners) 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:

• Psicólogo/a clínica/a que dirige el equipo de Salud y Bienestar en el campus
• Tres consejeros/as que ofrecen apoyo socio emocional a través de citas individuales o sesiones sin cita previa
• Madres/padres de familia disponibles para apoyar todos los aspectos de la vida estudiantil
• Reuniones semanales con tutores personales para supervisar el bienestar académico, social y emocional
• Los/as tutores de la misma casa se reúnen regularmente con les mapadres de la casa (mapadres que brindan apoyo residencial a los estudiantes)
• Los/as tutores que viven en el lugar 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.