Seafront

- our achievements in 2020/21 and current programmes

Over the past year we have continued to put the seafront at the heart of the student experience at UWC Atlantic, increasing the number of activities and advancing our seafront development programme.

It was this year that our experiential Ways of Life programme was launched, with the Lifesaving, Paddlesports and National Coastwatch Institution programmes starting and the Kurt Hahn Core being absorbed into the ‘Ways of Life’. To be included in these programmes, students had to demonstrate their commitment to the seafront through a number of trial sessions. In keeping with UWC Atlantic tradition, the programmes were designed for students to learn about themselves and their peers experientially.

There have been significant capital improvements at the seafront too, aided by the appointment of a new seafront co-ordinator Richard Carpenter. One of the biggest improvements was the refurbishment of the indoor and outdoor swimming pools. These refurbishments will allow the college to vastly expand the activities it offers for students, course participants and local community members in years to come. Another exciting development has been the establishment of a National Coastwatch Institution Station on campus (NCI St Donat’s) which is based at the old BP lab at the seafront. The NCI is a voluntary organisation that exists to assist in the protection and preservation of life at sea and along the United Kingdom coastline. NCI watchkeepers provide the eyes and ears along the coast, monitoring radio channels and providing a listening watch in poor visibility. The station is manned by members of the local community, and supported by students who can now choose to be trained and participate in watches.

We are now in the second phase of our fundraising efforts for the seafront development programme, having reached two-thirds of our target. We would like to thank our incredible supporters (including the names below) whose generosity has allowed us to implement our plans. We are not able to list everybody in the UWC Atlantic community who has supported us, but we thank you for your contribution.

The Waterloo Foundation Priscilla Rattazzi Willem de Vogel Anonymous Donor form UWCA ‘93 UWC Atlantic Class of 1970