WELCOME

Dear Student,

A very warm welcome to UWC Atlantic. If it’s any comfort, I know exactly what you are going through. Just a year ago my family and I arrived here from Canada to begin a new chapter in our lives. So as you familiarise yourself with campus life, please be reassured that you’re not alone!

We have all become part of an extraordinary community uniting brilliant, deliberately-diverse, fertile young minds across 90 nations and cultures to live and learn together in a quest for world peace and sustainability. Come with an open-mind and open heart, and be prepared to be challenged and stretched in ways you might never have imagined.

At the heart of our new home is our magical 12th Century castle, steeped in Celtic history and where, 60 years ago, the UWC global movement first began. Beyond the Castle there are 122-acres of pasture, valley, woodland and seafront that you now call home. Adventures await! Adventures during which friendships will be forged and transformations experienced that will last the rest of your lives.

But please remember that this wonderful opportunity comes with a responsibility; to live by UWC values and to make a positive difference in the world. Keep the following at the forefront of your mind in all you do here: UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

This handbook provides answers to many questions but you’re bound to have more. The staff and second year students are there to help you with the answers.

In the meantime, please take time to read this booklet paying close attention to the Learning through residential life and UWC Atlantic Code of Conduct. Emphasis is placed on the personal responsibility and cultural sensitivity necessary for living in a multi-national community.

My wish for you is that you have the time of your lives over the next two years and whatever contribution you go on to make to the world, you’ll never forget how this place inspired you.

Naheed Bardai Principal