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Established in 1982, UWC Adriatic is the first UWC to be set up in a non-English speaking country. The college is located on an open campus in the picturesque coastal village of Duino, just a few kilometres from the border with Slovenia in a region that is a meeting place of Germanic, Latin and Slav cultures.
Three Unique Features
- Immersive Italian experience: Students experience a UWC education while being continuously exposed to the richness and diversity of Italy’s cultural heritage. The college capitalises on its setting at a political, cultural and geographical crossroads in the heart of Europe.
- Music: Music plays a major role at UWC Adriatic thanks to the presence of an in-house music academy (ICMA) that aims to explore the full range of musical genres and styles from around the world, while also bringing professional musicians to the college for masterclasses and performances.
- A village, not a campus: UWC Adriatic is not enclosed in its own campus, rather its residences, academic building, laboratories etc are scattered throughout the village. Students are integrated into the lives of the local and surrounding communities through their daily life and weekly social services.
UWC Adriatic provides a two-year educational pathway for students aged 15-19: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The IBDP is made up of three core components and six subject groups.
Average class size: 14 students
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
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
- Studies in language and literature: English Language and Literature, French Literature, Italian Literature, Spanish Literature, Russian Literature
- Language acquisition: Italian B, Italian Ab Initio, English B
- Tutored languages: Arabic Literature, Croatian Literature, Serbian Literature, Bosnian Literature, German Literature, Slovene Literature or alternative (school- supported) self-taught languages
- Individuals and societies: Economics, History, Philosophy, Global Politics, Environmental Systems & Societies, World Arts and Cultures, Psychology
- Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems & Societies
- Mathematics: Maths – Analysis and Approaches, Maths – Applications and Interpretation
- The arts: Visual Arts, Music, Theatre
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.
Physical activities
Orienteering
Basketball
Climbing
Football
Kayaking
Hiking
Sailing
Road Hockey
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Floor Ball
Swimming
Cross-country and Downhill Skiing
Ultimate Frisbee
Archery
Aerobics
Dance
Karate
Boxing
Capoeira
Yoga
Creative activities
Amnesty International
Ceramics
Creative Writing
Current Affairs Study Group
Decoupage
Model United Nations
Various Musical Activities including Music theory, choir and instrument lessons
TedX
Photography
Sustainability Group
Theatre
Yearbook
Social service
Work with Italian and Slovene speaking children through art, teaching English and other activities in local kindergartens and primary schools.
Multicultural presentations and experiences for students in local primary schools through a range of activities aimed at fighting prejudice and racism.
Assistance to persons with mental or physical disabilities.
Offering companionship to the elderly, the blind or other persons who are confined to their homes.
Visiting the elderly in local institutions.
Working as volunteers in the local Red Cross Ambulance service, following qualification in a first aid course.
Performing musical concerts in hospitals and institutions for elderly and sick people.
Visiting people with multiple sclerosis.
Engaging in sports activities with people with disabilities.
Offering English lessons to the local community.
Visiting the residents of a local hospice.
College Services
Unlocking school buildings in the morning and locking them at night.
Supervising the library.
Recycling.
UWC Adriatic boasts a fully equipped music centre and sports facilities shared with local associations in Duino, fostering interaction with the local youth. Additionally, outdoor activities in the adjacent hills, mountains, rivers and sea provide a wide range of physical challenges.
Medical Centre
Auditorium
Art Centre
Music Room
Science lab
Kayaking and Sailing
Facilities
Residential accommodation:
The college has student residences scattered through the village of Duino. Rooms vary in size and may be single, double, triple or quadruple. Each residence is unique and this is reflected by the distribution of students/rooming and facilities. Every residence is overseen by one or more residence tutors.
The school supports students’ academic and emotional well-being through:
- The full-time psychologist and counsellor who assists students with special educational needs and learning difficulties.
- Assigning students with a personal tutor, who provides both personal and academic support.
- Tutorial groups meet weekly and plan dinners and events together to develop the sense of a smaller ‘family’ group.
- Residence tutors in charge of more practical aspects of residence life.
- Assistance from the college teacher librarian with specific learning needs when students are referred by the Study Skills support team.
- Peer Support programme allows students to connect with trained peer supporters in times of need.
You can apply to UWC Adriatic through your UWC national committee (NC). National committees represent UWC in over 150 countries and territories around the world.
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