Atlantic College

UWC Atlantic College (otherwise called the United World College of the Atlantic or Atlantic College and frequently contracted to either UWCAC or AC by its understudies and staff), is a worldwide IB Diploma Program free (private) private Sixth Form College in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the primary instructive establishments on the planet to take after a global educational modules. It is known for its liberal, dynamic and radical training, its worldwide ethos and its solid spotlight on neighborhood and worldwide manageability. It is gone to by around 350 understudies from more than 90 nations. Notwithstanding the International Baccalaureate educational programs, the College places understudy support in group administration at its center. 

It was established by the German educationalist Kurt Hahn, who had beforehand set up Gordonstoun School in Scotland and the Schule Schloss Salem in Germany. Hahn established the foundations as a functional reaction to the quest for new and tranquil arrangements in a post-war world riven by political, racial and financial divisions. 

Hahn had been welcome to address the NATO Defense College, where he saw previous adversaries from a few countries cooperating towards a shared objective. With various partners Hahn acknowledged the amount more should be possible to beat the antagonistic vibe of the Cold War if youngsters from various countries could be united similarly. He imagined a school for understudies who were at that point grounded in their own particular societies yet sufficiently receptive to gain from others. Drawn from all countries, the understudies would be chosen absolutely on legitimacy and potential, paying little heed to race, religion, nationality and background.

Atlantic College was hailed by The Times as "the most energizing investigation in training subsequent to the Second World War." The College was the product of Kurt Hahn's vision and the work of people, for example, the establishing Headmaster Rear Admiral Desmond Hoare, Antonin Besse, who gave St Donat's Castle for the school's premises, and Air Marshal Sir Lawrance Darvall. Robert Blackburn was additionally compelling as establishing Deputy Headmaster and Director of Studies. 

In 1967, Lord Mountbatten of Burma got to be President of the association and the title United World Colleges appeared. Mountbatten was an energetic UWC supporter and energized heads of state, lawmakers and identities all through the world to share his interest. He was by and by included in establishing the second UWC – the United World College of South East Asia – in Singapore. A further College followed in 1974: Nobel Peace Prize victor and previous Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson had longed for building up a foundation like Atlantic College in Canada and it was fitting that the Lester B Pearson United World College of the Pacific turned into Canada's living dedication to its greatly regarded pioneer. 

In 1978, Mountbatten passed the Presidency to his awesome nephew, HRH Prince Charles The Prince of Wales. The present presidents of Atlantic College are Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and until his passing in 2013, Nelson Mandela of South Africa. 

The school's expressed mission is to "make instruction a power to join individuals, countries, and societies for peace and a reasonable future".

Understudies from more than 90 nations take part in Atlantic College's thorough two-year program in which they join scholastic studies with exercises and administration. Confirmation, and grant honors, are chosen by national UWC advisory groups far and wide, which likewise send understudies to the next United World Colleges. 

Toward the start of the two years, understudies are obliged to choose an administration that they will do for no less than four hours a week for the length of their time at the school, with the decisions including keeping an eye on and running the RNLI raft station at the school, taking a shot at the school's own natural ranch, giving music treatment to dementia patients or running movement sessions with incapacitated kids. Understudies can browse 4 "resources" through which they finish their administration. These are the Environmental Faculty which incorporates working in the school's kitchen gardens, MEMS (Marine Environmental Monitoring Service) and a Sustainability Campaigns assemble; the Social Justice Faculty which incorporates work with displaced people in Cardiff; the Outdoor Faculty which incorporates the running of youngsters' swimming sessions and a lifeguarding program; the Global Faculty which works with issues of worldwide significance.