UWC Adriatic

Duino-Aurisina, Italy

  • Boarding School

  • 1982

  • € N/A-N/A

    • IB

    • Italian

School History & Details

The United World College of the Adriatic (UWC Adriatic) is an international Baccalaureate school in Duino, Italy. It was founded in 1982 by German educator Kurt Hahn and is the first UWC established in a non-English-speaking country.

UWC Adriatic's mission is to help students become active, involved, and educated citizens. The school's educational program promotes five strands of values-based education:-

1. Academic program.
2. Service-based learning.
3. Ecological and outdoor education.
4. Engagement in physical and cultural activities.
5. Social and emotional learning.

UWC Adriatic is located in a coastal village in the northeast of Italy, 25 kilometers away from Trieste. The school is integrated into the village of Duino, with school buildings and facilities interspersed with residential and commercial properties, etc.

    School Values

  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Celebration of Difference
  • Personal Responsibility & Integrity
  • Mutual Responsibility & Respect
  • Personal Challenge
  • Action & Personal Example
  • Sense of Idealism
  • Compassion & Community Service
  • Respect for the Environment

    • To achieve peace and a sustainable future the UWC believes that the values it promotes are crucial:-

    1. International and intercultural understanding.
    2. Celebration of difference.
    3. Personal responsibility and integrity.
    4. Mutual responsibility and respect.
    5. Compassion and service.
    6. Respect for the environment.
    7. A sense of idealism.
    8. Personal challenge.
    ​9. Action and personal example.

School Achievements

Achievements

The UWC Adriatic, a school in Duino-Aurisina, Italy, has made several academic achievements, including:- 1. In-person education: UWC Adriatic was able to provide in-person education to its students during the pandemic, except for three months in the 2019/20 academic year. 2. Premio Minerva: Each year, UWC Adriatic gives the Premio Minerva award to Italian and foreign women who are recognized for their expertise and achievements. 3. Best students of Italian as a foreign language: UWC Adriatic recognizes students who have made significant efforts and achievements throughout the year. 4. Donation doubling: From 2013 to 14, the committee doubled every donation of 1,000 euros or more made by an alumnus of the College, etc.
School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

Unspecified.
Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

The UWC Adriatic has over 3,700 alumni. Some of their alumni include:- 1. Darren Huston: Canadian businessman and CEO of Priceline Group and booking.com. 2. Marina Catena: Italian UN official. 3. Chrystia Freeland: Former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs. 4. Karen Mok: Hong Kong singer. Other alumni of UWC Adriatic include:- 5. Alberto Di Minin. 6. Lina Attalah. 7. Felix Klein. 8. Ghil'ad Zuckermann. 9. Terence Steinberg. 10. Ramona Gyorgi. 11. Cesare Onestini etc.

School Information

Around the village of Duino, the UWC Adriatic’s residences and facilities are scattered. The students are hosted by seven residence buildings. Other facilities include the Mensa (the canteen), th...View moreView Less

United World Colleges (UWC).

Ms. Cristina Ravaglia, President.

Dr. Khalid El-Metaal.

Link

+39 040 373 9111

Frazione Duino, 29, 34011 Duino TS, Italy

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • History SL
  • Economics SL
  • Economics HL
  • Psychology SL
  • Psychology HL
  • Global Politics SL
  • Global Politics HL
  • English A: Literature HL
  • English A: Literature SL
  • Environmental Systems and Societies SL
  • Philosophy HL
  • Philosophy SL
  • Biology SL
  • Chemistry SL
  • Physics SL
  • Analysis and Approaches HL
  • Analysis and Approaches SL
  • Applications and Interpretations SL
  • Music HL
  • Music SL
  • Visual Arts HL
  • Visual Arts SL

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