Atlantic College

UWC Atlantic
Location
St Donat's Castle Llantwit Major Wales
Coordinates	51°24′05″N 03°31′57″W / 51.40139°N 3.53250°W / 51.40139; -3.53250
Information
Type	Independent boarding international school
Established	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Principal	Naheed Bardai
Staff	144
Grades	Sixth Form
Number of students	350
Campus size	30 Hectares
Campus type	Residential
Colour(s)	Blue and teal
Affiliation	United World Colleges
Website	atlanticcollege.org

UWC Atlantic (formally the United World College of the Atlantic, and often referred to by its original name, Atlantic College) is an independent boarding school in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the first educational institutions in the world to follow an international curriculum; it helped create the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in the 1960s.

In addition to the IBDP, UWC Atlantic places student participation in community service at its core. It is known for its liberal education, its global ethos, and its strong focus on local and global sustainability.^[1] It is attended by approximately 350 students from more than 90 countries, the majority of whom are selected through their National Committees, which help fund their education through partial or full scholarships; over 65% of students who apply through national committees receive some form of scholarship or financial aid.^[2] The diverse student body includes refugees, war victims, and members of persecuted communities, who live and study alongside members of royal families and other students from around the world.^[3]