United World College of Costa Rica

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name = United World College of
Costa Rica


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established = August 2006
type = International Baccalaureate
affiliation = United World Colleges
SOS Children's Villages
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president = Nelson Mandela
Queen Noor
principal = Mauricio Viales Salas
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students = 165
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location = Santa Ana, San José coord|9|56|18.89|N|84|10|49.07|W
country = CRI
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website = [http://www.uwccr.com/ www.uwccr.com]

The United World College of Costa Rica (UWCCR) ("Spanish" - Colegio del Mundo Unido Costa Rica, located in the Santa Ana suburb of San José, is the 11th United World College and the first to offer instruction in both English and Spanish. The College, formerly the "Colegio Internacional SOS Hermann Gmeiner," opened in August 2006, and will graduate its first UWC-admitted applicants, in 2008. At the moment it contains 118 international students from more than 85 different countries. Students are selected based on an extensive scholarship programme, meaning that they are selected on the basis of merit and regardless of their social or economic status. Given its historic connection with SOS Children's Villages, UWCCR aims to ensure that students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are admitted to the school each year. Depending on their academic needs, students may apply for a three-year programme with a preparatory pre-IB year before enrolling in the regular IB programme. The college is primarily committed to three areas: Peace, the environment and multiculturalism.