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Costa Rica, San Jose
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The current Santa Ana campus is in the heart of the city, allowing engagement with the Costa Rican community while being surrounded by nature. The college is relocating to a new campus in San Isidro, Heredia, on a site surrounded by 40 hectares of a nature reserve, to provide learning opportunities in nature and to accommodate a broader mission. Eight residences accommodate up to 28 students each, with rooms housing two to four students, and Residential Life emphasizes safety, community, and sustainability. The Cafeteria offers meals with vegetarian and vegan options and attends to dietary restrictions as part of student life. The Wellness program provides accessible counseling and health services to support student well-being as part of Residential Life.
Experiential Days invites students to study outside the classroom through one-day educational field trips and activities related to IB subjects. Agents of Change (AoC), Thematic Weeks (TW), and Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) are co-curricular initiatives integrated with IB. The Diploma Programme is offered with a bilingual diploma option in Spanish. One-on-one university counseling helps students plan futures including universities worldwide and scholarships.
United World College Costa Rica is a two-year residential IB Diploma Programme school for students aged 13 to 18. It delivers the full IB DP in Spanish with a bilingual diploma option (Spanish and English) and emphasizes experiential learning through Experiential Days across Costa Rica. The campus moves from Santa Ana to San Isidro, Heredia, on 40 hectares of nature reserve to support nature-based inquiry. The college operates as a foundation with an Executive Board and a Board of Trustees, and a Board of Directors was established in 2013. The IB DP core includes Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity, and Service across six subject groups. Co-curricular initiatives such as Agents of Change, Thematic Weeks, and CAS Experiences extend learning beyond the classroom. Eight residences host students with wellness support and vegetarian and vegan dining. One-on-one university counseling helps students pursue global destinations, with Davis Foundation scholarships for UWC Costa Rica students at over 100 U.S. universities. Arts opportunities include Music Ensemble, Art, Film Production, and CAS activities.
