Netherlands, Maastricht
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The campus is located near the city center and comprises five buildings: a Primary School building, a Secondary School building, and three residence buildings. A garden serves as a living classroom, central to sustainability and hands-on environmental learning. Inside, the campus includes an Atrium for performances and meetings, soundproofed music rooms, laboratories, a gymnasium, a library and a drama room. The three residence buildings accommodate Diploma Programme students; meals are taken in the Mensa. The campus emphasizes sustainability in design, with eco-friendly building materials, a geothermal heat pump, and a ventilation system aligned with Frisse Scholen standards, with classroom climate tailored to occupancy and CO2 levels.
The school has a gymnasium on site for physical education and indoor sports.
Academic facilities on campus include laboratories for science teaching, a library for study and research, soundproofed music rooms and a drama room; the Atrium is used for performances and meetings.
An on-site garden acts as a living classroom for sustainability-related outdoor learning. The Atrium hosts performances and meetings, supporting student-led events. Soundproofed music rooms and a drama room support arts outside class.
UWC Maastricht is an international day and residential school in the Netherlands that educates students aged 4 to 18 within the United World Colleges network. The school delivers the IB continuum: PYP, MYP, DP and the IB Career-related Programme, with English as the language of instruction. The Diploma Programme offers a wide choice of subjects across language and literature, language acquisition, individuals and societies, sciences, mathematics and the arts, supplemented by TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS. The campus comprises five buildings around a garden learning space, with primary and secondary facilities, three residence halls for DP students and a Mensa dining hall. Features include science laboratories, a library, a drama room, soundproof music rooms and an Atrium for performances. A strong emphasis on service, sustainability and leadership runs through CAS, Duke of Edinburgh's Award participation, Model United Nations, and student-led initiatives. The on-site Music School broadens arts participation year-round.