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UWC Adriatic provides a two-year educational pathway for students aged 15-19: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The IBDP is made up of three core components and six subject groups.
Average class size: 14 students
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Core components
Theory of Knowledge: Students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we claim what we know.
The Extended Essay: An independent, self-directed piece of research finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS): Students take part in a range of experiences and at least one project.
Subjects
- Studies in language and literature: English Literature, English Language and Literature, Chinese Literature, Chinese Language and Literature, Spanish Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, School-Supported Self-Taught Literature
- Language acquisition: Italian B, Italian Ab Initio, English B
- Individuals and societies: Economics, History, Philosophy, Global Politics, Environmental Systems & Societies, World Arts and Cultures, Psychology
- Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems & Societies
- Mathematics: Maths – Analysis and Approaches, Maths – Applications and Interpretation
- The arts: Visual Arts, Music, Theatre
Co-curricular
All students at UWC complete a co-curricular programme called Creativity, Activity and Service
(CAS) – an integral part of the IB qualification. Students get the opportunity to choose a physical, a creative and a social service activity.
Physical activities
Orienteering
Basketball
Climbing
Football
Kayaking
Hiking
Sailing
Road Hockey
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Floor Ball
Swimming
Cross-country and Downhill Skiing
Ultimate Frisbee
Archery
Aerobics
Dance
Karate
Boxing
Capoeira
Yoga
Creative activities
Amnesty International
Ceramics
Creative Writing
Current Affairs Study Group
Decoupage
Model United Nations
Various Musical Activities including Music theory, choir and instrument lessons
TedX
Photography
Sustainability Group
Theatre
Yearbook
Social service
Work with Italian and Slovene speaking children through art, teaching English and other activities in local kindergartens and primary schools.
Multicultural presentations and experiences for students in local primary schools through a range of activities aimed at fighting prejudice and racism.
Assistance to persons with mental or physical disabilities.
Offering companionship to the elderly, the blind or other persons who are confined to their homes.
Visiting the elderly in local institutions.
Working as volunteers in the local Red Cross Ambulance service, following qualification in a first aid course.
Performing musical concerts in hospitals and institutions for elderly and sick people.
Visiting people with multiple sclerosis.
Engaging in sports activities with people with disabilities.
Offering English lessons to the local community.
Visiting the residents of a local hospice.
College Services
Unlocking school buildings in the morning and locking them at night.
Supervising the library.
Recycling.