Life at UWC Costa Rica is Safe, Exciting, and Diverse.

Community living is central to the UWC Costa Rica experience. Learning from each other means living with peers from around the world with different backgrounds and points of view is a unique way to gain insight into other cultures and perspectives. The Residential Life Program at UWC Costa Rica uses an experiential learning approach to empower students as agents of change. Students learn and live together, creating a community built on diversity.

Eight Day Residence Coordinators and two Night Coordinators support the students' daily lives at UWC Costa Rica, along with seven other residential staff. The team is integrated by various professionals who support the students living with balance and paying attention to their physical and mental well-being. The team is integrated by licensed psychologists, nurses, paramedics, physical trainers, educators, and a doctor, among others, so our students are supported in an integral manner that ensures they are both safe and informed about how to lead healthy, balanced lifestyles. Wellness activities, such as outings, camps, excursions, movie nights, dinners, meditations, and exercise activities, are regularly organized to ensure students feel supported and guided in their academic and social journey with us.

Student Wellbeing

UWC Costa Rica offers constant support and training to students, faculty, and staff members on emotional well-being, self-care, and healthy habits as a life competence. Life at UWC Costa Rica goes beyond the classrooms; we learn from nature and from each other for a lifetime. Building a strong, safe net and giving the community all the resources for their personal and shared journeys at our college are among our priorities as an institution.
 

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  • Host Families

    A volunteering project that allows participating students and local families to enrich themselves through cultural exchange. The host family becomes a key part of the emotional support network that students can have during their two years of stay in our country by welcoming them to their homes, offering constant communications, and hosting them during vacation periods.

  • Medical Assistance

    UWC Costa Rica offers 24/7 support to students through nurses, paramedics, doctor appointments, and a private service (Emergencias Médicas) for over-the-phone medical consultations or ambulance service when needed.

  • Mentoring & Support

    UWC Costa Rica aims to provide students with a healthy network of at least five adults (teachers and other staff) from whom students can rely or seek support. Combining theories and topics in everyday practice. The Wellness Team on campus is also supported by external professionals who support the students and staff. Night coordinators are available to support students and supervise the respect of silence time and other community needs.

Residences

Students live in one of the eight residences on campus, each named after one of the most iconic beaches of Costa Rica. Residences are mostly divided by gender, with a mix of non-binary/mixed residences. Every residence has its residence coordinator, a responsible adult living on campus who provides direct assistance and support for the students. Residence meetings, a series of topics, activities, and conversations within a healthy network of adults they can rely on or seek support from when needed, are also routinely held for the community.
Our mission: To cultivate in young people the passion and ability to serve humanity and our planet—learning from nature and from each other for a lifetime.

San José, Costa Rica. 10901.
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