Atlantic College
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- This article is about a college in the United Kingdom. For the university in Puerto Rico see Atlantic College of Puerto Rico.
Atlantic College is located at St Donat's Castle, a 12th century castle near the village of Llantwit Major on the South Wales coast, overlooking the Bristol Channel. The school's mission is to enable students "to become positive agents of change through action and life choice, fulfilling individual potential and recognising individual responsibilities as global citizens".
Students from over 80 countries participate in Atlantic College's intense two-year programme in which they combine academic studies with activities and service.
At the beginning of the two years, students are obliged to select a service that they will carry out for at least four hours a week. At present, there are nine services offered: Inshore Lifeboat, Lifeguards, CAVRA, Extramural Centre, Community Education Partnership, Social Service, Estate Service, Arts Centre Service and Visual Rescue. At the beginning of each term, students also select three activities, and these must each be carried out for at least two hours a week.
Since 1972 the sole academic programme has been the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Students are selected on merit for the 160 places available each year, and most receive high levels of financial support.
Notable alumni
- Pentti Kouri, Finnish economist and venture capitalist,
- Jorma Ollila, former chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation,
- Willem-Alexander, crown prince of the Netherlands,
- Julie Payette, Canadian astronaut (1982)
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