UWC Atlantic offers two academic pathways for 16–19 year-olds: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the pioneering Systems Transformation Pathway: Leadership for Just Futures (STP), developed with the IB. The STP pathway leads to an IB diploma as it also reimagines the way we approach education. With students at its heart, our programme emphasises systems transformation, systems leadership, and the pursuit of equitable futures. It seeks to challenge and reshape the structures that have led to climate and ecological crises, racial injustice, and systemic inequality.

Our academic approach fosters a lifelong commitment to service, collaboration, and leadership, placing students in positions of trust and responsibility. Both academic pathways offered at UWC Atlantic integrate experiential learning programmes that focus on peace, sustainability, and student initiative.

Through action and personal example, our students develop the skills to drive meaningful change and make a positive impact on the world and become bridge-builders. 

The co-curricular program includes four experiential faculties – Environmental, Global, Social Justice, Outdoor – that allow students to engage in discovery, determine their own pathways, confront risk and overcome the possibility of failure in order to know their own strengths and fallibilities as well as their role in the common cause. Each faculty has two areas: primary delivery, which contains the community engagement program, and secondary delivery, which contains four defining features (activities, student initiatives, mission focus periods and project period).

St Donat’s Castle, a 12th-century landmark, sits at the heart of the campus, housing the dining hall, library, classrooms, and community spaces where UWC Atlantic's community comes together. 

Students live in eight boarding houses, each accommodating around 48 students, with four students of different nationalities sharing a room. Houseparents live in adjacent houses and provide care and support.

The modern sports facility supports students' physical development with a wide range of physical activities, including football, rugby, dance, fitness, basketball, volleyball and badminton. The seafront is another integral part of the college, providing the perfect setting for activities such as sea and surf rescue, kayaking, swimming, and stand-up paddleboarding.

Beyond campus, students can explore the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, Brecon Beacons, Wye Valley, Gower Peninsula, and Pembrokeshire through coasteering, hiking, climbing, surfing, and more, led by the expert Atlantic Experience team.

UWC Atlantic is located in a stunning coastal area on the southern coast of Wales, specifically in the Vale of Glamorgan, near the town of Llantwit Major. The college itself is situated on the grounds of St Donat's Castle, offering breathtaking views of the Bristol Channel. Llantwit Major provides essential amenities, and Cardiff, being the capital city, is only a short distance away, offering a wider range of facilities and connections. 

Its location offers easy access to transport links, including the nearby train station, Cardiff International Airport, and various bus services, making it convenient for travel to and from the college.

Students can apply through their UWC national committee or through the UWC Global Selection Programme. For more information about UWC Atlantic, visit the website.