Atlantic College is an independent boarding school in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales.
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13 Facts About Atlantic College
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Atlantic College was founded by Kurt Hahn, a German educationalist who had previously set up Gordonstoun School in Scotland, the Schule Schloss Salem and the Stiftung Louisenlund in Germany, and the Outward Bound movement.
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Atlantic College envisaged a college for students who were already grounded in their own cultures but impressionable enough to learn from others.
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On 19 September 1962, Atlantic College opened with nine teaching staff and 56 male students aged between 16 to 19 years from 12 counties; in 1967, the school became co-educational, with a cohort hailing from 35 nations.
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Atlantic College was personally involved in founding what became the third UWC – the United World College of South East Asia – in Singapore in 1975, following the founding of the second College, the Lester B Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Canada in 1974, named after Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B Pearson.
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Presidents of Atlantic College include Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and until his death in 2013, Nelson Mandela of South Africa.
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Atlantic College's stated mission is to "make education a force to unite people, nations, and cultures for peace and a sustainable future".
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Atlantic College was one of the first colleges in the world, and first in UK, to follow an international curriculum, and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
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The Atlantic College was one of the key institutions involved in the creation of the International Baccalaureate, and continues to be actively involved in its development.
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In May 1967,108 students at Atlantic College joined 37 at International School of Geneva in sitting the first trial exams for the IB.
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Atlantic College has a strong tradition of boat design and boat building.
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Atlantic College is located at St Donat's Castle, a 12th-century castle near the town of Llantwit Major on the South Wales coast, overlooking the Bristol Channel.
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Atlantic College has hosted several royal visitors to the castle, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Lord Mountbatten, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, as well as Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan and Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands, whose son, Willem-Alexander was a student at the Atlantic College at the time.
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