Your Two Years at UWC Costa Rica Are Only The Beginning!
Every person who joins UWC Costa Rica begins with two years in Costa Rica, the beginning of many transformational experiences. The alum community connects with the college to continuously support and inspire one another. Our goal is to support and unite the alums through their growing development and to thrive with purpose in the spirit of reciprocity and kinship that bonds generations past, present, and future.
Every generation of UWC Costa Rica is nurtured to become their best selves, empowered to be agents of positive change, and supported by the generosity of a community of giving. Each of our alums is called to use the knowledge, skills, tools, relationships, and experiences they gained at UWC Costa Rica to find unique ways to live the UWC mission to transform society through education by making a positive difference in themselves, their families, and their communities through care, integrity, and their vision and idealism for a more equitable and sustainable future.
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Get information on what's happening at UWC Costa Rica, achievements on what your peers are doing, and important updates on reunions, campus visits, and more!By subscribing, you give consent to UWC Costa Rica for promotional materials.
1,409 alums
representing 129 nationalities since 2006.
Reunions
UWC Reunions are a long-standing tradition of the UWC movement. At UWC Costa Rica, we celebrate on-campus Reunions every other year and bring together two classes to celebrate the anniversary of our alums' graduation from UWC Costa Rica. We reconnect, revisit our campus, and get excited for what is to come for our community.The next Alums Reunion will be celebrated in 2025, the LAST ONE in the Santa Ana Campus. We will welcome the classes of 2014 and 2015 for their 10th Reunion, and also invite ALL classes for this transition event. More details will be shared via the alum newsletter (write to alumnicoordinator@uwccostarica.org to subscribe to the newsletter if you don't receive it already).
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Schedule an Alum Visit to our Campus
Visiting Costa Rica? Make sure to re-visit your second home! Our gates are open for alums to tour the campus and relive moments with staff and current students. Remember, all visits must be coordinated at least two weeks in advance, with prior notice if any family or friends will join the visit. Note that UWC Costa Rica is not able to accommodate overnight campus visits.We invite you to invest some of your visit time in giving your Time and Talent to our campus community. When contacting us for your visit, send us your idea/proposal!
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Important Dates
Alumns will be restricted to only one, 1-hour campus visit pending staff and the College calendar availability, at the following times of the year to protect our student’s study and community-building time:- Orientation — 3 weeks in August.
- Semesters 1 and 3 exams — 2 weeks in November.
- IB Exam s— April 27 to May 19.
- Graduation Weekend — May 20 and May 21.
- Student departure days — May 22 to May 24 (no visits will be approved these days).
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Visit our New San Isidro Campus
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Disclaimers
UWC Costa Rica reserves the right to refuse admission to campus to any alumni whose behavior—during or after UWC Costa Rica—causes a safety or safeguarding concern for our Management Team or whose visit threatens discomfort for any current students or educators on campus.
Due to our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy, all campus visitors must be accompanied by an educator at all times during their visit. Surprise visits or those coordinated on short notice will depend on staff availability. Campus visits typically last 1 to 1.5 hours.
UWC Costa Rica reserves the right to revise and change this policy as needed.
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UWC Pledge
The UWC Pledge is a global initiative that encourages all UWC alumni to give back their Time, Talent, and Treasure so that the UWC movement can continue to expand its impact and mission. Every UWCer is asked to recognize that our UWC experience has been made possible by a community of philanthropic support and thousands of individuals who give to continue strengthening our community.As a student, you were equipped with the tools you needed to fully engage in the transformational experience that is UWC Costa Rica. Big or small, our Time, Talent, and Treasure contributions pave the way for future generations of UWC.
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Transcript and Certificate Request
We can provide physical and digital copies of your transcript, grade reports, graduation certificate, or enrollment letter. Make sure that you plan, as it can take us up to 3 weeks to process your request.For physical copies, please send us the address where you need them mailed, and remember that you will need to pay for mailing costs.
Update Your Contact Information
Make sure to update your contact information with UWC Costa Rica so we can keep you connected to our community through Newsletters, relevant event invitations, and other engagement initiatives!
Knowing the life paths our alumni are following fills our hearts with joy and helps us inspire potential students, donors, and each other.
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IB Diploma Requests
All services related to your IB Diploma must be requested directly through the IB Organization, such as replacing your diploma, requesting its legalization or apostille, or an official IB transcript.
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Police Certificate and Other Documentations
Currently, UWC Costa Rica cannot meet requests for help with Police Certificates and other government certifications and documentation processes such as apostilles and Ministry of Education diploma legalization. To help you get started, we have put together this information guide.
If you ever find yourself visiting Costa Rica, we recommend that you invest a little of your travel time to visit a “Contraloria de Servicios” or an office for the judicial system of Costa Rica to request your username and password so you can obtain your Police Certificate online. Remember to bring both the passport you used when studying in Costa Rica and your current passport. -
UWC Hub
Connect with thousands of UWCers through the movement’s online platform and phone app. Access exclusive content, offer and request mentorship, find job and volunteer opportunities, and more!
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UWCx Initiatives
UWCer-led initiatives that help UWC achieve its mission of creating a more peaceful and sustainable future.
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Blog: Alum Impact Stories
Discover all the achievements accomplished by our alums and our community. Make sure to share your story with us so it can be showcased!-
Max von Hippel '15 from the United States
Read More"I went through much personal growth as a result of UWC. I ended up not becoming an engineer and doing a much more theoretical degree. And now working on things that I would argue have a pretty broad social impact are [...] all based off of that kind of individual formative experience at UWC." - Max von Hippel '15 from the United States.Enjoy our 11th and LAST UWC Stories video now on our Youtube Channel ✨A big recognition to all of our alums who shared their stories before, during, and after UWC Costa Rica to highlight the diverse experiences and paths that make up our community. Created in conjunction with Andrés Bronnimann '13 ⚡ -
Azucena López ‘15 from Costa Rica
“UWC will always be marked in my heart because it was the place where I was able to discover that dreams can surpass limits and boundaries." - Azucena López ‘15Read More -
Bibi Aseeya Mohamed ‘18 from Guyana
I was brought back to UWC Costa Rica “virtually” this summer as I helped plan and facilitate some of the bonding activities for orientation.Read More -
Sena Voncujovi ‘13 and Pele Voncujovi from Ghana and Japan
During the summer of 2015, Sena and Pele Voncujovi collaborated with Middlebury College Professor Germain (Gigi) Gatewood and Visiting Artist Sunita Prasad to collect footage for a short documentary “ReVodution.”Read More -
Tara Hermez ‘09 from Lebannon
Upon graduating from UWC Costa Rica, I moved back home to Lebanon to work as a volunteer in a refugee camp in the south of Lebanon on a project that empowered Palestinian refugees between the ages of 8 to 16 on the importance of non-violent communication.Read More -
Liza Gashi '09 from Kosovo
"I've reached the point where I'm in a position where I can make a difference. And I'm trying to live every day my mission, but also to live that vision of UWC, of providing changemakers across the world..." - Liza Gashi '09 from Kosovo.Read More
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+506 2282 5609 | info@uwccostarica.org
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