Residential Life & Wellness
Life at UWC Costa Rica is Safe, Exciting, and Diverse
Every day is an opportunity for cultural exchange, shared learning, and personal growth. Students engage with different perspectives, traditions, and ways of thinking in a community built on respect and collaboration.
Our Residential Life & Wellness Program is designed to empower everyone—not only as students but as global citizens committed to making a positive impact on the world. The team includes eight daytime coordinators, two nighttime coordinators, and seven dedicated residence coordinators, all focused on ensuring your well-being and helping you maintain balance in each student’s daily life.
In addition, a multidisciplinary team—including healthcare professionals, educators, and wellness specialists & psycologists—provides comprehensive support to ensure physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
From excursions and camps to movie nights, community dinners, meditation, and sports, the residential activities are designed to enrich and safeguard everyone’s experience.
Living in Residences
Every UWC Costa Rica student lives in one of the eight residences, each named after some of Costa Rica’s most iconic beaches. Each residence builds its own community and traditions, dating back to the first generation in 2006.
Residences are both gendered and mixed, and each building has a coordinator who lives on campus, providing guidance and support throughout the two years at UWC Costa Rica. Living in residences also means sharing rooms with new people, understanding new cultures, and potentially, generating new friendships that will last a lifetime.
Wellness, Learning & Medical Support
UWC Costa Rica’s Wellness Team effectively supports the mental, physical, and emotional health of all members of the UWC Costa Rica community through routine checks with all students, shared spaces for peers, and ongoing activities that reinforce community and communication.
There’s also a dedicated medical team ready to address the community’s needs, in partnership with local insurance companies and hospitals, so that each student can receive any care they might require.
Safeguarding
UWC Costa Rica is dedicated to safeguarding all students from all forms of harm. Safeguarding is aimed at promoting student welfare and protecting children from physical, emotional, neglectful, and sexual abuse. This includes promoting student well-being in both physical and digital environments.
Begin your journey now!
Start your application to join the community in Costa Rica for the next academic year!