United World College in Mostar
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The United World College in Mostar is the twelfth College in the UWC family and the fourth College in Europe. The College was established in September 2006 as a part of the UWC-IBO Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is the first College located in the post-conflict country.
The school shares the building with the Mostar Old Gymnasium. Before the war, this gymnasium was the finest school in Yugoslavia. The building is from Austro-Hungarian times and is deeply influenced by the Turkish architecture. The classes of Theory of Knowledge take place in the historical building of Croatian Cultural Centre Napredak.
Students live in two residences: Sušac House and Čusto House (named by the local owners). Houses are on both banks of the river Neretva. The College does not have a separated campus according to the location in the city.
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[edit] Location
The UWCiM is located in the city of Mostar which is an unofficial capital city of Herzegovina, a historical region in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The post address is UWC in Mostar, Španski trg 1, 880 00 Mostar
[edit] The IBO at UWC in Mostar
So far the UWCiM runs these subjects in each of the IBO groups:
- Group 1 (Language A1): Bosnian language A1, Serbian language A1, Croatian language A1, other languages are possible like the self-taught
- Group 2 (Second Language): English B, English A2, English A1, French B, French B Beginners
- Group 3 (Individuals and societes): Economics, History, ITGS
- Group 4 (Sciences): Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems
- Group 5 (Mathematics): Mathematical Studies, Mathematics SL, Mathematics HL
- Group 6 (Arts): Visual Arts
In the next school year (2007/2008) there is possibility to have also Spanish language (in the Group 2), Anthropology, Business and Geography (in the group 3), Computer Science (in the Group 5), Theatre Arts and Music Arts (in the Group 6). All the subjects are taught by the expierenced IB teachers. The staff includes teachers from Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, Bulgaria,France, South Africa, Kenya, Finland and Bosnia and Herzegovina mainly for the local A1 languages. UWC-IBO Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina provides also a Trainee Program for the local teachers.
[edit] The CAS Program
The post-conflict society eleven years after the Dayton Agreement is completely safe. On the other hand there are still possibilities to contribute to the restoration of the community in the city of Mostar. That is the reason why at UWCiM there is the possibility for a very interesting CAS Program:
Services: Mostar Community Foundation, Special School, Egyptian Village (village for children without parents financed by the Egyptian Government), Roma Neretva - work with Roma people, Refugee Camp, work in a hospital and in kindergardens, Amnesty International Organization...
Activities: Hiking, Skiing, Rafting, Cycling, Yoga, Balet, Modern Dance, Volleyball, Basketball, Indoor and Outdoor Soccer, Rugby...
Creativities: Model of United Nations (representatives attended also International MUN Conference in Geneva, Atlantic College MUN Conference and are preparing UWCiM MUN Conference in Mostar which will take place on 21st and 22nd April 2007), Newspaper (the official school newspaper is called BUZZ), World Religions at UWCiM, Photography, Astronomy, local languages lessons provided by students, Music Instruments Tutorials, Voice Tutorial...
Leaders of the CAS activities are expierenced IB teachers, students or local supporters.
[edit] The Student Body
So far at UWCiM there is just a first generation of students including 25 different nationalities. The final number (60 nationalities) will be reached next year. This year, students come from the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Finland, Czech republic, Slovakia, Poland, Macedonia, Belarus, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Kosovo (Albanian nationality), Bosnia & Herzegovina (all three nationalities - Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks), Turkey, Iraq, Kurdistan, Israel, Palestine and Kenya.
The number of students including two generations will be 200 which is a common number in majority of the UWC-s.
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