Talk:United World College of Costa Rica

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[edit] Text from United World Colleges Costa Rica

In 1996 Helmut Kutin, President of SOS Children's Villages, proposed the foundation of an International SOS College in Latin America similar to the African one already established in Ghana.

The idea was to create a space of academic excellence for students from different SOS villages in Latin America.

This dream became a reality on January 14th, 2000, the day Colegio International SOS Hermann Gmeiner was inaugurated in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica was chosen as the place to construct the college because of its characteristics as a democratic and peaceful country with a high level of education in Latin America. Also taken into account was the fact that the SOS Villages Regional Office for Central America and Mexico is located in Costa Rica.

The Grieg foundation generously financed the transition from SOS to UWC, committing itself to provide one hundred full scholarships during the first five years of existence of the United World College Costa Rica, this being a very important source of financial support for the school. In addition to providing funds for the construction of the current college Per Grieg has also committed himself to offer scholarships for future students from SOS Villages.

In August 2006 the college formally joins the United World Colleges Organisation and from that moment on will be known by the name United World College Costa Rica.

Our goal is to educate young people with strong ethical and moral beliefs, as nature and environmental conservationists as well as defenders of peace in a natural and friendly environment.

Copied for merging reasons Magioladitis 11:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)