UWC Dilijan

Our students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which is made up of three core components and six subject groups.

Average class size: 14 students

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Core components

• Theory of Knowledge: Students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we claim what we know.

• The Extended Essay: An independent, self-directed piece of research finishing with a 4,000-word paper.

• Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS): Students take part in a range of experiences and at least one project.

Subjects

• Keele- ja kirjandusuuringud: armeenia kirjandus, inglise kirjandus, inglise keel ja kirjandus, vene kirjandus, kooli toetatud iseõppe kirjandus
• Keele omandamine: Inglise keel B, saksa keel ab initio, keel ja kultuur, vene ab initio, hispaania ab initio

• Üksikisikud ja ühiskonnad: Majandus, keskkonnasüsteemid ja -ühiskonnad, geograafia, globaalne poliitika, ajalugu, keel ja kultuur, filosoofia

• Teaduste: Bioloogia, keemia, füüsika, keskkonnasüsteemid ja ühiskonnad

• Matemaatika: matemaatika – analüüs ja lähenemisviisid, matemaatika – rakendused ja tõlgendamine

• Kunst: Kujutav kunst, teater
  

Co-curricular

All students at UWC complete a co-curricular programme called Creativity, activity and service (CAS) – an integral part of the IB qualification. Students get the opportunity to choose a physical, a creative and a community service activity.

The co-curricular programme at UWC Dilijan consists of 4 elements – CAS, Project Weeks, Focus Weeks and Cultural Weekends. Students work closely with the local community in Dilijan and in neighbouring villages, engaging in the activities of organisations working with kids and the disadvantaged. UWC Dilijan’s outdoor education includes hiking, skiing, sailing and caving expeditions with access to nature to inspire team building and a keen interest in the environment.

The cutting-edge campus is set on eight hectares of sloping and wooded countryside, located in the Dilijan National Park. Its architectural design, employing the most advanced environmental standards, provides access to knowledge anywhere, at any time through technology that fuels a continuous and adaptive learning environment.

Residential accommodation:

We have modern, well-equipped residential facilities and students live in one of six boarding houses, known as ‘Toons’ (the Armenian word for home). Typically, students are two or four per room with shared bathrooms. We do our best to ensure a mix of students – by country, culture or language – in each room to foster international understanding.

Students return home for the winter and summer breaks unless they are unable to. In this case, the school helps them to either find a host family or rent a shared apartment with other students.

Medical provisions:

• Spetsiaalselt ehitatud kohapealne 24/7 meditsiinikeskus
• Arst ja õdede meeskond
• Hästi varustatud haigla Dilijanis
• Tihedad ühendused Jerevani haiglatega (90-minutilise autosõidu kaugusel koolilinnakust)

Academic and emotional well-being

The school supports students’ academic and emotional well-being through:

• Psühhoterapeut, kes külastab iganädalaselt
• Täiskohaga heaolunõustaja

• Mentor õpilastele kaks korda nädalas toimuvatel sessioonidel 

• Tooni vanemad (nagu me kutsume koduvanemad)
• Kokkulepped Jerevani ametlike psühhiaatritega, kui on vaja eriarstiabi

• Täiskoormusega ülikooli- ja karjäärinõustaja

• Eakaaslaste kuulajad – rühm õpilasi, kes on koolitatud oma eakaaslasi toetama

You can apply to UWC Dilijan through your UWC national committee (NC) or through the UWC Global Selection Programme.