Armand Hammer United World College of the American West
The United World College - USA ( short UWC - USA) was founded in 1982 by the industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer, a fifth of today thirteen United World Colleges. 200 students from 80 to 90 countries and a variety of social classes live, live and learn together in this boarding school. The pursuit of peace, the conscious use of nature and international understanding remain as no abstract concepts, but are just part of everyday life. The two years of college to be with the International Baccalaureate, an internationally recognized university entrance qualification, completed.
History
The then president of the United World Colleges, the English Crown Prince Charles persuaded to support an American Armand Hammer UWC. In 1981, Armand Hammer bought the in the well-known guests such as Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt spent the night Montezuma Castle, a former mountain retreat and spa hotel, and in 1982 he founded the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West. In the years 2000 and 2001, more than $ 12 million of the buildings have been applied for renovation.
A Foundation of Shelby M. C. Davis and his wife Gale over $ 45 million in 1998 was the foundation of the existing scholarship program, so that for instance all American students to study at the UWCs without having to pay for school fees. The original donation was the largest ever given to an international education institution private donation ..
Academic Program
Students are selected by one of the over 120 national selection committee and usually get a scholarship. As part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program artistic and social activities and services are offered, some of the students ask the local mountain rescue team.
Graduates have the choice of one of the renowned universities to study in the world generally. Thus, the UWC - USA is ranked in a study by the Wall Street Journal from 2007 among the top 50 schools based on their success in the TOP U.S. universities.
According to your country 's financial statements themselves graduates of the college can be one of the Shelby Davis Scholarship apply by which undergraduate programs in prime U.S. universities such as Amherst College, Brown University, Carleton College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Macalester College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Middlebury College, Oberlin College, Smith College, Tufts University, Princeton University and Yale University are supported.
Campus
The UWC - USA is located at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountains, in Montezuma, New Mexico. There are about 10 km to the city of Las Vegas (New Mexico ) and 100 km to Santa Fe. The beautiful nature makes special experiences possible in the wild.
The historic Montezuma Castle is also the seat of the Bartos Institute. Here training for constructive conflict resolution are offered. You are also an integral part of college life.
Former classmates
- Paul Grimes, Deputy Australian Defence Minister, Deputy Cabinet Secretary
- Lousewies van der Laan, Dutch politician
- Philippe Wamba, American journalist
- Pavlos of Greece, Crown Prince of Greece
- Marcelo Calliari, former competition director, Brazilian government