In March 2017, UWC Adriatic was visited by a team of external accreditation inspectors from the international school inspection agency Penta International.
The following are some of the commendations in the final report:
“Community interaction is at the heart of the United Word College of the Adriatic life with full and active participation of all members.”
“Students are engaged and passionate about their learning, and about life: they are a credit to the College, to themselves and to their families.”
“There is a sense of idealism that permeates every aspect of College life: programmes and practices at UWC Adriatic are carefully and expertly developed to facilitate and encourage the development of this in the students.”
“Much teaching is outstanding: teachers’ active engagement and careful preparation results in exemplary learning experiences, with students who are totally engrossed. Relationships between staff and students are exemplary: in many instances, it was a privilege to witness.”
“Students appreciate their responsibility to make a positive contribution to the community. One student suggested that they have a duty to understand global issues and the issues of the community, a feeling with which that many agreed.”
“UWC Adriatic programmes and practices encourage and develop a deep mutual understanding across the school community. Many lessons witnessed ardent debates about topics as diverse as climate change and immigration policy.”
“Students feel sufficiently challenged socially, as a result of living independently for the first time in their life and having to act in a more adult fashion than other people of their age. This is something they thoroughly enjoy and are passionate about protecting.”
“Students are polite, courteous and often charming, going out of their way to stop and talk at length and with great passion about their love for the college and the significant impact it had had on their lives. Many are keen to point out that the quality of education provided at UWC Adriatic was far superior to that which they had received in their home country.”
‘There is an exemplary quality of interaction between staff and students: this does not happen by accident, but is supported by the unflagging attention by the headmaster, deputy headmaster, senior staff and all teachers, as well as by the students themselves, both informally and formally.’
