A two-year residential, university-prep, two-year high school, part of a final two-year IB Diploma Program (IBDP) for either mostly grades 11 and 12, or 12 and an additional year (PG). Students at UWC-USA start working to become agents for change the minute they set foot on campus. Building bridges to understanding with students of radically diverse nationalities, races, beliefs and economic backgrounds. Partnering with a local homeless shelter, tutoring children, and renovating a community center. Learning to respect nature as they test their endurance in the wilderness. And completing a rigorous IB diploma program at the same time. Our students learn lessons in practical idealism that equip them to become changemakers for life. UWC-USA offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB), one of the most recognized and respected high school diplomas in the world. Applicants must be US citizens or US permanent residents and be either 16 or 17 years old on September 1 of the year they intend to enroll.