United Nations International School - Manhattan Campus

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A Pre-K-to-12th grade, coeducational, college-preparatory day school, the United Nations International School (UNIS) was established in 1947 by a group of United Nations parents to provide an international education for children while preserving their diverse cultural heritages. What began as a nursery school for 20 children quickly grew, adding grades, students, and faculty.
Today, UNIS has over 1600 students in two locations, serving the United Nations, international and New York communities. Our campus in Jamaica Estates, Queens is a K-8 school, and our Manhattan campus, overlooking the East River, is Pre-K-12. UNIS was one of the International Baccalaureate (IB) founding schools and was among those awarding the first diplomas. The comprehensive K-12 curriculum prepares UNIS students for the IB, and the school's internationally recognized academic standards enable our students and to go on to study in top colleges and universities in the United States and worldwide.
The primary language of instruction is English. All students study French or Spanish, beginning in elementary school. Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, and Russian, are also taught beginning in the seventh grade at our Manhattan campus. Different mother tongues may be studied after school.
UNIS is a member of the Council of International Schools, the International Baccalaureate Organization, the European Council of International Schools, the New York State Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, the College Board and is registered with the New York Board of Regents as an independent, not-for-profit school.
Under the auspices of the United Nations and guided by its ideals, UNIS provides an inclusive and diverse learning environment in which rigorous international programs foster academic excellence, innovation, creativity, and cross-cultural communication to educate and inspire its students to become an active force in shaping a better world: peaceful, compassionate and sustainable.
With over 125 different nations represented within the student body, the UNIS curriculum is designed to reflect the school's mission and guiding principles. Providing an optimal environment for our students is central to teaching and learning at UNIS. As such, our Teaching and Learning Policy further amplifies and directs our educational thinking and practice.
In the formative years, we offered a rigorous age-appropriate, school-designed curriculum based on the latest research. We expressed through a coherent set of standards and benchmarks in all subject areas: from Prekindergarten to Grade 10 (Tutorial 2). Our Junior and Senior students (Tutorial 3/4) enroll in the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) or IB Courses, where the range of subjects offered at UNIS is imposing. Within the framework of IB requirements, our students can choose from over 200-course combinations. Our graduating students leave us to attend some of the best universities around the world. As they continue along their journey as learners, we take pride in the individual successes they have achieved at UNIS and celebrate their opportunity for continued growth as life-long learners and informed and active global citizens.

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