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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com september 29, 2016 • KIDS & EDUCATION • The Cou rie r sun 29 THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 173-53 Croydon Road, Jamaica Estates 718-658-6166 | www.unis.org The United Nations International School is distinguished for its excellence in teaching and learning in an international setting that fosters understanding, independence, interdependence and cooperation. The UNIS Queens Campus offers students a unique environment combining the warmth and security of a community school with the UNIS academic program of intellectual rigor and challenge. The cultural diversity of our students and their families enriches school life and enhances our international mission. UNIS students appreciate the significance of respect and inclusion, and celebrate the ideals of the United Nations Charter. Students receive a broadly based, balanced education focusing on math, science, humanities, English, French, and Spanish, as well as intensive art, music, computer and physical education programs. UNIS offers a comprehensive program for English Language Learners using a combination of separate instruction and in-class support, with the goal of language proficiency close to the level of their English speaking peers. UNIS Queens enrolls approximately 190 students in grades K–8. At the 9th-grade level, they may transfer to the UNIS Manhattan campus, overlooking the East River at 24th Street, which offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate diploma. Virtually every UNIS high school student goes on to higher learning at prestigious colleges and universities in the US and around the world. Alternatively, students are provided with the necessary intellectual challenge while at Queens to enable them to gain entry into prestigious public and parochial high schools in New York City and beyond. Please visit our school on one of our open house days, or our website at www.unis.org, for more information. Open House Dates Thursday, October 6 at 9 am Thursday, October 27 at 6 pm Wednesday, November 2 at 9 am Friday, December 2 at 9 am Please call ahead before coming. A World Leader in Education UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (Founded in 1947) Queens Campus (Grades K - 8) Continuation of program at our Manhattan Campus High School Exceptional levels of student achievement recognized in the USA and worldwide • Rigorous curriculum leading to International Baccalaureate at high school level • Outstanding, multicultural music, art and drama programs • Integrated learning using advanced technology • French and Spanish taught daily from kindergarten • Individualized early years instruction in reading, writing and math • Culturally diverse community with supportive home school partnerships • Flexible after care and after school activities programs Sign up at www.unis.org or email [email protected] for more information 173-53 Croydon Road, Jamaica Estates, NY 11432 | 718-658-6166


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