United Nations International School
- Grades
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PK, K–12
- International Baccalaureate
- Day
- International
Who we are
The United Nations International School (UNIS) provides an international education that emphasizes academic excellence within a caring community for pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade students from families of the United Nations, as well as from other families seeking a similar education for their children. The school promotes the appreciation of the diversity of persons and cultures, provides an optimal environment for learning and teaching, and offers a global curriculum that inspires in its students the spirit and ideals of the United Nations Charter.
UNIS has unusual diversity, with its students coming from 110 countries and speaking about 100 languages at home. In addition to extensive classes in humanities, the arts, math, and sciences, the school teaches eight languages in addition to English during the school day, and a dozen languages after school. As a founding school of the International Baccalaureate (IB), UNIS is an international leader in forging a comprehensive curriculum that promotes international understanding and academic rigor. And because UNIS is under the auspices of the UN, the world's largest humanitarian organization, it takes seriously its responsibility to teach its students how to become active global citizens, eager to help make the world more just, peaceful, and sustainable.