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| Number of students |
1600 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
110 |
| Max. number of students per class |
24 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Care Program for Junior School and Middle School children, which goes from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The Care Program is designed to meet the needs of Junior and Middle School parents who want their children to do their homework and be engaged in relaxing and creative activities after school hours. |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Baking, book club, journalism, coding, drama, endangered species, environmental club, film production, equality club, knitting, Model UN, scifi/comic book, sketchbook and doodling club |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
The United Nations International School is the school of the United Nations, and is a Pre-K-to-12th grade, coeducational, International Baccalaureate, college-preparatory day school. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
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 . |