Note to Correspondents

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TO HOLD GRADUATION CEREMONY

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL, 30 MAY

 

The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2007 of the United Nations International School (UNIS) will take place at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 May, in the General Assembly Hall.  Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, will offer the commencement address.

The 112 graduates in this year’s class represent 43 nationalities and speak 39 languages as their mother tongues.  Forty-seven per cent of the students are affiliated with the United Nations community, 33 per cent are part of the international community and 20 per cent represent the host country community.  Sixty-seven per cent of the students have attended UNIS for six or more years.

The students will leave UNIS for over 75 of the world’s finest universities in 13 countries and 21 states in the United States, equipped with the best secondary level preparation the world has to offer, the prestigious International Baccalaureate programme.  At UNIS, students have had the privilege of daily exposure to all of the world’s cultures through social interaction with peers and instruction from a faculty that represents 43 countries.  As a result, they have developed values and understanding that will prepare them to truly become citizens of the world.

UNIS was founded in 1947 by a group of United Nations parents to provide an education that fostered global awareness for their children.  From its modest start as a nursery school for 20 children in 1947, the school has grown to a K-12 college preparatory school on two campuses enrolling over 1,500 students from 117 countries.  The school offers classes in nine languages and a balanced and rigorous educational programme that enables students to meet the entry requirements of universities worldwide.  Continued emphasis is also placed on community service and the value of the arts in daily living.

For further information, please contact Marjorie Nieuwenhuis, Director of College Counselling, United Nations International School, tel: 212 584 3115, email: mnieuwenhuis@unis.org. 

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