HWIS NY Celebrates Its First Day in Its New Space!
On Tuesday, October 1, HWIS NY celebrated its first day in its new home at 525 West 52nd Street in Midtown West.
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Newly Expanded Midtown West Campus
Featuring makerspace, media center, 1.5K Sq Ft Indoor Gym, and music & art studios.
Why HWIS?
Our mission is to help build the knowledge, skills & character of our students, so they can become meaningful contributors to the world.
What Is Immersion?
Language immersion is an educational model in which students learn core curriculum in a second language, as well as in English.
Early Childhood
We offer a full immersion program in a uniquely supportive environment for students beginning as young as 2 years of age.
Elementary
Our Elementary Program develops bilingualism, biliteracy and character education skills that will set your child apart
About Us
News & Announcements
“The Separation Process: How is it done in an immersion environment? A perspective from Patti Summers – HWIS' early childhood director on the NY campus
A primary concern of parents dropping off their toddler, as young as age 2, in an immersion environment is that the child has all the normal separation anxiety being placed in the care of someone who is not their relative, in addition to being with someone speaking a language foreign to him/her. So, what can we expect and how we can make this easier for all involved?
Advancing Social and Emotional Learning: Dr. Ellen Connors @ HWIS Summer Institute 2019
One topic during our two-weeklong Summer Institute consisting of professional development and training was a session with Dr. Ellen Connors for a workshop called “Advancing Social and Emotional Learning: A New Vision of Success in Schools.”
HWIS’ Commitment to Middle School begins this Fall
With the planned NY and recent NJ facility expansion in Stirling, HWIS made the decision to continue its full immersion program through middle school with its first group of 6th graders in 2019-20 and its first 8th graders graduating in 2022.
HWIS Midtown West NYC information sessions and tour schedule
HWIS Midtown West NYC is pleased to announce weekly information session (open house) & tour dates for the new upcoming admissions season for 2020-21.
Our School At A Glance
- 15Years since HWIS opened its doors as NY/NJ’s first Mandarin and Spanish independent immersion school
- 200+Combined number of day school students enrolled in our NYC and Stirling, NJ campuses
- 40+Faculty and staff
- 97Percentage of students enrolled in our program for 4+ years testing as gifted
- 6:1Average student-to-teacher ratio
- 80Percentage of students who do not speak the target language (Mandarin or Spanish) at home