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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
Thanksgiving at HudsonWay Immersion School
We celebrated Thanksgiving all week, with stories, games, arts and crafts. Our students developed social-emotional skills such as gratitude and fostering healthy relationships through activities and thankful letters.
Fostering Curiosity and Compassion for Animals in our Youngest Students
On December 19, HWIS – NY invited friends from the Art Farm to give our preschoolers a chance to learn about different animals and how to care for them.
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.
“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?
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