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About Us:
Internationals Network for Public Schools (“Internationals”) is a network of innovative NYC public high schools. Our mission is to provide quality education for recently arrived immigrant students by providing rigorous education in small, public high schools based on the Internationals Approach, our model for developing outstanding schools for immigrant students. Our schools are called International High Schools to reflect the multicultural backgrounds of the students. The first International High School was founded in 1985 in, Queens, New York, and as of Fall 2006, there will be nine International High Schools throughout New York City. Using an innovative educational approach that is built on twenty years of school-based success, the International High Schools have become a model for how to educate English Language Learners (ELLs) as well as how to create effective small schools. As the demand for quality public education for immigrants continues to grow, Internationals will be working to develop more schools to serve more students not only in New York City but also elsewhere in the country.