The Flushing International High School
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Flushing International High School is a New York City
public high school
that opened in September 2004 in Flushing
, New York. Students come from over 30 different countries and speak over twenty different native languages. Flushing International is a NYC School Empowerment School in District 25.
, a non-profit organization that grew out of the work of a group of international high schools in New York City. The organization now supports 12 schools in New York and California. The first international high school, located on the campus of LaGuardia Community College
, opened in 1985; two more followed in the 1990s. Since 2001, the network has opened and supported 9 additional high schools with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The network of schools annually serves 4,000 students immigrating from 90 countries. The network’s mission is to provide quality education to recently arrived immigrants by developing and networking small high schools based on the Internationals approach.
New York City
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public high school
High school
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that opened in September 2004 in Flushing
Flushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...
, New York. Students come from over 30 different countries and speak over twenty different native languages. Flushing International is a NYC School Empowerment School in District 25.
History
Flushing International High School is a member of the The Internationals Network for Public SchoolsThe Internationals Network for Public Schools
Internationals Network for Public Schools is an educational nonprofit supporting 12 International high schools, serving newly arrived immigrants, in New York and California.-Mission:...
, a non-profit organization that grew out of the work of a group of international high schools in New York City. The organization now supports 12 schools in New York and California. The first international high school, located on the campus of LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia Community College is a two-year community college located in the Hunter's Point section of Long Island City in the New York City borough of Queens, and is a component of the City University of New York. LaGuardia is named after former Congressman and New York mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia...
, opened in 1985; two more followed in the 1990s. Since 2001, the network has opened and supported 9 additional high schools with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The network of schools annually serves 4,000 students immigrating from 90 countries. The network’s mission is to provide quality education to recently arrived immigrants by developing and networking small high schools based on the Internationals approach.