United Nations International School of Hanoi
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The United Nations International School of Hanoi is an international school in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1988 with the support of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (UNDP) with the aim of providing an education to the children of UN staff and others. It now caters to the children of diplomats, aid workers, businessman, and other expatriates living and working in Hanoi. Classes range from pre-school to high school, and the IB Diploma available to students in grade 11 and 12.
As of October 2007, there were 840 students from 52 countries.
The demographic has changed significantly in the past 5 years in that there used to be only a handful of Vietnamese children in the school. Since the late 80s, the school has seen significant growth, beginning with less than 10 students. Up until 1999 there was no 12th grade. UNIS now offers the full International Baccalaureate program, from the primary level to the Diploma Programme in high school—the first school to do so in Asia. The school is also is accredited by the European Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
For many years, the school was a housed in a small building attached the Hanoi-Amsterdam campus (a local Vietnamese high school); in 1999, the campus was moved to the UN buildings in Van Phuc; in 2004 the school was finally moved to the long-awaited custom-built campus located in a new city on the outskirts of Hanoi proper, called Ciputra Hanoi International City. The new campus has been upgraded and now includes a swimming pool and a new basketball court. The football fields are four and currently there are two full basketball courts, a gym, play areas, a playground with many things for the younger children to enjoy.
[edit] Mission statement
- "Our mission is to encourage students to be independent, lifelong learners who strive for excellence and become responsible stewards of our global and natural environment, achieved within a supportive community that values diversity and through a programme reflecting the ideals and principles of the United Nations".
UNIS is home to many aspiring and adventurous students from many nations. Activities such as the UNIS senate, the various charities, and many others represent the internationalism of UNIS and how people of different national, cultural, and religious backgrounds can come together and help each other without any racial or social prejudice.
