May 11, 2024

HudsonWay Immersion School NJ Campus – Celebration of International Chinese Language Day

On Saturday, April 27, over 200 families from across New Jersey joined in a free public celebration of United Nations Chinese Language Day hosted by HudsonWay Immersion School in Stirling.  This lively event saw the NJ campus teeming with excitement as attendees, including the Vice Consul of the Education Office of the Chinese Consulate, Qin Qilun came to revel in the richness of Chinese language and culture. The event featured a captivating lineup of performances and workshops provided by various cultural and educational institutions.
May 11, 2024

Chinese Consul General Visits HudsonWay Immersion School’s NY Campus in Celebration of International Chinese Language Day

On Saturday, April 27, over 200 families from across New Jersey joined in a free public celebration of United Nations Chinese Language Day hosted by HudsonWay Immersion School in Stirling.  This lively event saw the NJ campus teeming with excitement as attendees, including the Vice Consul of the Education Office of the Chinese Consulate, Qin Qilun came to revel in the richness of Chinese language and culture. The event featured a captivating lineup of performances and workshops provided by various cultural and educational institutions.
June 30, 2022

Global Seal of Biliteracy 

For the first time HWIS awarded students the Global Seal of Biliteracy, a credential recognized in 41 states by high schools, colleges and employers that celebrates language skills and expands future opportunities for its recipients. Students receive a certificate which is numbered and can be tied into students’ Linked In profiles and put on their resumes.
June 22, 2022

Grade 8 Graduation – NY

On June 14 our NY community came together to celebrate HWIS’ first 8th grade graduation recognizing the achievements of Charles Doyle, Jack Perkins and Renzo Lau in the Mandarin program.  The celebration began with advice from Head of School Nelyda Miguel, followed by each graduate reflecting on his journey at HWIS delivered in both English and Mandarin. 
January 30, 2022

Scholastic® Literacy Pro

HWIS has purchased Scholastic® Literacy Pro, which provides 24/7, personalized access to over 2500 titles for students and teachers to set and monitor reading goals. Data on time spent reading, comprehension and level advancement helps students, parents and teachers support students’ reading advancement.
November 9, 2021

NBC News featuring Jack Perkins

Watch this clip from NBC News featuring Jack Perkins, an 8th grader attending HudsonWay Immersion School in NY. ⭐️Jack came in 3rd in a field of over 500 runners ages 8-18. Great job Jack! We are very proud of you! ????????????‍♂️????
October 20, 2021

Hispanic Heritage Month – Virtual Celebration

Our Summer Camp 2021 at our NY campus has been nothing short of an educational, fun, immersive, and a joyous experience for campers of all ages and languages! Each 2-week session was theme-based and boy, did our staff outdo themselves with engaging the campers every session!
October 1, 2021

First Day of School

Our Summer Camp 2021 at our NY campus has been nothing short of an educational, fun, immersive, and a joyous experience for campers of all ages and languages! Each 2-week session was theme-based and boy, did our staff outdo themselves with engaging the campers every session!
October 1, 2021

Welcome Teacher’s College student teachers

For the 4th year, HWIS-NY has partnered with Columbia University’s Teacher’s College to provide an environment for student teachers to get real life experience teaching in the classroom supported by a mentor teacher. In exchange, HWIS benefits from the ideas and additional support that these teachers provide.
August 11, 2021

Welcome Nelyda Miguel, HWIS’ incoming Head of School 

We are excited to welcome incoming Head of School, Nelyda Miguel to HWIS.  Founder Sharon Huang sat down with Nely to discuss her thoughts on joining HWIS, her perspective on educational leadership and ways we can support the well-being of our students. 
August 11, 2021

A visit with HWIS alumni 

Earlier this summer we spoke with several HWIS alumni including one of HWIS’ first graduates, Matt Fallon, a recent graduate from The Pingry School and participant in the US. Olympics swimming trials. Listen to Matt’s story and that of other alumni.... 
June 23, 2021

Science Fair Challenges

Our science fairs are always done in both the target language (Mandarin or Spanish) and in English. This year we added some unique challenges such as our Solar Oven challenge in which students were divided into teams...
June 23, 2021

Science units on Planting and Insects

This spring, both our preschoolers and elementary students had hands-on experience planting and caring for several types of plants including wheat, grass, eggplant, radishes, and corn, learning the names and written characters for all of these plants.
June 23, 2021

Virtual Session and Meet and Greet with Young Adult Fiction writer Elizabeth Lim

Having read the first of the Blood of Stars duology, Spin the Dawn, our 6th and 7th Graders in Ms. Poon’s English language arts class had the opportunity to ask questions of author Elizabeth Lim in a virtual session at HudsonWay Immersion School.
April 24, 2021

HUDSONWAY IMMERSION SCHOOL INCREASES FINANCIAL AID FOR SELECT GRADES

HudsonWay Immersion School announced today that it will offer financial aid awards of up to 80% of tuition for qualified students entering the Mandarin or Spanish immersion middle school program in Grade 5 or Grade 6 and for the Spanish elementary program in Kindergarten or Grade 1 beginning with the 2021-2022 academic school year.
April 12, 2021

HUDSONWAY IMMERSION SCHOOL ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

HudsonWay Immersion School announced today it is launching a new scholarship program designed to provide K-6th grade students the opportunity to develop biliteracy in Mandarin or Spanish in a program designed to produce global citizens.
October 2, 2020

Health & Safety Measures for COVID-19 at NJ and NY HudsonWay campuses

Administrative officer Bill Hicks discusses the many health & safety precautions put in place at each campus to ensure that students can come onsite safely.