La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi
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La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi is an Italian international school in Manhattan, New York City, serving Pre-Kindergarten through high school/liceo. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs established the school in 1977.[1] The Italian government accredits the school,[2] and the New York State Association of Independent Schools accredited the school in 2006.[1] It is the sole bilingual English-Italian day school in North America;[3][4] The Italian government finances some of the school's expenses.[2] As of 2015 the school has about 300 students.[5] The school holds an annual benefit dinner.[6]
Campuses
As of 2017[update] its primary students attend school at 12 East 96th Street, while secondary students attend school at 406 East 67th Street.[7] Its secondary campus is in Carnegie Hill,[5] former occupying a former residence at 12 East 96th Street. Robert L. Livingston built the house, while architect Ogden Codman, Jr. designed it.[8] The building on 12 East 96th Street is, as of 2015, on sale for $30 million.[5]
In 2015 the Marconi school purchased a 14-story, 102,000-square-foot (9,500 m2) building, a former medical research facility of Mount Sinai Medical Systems at 432 W. 58th St. in West Midtown, for $55 million. The school was scheduled to renovate it and make it the new school building. It was originally scheduled to open in 2016.[5]
See also
- Italian Americans in New York City
- American international schools in Italy:
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References
- ^ a b "History and Accreditation Archived 2015-05-02 at WebCite" (Archive). La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Retrieved on May 2, 2015. "12 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128"
- ^ a b "POETS' GROUP PRESERVES LINK TO SICILY." The New York Times. November 30, 1984. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.
- ^ "About la scuola Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine." La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Retrieved on May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Piccoli italiani crescono con la Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi". lavocedinewyork.com. La Voce di New York. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Clarke, Catherine. "Italian private school drops $55M on new NYC cultural and education center Archived 2016-02-26 at WebCite" (Archive). New York Daily News. Friday September 11, 2015. Retrieved on February 25, 2016.
- ^ Cunningham, Bill. "EVENING HOURS; Breaking Winter's Spell." The New York Times. March 16, 2003. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Contact Us." La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Retrieved on December 27, 2017. "Lower School (Pre-K–5th Grade) 12 East 96th Street (between Madison and 5th Avenue) [...] Upper School (Middle and High Schools) 406 East 67th Street (between York and First Avenue) New York, NY 10065"
- ^ Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes/7 East 96th Street; A French-Style 1913 Town House, in Limestone." The New York Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.
Further reading
An interview with the school chairperson Steve Acunto:
- "Steve Acunto: Chairman of the Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi in New York, NY." In: Mucci, Umberto. We The Italians: Two Flags One Heart. ISBN 978-1522898702. Start p. 5.
External links
- La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi
- (in Italian) "Piccoli italiani crescono con la Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi" (Archive). La Voce di New York. March 22, 2014.