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Internationals Approach

INPS Core Principles

Queens International 6-12 Secondary School is part of the International Network for Public Schools. This network serves recent immigrants and English language learners who enroll with four years or less of education in U.S. schools. The school models are based on the international approach, based on a set of 5 Core Principles: heterogeneity and collaboration, experiential learning, language and content integration, localized autonomy and responsibility, and one learning model for all. After 30 years of practitioner success working with immigrant students, INPS has begun to design school models that address the growing needs of English Language Learners in communities nationwide, thereby expanding opportunities for ELL students to be served by its innovative best practices.

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Heterogeneity + Collaboration

Schools and classrooms are heterogeneous and use collaborative structures that build on the strengths of each member of the school community to optimize learning.

Experiential Learning

Schools and classrooms are heterogeneous and use collaborative structures that build on the strengths of each member of the school community to optimize learning.

Language + Content Integration

Strong language skills develop most effectively in context and emerge most naturally in a purposeful, language-rich, interdisciplinary, and experiential program.

Localized Autonomy + Responsibility

Linking autonomy and responsibility at every level within a learning community allows all members to contribute to their fullest potential.

One Learning Model For All

All members of our school community work in diverse, collaborative groups using hands-on projects; put another way, the model for adult learning and student learning mirror each other.