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Tessa International Becomes IB World School
The school also received the accreditation of the French Ministry of Education for its French nursery, pre-K and kindergarten classes.
Press release from Tessa International School:
Nov. 18, 2022
Tessa International School, the early childhood and primary school in Hoboken, New Jersey, has been officially authorized as an IB World School for the Primary Years Programme, by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). Last week, the school received the accreditation of the French Ministry of Education for its French nursery, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten classes.
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Tessa International School became the first school in New Jersey to offer both the internationally recognized IB PYP and French National Program.
Tessa, a unique offering in New Jersey
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Based in Hoboken, Tessa International School (Tessa) is a bilingual French-English, Spanish-English and Mandarin-English Early childhood and primary school.
Since its opening in December 2017, Tessa International School has experienced rapid growth despite the Covid crisis. In this 2022-2023 school year, it has nearly 200 students.
Tessa's unique offering, which combines the official French curriculum and the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Program (IB), creates many academic and social emotional growth opportunities for its students. This dynamic and goal-oriented program provides children with the skills to challenge themselves in an environment that holds them to the highest academic standards.
An enthusiastic international community
Sixty cultural backgrounds are represented within the school.
“Tessa is built on a foundation of inclusivity. Our students come from all over the world, (and right here in the USA). This is a school that finds reasons to celebrate. We celebrate the achievement of our students in academics, music, the arts, and languages and the richness of the cultures we all represent.” explains Kathleen Visconti, Head of School.
Tessa's parents and staff have engaged wholeheartedly in obtaining both accreditations.
This press release was produced by Tessa International School. The views expressed here are the author's own.
