HudsonWay Immersion School

Overview HudsonWay Immersion School, (www.hwis.org), the first independent immersion school in the NY/NJ metropolitan area, develops the cognitive abilities, character and global skills to enable students to succeed in a fast-changing and interconnected world. HWIS serves students from preschool through Grade 8 providing a full immersion program in two languages Mandarin/English or Spanish/English enabling students to be become fully bilingual and biliterate. Founder Sharon Huang began the program in 2005 after conducting extensive research on best practices in immersion. Her then 1-year old twin boys were the inspiration for a school that today benefits about 200 students across both campuses. In 2018, the NJ school relocated to a larger campus in Stirling, NJ, and in 2020, NY school expanded to a newly renovated space in Midtown West, NYC. With this increased footprint the school has plans to expand to supporting students from preschool through middle school on both campu...