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Student Life

EF International Academy New York - Student Life

Life at EF International Academy New York is exciting, vibrant and rewarding. Our clubs, activities and events offer students everything you would expect from an exclusive private high school and more.




Student Accomplishments
EF International Academy New York is extremely proud of the remarkable successes achieved by its students, who have excelled in the fields of academia, sport, the performing arts and university entrance, among others. Notable accomplishments of the past year include:

• President’s Award for Educational Achievement (GPA of 3.5 or higher– 91 students
• Student of the Year – Airam Maria Bobadilla, Cheng-Hsiang Hsao, Xindi Wang, Carlos Grandos Martinez
• Participation in the Economics for Leaders Programme at University of Texas Austin
• 2011 IB exam results - 15 perfect scores in various subjects including Mathematics and Economics
• Top US university acceptances including UCLA, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Virginia, Penn State University, Boston University and Purdue University

Academic projects
Throughout the year, our students participate in various academic conferences or
events that build on and enhance their classroom based learning. Some examples include:

• Environmental Club Projects
• Model UN conference
• Participation in New York Mathematics League
• Senior IB Theater projects
• Group 4 science project that analysed the sample from Tarrytown lakes at Rockefeller Science Center
• Economics class visit to Wall St and financial district and writing a research paper about trading

Field trips
The events calendar at our New York school is packed full of activities all year long. A dedicated Activities Coordinator plans a variety of trips, excursions and activities aimed to appeal to all our
students. Following are some of the places visited in the past year:

• Group IV project trip
• Fundraising activities like a Swim-a-thon
• Trips to Boston and Philadelphia
• Themed trips to New York City –Theatre, Visual Arts, Drama, Music
• Nicaragua trip as part of CAS
• University visits to Yale, Pace, Suffolk, Drexel, MIT, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania
• Metropolitan Museum of Art

Student Clubs and events
Student clubs and activities are carefully designed to meet the needs and interests of our diverse and gifted student community. Students organise many of the groups and events themselves. Students have participated in the following clubs and activities:

• Art, Business, Drama, Environment, Drawing, Math, Yoga clubs
• Soccer, Swimming, Basketball clubs
• Community Service Day
• Student Prom and Graduation
• Halloween
• Sports Day
• International Day
• Model United Nations

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