The UNISVerse

What do Remote-Only Students Think of Testing?

January 27, 2021

From March 2020 up until summer break, UNIS students attended class online through Zoom due to COVID-19. Since September, UNIS has implemented a hybrid-learning...

A Primer on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

By Andrei Khazatsky, Writer

January 27, 2021

In the fall of last year, a war erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a region called Nagorno-Karabakh. However, this conflict is by no means a new...

You Are Cleared For School: A Look at the Ruvna Survey

By Sophia Lenczowski, Editor-in-Chief

January 19, 2021

You just arrived at school. You walk to the front of school where you approach Mr. Aaron and show him the QR code from your just-filled-out Ruvna health...

It’s Not Over: How and Why Students Should Stay Politically Active

By Felipe Tavares, Writer

January 19, 2021

This past election has been one of the most polarizing in American history, and now that it's over, and has gone the right way, it is easy to sit back,...

The UNISVerse Interview: Dr. Brenner on the Vaccine

By Clara Scholl, Editor-in-Chief

January 19, 2021

After a year of COVID-19 disruptions, the promise of a long-awaited vaccine brought hope to many during the holiday season. With the COVID-19 infection...

A Better Democracy: Female Representation Hits All-Time High

January 3, 2021

“For me a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.” – Michele Bachelet, former...

A Walk Through Soho – The Pandemic and Businesses in Photographs

January 3, 2021

Taking a brisk walk around New York City in April – in the midst of the pandemic –I saw an empty city. Gone were the yellow taxis whisking people away,...

New Club Spotlight

January 3, 2021

Twenty-twenty was chaotic and horrible for UNIS in many respects. COVID-19 and many other issues cast their shadows on the year. However, even though it...

Very Public Art: Madi Aye’s Arresting Work

January 3, 2021

You’ve probably passed by the big artwork on the third floor, as we call it, actually titled A fragment of spiraling reflection. But could you name the...

What’s in a Name? Everything.

January 3, 2021

“Ahn-way? Anyooway? Am I saying that right?” This is a phrase I hear at the start of every school year from the majority of my new teachers. In an...

Satire! UNIS Spices Up Pandemic Protocols with Songs, “Love Island,” and More

January 3, 2021

In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the United Nations International School to a temporary close. Many students were devastated that they were...

Tick Tock! A Climate Countdown – or Lifeline – in Union Square

January 3, 2021

As we begin 2021, we have to realize that our world is becoming warmer and warmer. On September 20, 2020, “Climate Clock” was installed in Union Square...

Tips & Tricks for Hybrid Learning

January 3, 2021

With all the dissonance and conflict going on in the world right now, it can be hard for people to be on the same page about anything. However, there’s...

EIB Explained – The Inside Scoop on the Group that’s Been Popping up on all of our Feeds

October 13, 2020

When the @blackatunis Instagram account first appeared, many in the UNIS community were taken aback that our school wasn’t the inclusive, tolerant safe...

Rachel Barek (’97) Talks Discrimination

October 11, 2020

As UNIS continues to confront issues of diversity, racism, and inclusion in its community, it continues to be important to reflect on the past. To do that,...