La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi
Address
Upper School: 406 East 67th Street, New York, NY 10065
Lower School: 12 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128

New York City

United States
Information
Websitelascuoladitalia.org
Livingston House, 12 East 96th Street

La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi is an Italian international school in Manhattan, New York City, serving Pre-Kindergarten through high school/liceo. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs established the school in 1977.[1] The Italian government accredits the school,[2] and the New York State Association of Independent Schools accredited the school in 2006.[1] It is the sole bilingual English-Italian day school in North America;[3] The Italian government finances some of the school's expenses.[2] As of 2015 the school has about 300 students.[4] The school holds an annual benefit dinner.[5]

Campuses

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Campuses in Manhattan

As of 2017 its primary students attend school at 12 East 96th Street, while secondary students attend school at 406 East 67th Street.[6] Its secondary campus is in Carnegie Hill,[4] former occupying a former residence at 12 East 96th Street. Robert L. Livingston built the house, while architect Ogden Codman, Jr. designed it.[7] The building on 12 East 96th Street is, as of 2015, on sale for $30 million.[4]

In 2015 the Marconi school purchased a 14-story, 102,000-square-foot (9,500 m2) building, a former medical research facility of Mount Sinai Medical Systems at 432 W. 58th St. in West Midtown, for $55 million. The school was scheduled to renovate it and make it the new school building. It was originally scheduled to open in 2016.[4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "History and Accreditation Archived 2015-05-01 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Retrieved on May 2, 2015. "12 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128"
  2. 1 2 "POETS' GROUP PRESERVES LINK TO SICILY." The New York Times. November 30, 1984. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "About la scuola Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine." La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Retrieved on May 2, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Clarke, Catherine. "Italian private school drops $55M on new NYC cultural and education center " (Archive). New York Daily News. Friday September 11, 2015. Retrieved on February 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Cunningham, Bill. "EVENING HOURS; Breaking Winter's Spell." The New York Times. March 16, 2003. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Contact Us." La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Retrieved on December 27, 2017. "Lower School (Pre-K–5th Grade) 12 East 96th Street (between Madison and 5th Avenue) [...] Upper School (Middle and High Schools) 406 East 67th Street (between York and First Avenue) New York, NY 10065"
  7. ↑ Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes/7 East 96th Street; A French-Style 1913 Town House, in Limestone." The New York Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved on June 24, 2015.

Further reading

An interview with the school chairperson Steve Acunto:

  • "Steve Acunto: Chairman of the Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi in New York, NY." In: Mucci, Umberto. We The Italians: Two Flags One Heart. ISBN 978-1522898702. Start p. 5.
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