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United Nations International School

About UNIS
About UNIS
A Pre-K-to-12th grade, coeducational, college-preparatory day school, the United Nations International School (UNIS) was established in 1947 by a group of United Nations parents to provide an international education for their children, while preserving their diverse cultural heritages.
About UNIS
Admissions
Admissions
The Admissions section has information about the application process, including deadlines, application requirements, and answers to frequently asked questions. The Admissions Department is happy to answer any questions a family has about UNIS and our application process.
Admissions
Academics
Academics

The United Nations International School offers a rigorous, age-appropriate, and culturally broad program for all students. We build curriculum that is clearly articulated against the standards, research-based, and infused with opportunities for student choice.
Academics
Arts
Arts
UNIS arts programs offer opportunities for studio practice, problem solving, and cultural investigation through classical and contemporary music, acting, directing, and playwriting, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, computer graphics, and digital photography.
Arts
Athletics
Athletics
UNIS has an extensive Athletics program, running across three distinct seasons (Fall, Winter and Spring for students in 7th-12th grades, M3-Tut 4), and consists of 38 school teams.
Athletics
School Life
School Life
The UNIS experience goes beyond the classroom. UNIS offers a wide range of activities and experiences that can take our students around the corner or around the globe.At UNIS, our focus is on the whole child and thus students are encouraged to participate in a variety of travel programs, clubs, committees, publications, and community-service opportunities.
School Life
Alumni
Alumni
Welcome UNIS Alumni! This page is designed for alumni, parents of alumni and former faculty and staff.
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Giving to UNIS
Giving to UNIS
Gifts to UNIS make a tangible difference in the teachers we hire; the international curriculum, language courses, and enrichment programs we provide; the arts and athletics programs we offer; and our infrastructure.

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Valerie Jaber '83

Dr. Reena Karani | Co-Chair of Health and Safety Committee

Valerie Jaber '83

Trustee

Valerie-Leila comes from a UN/UNIS family. Her mother worked at the UN for over 30 years. Valerie-Leila and her sister both graduated from UNIS, and most recently her niece did as well. After leaving UNIS, Valerie-Leila obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Fordham University and received her law degree from Fordham Law School, with Honors in International Law.

A lawyer by training, Valerie-Leila has spent the majority of her career focusing on anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, and anti-bribery and corruption in both Compliance and Legal roles, and has worked in both New York and London. She is currently the Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance for Coinbase, a global cryptocurrency exchange. Prior to Coinbase, Valerie-Leila held similar roles at Citi, Barclays, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse. Valerie-Leila also held positions in the Enforcement Division of NASDR (now FINRA) and as a litigation attorney with two US law firms.

In addition, Valerie-Leila served as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School for six years and co-authored AML for a Blockchain Age for the Journal of Financial Compliance (Winter 2023, Volume VII, 2).

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