La Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi is an Italian international school in

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, serving Pre-Kindergarten through high school/''liceo''. The

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established the school in 1977.History and Accreditation
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accredited the school in 2006. It is the sole bilingual English-Italian day school in North America; The Italian government finances some of the school's expenses. As of 2015 the school has about 300 students.Clarke, Catherine.
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. '' New York Daily News''. Friday September 11, 2015. Retrieved on February 25, 2016. The school holds an annual benefit dinner.

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its primary students attend school at 12 East 96th Street, while secondary students attend school at 406 East 67th Street. Its secondary campus is in

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, former occupying a former residence at 12 East 96th Street. Robert L. Livingston built the house, while architect Ogden Codman, Jr. designed it.Gray, Christopher.
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''. September 17, 2000. Retrieved on June 24, 2015. The building on 12 East 96th Street is, as of 2015, on sale for $30 million. In 2015 the Marconi school purchased a 14-story, building, a former medical research facility of Mount Sinai Medical Systems at 432 W. 58th St. in

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, 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.

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International schools in New York City Private K-12 schools in Manhattan Bilingual schools in the United States Italian-American culture in New York City

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