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Located on three floors of the Monroe Center in Hoboken, NJ, the facility is modern, bright and warm. The campus promotes healthy learning, improves students' focus and generates a positive attitude. Bright classrooms and purpose-built spaces prioritize wellbeing for students and staff. The address is 720 Monroe St., Hoboken, NJ 07030.
A gymnasium supports physical education. A Multi-Purpose Room provides space for various activities. Outdoor spaces include the Plaza and Tessa Playground for active play. Public Playground adjacent to Monroe Center offers additional outdoor space.
Preschool & Kindergarten have dedicated French, Mandarin, and Spanish classrooms, with English taught in dedicated spaces. Elementary classrooms include language-track spaces and a Library for reading and research. A STEM Lab provides Science Corner and Math Corner for hands-on investigations. A Music Room supports music education and performance.
Afterschool activities total 30+ programs, including languages, sport, art, chess, dance, coding and more. The program supports multiple interests beyond the classroom. Activities align with the bilingual and international focus, offering language clubs, cultural activities, and clubs in science and technology. Afterschool options are designed to complement the core curriculum and foster social-emotional development.
Tessa International School in Hoboken, New Jersey, is a private bilingual international school that blends French and English-language schooling with IB principles. It offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, integrated with the French National Curriculum through Mission Laïque Française, to create a coherent Programme of Inquiry across six transdisciplinary themes. Instruction is bilingual, with English plus language tracks in French, Mandarin, or Spanish; Preschool immersion reaches 80% in the target language and Primary immersion is 50/50. The campus occupies three floors of the Monroe Center, featuring bright classrooms, a STEM Lab, a Library, a Music Room, and dedicated language spaces. Students benefit from daily outdoor time, gymnasium facilities, and on-site playgrounds. After-school programs total more than 30, including language, sport, art, coding, and chess, with language clubs and science/tech activities aligned to the bilingual international focus. The school is IB-accredited (2021) and Cognia-accredited (2019). It welcomes families worldwide today.
