▁and ▁L uso - B raz ilian ▁Liter atures ▁and ▁L anguages ▁at ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁N B H IS , ▁students ▁start ▁in ▁a ▁b iling ual ▁pre - school ▁environment , ▁migr ate ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁school ▁where ▁English ▁is ▁the ▁pre domin ant ▁language ▁of ▁instruction , ▁but ▁which ▁includes ▁strong ▁stand ▁alone ▁Chinese ▁instruction , ▁and ▁then ▁onto ▁the ▁Middle ▁School ▁where ▁students ▁continue ▁to ▁develop ▁English ▁as ▁their ▁primary ▁language ▁of ▁instruction , ▁while ▁protect ing ▁and ▁extending ▁their ▁mother ▁tongue . ▁Di pl oma ▁Program ▁students ▁study ▁ ▁English . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁N B H IS ▁introduced ▁an ▁i Pad ▁program ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁efforts ▁to ▁help ▁students ▁enter ▁a ▁ 2 1 st - century ▁economy ▁and ▁learn ▁ 2 1 st - century ▁skills . ▁All ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁bring ▁their ▁own ▁laptop ▁devices , ▁necessary ▁as ▁they ▁enter ▁into ▁research ▁and ▁technology ▁honest ▁education ▁practices . ▁ ▁IT ▁is ▁explicitly ▁taught ▁within ▁an ▁inqu iry - based ▁education . ▁An ▁English ▁Language ▁Centre ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁a ▁Learning ▁Support ▁program ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁N B H IS ▁is ▁an ▁International ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁Primary ▁Years ▁Program ▁( PY P ), ▁Middle ▁Years ▁Program me ▁( MY P ) ▁and ▁Di pl oma ▁Program ▁( DP ) ▁World ▁School . ▁Author isation