Matt Fallon was the first graduate of HudsonWay’s NJ campus Mandarin track. A dedicated swimmer from an early age, he went on to The Pingry School, where he continued studying Mandarin independently after earning a 5 on the AP Chinese exam in seventh grade. 

Cameron was the first student in HudsonWay’s NJ Spanish track. From a young age, he loved building models and trying science experiments. An after school program introduced him to robotics, and that early interest grew into a lasting pursuit.

Victoria Carlson was among the early students in HudsonWay’s NJ Mandarin program. She continued studying Mandarin at Newark Academy and spent a semester in Beijing during high school.

Lily Rowe Smith attended HudsonWay’s NJ Mandarin program and continued studying the language in high school. When she applied to college, she planned to major in Chinese and was accepted by every college to which she applied.

Jack Perkins joined HudsonWay’s NY campus in first grade with no prior Mandarin experience. He entered the immersion cohort and, within a year, had caught up with his classmates. After graduating from HudsonWay in eighth grade in 2022, he was accepted to several schools in the UK.

Stella Tse began at HudsonWay’s NY campus as a preschool student. In elementary school, she developed a love of both math and language. After moving to The Chapin School for middle school, she continued to excel in math, began studying Spanish, and kept up her Mandarin.

Renzo Lau joined HudsonWay in sixth grade with no prior Mandarin experience. By the time he graduated in eighth grade, he could deliver his graduation speech in Mandarin.

Charles Doyle began at HudsonWay’s NY campus when he was three years old and spent the next decade growing up in its classrooms. One of the campus’s first eighth-grade graduates, he went on to BASIS, where he completed high school in three years.

Israel James began at HudsonWay’s NY campus as a preschool student in the Mandarin track. His connection to the language grew through experiences beyond the classroom. He first visited China with his father in first grade, then returned in seventh grade on HudsonWay’s student trip to Luoyang.