International Community

Over 700 global companies call the Triangle home and conduct major operations here. From China’s Lenovo to Denmark’s Novo Nordisk to Germany’s Siemens, fourteen different countries are represented in the Triangle.

There are a number of language immersion and language-focused schools here in the Triangle, including several within the Wake County Public School System.

International Montessori School: Located in Durham, this accredited Montessori school features a language immersion program, valuing the benefits that fluency in another language and understanding of another culture offer.

Wiley International Magnet School: Part of the Wake County Public School System, this elementary school seeks to foster globally competent students. It offers students the opportunity to study their choice of five different languages, as well as internationally-focused fine arts, movement, and cultural electives.

L’Ecole French School of Raleigh: This French immersion preschool also offers a K-12 afterschool program, where children learn French through a combination of proven academic methods, such as social and cultural activities.

CE Academy: This new elementary school will be Wake County’s first bilingual Mandarin Chinese charter school.

With organizations like International Focus and Go Global NC supporting the international community through education, cultural exchange, and arts, there are many resources for those moving to the Triangle to meet other foreign nationals and feel connected to their culture. Many of these organizations also provide the opportunity for people to educate themselves about other cultures through events, workshops, and classes.

• Bengali Association of North Carolina
• El Centro Hispano
• French American Chamber of Commerce of the Carolinas
• Hum Sub
• Indian Classical Music and Dance Society
• Nippon Club of the Triangle
• North Carolina Japan Center
• North Carolina Chinese Business Association
• Triangle Area Chinese American Society of NC
• Triangle British American Business Council