How the UN International School created a portal to support students' emotional health

“The fact that I can allow different users to access different information is brilliant."

Pascal Vallet

School Principal United Nations International School

The Problem

United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York needed a better way to track and respond to students’ emotional health needs. School leadership wanted a centralized system to:

• Log student support cases and incidents
• Share updates with multiple stakeholders (psychologists, counselors, teachers)
• Maintain data privacy and customize access by user role
• Replace scattered systems and reduce manual processes

Existing school-focused software platforms were either too rigid or too complex to customize for this purpose.

The Solution

Instead of building custom software from scratch, the school's principal, Pascal Vallet, chose to use Softr with Airtable to launch a secure, user-friendly student support portal.

It includes: 

• A central dashboard to log emotional support cases
• Role-based permissions so stakeholders only see relevant data
• In-app editing of Airtable records directly within SXR
• A clean, intuitive interface that teachers and staff could use without training

Softr’s integration with tools like Airtable and zzBots enabled automation while maintaining full control over data visibility and workflow.

The Impact

The portal has received strong internal support since launching. Results include: 

• Improved communication among staff, psychologists, and counselors
• Streamlined data entry and editing—no more direct Airtable access needed
• Positive leadership feedback, with potential to expand platform school-wide
• Plans to replicate the system for academic support tracking

UNIS now has a scalable, secure way to support student well-being—built without writing code.