Mexico, Monterrey
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Colégio Inglés Americano (CIA) in Mexico offers an American Curriculum in a bilingual, bicultural setting for students aged 3 to 15. Preschool provides 100% English instruction in a supportive environment, with small groups led by a lead teacher and an assistant for individualized attention. From Kindergarten, students have a 1:1 iPad program to support personalized learning, backed by Apple Distinguished School recognition since 2018. The Primary program blends bicultural academics with character development, teamwork, and problem-solving, with English reinforced through contests and presentations and French introduced in Grade 4 as a third language. By the end of Primary, students master English and Spanish and apply their skills in projects and presentations. Secondary strengthens English and continues French, fostering critical thinking and leadership through literature and science. Daily ICT integration and international trips broaden real-world experiences. Founded twenty years ago, the school emphasizes leadership, empathy, and responsibility.
Av Pedro Infante 5601, Mirador de Las Mitras, 64346 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
Colegio Inglés Americano has 670 pupils, instruction in English, Spanish.
Av. Pedro Infante 5601, Col. Hacienda Santa Clara, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64346, Mexico. The campus is located in the Santa Clara neighborhood of Monterrey.
Preschool; Elementary; Jr High
bilingual and bicultural school
Mexico
Annual tuition at Colegio Inglés Americano ranges from MXN 94,550 to MXN 99,100 for 2026/27.
Colegio Inglés Americano teaches Bespoke Curriculum for students aged 2 to 15.
Preschool: Beginning with a Bright Future—the program provides 100% English instruction in a warm, safe, and stimulating environment, with small groups led by a lead teacher and an assistant to ensure personalized attention. From Kindergarten, students have a 1:1 iPad to support personalized learning, and international certifications back the program's quality, including Apple Distinguished School recognition since 2018. Primary program blends high-quality bicultural academics with character development, teamwork, and problem-solving, with English reinforced through contests and presentations and French introduced in Grade 4 as a third language. By the end of Primary, students master both English and Spanish and apply their skills in projects, presentations, debates, and analysis. Secondary strengthens English while continuing French, with a curriculum designed to develop critical thinking, research, and leadership through literature, science, and project-based learning. Daily ICT integration and international trips broaden real-world experiences and prepare students for work and study in a connected world.
The school focuses on social, emotional, and ethical development and on character formation through values. It promotes citizenship, justice, responsibility, reliability, generosity, and respect; the learning environment is warm, collaborative, and professional, fostering respect, creativity, and curiosity.
From preschool, instruction is 100% in English in a warm, safe, and stimulating environment with small groups and dedicated teachers; starting in kindergarten, students have a 1:1 iPad learning program supporting personalized progress. Primary programs are bicultural with extensive English instruction, and from fourth grade French is added as a third language; by the end of primary, students speak, read, and write in English and Spanish.
Sleep is recognized as essential for wellbeing and academic performance, with emphasis on healthy sleep habits from early years to support attention, skill development, behavior, and learning. The school also notes World Mental Health Day and discusses related topics to promote student wellbeing.
The school provides an integral privacy notice detailing how personal data is collected, used, stored, and transferred, along with the rights to access, rectify, cancel, and oppose the processing of data. It includes contact details for the Data Protection Department and notes that the notice may be amended.
The school has global Cognia accreditation and is part of the CIA family. It is registered with the Nuevo León Secretaría de Educación (SE NL). Preschool is identified as PREESCOLAR with code 19PJN0522Q; Primary is PRIMARIA with code 19PPR0195C; Secondary is SECUNDARIA with code 19PES0305L. For inquiries, contact (81) 8310 7340 or (81) 2745 2950.