Mexico, Monterrey
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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.
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.