Mexico, Mexico City
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Irish Institute Mexico is an international, bilingual Catholic school serving preschool through high school. It offers Cambridge IGCSE and the American Curriculum, with a learning philosophy built on comprehensive formation, individualized attention, and a close partnership with families. English is the main language of instruction, enabling graduates to achieve CEFR level C1, while French is introduced in seventh grade. The program emphasizes technology and STEAM, project-based learning, collaboration, and active methodologies to connect knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Students benefit from a campus that includes a Chapel, Technology Rooms, a Preschool STEAM area, a Library, a Makerspace, and a Psychomotricity Room, plus Soccer Fields, a Swimming Pool, and Basketball Courts. The school offers a broad extracurricular program, including Irish Dancing, Robotics, Chess for Life, and sports such as soccer, paddle, basketball, athletics, swimming, taekwondo, and volleyball. The Graduation Profile highlights leadership, service, interculturality, and Christian values. For current and incoming families.
Av. Fuente de Los Leones 107, Lomas Hipodromo, 53950 Naucalpan de Juárez, Méx., Mexico
Irish Institute Mexico has 988 pupils, typical class sizes of 21, instruction in Spanish, English.
The school is located at Fuente de Leones Avenue 107, Lomas de Tecamachalco, 53950, Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico. It is in the Lomas de Tecamachalco area of Naucalpan de Juárez.
Preschool, Elementary school, Middle school, Highschool
The school is an international and bilingual Catholic school.
Catholic
Irish Institute Mexico teaches American Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE for students aged 3 to 18.
Curriculum spans Preschool through High School, built on Comprehensive formation, individualized attention, and partnership with families. It uses active methodologies, collaborative work, project-based learning and technology to develop critical and creative thinking and to connect knowledge, skills, and attitudes across knowing, doing, being, and living together. English is the main language of bilingual education, enabling a high command of English with CEFR level C1 at graduation; from 7th grade, French is introduced as a third language. The program emphasizes technology and the STEAM approach to support learning at all levels. The Graduation Profile includes Love for God; personal care and character development; pursuit of truth; healthy and constructive relationships; effective communication; creativity and artistic sensitivity; innovation, design and problem solving; critical thinking; social responsibility and interculturality; servant leadership.
Differentiated education with mixed environments adapts pedagogy to the interests and psychoaffective characteristics of students and supports individualized attention.
The school promotes holistic socio-emotional development across preschool to high school. It recognises the unique characteristics of each student within their context and implements relevant educational interventions. The school provides guidance and support to help students develop an authentic, mature, and healthy personality. It emphasises partnership with families to support students' social and emotional growth. Through sport and culture, students develop psychomotor, emotional, social, and intellectual aspects and grow emotional competencies. Graduation emphasises servant leadership rooted in Christian values.
The school acknowledges the unique characteristics of each student within their context and implements relevant educational interventions. Learning is delivered with individualized attention. The model includes differentiated education with mixed environments to foster optimum socio-emotional development. We partner with families to tailor support for students with diverse needs. The model spans Preschool to High School across all levels with interventions designed to support learners where appropriate.
English is central to the bilingual model; English is not treated as a mere subject but a core component of learning. Students achieve a high command of English, enabling study and professional work in a second language and have the opportunity to obtain international certificates. Proficiency progresses to CEFR C1 by graduation. From the 7th grade of Middle School, French is taught as a third language. The bilingual program is backed by Cambridge certifications, reflecting the school's high level of bilingual education.
Sport and culture help students develop psychomotor, emotional, social, and intellectual aspects and support emotional competencies. Continuous exposure to art and culture aids critical thinking, creativity, and emotional development. The Graduation Profile emphasises healthy and constructive relationships and effective communication as foundations for wellbeing. The school promotes leadership with Christian values and social responsibility as part of students' wellbeing. The learning environment uses formative, collaborative spaces to support personal growth and self-regulation.
The Safe Environments Policy includes principles, rules and procedures to ensure a safe environment. There is a code of conduct for all people who deal with minors. There is a clear procedure to report and address violations of the code of conduct. Each school has a Safe Environments Manager responsible for training staff and applying the policy. Staff are trained in the policy and know how to act to end abuse and to report it in line with country regulations. Prevention involves the entire community and there is a contact for concerns.
The school uses a five-step admissions process: Complete the application and download the pre-application. Request an online or in-person information session with the admissions team to learn about the requirements, costs, and availability of spaces for the desired grade. Submit the required documents at each stage of the admissions process. Undergo the psychopedagogical and academic evaluation, conducted in person or online (for applicable grades). Arrange a face-to-face or virtual interview with the management team. A 6% discount on the annual tuition payment is available through the promotions plan. Schedule a visit and receive information about tuition fees and admission exams.