Mexico, Monterrey
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Languages taught: English and Spanish. Levels offered: Maternal, Preschool, Primary, and Secondary. About 70% of classes are taught in English, with Primary using instruction in both English and Spanish.
The school runs a bilingual program. Maternal and Preschool emphasize English language immersion, with Maternal focusing on basic vocabulary and Preschool providing complete English immersion. In Primary, English and Spanish are taught through a bilingual program with a reading emphasis in both languages. Secondary follows IB through the IB Middle Years Programme and offers the IB Diploma Programme.
Maternal provides English immersion at a basic vocabulary level. Preschool offers complete immersion in English. Primary delivers bilingual instruction in English and Spanish with a reading program in both languages. Secondary uses interdisciplinary IB projects aligned with the IB Middle Years Programme.
Madison International School La Herradura, established in 2007, is a bilingual day school situated in the El Uro district in southern Monterrey. Serving students from nursery through junior high, the institution is accredited to deliver the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP). Following a constructivist educational framework, roughly 70 percent of classroom instruction is conducted in English to ensure strong bilingual proficiency. The campus is particularly notable for its substantial athletic infrastructure, with 50 percent of its physical footprint dedicated exclusively to sports facilities. This space directly supports the "Colts" athletics program alongside over 17 distinct extracurricular offerings. In addition to the core syllabus, the school embeds formal social labor and environmental education into its routine, ensuring students participate in community service and ecological stewardship projects throughout their middle school years.