Schweizerschule Mexico

The school respects all people regardless of cultural, religious, or political beliefs, or sexual orientation and gender identity, and fosters a positive learning climate. It promotes intercultural understanding and collaboration among students and families. It opposes harassment of any kind and does not tolerate violence or discrimination, protecting students' safety and integrity. Gender-sensitive and inclusive language is used across the four languages of instruction. Personal competencies include self-regulation, resilience, and proactivity, and the school emphasizes the development of socio-emotional skills and the ability to collaborate with others; it also highlights dialogue and mutual respect among students, families, and teachers to support a healthy, inclusive learning environment.

The school provides differentiated support for students and offers a pilot tutoring program to guide learning. It emphasizes equity of opportunities and differentiated support to help students develop academically and personally. The school has a psychopedagogical department to support student development and well-being. It maintains inclusive practices and employs specialists to support diverse learning needs, including ongoing staff development in inclusion. For students entering with language barriers, the school provides accommodations such as flexible scheduling and targeted Spanish instruction to support inclusion.

Spanish is the language of instruction across primary, secondary, and CCH levels. German is taught from early years, and English is introduced from the fifth year of primary school and is used in some subjects in secondary and CCH. French begins in secondary, and Mandarin begins in CCH. English is taught at two levels, with advanced English components and language examinations (including elevated levels in the IB program). The school notes language examinations and proficiency progression for foreign languages, with some information published in Spanish and translations available in German. For new arrivals with no Spanish, the school allows a flexible schedule and private Spanish sessions to support inclusion.

The school defines personal competencies such as self-regulation, resilience, proactivity, and global awareness as central to well-being and personal development. It promotes a culture of dialogue, respect, intercultural understanding, and a positive climate to support mental well-being. The curriculum includes socio-emotional competencies and explicit attention to emotional and social learning. Feedback processes involve students and families to support ongoing personal and academic development. The inclusion policy cites programs for preventing harassment and a suicide-prevention protocol, with ongoing campaigns to promote cultural inclusion and awareness of human rights.

The school explicitly opposes harassment of any form and does not tolerate violence or discrimination, protecting students' safety and dignity. It maintains a convivencia ethics agreement and clear guidelines to ensure safe, respectful behavior among staff and students. There are protocols and programs for the prevention of school harassment, and a suicide-prevention protocol is in place. The school encourages open dialogue and respectful interaction, with defined channels for reporting concerns and a secular but values-driven approach to safeguarding.