Colegio Inglés English College

Founded in 1970, Colegio Inglés offers a program of English-Spanish bilingual education at the preschool, elementary and Middle School levels. Its students range in age from three to 16 years. The school is located in Garza García, Mexico, just outside Monterrey, Mexico’s third largest city, with a population of 1,111,000. Since 1981 Colegio Inglés has been fully accredited by the Mexican Secretary of Education. Each level of the school consistently meets or exceeds the requirements for academic programs, faculty qualifications and facilities established in Secretary of Education guidelines. Spanish language arts, social studies, civics, music, physical education and critical thinking skills are taught in Spanish. At the same time, as part of its bilingual program, Colegio Inglés provides an English immersion environment in other subject areas, including English language arts, maths, science, technology skills, current events and art. After-school sports and extra-curricular clubs offer students extended opportunities for school-based activities. The faculty at all levels represent diverse nationalities and includes both native Spanish and native-English speakers. Although the majority of its students are Mexican, Colegio Inglés also enro1ls a number of students from other countries. Many of these childrens’ families are associated with multi-national corporations that have established their offices in Monterrey.

Only two hours by car from the Mexico-United States border, students grow up with the experience of living in a bilingual/bicultural community. Students’ parents have chosen to enroll their children at Colegio Inglés in order that they become culturally and linguistically prepared to seek and accept academic, professional and cultural opportunities on a global scale. The school is committed to offering its students an academic program that guides them toward an understanding of and participation in issues of international relevance.