Upper School

 

Middle School

The basic goal of middle school is to expand and reinforce students' abilities and habits to support their integral development. The middle school helps students adopt the aptitudes and attitudes required to continue with their academic and personal development.

    

 

High School

The high school at the Tlalpan campus is incorporated with the Ministry of Education (SEP) while the high school at the Cuajimalpa campus is incorporated with the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM). This gives our high school students flexibility in choosing under which authority they wish to study.

At both high schools, the principal goal is to promote students' ability for methodical and rigorous reflection and to develop their abilities to inquire, order and evaluate information in order to apply knowledge ethically. In addition, students acquire the knowledge needed to study at university.

Classes in upper school are given in English and Spanish to ensure that students master both languages and so they can communicate and understand other cultures. The academic program is divided almost equally between both languages.

    

 

The upper school has a strong multicultural element that promotes pride in our students' country of origin within a contest of understanding and respect for other cultures, races and religions.

Our alumni have attended some of the best universities in Mexico and abroad. A large proportion of our graduates study at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Anáhuac, ITAM, la Universidad de las Américas and Endicott College in Mexico. In the United States, our graduates have attended the University of Texas, Stanford and others.

 

 

Many of our graduates have entered programs such as Business Administration, Medicine, Architecture, Engineering, Law, Music and the plastic arts.

The Peterson Schools is recognized as one of the best bilingual schools in Mexico. It is a member of the Association of American Schools in Mexico (ASOMEX) and the Private Schools Association of Mexico (IEPRM).

Its program of studies is recognized by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS). In addition, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Organization's Diploma in grades 11 and 12.

 

 

The upper school's teaching staff is highly qualified. All teachers must have the equivalent of a bachelor's degree and many have postgraduate degrees. The Peterson Schools maintains a comprehensive and ongoing teacher training program.

    

 

The upper school maintains a high academic level and participates in a variety of external texts and examinations to ensure it remains at a high level in Mexico and internationally such as ENLACE, the College Board exams, International Baccalaureate and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).