Instituto San Roberto
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Instituto San Roberto is a private school founded on March 8, 1982 by Monica Sada. The school's current enrollment is approx. 2,500 students spanning over two campuses located in the Monterrey, Mexico metropolitan area. The school offers a variety of student activities such as soccer, basketball, dance (hip-hop, jazz, ballet, etc.), and theatre. Students also participate in academic activities such as Math Counts, Jason Project and MUN. The institute is acredited by SACS, and recently was bought by the Meritas Family of Schools[1].
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[edit] History
Instituto San Roberto was founded on March 8th, 1982 by Mrs. Monica Sada. It was, at first, a school dedicated to the education of preschoolers. ISR started activities on September of 1982, in a rented house in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León.
The name “San Roberto” was chosen in honor of Mr. Roberto G. Sada Jr., one of Monterrey’s most distiguished businessmen and father of the founder. The Preschool level was successful in the community, and parents asked for the Elementary level to be opened. This level was started with a bilingual system in September of 1983.
Due to the increase in the number of students and the need for new facilities, Mrs. Cristina Sada, the founder’s sister, joined the school as an investor. On November of 1984, the new San Agustin Campus was inaugurated.
The Middle School level was initiated in September of 1989 and the Valle Alto Campus opened its doors in September of 1994 to attend the requirements of parents in the southern part of the city.
Both campuses, San Agustin and Valle Alto, obtained initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) on December of 2002, and were re-accredited in 2006.
[edit] School Profile
The school offers a bilingual education that provides the students with the ability to communicate in both English and Spanish.
The Institute's goals include a high academic level, a strong values program and a well-defined communication structure. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and belongs to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the American Schools Association in Mexico (ASOMEX).
The curriculum is English based, with Spanish taught on a daily basis in Elementary and Middle School. Students are assessed through the use of standardized testing in both English and Spanish (REALE, ITBS , INGENIAT , TOEFL, and SAT) to ensure high academic standards.
Alumni have a priority when enrolling their children or siblings.
[edit] References
- ^ Ruano, S. Integran colegio a red académica, El Norte, September 19, 2006 (in Spanish)
