Edron Academy
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| El Colegio Britanico (The Edron Academy)A.C. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Mexico City, D.F., Mexico | |
| Information | |
| Head of School | Michael Spooner [1] |
| Enrollment |
around 900 |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Type | Private |
| Campus | Urban 5 acres |
| Athletics | Soccer and Cricket |
| Established | 1963 |
| Homepage | [2] |
The Edron Academy, is a prestigious British school in Mexico. Named after their founders Edward Foulkes and Ronald Stech, the school offers Early Years Centre, Kinder, Primary, Secondary and IB. Offers an international education based on the British and Mexican system. The Edron Academy is a University of Cambridge Examination Centre, offering the International Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). Since 1995, it offers the IB Diploma Programme. It currently has two campuses, next door to each other, of which 1 offers Early Years Centre and Kinder education and the other one offers the Primary, Secondary and IB education. The Edron Academy offers 3 major programs, these are the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education and the Mexican Diploma (Secretaría de Educación Pública and UNAM).
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[edit] History
El Colegio Británico (Edron) is a non-profit making institution, and a building, founded in 1963 by Edward Foulkes, a Welshman who worked in Mexico in the publishing business and as a teacher for the British Council, and by Ronald Stech, a Canadian who became the school's first administrator.
Their vision was to create a learning community in which every child would feel secure, wanted, cared for and free from tension and hostility.
The school has retained these values, while in other respects it has experienced dramatic changes. In 1985, it moved from San Angel to its present beautiful site close to the forested hills of 'Desierto de los Leones' and high above the worst effects of Mexico city's pollution At the same time, it became bi-cultural.
With these developments , the school came to serve mainly a Mexican population whose interests in the school were due mainly to family or work links with Britain or the USA .This gives the school a very desirable combination of stability and internationalism in outlook.
At present, the enrolment is over 1000, the highest in its history. In comparison with other schools , the class numbers remain small and the staff/student ratio is high.
[edit] School Structure
- EYC (Early Years Centre)
- Kinder (Nursery, Reception, Transition and Year 1)
- Primary (Years 2-6)
- Secondary (Years 7-11) *Inside wich Years 10-11 correspond to IGCSE
- IB (Years 12 and 13)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Alfonso Herrera, Mexican actor and singer.
- Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican actor and director.
- Gabriel Soto, Mexican actor and model.
- Karla Cossio, Cuban/Mexican actress.
- Ximena Sariñana, Mexican actress and singer
- DBC Pierre, Booker Prize-winning author.
- Sebastian Sariñana, Actor.
- Mario Iván Martínez, Actor, singer.
