American School Foundation of Monterrey
| American School Foundation of Monterrey | |
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Ave. Ignacio Morones Prieto No. 1500 Col. San IsidroSanta Catarina, Nuevo León Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 25°39′39″N 100°26′49″W / 25.660772°N 100.446860°WCoordinates: 25°39′39″N 100°26′49″W / 25.660772°N 100.446860°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Co-ed International |
| Motto | Open Minds, Caring Hearts, Global Leaders |
| Established | 1928 |
| Dean | Dr. Michael Adams |
| Principal | Elementary School Joe Stanzione, Middle School David Scott, High School Catherine Spencer |
| Campus Director | ELEM Joe Stanzione, MSHS Catherine Spencer |
| Grades | N–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,315 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Mascot | American bald eagle |
| Affiliation | None |
| Website | [1] |
Ave. Ignacio Morones Prieto No. 1500
The American School Foundation of Monterrey is a private, international, nonprofit, and co-educational Nursery-12 school located in Monterrey, Mexico. It is one of a few American-style educational centers in this city and is notable for being the oldest one of that group.
The school is governed by a founders' board which meets twice a year and that elects a board of directors serving as the school's board of education. This board is constituted of 9 members serving 3 year terms each with an alternate member. All instruction is in English except for Spanish classes. For grades 10th to 12th there are two courses of study, one leading to a Mexican bachillerato and the other to a U.S. high school diploma. Students can choose either to follow just the U.S. diploma or both courses. The option to do the Mexican bachillerato alone is not offered.[2]
ASFM, as the school is known, was founded in 1928 [3] by the ancient dweller from the Monterrey Foreign Club in reaction to the need for children of foreign (mainly American) workers in Monterrey to have an American-style education in order to eventually return seamlessly to the United States. The school received its charter on October 13, 1928 and was re-established as the American School Foundation of Monterrey in April 1944 [4].
It was during this re-establishment that the founders' board was established with four founding individuals and thirteen sponsoring companies. The organization was created as a non-profit society, hence the inclusion of the word Foundation in the name. In 1948, ASFM received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Texas Education agency. The school moved to the Missouri Campus, in September 1958, when its enrollment had exceeded 450 students.
The school's reputation improved over time and it remained the school of choice for the children of foreign workers that relocated to Monterrey. As the city's influx of foreigners increased, the need for an international education became paramount. Thus, in 1996 in order to accommodate this increasing demand, ASFM built a new campus for middle and high school students. This new state-of-the-art facility built in the Huasteca Canyon attracted many new students and launched ASFM into its present era. The Missouri Campus was used for Nursery through 5th Grade students, however beginning in the school year of 2010 these students switched campuses and are now attending the Huasteca Campus in the newly constructed elementary school and kindergarten campus.
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