Westhill Institute ( es, Instituto Westhill) is a Pre-K-12 American international school in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
.
[Introduction]
. Westhill Institute. Retrieved on May 27, 2014. It has three campuses: two in
Lomas de Chapultepec in
Miguel Hidalgo
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican Wa ...
, the ''Athos'' and ''Carpatos'' campuses; and the ''
Santa Fe'' campus in
Cuajimalpa
Cuajimalpa de Morelos (; more commonly known simply as Cuajimalpa) is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in the Mexico City. It is located on the west side of the city in the Sierra de las Cruces mountains which separate Mexico City from the ...
. The ''Athos'' campus has preschool, the ''Carpatos'' campus has preschool and elementary school, and the ''Santa Fe'' campus has all levels from preschool to high school.
Campuses
" Westhill Institute. Retrieved on September 24, 2016.
History
The school system was founded in 1992. The Santa Fe campus opened with elementary grades in 2002, and it gained middle and high school levels in 2003.[
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Student body
As of 2017, about 60% of students have Mexican citizenship and 44 countries and cultures are included in the remaining 40%. Most students have parents working in international business and diplomatic sectors. Companies of parents with students in the school include Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. (also known simply as Bimbo) is a Mexican multinational company with a presence in over 33 countries located in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It has an annual sales volume of 15 billion dollars and is currentl ...
, Coca-Cola
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, PepsiCo
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufa ...
, Scotia Bank, Jumex
Grupo Jumex, S.A. de C.V. (pronounced "HOO-MEX"), which means Jugos Mexicanos (Mexican Juices), is a brand of juice and nectar from Mexico. The Jumex brand is also popular among Hispanic consumers in the United States. Currently, the Jumex Grou ...
, HSBC
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, Grupo Santander, Banamex, Telmex
Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico. Telmex is still the dominant fixed-line phone carrier in Mexico. In addition to traditional fixed-lin ...
, Liverpool
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, and Movistar
Movistar () is a major telecommunications provider owned by Telefónica, operating in Spain and Hispanic American countries. It is the largest provider of landline, broadband, mobile services, and pay television ( Movistar+) in Spain. Movistar ...
.[
The school classified 10% of the student body as special needs students.][
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See also
* American immigration to Mexico
References
External links
Westhill Institute
{{coord missing, Mexico City
American international schools in Mexico City
High schools in Mexico City
1992 establishments in Mexico
Educational institutions established in 1992
Private schools in Mexico
International Baccalaureate schools in Mexico