 We believe that education extends outside the classroom, and that extra curricular activities are an integral part of building a positive school community. We offer a variety of student programs and projects to help our students become more thoughtful, open-minded, self-reliant, responsible, and creative people.
1. Special afternoon art classes: Offered twice a week. These classes complement the regular art program with additional work in sculpture, painting and ceramics.
2. Soccer: boys and girls soccer teams from grades 1 through 12 practice twice a week and play on Saturdays. Students participate in local tournaments and ASOMEX tournaments at other schools around the country.
3. Basketball: boys and girls teams from grades 1 through 12 practice three times a week and play in local tournaments and ASOMEX tournaments at other schools in Mexico.
4. Special Chorus: We have three choral groups, (grades 1-2-3, 4-5-6 and middle and high school). These award-winning groups make three to four presentations per year. There are two main concerts per year: the Christmas Concert and the Spring Concert.
 5. Theater/Drama: Musicals have been presented for the past 12 years. Usually students from middle and high school participate, although elementary students are sometimes involved. The musical presented this year was The Sound of Music. Our lead, playing the role of Maria, was just accepted at a prestigious theater school in Vancouver, Langara College, Studio 58, to embark on her university studies. This past winter we also enjoyed A Mid-Summers' Night Dream, by W. Shakespeare.
6. Model United Nations: These programs are designed to offer the student the experience of participating in the events occurring at a United Nations assembly. They represent a country, submit position papers and defend their country's stand on different issues. We have attended MUN in Boston (Harvard), Puebla, Torreon and Monterrey, both at the middle and high school levels.
7. Close-Up: this program takes students to Washington, D.C. where they are presented with the internal workings of the U.S. government. They talk to government representatives, meet senators and congressmen, and generally get a clear idea of how the United States functions. They spend a full week touring the capital and attending presentations.
8. Homework Assistance Program: offers after-school support to those students in need. Not only are students helped with homework, there are specialized remedial programs in mathematics, English and Spanish.
 9. Service Learning: Every year each class chooses a community project to work with. The projects are tailored in scope and time-frame to the age group that's participating. Some of these include working with the elderly, local orphanages, recycling projects, clean-up projects, adoption of other schools and other endeavors. There is also a community service club in the middle and high school that is dedicated to helping with diverse projects in the area. For example, our students act as translators for the Volunteer Ophthalmologists in the Service of Humanity (VOSH). These doctors come down once a year to supply eye examinations and glasses to the needy. The National Honor Society works with one of the local orphanages with fund-raising, homework assistance and organizing field days for the kids.
10. Student Council: both the elementary and the secondary school student councils work towards achieving a better school experience for the students. They organize fund-raisers, parties, field days and work in the community.
These student programs and extra curricular activities are designed to challenge students to be independent, critical thinkers with creative minds, healthy bodies, and ethical spirits needed to contribute wisdom, compassion and leadership to a global society.
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