Peterson Schools
- Montessori
- IPC
- IGCSE
- IB Diploma
About
Bilingual international school in Mexico City, founded in 1965. Offers a Montessori preschool, the International Primary Curriculum in elementary, and middle and high school programmes including Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. Campuses in Cuajimalpa, Lomas and Pedregal.
Key facts
Source: Read from the school's websiteCompiled from public sources
Info checked 2026-11-01
Curriculum
Montessori · IPC · IGCSE
Ages
Ages 2–18
Language
English, Spanish
Type
Bilingual school
- Founded
- 1965
Curriculum and academics
Source: Read from the school's website
Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma) · Montessori · IPC · IGCSE
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPNot here
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
Montessori
Early years to primary · Ages 2–12
A method where children choose hands-on activities and work at their own pace, often in mixed-age classes.
IPC
Primary · Ages 5–11
The International Primary Curriculum: theme-based units that join science, history, geography and more; common in British-style schools.
IGCSE
Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16
A subject-by-subject qualification taken around age 16 in British-style schools — usually 5–10 subjects studied over two years.
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Languages
- STEM
- Sport
- Performing arts
- Visual arts
Campus and school life
Source: Read from the school's website
Facilities
- Makerspace
- Greenhouse
Sports
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Karate
- Tae kwon do
- Chiquitennis
- Athletics
Arts
- Art
- Music
- Piano
- Violin
- Ballet
- Contemporary dance
- Plasticine
After-school activities
- Physical Education
- Art
- Music
- Technology and innovation
- Makerspace
- Robotics
- Emotions
- Greenhouse
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Interschool Dance
- Karate
- Ready Steady GO
- Tae Kwon Do
- ChiquiTennis
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Source: Read from the school's website
Calle Huizachito 80-A, Lomas de Vista Hermosa, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, 05530 Ciudad de México, CDMX (Cuajimalpa campus, the only campus listed with all levels)
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