View source for Edron Academy

{{Multiple issues|
{{More citations needed|date=October 2023}}
{{Primary sources|date=October 2023}}
}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox school
 | name                    = The Edron Academy
 | opened                  = {{start date and age|1963}}
 | type                    = Private school
 | location                = Cal. Desierto de los Leones
 | city                    = [[Mexico City]]
 | state                   = Mexico City
 | country                 = [[Mexico]]
 | coordinates             = {{coord|19.33507|-99.25203|display=inline,title|type:edu}}
 | language                = English, Spanish, French
 | grades                  = K-13
 | free_label              = Programmes
 | free                    = [[International Baccalaureate]], [[Mexican Diploma]], [[IGCSE]]|
 | campus                  = Urban, {{convert|9|acre|ha}}
 | slogan                  = Once Edron, always Edron and always together
 | homepage                = {{URL|edron.edu.mx}}
 | picture                 =
}}

The ''' Edron Academy''' (''El Colegio Británico'') A.C. is a [[non-profit organization|non-profit school]] British international school located in [[Álvaro Obregón (Mexico City)|Álvaro Obregón]], [[Mexico City]].<ref>[http://www.edron.edu.mx/contact.html "Contact us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310233842/http://www.edron.edu.mx/contact.html |date=10 March 2014 }}. Edron Academy. Retrieved on 14 March 2014. Calz. Desierto de los Leones 5578 Col. Olivar de los Padres Mexico, D.F. Mexico</ref>

The Edron Academy was founded in 1963. It has a bicultural and bilingual curriculum.

The school is split between two campuses on either side of Avenida Desierto de los Leones. The Kinder is located in the original hacienda building with the Primary and Secondary schools being located on the opposite side of the road.

The school is open to students from 18 months to 18 years of age and has approximately 1,000 students.

== School structure ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Mexico'''
!'''US'''
!'''UK'''
|-
|Pre-Kinder
|Daycare
|Nursery
|-
|Kinder
|Pre-School
|Reception
|-
|Pre-primaria
|Kindergarten
|Year 1
|-
|1° de Primaria
|Grade 1
|Year 2
|-
|2° de Primaria
|Grade 2
|Year 3
|-
|3° de Primaria
|Grade 3
|Year 4
|-
|4° de Primaria
|Grade 4
|Year 5
|-
|5° de Primaria
|Grade 5
|Year 6
|-
|6° de Primaria
|Grade 6
|Year 7
|-
|1º de Secundaria
|Grade 7
|Year 8
|-
|2° de Secundaria
|Grade 8
|Year 9
|-
|3° de Secundaria
|Grade 9
|Year 10
|-
|1° de Preparatoria
|Grade 10
|Year 11
|-
|2° de Preparatoria
|Grade 11
|Year 12
|-
|3° de Preparatoria
|Grade 12
|Year 13
|}

== Education system ==
 
'''Kindergarten'''

Students in the kindergarten follow the [[National Curriculum for England|English National Curriculum]], following the [[Early Years Foundation Stage]] framework and into Key Stage 1. Students follow the Mexican curriculum as stipulated by the [[Secretariat of Public Education (Mexico)|Secretariat of Public Education]] (SEP) alongside the English curriculum.

'''Primary'''
 
Students in the Primary school study a combination of the [[National Curriculum for England|English National Curriculum]] alongside the Mexican curriculum.

'''Secondary'''

Students in the Secondary school study the [[National Curriculum for England|English National Curriculum]] in years 7 to 9 (key stage 3 link) and [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education|IGCSE]] in years 10 and 11 with the final examinations taken at the end of year 11.

== History ==
It was founded in 1963 by Edward Foulkes, a [[Wales|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.{{cn|date=October 2023}} Foulkes, who had previously founded [[Greengates School]], had left by 1961, selling his share to Henry Coehlo.

In 1985, it moved from [[San Ángel]] to its present site in a residential area close to the forested hills of [[Desierto de los Leones National Park|Desierto de los Leones]]. At the same time, it achieved its bicultural status through incorporation with the [[Education in Mexico|Mexican education authority]].

In 1995 the Edron became an [[International Baccalaureate|IB]] world school.<ref name="IB">{{Cite web | title=El Colegio Británico (Edron Academy) | work=IB World Schools | publisher=IB | url=http://www.ibo.org/school/000812/ | access-date=7 April 2011 }}</ref>

In September 2014, the Edron Academy was inspected by the [[Independent Schools Inspectorate]] (ISI). The findings of the inspection were positive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Edron Academy :: Independent Schools Inspectorate |url=https://www.isi.net/school/the-edron-academy--8865?results=true |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.isi.net}}</ref> The Edron Academy became a COBIS ([[Council of British International Schools]]) accredited member school in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COBIS Training Schools - Council of British International Schools |url=https://www.cobis.org.uk/professional-learning/cobis-training-schools |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.cobis.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Associations and accreditations==
The Edron Academy is accredited nationally and internationally by:

*[[National Autonomous University of Mexico]] (UNAM or Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
*[[Secretariat of Public Education]] (SEP or Secretaría de Educación Pública)
*[[International Baccalaureate]] (IB)<ref name="IB" />
*The [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education]] (IGCSE)
*The [[Council of British International Schools]] (COBIS)

== Notable alumni ==
{{alumni|date=October 2023}}
* [[Jennifer Clement]] (born 1960), writer
* [[DBC Pierre]] (born 1961), writer
* [[Mario Iván Martínez]] (born 1962), actor
* [[Khotan Fernández]] (born 1973), actor
* [[Gabriel Soto]] (born 1975), actor and model
* [[Gael García Bernal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELMUNDO.ES {{!}} SUPLEMENTOS {{!}} MAGAZINE 232 {{!}} “Mi hijo Gael fue un niño normal”, dice la madre del protagonista |url=https://www.elmundo.es/magazine/2004/232/1078502589.html |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.elmundo.es}}</ref> (born 1978), actor and director
* [[Ximbo]] (born 1979), musician
* [[Alfonso Herrera]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=WIRED |date=2023-08-18 |title=Alfonso Herrera en el WIRED Summit 2023: Abriendo Diálogos entre el Entretenimiento y la Tecnología |url=https://es.wired.com/articulos/alfonso-herrera-en-el-wired-summit-2023-abriendo-dialogos-entre-el-entretenimiento-y-la-tecnologia |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=WIRED |language=es-MX}}</ref> (born 1983), actor and musician
* [[José María de Tavira]] (born 1983), actor and director
* [[Ana Victoria]] (born 1983), musician and singer
* [[Karla Cossío]] (born 1985), actress
* [[Ximena Sariñana]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabrices |first=Sebastian |date=2020-08-14 |title=Ximena Sariñana: sus influencias musicales, su carrera en el cine y últimos proyectos |url=https://www.vogue.mx/estilo-de-vida/articulo/ximena-sarinana-biografia-canciones-y-peliculas |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Vogue |language=es-MX}}</ref> (born 1986), actress and musician
* [[Eiza González]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-16 |title=Eiza González y sus anécdotas escolares |url=https://www.quien.com/espectaculos/2009/08/19/eiza-gonzalez-y-sus-anecdotas-escolares |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Quién |language=es}}</ref> (born 1990), actress and musician
* [[Ricardo Salinas Pliego]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=¿Quieres que tu hijo sea como Salinas Pliego? Inscríbelo en Edron Academy, la colegiatura está en más de 8 mil pesos |url=https://www.sdpnoticias.com/negocios/colegiatura-en-el-edron-te-decimos-cuanto-cuesta-la-mensualidad-del-colegio-en-el-que-estudio-ricardo-salinas-pliego |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=sdpnoticias |language=es}}</ref> (born 1955), billionaire

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Portalbar|United Kingdom|Mexico|Schools}}
* {{Official website|http://www.edron.edu.mx}}
* [http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/academic/middlesec/igcse/subjects IGCSE official site][http://www.cobis.org.uk]
{{Álvaro Obregón, D.F.}}
{{Private high schools in Mexico City}}
{{International schools in Mexico City}}

[[Category:British international schools in Mexico]]
[[Category:International schools in Mexico City]]
[[Category:High schools in Mexico City]]
[[Category:Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City]]
[[Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Mexico]]
[[Category:Private schools in Mexico]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1963]]
[[Category:1963 establishments in Mexico]]