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Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year at Westhill!

MISSION

Westhill Institute inspires students to responsibly contribute to the global community, by cultivating an inclusive environment and by providing a meaningful education that fosters lifelong academic excellence and stresses core ethical values.

VISION

Westhill Institute strives to be one of the best international schools in the Americas, always at the vanguard of current educational practices.

"Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum..."

Westhill Institute was founded in 1992, is an International American School and operates on four campuses located in Mexico City.

In the Fall of 2002 Westhill inaugurated a new elementary campus in Santa Fé for pre-school through 6th grade.  A new middle and high school facility was inaugurated in the Fall of 2003.

STUDENT BODY 
 Pre-school through 12th grade 790 
 Santa Fé MS & HS (7th - 12th) 263
 Santa Fé Elementary (PS - 6th) 241
 Cárpathos Elementary PK - 6th) 239
 Áthos Pre-school 47
 

FACULTY 
 Middle & High school 32 teachers 
 Santa Fé Elementary 40 teachers
 Cárpathos Elementary 43 teachers
 Áthos Pre-school 9 teachers
 

Please feel free to visit each of our campuses through the following links.

BELIEFS

  • Westhill Institute believes in Student Centered Instruction and Learning Environment

We believe in recognizing and striving to meet the varied needs of our students by considering special needs, learning styles, multiple intelligences and providing a curriculum that allows for these differences.

  • Westhill Institute believes in Intellectual and Academic Development

We believe in providing an inclusive curriculum to challenge and motivate students to reach their full academic and intellectual potential as they acquire knowledge, learn new skills and engage in critical thinking.

  • Westhill Institute believes in Tri-Lingualism and Multiculturalism
We believe in the value of language development and fluency at Westhill Institute. Our students study programs in Spanish, English and French. We promote multicultural study and understanding to enable students and staff to appreciate our diversity at Westhill. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in Cultural Enrichment and Social Development
We believe that providing a wide variety of courses and growing number of extracurricular activities allow our students to participate in sports, art, music, and drama to develop leadership and interpersonal skills. Student´s talents and efforts are celebrated and appreciated through concerts, performances, exhibitions, sports competitions, and other special events. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in Values Development
We believe and consider the development and reinforcement of values through virtues such as caring, courage, teamwork, initiative, fairness, perseverance, trustworthiness, honesty, respect, commitment and responsibility to be an important part of our educational priorities. We expect faculty and staff to model and encourage these traits and actively seek ways to integrate them into the curriculum. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in Educational Standards and Objectives
We believe the school should promote student learning, having clearly defined educational goals, and academic outcomes which are measurable and attainable. All our resources should be committed to providing opportunities for students to achieve their highest potential. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in Staff Excellence
We believe staff should be employed who model the values and behaviors expected of students. We believe staff should be committed to promoting life-long learning, based upon their professional preparation, their love of learning, and their knowledge of students. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in School Community Partnership
We believe strong partnerships between our school and the local community will contribute to an effective learning environment and provide community service opportunities which allows students to become a part of the world community. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in School Environment
We believe the schools should be a safe, healthy and supportive environment. We believe it is important to create an atmosphere where all students can experience success. 
  • Westhill Institute believes in Technological Integration

We believe technology must be an integral part of the education process using a program that helps student to become proficient users of technology.

  • Westhill Institute believes in a caring community by educating the whole child
We believe we can foster a caring community and the whole child by promoting healthy emotional development and recognizing different intelligences with cooperative teachers-student interaction and through community service projects that develop compassion and understanding as well as a sense of purpose in our students.

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