San Roberto International School
| San Roberto International School | |
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Monterrey, Nuevo Leon | |
| Coordinates | 25°34′31″N 100°15′29″W / 25.5753°N 100.2580°WCoordinates: 25°34′31″N 100°15′29″W / 25.5753°N 100.2580°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Instituto San Roberto |
| Type | Private international school |
| Established | 1982 |
| Founder | Monica Sada |
| Oversight | Nord Anglia Education |
| Headmaster | Hortensia Prieto |
| Faculty | 268 |
| Grades | Pre-K-Ninth grade |
| Enrollment | 2,055 |
| Average class size | 12 in nursery, 24 in elementary and middle school |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.6 to 1 |
| Campus | San Agustín and Valle Alto |
| Campus size | San Agustín 7-acre campus and Valle Alto 20-acre campus |
| Athletics | Soccer, swimming, basketball, and track and field |
| Mascot | Bucks |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Website | www |
San Roberto International School, formerly known as Instituto San Roberto, is a private international school located in Monterrey, Mexico. The school was founded in 1982 by Mrs. Monica Sada. As of June 2015, San Roberto International School was part of Nord Anglia Education, the schools organization.
2055 students from 33 countries attend either of the school’s two locations in the Valle Alto area of Monterrey.
The school offers an international academic program for students from PreNursery to grade 9.
History[]
San Roberto International School was founded in 1982 by Monica Sada. It first opened its doors as a preschool. Activities began in a small rented house in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León. The name “San Roberto” was chosen in honor of Mr. Roberto G. Sada Jr., one of Monterrey’s most distinguished businessmen and father of Mrs. Sada. Success in the preschool levels led to the opening of the elementary levels a year later, adding a bilingual program.
The increase in the student body and the need for new facilities led to Mrs. Cristina Sada, the founder’s sister, to join the school as an investor. The new San Agustin Campus opened in November 1984. Middle school levels opened in 1989. To serve the growing population in the southern part of the city, Valle Alto Campus opened its doors in September 1994. Both campuses were accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in December 2002, and currently hold the accreditation by SACS, now as a division of AdvancED.
In September 2006 the Sada sisters sold the school to the Meritas Family of Schools, an elite family of international private schools.
In June 2015, San Roberto International School, along with six of 10 Meritas schools, joined Nord Anglia Education, the world's leading premium schools organization. With the addition of the Meritas schools, the family now consists of 42 international schools located in 15 countries, and educate over 32,000 students from preschool through to the end of secondary education. All of them committed to providing students with the highest quality learning, enhanced through unique global experiences.
Academics[]
In nursery, instruction is given in small groups of 12 students, entirely in English, except for the physical education and values classes.
The preschool program focuses on literacy skills, numeric concepts, and social and personal abilities, including personal working habits. The nursery and preschool lunch was designed by nutritionist Dr. Patricia Rivero, and is based on the Asterisk Diet.
Even though the core curriculum is given in English, elementary and middle school programs incorporate a few classes in Spanish; additionally, French is offered in grade 9.
One to one learning is offered through the RTI and SWAS programs.
Introduction to music begins in early childhood. Lower elementary students are active in the violin program, and move on to wind instruments, and chorus or percussion in their later years. Students from grades 7 to 9 participate in the Model UN program. ISR’s Model United Nations simulations are held every year in Monterrey.
Grade 9 students participate in the Interims program. For a week they get a hands-on experience on a variety of topics that may require them to travel to places such as: China, Japan, Italy, Orlando, Thailand, and Costa Rica.
La Gloria Project[]
La Gloria Project is a key part of the ongoing social responsibility activities that take place at the school. La Gloria is an underdeveloped community in Coahuila, Mexico that San Roberto has been helping since 2007.
ISR Student Governments proposed this project during the 2007 Meritas Student Governments Summit, and for five years every school in the Meritas family contributed to making La Gloria a self-sustained community.
Their efforts contributed to the construction of a community center, which opened in June 2010. Probably the most important project to help La Gloria is the scholarship program. The first to graduate from this project is Vanessa Hernández, who is now a resident nurse in La Gloria, tending to the locals’ needs.
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External links[]
- Monterrey
- International schools in Mexico
- Educational institutions established in 1982
- 1982 establishments in Mexico
- Education in Nuevo León
- Nord Anglia Education