Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt

Three campuses in the Mexico City area: Campus North (Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico): Paseo Alexander Von Humboldt 2, III Sección Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juárez, 53120; Campus West (La Herradura, Huixquilucan, State of Mexico): Bosque de Moctezuma 124, La Herradura, 52784; Campus South (Xochimilco, Mexico City): Av. México 5501, Huichapan, 16030.

Kindergarten (admission for the 2026–2027 school year).

German international school (Deutsche Schule Alexander von Humboldt) with three campuses.

Mexican and German students; other nationalities represented.

A psychopedagogical team provides emotional support.

Germany; part of a global network of German international schools.

The school provides a bicultural and tri-lingual education across three campuses: Campus North, Campus West, and Campus South. In the area of academic quality, staff and teachers are experts in education and teaching. It has a history of more than 130 years in Mexico and is part of a global network of 135 German Auslandsschulen. The school offers national and international bachillerates (high-school diplomas). It employs modern teaching methods and a digital infrastructure to support learning. Its mission is to prepare children and adolescents to deploy their abilities throughout life and to foster empathy, social responsibility, and democratic thinking.

Graduates are admitted to universities in Mexico and around the world. Universities recognize graduates from the school, providing strong higher-education prospects.

The school has a professional psychopedagogical team across all campuses. It provides content on social-emotional learning topics created by the team and shared by members of the community. Topics include congruent parenting (conference on 13 June 2024), building emotional security with adolescents, how to raise our childrens intelligence, and self-acceptance, along with mindfulness for children. Resources also address strategies for managing stress and uncertainty and guidelines for online safety and digital wellbeing. A range of articles and talks cover social-emotional development and support for students and families.

English classes begin in the fourth grade. Students aim to reach level C2 in both German and English, validated by Deutsches Sprachdiplom and Cambridge FCE/CAE certificates. The school offers a bilingual and triliteral model with the BAU (Bachillerato Alemf1 UNAM) and the DIA (Bachillerato Internacional Aleme1n) tracks, described as the German excellence track. There are exchange opportunities with Germany, and many graduates study or work in Germany, the United States, or other countries.

The school provides mental health resources and content for adolescents, including guidance on mental health and crisis situations. Mindfulness for children is offered to help them understand and manage their emotions. There are materials on strategies to cope with different kinds of stress and on maintaining wellbeing during challenging times. Additional content covers online safety, healthy habits, and the impact of digital routines on wellbeing.

There are safeguarding measures including suicide prevention content and anti-bullying materials. The school provides lines of support for psychological help and access to psychology staff across campuses. Resources include guidance for families on safeguarding, safety online, and recognizing and addressing risk factors, with contact information for immediate assistance when needed.

1. Attend the information session. There are multiple dates and times during September, October, November, and January. Attending an information session is a mandatory step to begin the admissions process. 2. Submit the enrollment application and pay the enrollment handling fee. From January 10 to January 28, 2022, submit the enrollment application, the student's transcript, and billing details to the campus emails. A family number and a password will be provided to enable payment of the MXN 1,500 enrollment handling fee via the school's payments portal. 3. Receive the payment receipt to schedule interviews and observations. Once the documents are received, an email will be sent with the date and time for the observations and interviews. 4. Make the required payments (Place Reservation and CIP). After admission is confirmed to Kindergarten, pay: from February 28 to March 31, 2022 the School Place Reservation of MXN 10,000 (to be credited toward the enrollment fee); from February 28 to May 20, 2022 the single payment “First Ingress Fee” of MXN 16,000 per child. 5. Submit payments and documentation. Starting April 1, scan and send the following documents: birth certificate (foreigners with apostille), CURP for the child and for both parents, proof of address, medical certificate and updated vaccination card, a “no debt” letter from the current school, the latest evaluation from the current Kindergarten, and a certificate proving the child's legal stay in the country (if foreign). 6. Enrollments. Final enrollments take place from June 20 to June 28. Information will be sent to the family's Humboldt email addresses, and all official information is communicated via the @humboldt.edu.mx addresses.

Scholarships are available for families experiencing economic hardship whose children are enrolled in primary, secondary, or high school and whose average grade is at least 8.0. The scholarship application can be downloaded from the school's website (Campus Norte section) from February 12 to March 16, 2018. The completed application, along with the required documents, must be delivered to Rosa María Lobera in the Administration (Secondary) by March 16, 2018 between 8:00 and 14:00. A social–economic study will be conducted by an external company, so a payment of MXN 600 must be made at the cashier before submitting the application. For additional information, contact Julia Haid, Administrator, Campus Norte.