American Institute of Monterrey - Valle

AIM offers a US-accredited American curriculum; the school states it was the first in Latin America accredited by both NEASC and the Council of International Schools. In Middle School, students follow AIM's APS (Authentic Products & Services) model, with project-based academies in Engineering & Technology, Laboratory & Research, Business & Management and Arts & Humanities from Grade 7. Learning is tracked with NWEA MAP Growth tests. Students can take part in Inspired's global exchanges and summer camps and in AIM's International Program (Week Without Walls, summer programmes and study abroad). The campus does not offer IB or Cambridge programmes.

AIM's motto is "To serve with excellence". Its stated mission is to develop a global community of lifelong learners who aim for excellence and work towards a better world, valuing all ethnicities, cultures and beliefs. The school's own i-PAL Systems philosophy (Innovative, Personalized Attention and Learning) places the student at the centre, with focus areas in academics, sports, fine arts, multiculturalism, technology and wellness. A Wellness Department runs social-emotional learning (CASEL-based), Character Counts, bullying prevention and community outreach programmes, and the school highlights values such as responsibility, respect and perseverance.

Facilities include fully equipped classrooms, technology labs for Windows and Mac, a science lab, an engineering workshop room and a library. The arts are supported by specialist rooms for dance, music and orchestra and purpose-designed art studios. Sports facilities include a basketball court, a soccer field and a psychomotor room for younger children. The campus also has large playgrounds, a Care & Learn space for after-school activities and a cafeteria serving daily meals.

Younger pupils can take piano, violin, cello, guitar, visual arts, dance, soccer, basketball and track and field, along with enrichment such as Destination Imagination, Techxperts and a Care & Learn programme. Middle School students can join hip hop, visual arts, the school musical, soccer, basketball and track and field, as well as a House system, Model United Nations, Mathcounts, robotics, student council, community service from Grade 7 and international trips. The fee sheets also list volleyball, ping pong, chess, padel and jiu-jitsu. Competitive teams play as the Wildcats.