FAQs GENERALES
George Washington School A.C. is a secular bicultural program. We offer a quality total English immersion program in an environment characterized by high academic challenges as well as paying close attention to students’ level of achievement. The school provides the student with an environment of respect, responsibility, and integrity as essential elements in the students’ growth, development, and instruction.
It is a bicultural program that integrates subjects taught in English such as: math, reading, science, English, spelling in addition to integrating American cultural aspects.
Bilingual schools offer English as a foreign language. They have one to two hours of English a day while a bicultural program teaches subjects in English as well as integrating both American and Mexican cultures.
We are one of the only bicultural schools in the city with a total English immersion program that does not require pre-first. We believe that a student is capable of acquiring reading and writing skills in English and Spanish that comply with local and international standards.
Yes, the three school levels are incorporated to the Department of Education of Jalisco. We adhere to all the state requirements in order to operate which includes teaching all the compulsory subjects in Spanish.
Reading, Mathematics, English grammar, Science, and Spelling.
Art, Music, Physical Education, Computing. They are taught within the school schedule and are taught in Spanish.
One group per grade.
Maximum 25 students
- Nursery, Preschool 1 and Preschool 2 begin at 8:40 am to 1:15 pm. (The door closes at 9:00 am and 1:20 pm)
- Kindergarten begins at 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.
- Elementary school begins at 7:30 am to 2:00 pm.
- Middle School begins at 7:20 am to 2:50 pm.
Once the door is closed, elementary students and middle school students may enter. However, they must stay in the office the first period so as to not interrupt classes. Once the first period is over, they may enter their second period class.
We have a day care service for preschool and kinder from 7:30 am to 2:20 pm. We also offer Homework Club and tutoring if required. Further care is not available.
We offer soccer two days a week from 3:00 to 4:40 pm. and Homework club from Monday to Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
Preschool and Kindergarten have PE twice a week and elementary school once a week.
Preschool and Kindergarten
Girls daily uniform: blue jumper, white blouse, white socks, blue sweater and black shoes.
Boys daily uniform: blue shorts, white shirt, white socks, blue sweater, and black shoes.
Elementary school:
Girls daily uniform: blue jumper, white blouse, white socks, blue sweater, and black shoes.
Boys daily uniform: blue pants, white shirt, white socks, blue sweater, and black shoes.
Sports uniform for Preschool and elementary school consists of white shorts, white polo shirts, white socks and white tennis shoes. The sports uniform can also be blue sweat pants and jacket which.
Middle School
Blue jeans, polo shirt, red sweat shirt, and tennis shoes. Sports uniform is sweat suit for boys and sports skirt for girls with white polo shirt.
All grades have a heavy winter jacket.
The uniforms are sold at the school because they have the school logo.
*Day of the Dead and Halloween, Thanksgiving, *Christmas, *Easter Egg Hunt, Children’s Day, Pajama Day, *Mexican Fiesta, mini-olympics and Tricycle Day (Only preschool and kindergarten).
*Parents are invited.
Easter is celebrated with an Easter egg hunt in a park off of school property. Parents are required to attend.
We have Flag Assembly once a month during which we honor important holidays in that month.
- We adhere to all the governmental regulations in terms of evacuation drills, safety codes, and safety prevention.
- We have medical insurance in case of accidents and accidents occurring to and from school.
- The school has a closed-circuit camera system to monitor the school grounds and entrance at all times. The surveillance system functions at all times providing important evidence in case of accidents and situations where behavior problems arise.
- Students only leave the school grounds with their parents, family members, or chauffeurs permitted by the students’ parents.
Parents line up in their cars to leave students at the entrance. Teachers assist in the morning and afternoon so parents do not need to get out of their cars.
In case of walking, parents must park to drop off and pick up students at the entrance.
We recommend healthy lunches with fruit, vegetables or sandwich. We ask not to send food with high sugar content such as cookies or cake or processed food like potato chips.
SPECIAL SCHOOL TOPICS
We have a school manual and a code of conduct. However, behavior is managed by the teacher given the rules established by the class at the beginning of the year.
Being a school with small groups allows us to observe atypical or aggressive behavior between students that could compromise the physical or emotional integrity of the students. The principal and Psychological Department works in conjunction with the faculty to identify and follow up on any possible case of bullying.
We work in small independent groups or work centers. The teacher interacts and supervises each group in 15 minute intervals.
We have integration activities and work in small groups while the student is adapting to school.
