The Edron Academy (''El Colegio Británico'') A.C. is a non-profit school in

Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Me ...

, Mexico City. It was founded in 1963 by Edward Foulkes, a Welshman who worked in Mexico in the publishing business and as a teacher for the

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, and by Ronald Stech, a Canadian who became the school's first administrator. Foulkes, who had previously founded Greengates School, had left by 1961, selling his share to Henry Coehlo. In 1985, it moved from

San Ángel San Ángel is a colonia or neighborhood of Mexico City, located in the southwest in Álvaro Obregón borough. Historically, it was a rural community, called Tenanitla in the pre-Hispanic period. Its current name is derived from the El Carmen mon ...

to its present site in a residential area close to the forested hills of

Desierto de los Leones ''Desierto'' is a 2015 thriller drama film co-written and directed by Jonás Cuarón. It was produced by Cuarón together with his father Alfonso and his uncle Carlos, and distributed by STXfilms. The film stars Gael García Bernal (also execu ...

. At the same time, it achieved its bicultural status through incorporation with the Mexican education authority. In 1995 the Edron became an IB world school. In September 2014, The Edron Academy went under an inspection carried out by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The findings of the inspection were very positive, and The Edron Academy became the first school to meet the stringent standards laid down by the British Government for independent schools in the country. In addition, The Edron Academy became the first COBIS Accredited Member school in México and successfully passed a COBIS accreditation inspection in 2019.

School structure

Associations & Accreditations

The Edron Academy is accredited nationally and internationally by: * National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM or Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) *

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(SEP or Secretaría de Educación Pública) *

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(IB) *The

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(IGCSE) * The

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(COBIS) *

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Notable alumni

* Ximbo (born 1979), musician * Jennifer Clement (born 1960), writer * Karla Cossío (born 1985), actress *

Khotan Fernández Khotan Fernández (born Khotan Fernández Tapajós on April 27, 1973) in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, is a Mexican actor sometimes simply known as Khotan. Early life Khotan Fernandez was born in Mexico city, the son of Brazilian actress/singe ...

(born 1973), actor *

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', '' Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', ...

(born 1978), actor and director *

Alfonso Herrera Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (, born 28 August 1983) is a Mexican actor and former singer. Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in ''Clase 406'' in 2002. In the same year, his made film debut in '' Amar te duele'' and won a MT ...

(born 1983), actor and musician *

DBC Pierre Peter Warren Finlay (born in 1961), also known as DBC Pierre, is an Australian author who wrote the novel '' Vernon God Little''. Pierre was born in South Australia, and largely raised in Mexico. He has resided in the Republic of Ireland and ...

(born 1961), writer *

Gabriel Soto Gabriel Soto Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, and placed first runner-up in Mister World 1996. He was also a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and acts i ...

(born 1975), actor and model *

Ximena Sariñana Ximena Sariñana Rivera (; born October 29, 1985) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for her debut album, '' Mediocre''. Early life Ximena Sariñana was born in Guadalajar ...

(born 1986), actress and musician *

Eiza González Eiza González Reyna (born 30 January 1990) is a Mexican actress and singer. She gained popularity for her debut role as Lola Valente in the Mexican musical telenovela '' Lola, érase una vez'' (2007–2008) and later starred in the lead role o ...

(born 1990), actress and musician *

José María de Tavira José María de Tavira Bianchi (born September 27, 1983, in Mexico City) is a Mexican film and stage actor. The son of Mexican theatre director Luis de Tavira and Argentine actress Rosa María Bianchi, he began acting on stage with his parent ...

(born 1983) actor and director * Mario Iván Martínez (born 1962) actor * Ana Victoria (born 1983) musician and singer

References

External links

Official site

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