• Puerto Vallarta is a resort and retirement area that attracts large numbers of Americans and Canadians, and requires high literacy and language skills by the residents for better jobs.
• The area is a "meeting" location of one of the largest and most business-oriented states in Mexico - Jalisco.
• The area is one of the fastest growing in Mexico, attracted by good weather and the prospect of employment.
  

• Nearly half of Vallarta's resident 300,000 population is under 20.
• Most children only progress to the 8th grade before they go to work.
• Low income and single-parent families can not afford quality education for their children…. especially in schools that educate in English as well as Spanish.
• A school is needed that offers activities for the full day to provide a 'safe haven' while parents work. That means offering lunch on the school grounds.
• No other school currently provides strong instruction in character-building nor attempts to build leadership qualities for tomorrow's world.
  

• An educational facility that's affordable for low & moderate income families.
• A school with high academic standards that teaches fluency in both English and Spanish.
• Classrooms with a high teacher/student ratio. Maximum of 26 children per classroom with 3 Kindergarten classes.
• A curriculum that includes Christian morality and attempts to build strong leadership qualities. (Although not "religious" training as such.)
• A facility that would be open the full work day, so children need not return to empty homes
• A school that is open to all, not just church members.

Monthly Tuition Comparisons
The American School
Kindergarten: $700 1st Grade: $800
The British-American School
Kindergarten: $172 1st Grade: $212
Anglo-American School
Kindergarten: $150 1st Grade: $230
Colegio Mexico-Americano
Kindergarten: $110 1st Grade: $120

Staffing

Superintendent and teachers are all college graduates, most have previous experience in education.

The Curriculum
In addition to the basic subjects (language skills, mathematics, etc.) the school provides weekly character-building courses for each grade involving basic themes(one a week) such as:

• Obedience
• Organization
• Faith
• Love, etc.