Based on the principles of self esteem, respect, and academic excellence, our mission is to develop educated leaders for the 21st Century who can compete, succeed, and be role models in this high tech world while maintaining a commitment to family and moral values.

The Thomas Jefferson Institute is located in the northwestern part of Mexico City in the State of Mexico. The school has a total population of 1,850 students, 130 teachers and 70 administrative staff members. The Thomas Jefferson Institute has developed into one of the most prestigious schools in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area.

Our Director is a US citizen, born and raised near Quincy, Illinois, who received her BS Degree in Education from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, and a MS Degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.

The English Director of Elementary School, also a US citizen, received her Bachelors degree in Spanish and Business Administration from California State University at Fullerton. She then received a degree in Education from Chapman University and a Bilingual Teaching Credential.

The English Director of the Middle and High Schools was educated in Europe and the United States. She moved from Denmark to Mexico over 30 years ago. She has 20 years of teaching and administrative experience and is certified in Mexico to teach at the university level.

In addition to our solid academic program the students also receive courses in art and technology, participate in cultural activities, and enjoy various extra curricular activities. We believe that a well-rounded individual will be better prepared for the rapidly changing future, and will enter the world as a self-motivated inquisitor of life-long learning.

Hopefully we can "open the eyes and the hearts of our students to want to accept and understand new ways of thinking while becoming truly bicultural and community members of the entire world".

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