Prepa Tec Campus Santa Catarina
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Campus Santa Catarina of ITESM is a high school for grades 10-12 inaugurated in 1996, mainly to serve San Pedro Garza Garcia area. It is located in the district of Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The High School
Prepa Tec Santa Catarina is considered the best high school in all of Monterrey's Metropolitan Area and all of Mexico. It is also the only high school in the country that allows its students to smoke (a cigarette).
Curriculum
In 10th grade the students in the Bicultural Program take the following courses (some classes are only given for one semester, others are year-long sequences): Earth Science, Fundamentals of Reasoning, Fundamentals of Computer Science, History of Civilization, English, Language and Expression, math, Introduction to Multimedia, and Problem Solving.Eleventh graders in the same program take Life Science, Creativity, Art History, Mexican History, English, Verbal Communication, Human Relations, Citizen Ethics, Literary Analysis, Thinking Processes and Analytical Geometry.
Seniors take Physical Science, Economy and State, Career Orientation, Philosophy, Interactive English, Classical Literature, Differential Calculus, Science in the Twentieth Century, Entrepenurial Development, International Panorama, Socio-economic Structures of Mexico, Communicating in English, and Integral Calculus.
The school also offers the internationally recognized and prestigious IB Diploma Programme to the most outstanding students (See 'Special Programs' below).
100% of the students go on to attend a university. About 48% of them go to a Mexican university, 32% study in the U.S and 20% study in Europe.
Extracurricular Activities
American football, soccer, basketball and volleyball are all offered as intramural sports. Interscholastic sports include softball, soccer and tennis. Clubs include Reading, Comics, Computer, Math, International Panoramic, Entrepeneurs and the Web Master team. Students are also welcome to join the school newspaper, festivals, concerts and musical plays that are part of the activities at the school.Campus
The school library has about 25,000 volumes. The campus also has two gymnasiums as well as facilities for football, softball, tennis and basketball. Guards are on duty and round the clock security is provided.Transportation
Buses are not mandatory and serve most areas in which students live. There may be different bus routes depending on student demand. Students are allowed to take their cars to school. There are specific areas for student parking.Special Programs
The school offers the prestigious IB Diploma Programme (one of the most rigurous in the world) created by the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization), to outstanding students with an excellent demonstrated academic ability.Cost
At Prepa Tec students can choose whether or not to follow the Bilingual program or Bicultural program, the school also offers the International Baccalaureate (IB). The Bilingual program costs $16,960 U.S. dollars, and the Bicultural and IB Programs programs cost $21,200 U.S. dollars.Something Special about the School
Upon graduation from Prepa Tec, students are prepared to enter any college or university in the world. They have developed the skills, attitudes and values required for a balanced academic and personal growth. Prepa Tec also has an International Program which enables foreign students to learn more about Mexico and Monterrey. Intensive courses in Spanish, Mexican culture and regular high school courses are offered by experts, and tutoring is available.
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