Academic Programs
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS |
Reading Program
Writing Program
Math Program
French Language Program
| Reading Program |
The program promotes a love for and the habit of daily reading, developing key reading skills: comprehension, analysis, and critical thinking.
Our goal is not only for students to learn to read, but to love doing so.
In Kindergarten, phonics, word formation, and high-frequency words are taught through reading. Phonics is necessary to learn to read in any language.
In Elementary and Junior High, grammar and spelling are strengthened through reading.
The school has a wide variety of libraries that support the reading program:
The school has a wide variety of libraries that support the reading program:
1. Libraries in each classroom from 3rd grade to 9th grade: There are about 300 books in each of the classrooms.
2. Digital platforms with readings: We have three platforms (Raz-Kids and Achieve 3000, Tumblebooks) that include a great variety of readings in Spanish, English and French, to complement the reading material of the academic program.
2. Digital platforms with readings: We have three platforms (Raz-Kids and Achieve 3000, Tumblebooks) that include a great variety of readings in Spanish, English and French, to complement the reading material of the academic program.
3. Libraries Academic Program: Libraries that include reading books by grade level, aligned to U.S. educational standards, used by teachers to teach classes.
The readings are age-appropriate to create a positive attachment to learn to read with pleasure.
The readings are age-appropriate to create a positive attachment to learn to read with pleasure.
| Writing Program |
The purpose of this program is to train writers who know how to express their ideas and feelings. Grammar and spelling are strengthened through writing.
Students are taught to write in English, French, and Spanish and are encouraged to recognize the writer within themselves. A dedicated time is set aside each day to develop this skill.
| Math Program |
Students learn mathematical reasoning by using logic to solve problems, not just memorizing concepts.
The mathematics program used is "EVERYDAY MATH" with the following objectives:
In Nursery and Pre-K, students learn to count by manipulating educational materials.
In Kindergarten, they learn numbers and how to solve basic operations.
In Elementary and Jr. High, concepts are learned in a spiral manner (gradually increasing the complexity of the topic), and students are taught to arrive at the same result in different ways.
Program for obtaining speed and arithmetic precision in basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
Technology platform for practicing topics seen in class. It helps self-learning since it has a tutorial that explains how to solve the problems.
| French Program |
LAF has more than 40 years of experience teaching the French language to its students, being the only institution in Nuevo León to teach French from Nursery to Middle School.
In August 2017, we had the honor of receiving the LABEL-IFAL Certification, granted by the French Institute of Latin America, an organization affiliated with the French Embassy in Mexico.
This certification recognizes us as a school of excellence in language instruction.
Our team of teachers is highly trained, which positions us as the only alternative for teaching French as a core subject from the early years of education.
French Classes per Week
| Nursery | 5 Classes |
| Pre-K | 5 Classes |
| Kindergarten | 5 Classes |
| 1st to 6th | 4 Classes |
| 7th to 9th | 3 Classes |