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Discovery School

Mexico, Cuernavaca

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English, Spanish
Fees Fees not listed
Ages Not listed
Type Co-educational
Opened 1976
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP)
Taught languages English
Strengths Sport, Performing Arts, STEM
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Preschool, Primary School, Secondary School, High School
Introduction

Discovery School is a private Catholic, multicultural, bilingual, and co-educational school in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Founded in 1976, it serves preschool through preparatory programs and is an IB World School authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme in the pre-school and primary sections. The school emphasizes personalized guidance and academic adjustment, developing moral and ethical values that foster self-esteem, respect for others, and peaceful conflict resolution. Its educational approach combines a Christian identity with an international mindset, integrating bilingual and multicultural learning across all grades. The distinctive 360 Growth Model supports holistic development across intellectual, physical, affective, artistic, and doctrinal dimensions, while Filosofía para Niños encourages higher-order thinking. Arts offerings include Hagamos Música En Discovery, with the Suzuki Method, instrument study, choir, and early musical initiation. After school, LEAP, Deportivo Discovery, Robotics, and Aloha Mental Arithmetic expand sports, creativity, and computation. Active parish connections and Centro de Educación Familiar fosters involvement.

Chilpancingo 102, Col. Vista Hermosa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62290, Mexico

The Essentials

Discovery School has instruction in English, Spanish.

Location
Chilpancingo 102, Col. Vista Hermosa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62290, Mexico

Stages
Preschool, Primary, Secondary, Preparatory

Type
Private Catholic, multicultural, bilingual, and co-educational

Additional learning support
Personalized support and academic adjustments

Religious affiliation
Catholic
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
Discovery School S.C. is the legal entity operating Discovery School and is located at Chilpancingo 102, Vista Hermosa neighborhood, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62290. It is part of the Discovery Group (Grupo Discovery), which includes affiliated groups and institutions such as ESAD, CEF, MUNDIS, LEAP, the Discovery Sports Club, and the Hagamos Música en Discovery Academy.
Fees
Application fees
- No specific application or enrollment (inscripción/matrícula) fee amount is published in the school's publicly available admissions materials for the 2026/27 academic year (or for 2025/26). The admissions process requires submission of an application, diagnostic evaluation and interview as part of enrollment procedures.

Tuition fees by year group and per term
- No published schedule of tuition (colegiatura) amounts by grade, term, or academic year is available for 2026/27 (or for 2025/26). The school operates the regular Preescolar / Primaria / Secundaria / Preparatoria sections and follows an August–June academic calendar, but specific per-term or per-year tuition figures are not provided in the public materials reviewed.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- No itemized billing calendar (number of installments, exact due dates, or term/semester breakdowns) is published in the public materials for 2026/27 or 2025/26. Mexican regulation requires schools to provide parents with the full cost breakdown and a calendar of payments in writing prior to inscription; this is an applicable legal expectation for the billing schedule.
- The school collects patrimonial data and uses recurring credit-card authorization for payments when applicable; parents sign an acceptance of recurring charges and provide card details for recurring billing. The school's privacy/payment policy records fields for bank and credit-card information used for payment processing. This indicates credit-card recurring payments (and bank-related payment data) are accepted as a method for tuition collection.

Boarding fees
- Boarding is not offered; Discovery School operates as a day school with standard daytime schedules for its sections (no boarding or resident tuition is listed). Daily schedules and section hours are published for school programs.

Other costs and recurring charges
- Fees that commonly apply at private schools — such as uniform purchase, extracurricular program fees, exam or re-evaluation fees, materials and books, student insurance, transportation, cafeteria or meal plans, and special course fees — are not published with amounts in the school's public admissions or institutional materials for 2026/27 or 2025/26. The school does offer after-school and extracurricular programs, which typically incur separate charges, but no specific price list is published.

Refund information
- No published refund policy or explicit rules on refunding enrollment/colegiatura payments for withdrawal or dismissal are available in the public materials for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 cycles. Policies on refunds and retention of fees are normally included in enrollment contracts or the written financial terms provided to parents at registration.

Fee payment options
- The school accepts payment methods that include credit-card payments with recurring authorization and collects bank and card data for processing recurring charges. Other common payment methods at similar institutions (bank transfer, deposit, or in-person payment) may be used, but specific accepted methods beyond recurring card authorization are not listed with detail in the publicly available materials.

Summary of available fee information
- Exact numeric amounts for application fees, per-grade tuition (per term or per year), boarding costs, uniform costs, refund terms, and a precise billing calendar for the 2026/27 academic year (or for 2025/26) are not published in the school's publicly accessible admissions or institutional materials. Admissions and the school's administrative offices provide enrollment procedures and collect payment-authorisation data, and the privacy/payment notice documents the use of credit-card recurring charges for tuition collection. For any numeric fee schedule or formal billing calendar, the school provides the detailed amounts and payment calendar directly as part of the enrollment/contract process.
Academics

Discovery School teaches IB (PYP).

Curriculum
The school offers Catholic, multicultural, bilingual, and coeducational education focused on academic excellence. It supports the integral and harmonious development of students through personalized guidance and academic adjustment. It emphasizes the formation of moral and ethical values that promote high self-esteem, respect for self and others, and peaceful conflict resolution. Personal development is grounded in love and respect. The school serves Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Preparatory programs.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Discovery School offers education of academic excellence, Catholic, multicultural, bilingual, and co-educational, fostering the integral and harmonious development of students through personalized accompaniment and academic adjustment, with a special emphasis on forming moral and ethical values that promote high self-esteem, respect for themselves and others, and peaceful conflict resolution, so that personal development gains greater human meaning when rooted in love and respect.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
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English as an Additional Language (EAL)
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Mental Wellbeing
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Safeguarding
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Parent Experience

History
Discovery School was founded in 1976 as a private school in Cuernavaca, Morelos. It describes itself as Catholic, multicultural, bilingual, and coeducational. It offers preschool, primary, secondary, and preparatory programs and emphasizes personalized guidance and academic adjustment, with a strong focus on forming moral and ethical values that promote self-esteem, respect for oneself and others, and peaceful conflict resolution. The school is located at Chilpancingo 102, Vista Hermosa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62290.

Community
Discovery School operates with a 360° growth model that supports integral development across the physical, affective, volitional, intellectual, artistic, and doctrinal areas, with performance evaluated by parents, teachers, and students. It seeks to form families that provide integral support for the development of better people. It emphasizes Christian identity, an international mindset, and complex thinking (FpN), and is a person-centered institution. It is an IB World School authorized since 2008 to offer the Primary Years Programme in the preschool and primary sections, and it also offers Philosophy for Children.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
Discovery School is an IB World School authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the pre-school and primary sections. The 360 Growth Model supports integral development, including intellectual growth as a core dimension of learning. Filosofía para Niños (Philosophy for Children) develops higher-order thinking and reasoning. The school emphasizes Christian identity and an international mindset as fundamental elements of its approach.

Arts & Creative
Hagamos Música En Discovery provides music education through the Suzuki Method with instrument lessons, choir, and early musical initiation for babies. The program develops musical competencies to stimulate intellectual, affective, and social development and educates through music. It supports forming instrument ensembles and a choir to foster collaborative performance.

Cultural & Language
Discovery School offers bilingual and multicultural education in a Catholic, inclusive community. The school emphasizes an international mindset and a Christian identity as part of its approach. Cultural and linguistic experiences are integrated throughout learning.

Social & Hobbies
LEAP after-school activities focus on integral development and team-based and individual activities, offered Monday to Thursday for eligible ages and open to the community. Deportivo Discovery promotes physical activity and teamwork, with both team and individual sports and football schedules by category. Robotics and Aloha Mental Arithmetic expand computational thinking and arithmetic skills as part of after-school offerings.

Community & Service
Catechism is offered to spread Catholic doctrine and is connected to the Santa Maria Madre de la Misericordia parish, supporting formation in faith and First Communion preparation. The Centro de Educación Familiar provides courses for new parents, a Diploma for Moms of Orientation Familiar, and conferences for parents, with active parental involvement encouraged. The center also promotes family integration and offers a library on family education and related activities.

Leadership & Professional
The Centro de Educación Familiar offers courses for new parents, a Diploma for Moms of Orientation Familiar, and conferences for parents to foster family leadership and professional skills. These programs support leadership within the home and school community and encourage parents to participate in school activities and group-led initiatives.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Discovery School's 360 Growth Model emphasizes development across physical, affective, volitional, intellectual, artistic, and doctrinal dimensions to support well-being. LEAP after-school activities promote happiness and plenitude of life as core goals. Deportivo Discovery and Hagamos Música contribute to well-being by encouraging physical activity and musical engagement that balance study and life.
Languages

Bilingual Teaching
The school has bilingual education. It serves students from preschool through high school (preschool, elementary, secondary, and preparatory).
Admissions

Admissions
1. Families contact Discovery School through the listed channels to request information about admissions. The admissions team provides the requested information through those channels. A visit can be scheduled to meet staff and learn more about the school. The initial step begins with an informed and welcoming inquiry.

2. The requested information is sent to the family through the agreed channels. Families review the information and decide whether to proceed with the admissions process. The school remains available to answer questions as needed. The process moves forward only when the family indicates continued interest.

3. An appointment is scheduled to visit Discovery School to learn more and to meet the school community. The visit provides an opportunity to ask questions and receive personal guidance. Families are encouraged to take the time needed to understand the program and environment. The goal is to establish comfort and clarity before the next steps.

4. The admission application and copies of documents are completed and sent to the school. The school reviews the submissions as part of the formal application. Families may be asked to provide additional information if needed. The correspondence marks the official start of the formal evaluation process.

5. A diagnostic evaluation is scheduled, conducted personally and individually. The evaluation assesses the student's current academic level and readiness. The school uses the results to inform placement and program planning. The process emphasizes a thorough, one-on-one assessment.

6. A parental interview is conducted as part of the admissions process. The interview provides a space for families to discuss goals, expectations, and any concerns. School staff gather context about the student and family. This dialogue helps align the family with the Discovery School community.

7. Results are delivered within five days of the evaluation. The family receives the outcomes and next steps for enrollment or additional recommendations. The school communicates decisions clearly and promptly.

8. Upon receiving the welcome letter, enrollment proceeds and the family becomes part of the Discovery Family. The Welcome letter confirms acceptance and outlines next steps for enrollment. The process culminates with formal enrollment and integration into the school community.
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