In our Kindergarten, we have a diverse and balanced curriculum structured around each child's learning pace and needs, ensuring they reach their full potential.

At TWS, we are dedicated to ensuring that our youngest pupils are equipped with language skills that will enable them to become confident communicators; therefore, in Kindergarten we provide a learning environment that is taught entirely in English.  

Our Kinder is made up of three years: Kinder 1, Kinder 2 and Kinder 3.  Children join Kinder 1 the year that they turn 3 years old.  Each classroom also has the support of a full-time teaching assistant.

With key elements of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) embedded into the IEYC (International Early Years Curriculum), our youngest pupils are exposed to a broad range of learning experiences that cultivate a love of learning and promote key stages of development.

Our highly experienced early years teachers are committed to ensuring that each child is valued as an individual and work hard to nurture their personal strengths and interests.

In our Primary School, our students are respectful, kind, caring, grateful, well-rounded human beings. We develop and build their character through all of our curricular activities and we care about their social-emotional well-being. Our School of Character’s initiatives, ones which permeate the school culture, allow us to see that character formation is the plate that serves up our curriculum. 

Our students become confident mathematicians with Cambridge Primary Mathematics, a curriculum that helps learners become confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged. They develop problem-solving skills by applying knowledge and developing a holistic understanding of the subject.

In Literacy, we have a complete curriculum where we principally use Cambridge Primary English, which is an English First Language course.  Each unit contains a range of text types and genres included as whole texts or extracts around a unifying theme. The texts have been carefully selected to include an appropriate balance of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays.

Additionally, we support it with the Jolly Grammar curriculum and The Big Writing Programme where we stimulate our students’ imagination and, moreover, improve our young writers’ stamina. 

Our students have access to a levelled reading scheme that develops their reading skills: namely, decoding, fluency, improving vocabulary, understanding sentence structure and coherence, reasoning and inference.  Students are encouraged to access a range of books from our two well-resourced libraries in order to further develop a joy for reading. 

The Wingate School opened its Secondary section in August 2019 with 17 students in Form 1 (Year 6). As of August 2022, the Secondary section has 109 students in Forms 1 - 4, and we have now started the first year of the IGCSE programme. The Secondary section will continue to grow each year.

In Forms 1-3 (Key Stage 3) students follow the Cambridge Lower Secondary curriculum in a range of subjects, including English, Mathematics, History, Geography, and Science, together with courses from the Mexican National Programme. All students also pursue subjects in the “TWS Curriculum,” including Character Education, Social Responsibility, STEAM, Book Club, and Life Skills, among others. Consistent with our commitment to educating the whole child, classes in Visual and Performing Arts, including music instruments, drama, and visual arts and Physical Education are required for all. ICT skills are taught and applied across the curriculum, in addition to being a stand-alone class. Our academic programme, delivered by experienced subject specialists, emphasizes inquiry-based learning and the development of transferable skills, including critical thinking, character and citizenship skills.

Students will be introduced to the widely-recognized IGCSE in Key Stage 4. The International General Certificate on Secondary Education is the rigorous set of courses (and public exams) offered worldwide and overseen by different exam boards, including the University of Cambridge Exam Syndicate. Cambridge IGCSEs are among the world´s most popular international public qualifications for teenagers and provide students with the skills and dispositions necessary to succeed in tertiary education and in a variety of careers; they are recognized by leading universities and employers worldwide. The Wingate School’s first IGCSE cohort will sit their exams in May/June 2024, and we will provide academic counselling to help the student decide what IGCSE subjects may suit them best.