Colegio Americano de Torreón

Colegio Americano de Torreón, A.C. (CAT) or the American School of Torreón is an American international school in Los Viñedos, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico.^[1] It serves grade levels early childhood (from age 3) through the 12th grade of senior high school.^[2] As of 2016 it has over 1,300 students.^[3]

History

The school was established in 1950,^[4] by Clinton A. Luckett and Mrs. Joe Athon. It opened in September of that year in a house owned by the mining company Peñoles. Dr. Paul H. Jensen was the school's first director. From the beginning it was accredited by the Mexican Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) and initially it had four teachers with 38 students. In 1954 the school received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and moved to 20 Escobedo Avenue. By then it had 250 students.^[5]

For a period of time the school occupied the Torreón Jardín Campus, housing all grade levels there. CAT alumnus Efrain Lopez Gurza donated the land used for the current campus in 1998. CAT's current middle and high school building opened in 2001. Elementary school facilities remained at the previous campus until June 2006, when a new elementary facility that began construction in 2004 opened.^[6]

Campus

The current campus is located on an approximately 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) plot of land. The middle and high school building houses the school's administrative offices, a well as 26 classrooms, one library, one gymnasium, three computer labs, and seven science facilities. The elementary campus came with its own library, cafeteria, and gymnasium.^[6]

References

External links

• Colegio Americano de Torreón

International schools in Mexico
Mexico City area	Lycée Franco-Mexicain Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt Liceo Mexicano Japonés Russian Embassy School in Mexico City Colegio Suizo de México Edron Academy Greengates School The Wingate School ASF Mexico Peterson Schools Westhill Institute
Aguascalientes City	Escuela Japonesa de Aguascalientes
Cuernavaca	École Molière de Cuernavaca Colegio Suizo de México Campus Cuernavaca
Guadalajara area	Lycée Français de Guadalajara Colegio Alemán de Guadalajara The American School Foundation of Guadalajara
Monterrey	American School Foundation of Monterrey San Roberto International School
Puebla	Colegio Humboldt Puebla Colegio Americano de Puebla
Querétaro City	Colegio Suizo de México Campus Querétaro John F. Kennedy School, The American School of Querétaro
Torreón	Colegio Americano de Torreón
Tijuana	Colegio Alemán Cuauhtémoc Hank(*)
Hermosillo	Colegio Americano del Pacífico
Schools marked with asterisks (*) are unrecognised by the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA), not appearing in its list of German schools in Mexico.

Association of American Schools in South America
Members	Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln American Cooperative School American International School of Bolivia See list of schools in Brazil International School Nido de Aguilas Colegio Karl C. Parrish Colegio Nueva Granada The Columbus School The Country Day School International School of Curaçao Academia Cotopaxi Alliance Academy International Colegio Americano de Quito Colegio Alberto Einstein Inter-American Academy of Guayaquil Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito American School of Guatemala Georgetown International Academy American School of Tegucigalpa American International School of Kingston American Nicaraguan School Crossroads Christian Academy Magen David Academy American School of Asunción Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt International School Port of Spain Uruguayan American School Centro Educativo Internacional Anzoategui Colegio Internacional de Carabobo Colegio Internacional de Caracas Colegio Internacional Puerto La Cruz Escuela Bella Vista Escuela Campo Alegre Escuela Las Morochas International School of Monagas
Invitational members	International School of Aruba Santa Cruz Cooperative School See list of schools in Brazil Cayman International School Colegio Albania Colegio Bolivar Colegio Bureche Colegio Jorge Washington Colegio Panamericano GI School La Sierra International School Knightsbridge Schools International Bogota Lincoln School Carol Morgan School ISM International Academy Colegio Maya Union School Escuela Internacional Sampedrana Colegio Americano de Torreon Colegio ATID Peterson Schools ASF Mexico Knightsbridge Schools International Panama The International School of Panama Freeport Mining School c/o Colegio Prescott

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