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Preschool and Elementary in Tecate

Character-first education

A school that sees each child as an individual and walks with them from 1st grade of preschool through 6th grade.

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Preschool students at Colegio Encinos sitting in a circle on the grass, raising their hands to take part
Philosophy for Children

Learning is also asking

The heart of our model: children who talk things through, listen, and build critical, ethical and creative thinking.

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Preschool · ages 3 to 6

The best care for who you love most

Small groups, hands-on material, English every day and teachers who know every child by name.

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Colegio Encinos elementary students paying attention in class, in the school's white and green uniform
Elementary · SEP-accredited

Children who think for themselves

Grades 1 to 6 with English, computing, robotics and after-school chess, art, dance and basketball.

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Team of Colegio Encinos elementary students presenting their «Robots that protect animals» robotics projects
Robotics and coding

Robotics from 1st grade of preschool

From the first block to the FIRST LEGO League competition: designing, building and programming as a team.

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Welcome to Colegio Encinos

A school that sees every child

Colegio Encinos began as a quality education option in Tecate that recognizes each child as an individual and fosters respect and collaboration.

The heart of our model is Philosophy for Children: a program that encourages listening and dialogue, and leads students to become aware of themselves and of the world around them. Around that axis: English every day, robotics, art, dance and physical education.

About Encinos Educational model

Preschool children working with learning materials at the classroom tables
Small groups: the teacher reaches every table.
Preschool group sitting in a circle on the garden lawn during a class discussion
Our grade levels

Preschool and elementary in one school

9 straight grades, from age 3 through 6th. Moving up a level is one step, with teachers who already know your child.

Preschool girl at Colegio Encinos smiling as she works at her desk with a crayon in her hand Ages 3 to 6 Preschool

Identity, self-confidence and curiosity for every new thing they learn

Explore preschool Colegio Encinos elementary students paying attention in class, in the school's white and green uniform Grades 1 to 6 Elementary

Critical thinking, English and technology on a solid foundation of values

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The Colegio Encinos environment

It fosters values, the arts and good habits

Values

A climate of respect, responsibility and harmony, where values are practiced every day.

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The arts

Dance and visual arts classes that bring out every student's creative talent.

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Good habits

Solid structure and a foundation for whole-child development, from the first day of preschool.

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Why Encinos

6 reasons families choose us

What families value most when they visit us.

9 straight grades

Preschool and elementary in the same school: moving up a level is one step, not a move.

Philosophy for Children

Children who ask, give reasons and listen. The heart of the whole model, not a stand-alone class.

English every day

A daily class from 1st grade of preschool and continuity through elementary, with interactive classes.

Robotics from 1st grade

From the first block to the FIRST LEGO League competition, with coding from 3rd grade of preschool.

Small groups

Teachers who know every student by name, their pace and what they find hard.

SEP-accredited

Official validity with RVOE SEBA15010, from preschool through 6th grade.

Enrichment classes

More than the official curriculum

We teach the official learning areas of Mexico's national curriculum and enrich them with seven of our own programs that run through every grade.

Technology & languagesPreschool teacher reading a picture book to two students in the classroom reading corner

English

A class every day, to grow up with two languages

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Technology & languagesWater-detector project built with robotics parts and programmed from a tablet

Robotics and coding

From 1st grade of preschool to the FIRST LEGO League competition

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Arts & movementTwo preschool girls at Colegio Encinos working together with colorful learning materials

Art and dance

Classes that bring out every student's creative talent

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Technology & languagesTeam of Colegio Encinos elementary students presenting their «Robots that protect animals» robotics projects

After-school programs

Chess, art, basketball, dance and robotics after class

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Encinos pride

The only school in Tecate at the FIRST LEGO League

Our sixth-grade students took part in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge, «Submerged» season. They solved underwater-world challenges with LEGO robots they designed, built and programmed themselves, and presented a project on marine recycling.

  • Weeks of design, building and programming
  • Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
  • Teamwork, creativity and critical thinking

Robotics and coding

Two Colegio Encinos sixth-graders programming their LEGO robot at the FIRST LEGO League competition table
FIRST LEGO League Challenge, «Submerged» season.
Colegio Encinos team's «Marine Recycling» project stand at the robotics competition
The sixth-grade team's «Marine Recycling» project.
9straight grades: from 1st of preschool to 6th grade
Englishevery day, from 1st grade of preschool
1stgrade of preschool: that's where robotics starts
SEPaccredited, RVOE SEBA15010
School life

This is the Encinos community

Back to school, assemblies, Independence Day, festivals and competitions: school is learned outside the classroom too.

Children in traditional Mexican dress holding small flags in the Colegio Encinos playground
Independence Day: tradition you live.
Elementary students high-fiving and laughing in class on the first day of school
The first day, among friends.
Student performing folk dance in a blue dress in the Colegio Encinos playground
Folk dancing at the September celebration.
Students lined up to go into their classroom, decorated with an apple tree
Back to school: the line, the classroom and the same old friends.
Two Colegio Encinos sixth-graders programming their LEGO robot at the FIRST LEGO League competition table
FIRST LEGO League Challenge, «Submerged» season.
Students walking a red carpet in the traditional-costume parade
The traditional-costume parade.
Two elementary students presenting to their class under the school's covered courtyard
Presenting to the class, starting in elementary.
Teacher and elementary students on the school's artificial-turf court during physical education class
Physical education on the covered court.

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Beto Bellota y Enci Encina, las mascotas de Colegio Encinos: una bellota y una hoja de encino sonrientes
New friends

Meet Beto Bellota and Enci Encina

They arrived this school year to learn alongside us, discover new things and share plenty of moments together. They are the acorn and the leaf of the oak on our crest: the small thing that, with patience, grows strong.

Why an oak

Blog for families

What every family asks

Philosophy for Children, grade-by-grade ages, robotics, English and homework: answers, calmly.

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Enrollment 2026 – 2027

Come meet us

Book a visit, walk through the classrooms and the playground, and ask anything you need. We'll contact you to confirm the day and time.

Office hoursMonday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Before you visit

Frequently asked questions

Where is Colegio Encinos?

At Blvd. Benito Juárez #1000, Colonia Chávez, Tecate, Baja California.

What grade levels do you offer?

Preschool (1st, 2nd and 3rd grade, ages 3 to 6) and elementary (grades 1 to 6).

Are you SEP-accredited?

Yes. Colegio Encinos is accredited by Mexico's Ministry of Education with RVOE SEBA15010, and our studies carry official validity.

What is Philosophy for Children?

It's the heart of our educational model: a program in which students discuss questions they propose themselves, and build critical, ethical and creative thinking.

How much English do they take?

There's an English class every day, from the first grade of preschool and all through elementary school.

From which grade is there robotics?

From the first grade of preschool. Coding is added in 3rd grade of preschool, and in elementary there's computing, robotics and a robotics club.