With six months of experience at JFK as a Digital Design teacher, Marcos Mendoza has dedicated himself to inspiring his students to shape their creative thinking through design. A Mechatronics Engineer by training, he has experience in assembly design, tool manufacturing for production lines, and project planning. However, in the…
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Meet the Jaguars: Marilú Fragoso
Talking about Miss Marilú means talking about a passion for teaching and curiosity about the world around us. With a 12-year trajectory at John F. Kennedy, The American School of Querétaro, María Guadalupe Fragoso Portales, better known as Marilú, has dedicated her life to sharing knowledge with her students. Graduated…
Starting 2025 with Growth: Teacher Training for Excellence
To kick off 2025, our teachers participated in an enriching training session on January 8 and 9. During these days, educators from different sections came together to reflect on their teaching practices and acquire valuable tools to enhance their daily work. According to MS teacher, Diana Sánchez: “We conducted a…
Meet the Jaguars: Miss Yuko Murasawa, Preschool
Originally from Japan, Miss Yuko Murasawa has been an integral part of the JFK community for 11 years. Her journey began in Kinder 2, where she spent her first two years teaching. For the past eight and a half years, she has dedicated herself to the Kinder 3 program, bringing…
Teaching, Learning, and Living with Purpose: JFK Educators at Tri Association Conference 2024
Last week, 26 JFK-Queretaro educators participated in the Tri Association Conference held in Mexico City, joining a diverse group of educators from across Latin America. The professional development sessions focused on current trends in education, fostering collaboration, and building inclusive learning environments. Key topics included classroom management, differentiated instruction, assessment…
JFK Teachers presenting at the 42nd Annual Educators’ Conference
The Annual Educators’ Conference organized by the Tri – Association is around current themes based on educational research and best practices. The Conference usually host about 800 – 1000 attendees from schools all across Latin America. For the coming conference, which will take place in September 2024 in Mexico City, the…
Practicing Empathy Through Writing By Autumn Pedersen and Andrea Sprowls
A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feeling through words . . .Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. Why? Because whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot…
Get to know our new Certified Educators of Positive Discipline in the Classroom.
Positive Discipline Lab Schools are schools that implement the Positive Discipline Model school wide. These schools are recognized for their dedication to abroad the implementation of Positive Discipline. Our school has been recognized for 3 years and to maintain our status we have been training part of our staff in Positive…
Welcome to JFK! Mr. Steven Eggers
Dear JFK Community, I am honored to introduce myself to the JFK educational community. My academic journey has culminated in a Bachelor’s degree in English Education, complemented by a wide variety of courses and certifications pertaining to education, pedagogy and leadership skills. I am presently in pursuit of a Master’s degree…
Cristina Vergara, Emma Gutierrez Award Winner, 2023
By JFK Editorial Committee Miss Cristina Vergara, coordinator of the Science department at JFK High School, was recognized with this year’s Emma Gutierrez Award, which is awarded annually by ASOMEX (Association of American Schools in Mexico), to recognize women’s leadership in education with a $4,000 scholarship for PD training. “I…