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The John F. Kennedy School, the American School of Querétaro is a private bilingual school in Querétaro, Mexico. In 1964 a group of Querétaro businessmen, headed by the TREMEC Company, established a bilingual and bicultural school for the children of its foreign executives whose studies would be accepted in both Mexico and the United States. The school started with 30 students. Its original location was in the Cimatario section of Querétaro. With sixty students, the growing school moved to the Hacienda la Laborcilla; in 1967 the Pre-school section was started and the Middle School section was started in 1968. In 1970 the school was relocated to its present site in the Jurica Campestre section on land comprising nearly 15 acres, donated by the Torres Landa family. In 1989 the High School Section began operations, with several companies and 50 families sponsoring the construction. In 1994 the school acquired an adjacent 1 1/2 acre lot with the idea of constructing a combination auditorium/gymnasium. Thus was born the John F. Kennedy School, The American School of Querétaro, as a non-profit secular coeducational institution which promotes excellent academic preparation for its students. Today, the John F. Kennedy School is recognized throughout Mexico and abroad as an excellent educational institution whose graduates attend many national and international colleges and universities. The John F. Kennedy School is accredited in Mexico by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP). Since 1983, JFK has been accredited in the United States by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is also accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization.