UN Club
In Model UN, students develop strong leadership skills. They learn to hold debates in a democratic way with their peers or with teenagers from other schools. Students play the role of diplomats from different countries and they learn to see the world from different standpoints.
They also learn to analyze and propose solutions to world issues; First and foremost, peace.

Extracurricular Sports and Arts Activities
The Sports and Arts Department publishes its calendar every school year. The activities take place on the three buildings, according to the activities that students choose to practice.

Mathematics Workshop
Students develop their math abilities with problem-solving exercises. Programs are based on international standards. We participate in two competitions: Math Relay and the National Mathematics Olympiad.

Student Council
The Student Council represents students before the other members of the school community; their members are chosen through a democratic electoral process. Students in the Council have to set a good example through outstanding grades and a good behaviour. The Student Council coordinates its activities with the teacher in charge of the Council. It analyzes and submits proposals to the Principal’s Office, which in turn analyzes and approves the projects.

Environment Committee
We raise environmental awareness among our students so that they learn how to manage natural resources effectively, how to enhance their standard of living, and how to promote sustainable development strategies in their spheres of influence. We promote smart development that fulfils the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. We base our environmental awareness training on fact-based concepts enforced in our school and community action projects that enhance the quality of our environment.

Community and Service Committee
We foster a set of guiding values in our students so they become responsible members of the local community and the world community; we prompt them to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the world that surrounds them by discovering their social reality and that of other communities in order to develop their sensitivity to other people’s needs, their awareness, their will to respond to other people’s needs, and their abilities to bring about change.

First Aid
We awaken students’ respect for life, solidarity, a sense of service and excellence through basic training on First Aid techniques.

Choir
We encourage our students to learn vocal techniques through various performances with different voices and without instruments so that they achieve vocal harmony.

Basic French Workshop
We foster a learning attitude, encouraging students to start learning a third language.

American School Ecology Committee (ASEC)
ASEC is a student association that reaches out to students so they can develop a world vision of environmental issues and an awareness of natural resources.
Students develop activities to promote an environmental culture that benefits the community. The motto is: “think globally, act locally.”

Social Interaction Committee
A President, a Vice-president, a Secretary and a Treasurer form the governing board. The objective is fostering the participation of the school community in different social interaction projects. Action is taken to raise social awareness among students.

Student Council
Group representatives and a governing board form this student representative association. The main objective is fostering the integration of the members of the community. The Council prepares its own annual work plan, which includes organizing events, cultural activities, athletic tournaments and social work campaigns. The Principal’s Office names a teacher that will coordinate the efforts of the Student Council.

LEAD CAP (Líderes Emprendedores Afrontando Desafíos Colegio Americano de Puebla)
It is a group of young entrepreneurs that seek new opportunities. They seek new, transformational ideas to create new realities in the future.

Poetry Slam Team
The objective of this student association is to create a space where students feel safe and free to express their ideas by using poetry slam, an alternative to traditional poetry, as its medium. It prompts the individual to establish communication bonds on a local and a global level, thus creating a deep interpersonal connexion, understanding our world as a true global community.

PASMUN Secretariat
The Secretariat is a group of students selected based on their academic performance and interest in global issues. Every year, the Secretariat selects a group of five students to form the High Command governing board of the Secretariat. They meet once a week in the evening. Their main objectives raising awareness of the International Community and the role each individual has in it, to promote positive ways of resolving conflicts, understanding the world from a global perspective and learning to value the United Nations Organisation and its values, such as peace and human rights. To promote these objectives, the Secretariat organizes various activities, such as International Week and Model UN (PASMUN).

Science Society
The purpose of the Science Society of the American School of Puebla is to develop analytical and inquiry skills among its members so that they can question and understand the “current science news.” Another objective is creating a permanent student body that maintains bonds with alumni. Some of its activities are: establishing links with national and international scientific centres, cooperating with like-minded groups and sharing current scientific information.

Honor Society
This association mirrors similar student groups in the US and other countries. Honor societies recognize outstanding high school students.
The Honor Society’s philosophy is based on four pillars:
• Community Service.
• Character, Respect and Solidarity.
• Leadership.
• Academic Excellence: a minimum average of 9.
Candidates are admitted based on these criteria.