Mission and Vision
Our Mission
Anahuacalmecac’s mission is to provide students effective and comprehensive pedagogy through a globally inclusive curriculum within a positive, supportive learning environment involving students, teachers, parents and staff. Anahuacalmecac is a Nahuatl name meaning University Preparatory High School of North America. Anahuacalmecac’s k-8th grade compliment, Academia Semillas del Pueblo, Xinaxcalmecac, is dedicated to providing urban children of immigrant families an excellent education founded upon native and maternal languages, cultural values, and global realities. Academia’s name in Nahuatl means, “the house of higher learning for the seeds of our people.”
Our Vision
Semillas’ vision is to dedicate itself to educational excellence, an appreciation of the cultural and intellectual heritage of Indigenous Peoples and the promotion of positive social awareness. Our vision of education is centered on the needs and rights of the youth and family. Our school is dedicated to serving disadvantaged children, children at risk of gang membership, and children at risk of cultural alienation in mainstream schools, in particular Native youth. Beyond schooling, Semillas seeks to cultivate wise, community engaged and internationally-minded youth ready to assume leadership and champion their communities’ causes. Semillas serves as a social safety net for children at risk of disenfranchisement and social marginalization through community-based self determination. Beyond the minimal standard of instruction, Semillas aims to meet the rigor of internationally recognized rights of children, and Indigenous Peoples as proclaimed by the United Nations through cultural relevance and parental empowerment.
