many top students opt to take four higher-level courses, as opposed to the standard three. Subjects offered at the IB level include French literature, Japanese literature, physics, biology, mathematics, computer science, economics, psychology, history etc. Other subjects, such as anthropology, film studies, and business & management, are offered based on teacher availability and demand from prospective candidates. Events and activities There are four school houses: Whitbourne (yellow), Foulkes (white), Brightman (blue), and Edinburgh (red). The first two are named in honour of the founders, the third after the first headmaster and the fourth in honour of Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, who visited the school at its original Lomas de Chapultepec location in 1965. Every year, pupils compete in different sports such as football, basketball, track and field events, rugby, and swimming competitions for the House Cup, which is awarded on Speech Day, the last day of school. One of the most important annual events the school organises is the International Fair, where thousands of students, teachers, and parents from different nationalities unite to create a day filled with music, dancing, food, and culture from all around the globe. The Fair features national stands, staffed by the school's families and teachers, which offer national clothes, toys and trinkets for sale as well as the country's culinary delicacies. Some of the permanent stands include the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Thailand, Brazil, Israel, Vietnam, Argentina, Poland, United States, India, South Korea, Spain, France, Sweden, and Canada. Other stands change every year, such as El Salvador, Chile, China, Denmark, Nigeria, Pakistan and Switzerland, due to the smaller presence of these countries at the school. Recognition and accreditation Greengates School is recognised for its students' consistent high scores on the IGCSE and IB programmes, and its graduates gaining regular acceptance into top universities all over the world such as Yale, Princeton, Stanford and UC Berkeley in the United States and Cambridge, St Andrews, Imperial and LSE in the United Kingdom, among many others. Students also attend top universities in Mexico City like ITESM, UNAM, ITAM, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Panamericana and Escuela Libre de Derecho with Medicine, Law, Economics and Business Management being the most popular career choices. Notable alumni Ami Dar, Founder, Idealist.org Katie Derham (1970-), newsreader Ana Raquel Minian, historian Ignacio Serricchio (1982-), actor References External links International schools in the State of Mexico High schools in the State of Mexico International