Colegio Ciudad de Mexico (Polanco), Curso de Verano 2026, for Enzo (5) and Esme (3). Generated 2026-07-06. Sources: school welcome circular (2026-07-03, msg 211246), enrollment email thread, Viadora thread, and the vault plan note (30-personal/travel/Polanco Summer 2026).
1This morning: drop-off checklist
Where: Kinder door at Christian Andersen #506, Polanco. Doors open 7:45 AM, pickup at 2:00 PM. (welcome circular, 2026-07-03)
Name tags: each kid wears a label with their name on day one. (circular)
Cash for the Caja:$30,600 MXN, about $1,773 USD at 17.26 MXN/USD. That is 4 weeks x $15,300 MXN per child x 2 kids. Pay in person, in cash, MXN, at the school Caja today. No refunds for missed days. (price confirmed by school 2026-05-26; FX per vault plan note)
Responsivas: hand in the printed and signed waiver, one per child, at the Caja with the payment. (coordinator reply, msg 19e65da942ab35ed)
Pickup credentials: the school hands you 2 credentials per kid at drop-off this morning. A credential is required to pick the kids up (no Pikmykid app this summer). Authorized pickup persons sign the credential with name and signature. (circular)
Lunch from home plus an extra snack for around 12:30 PM, plus a refillable water bottle. The school does not provide food. (circular)
Clothes: comfy labeled clothes and sneakers, every day. (responsiva)
Join the WhatsApp parent chat: message 55 6696 7026 with your full name and whose parent you are. This is where field-trip departure and return updates get posted. (circular)
Raise the chaperone ask: the coordinator said chaperones are not standard but she would discuss it the first week you arrive. Alyssa wants to join the paseos. (msg 19e65da942ab35ed)
Breakfast before drop-off (cafes that open at 7:00 AM)
The school sits at Campos Eliseos 139 (Kinder door around the corner on Christian Andersen #506), on the hotel-row end of Polanco near the Hyatt and JW Marriott. All of these are in Polanco, a short walk or a few minutes by car; verified 7:00 AM weekday openers per Travesias Digital's early-cafes guide.
Cafe
Address
Good for
Niddo
Anatole France 129
Full breakfast: babka, banana pancakes; likely the closest sit-down of the early openers
Biscottino
Luis G. Urbina 4 (entrance on Aristoteles), by Parque Lincoln
Pastries and breakfast plates, kid-easy
Joselo Cafe
Emilio Castelar 107, facing Parque Lincoln
Coffee and almond croissants with a park view
Not Bad Coffee Club
Presidente Masaryk 323
Grab-and-go espresso when running late
Metta Running House
Newton 141
Coffee, matcha, lighter breakfast
School address per Edutory and Compas school directories; cafe list, addresses, and 7:00 AM opening times per travesiasdigital.com "Cafes en Polanco que abren temprano". Confirm hours on Google Maps before a specific morning; most other Polanco breakfast spots open at 8:00 AM or later, after drop-off.
Headcount change, do not overpay: Rose's 2 kids are not attending (confirmed to the school in Ace's email of 2026-07-01, msg 210717). The school's earlier "pay for all four on July 6" instruction is superseded. Today's payment covers Enzo and Esme only: $30,600 MXN.
2Camp facts
Mon to Fri, 8:00 to 14:00
July 6 to July 31, 2026. Both kids are in the single ages 3 to 7 group, together all day. Taught in Spanish ("el curso de verano si se imparte en Espanol"), and teachers re-explain when a kid does not understand. (school reply msg 19e6517a38b877eb, 2026-05-26)
Spots for Enzo and Esme confirmed held via the Google forms: "sus lugares estan asegurados." (school reply msg 209788, 2026-06-29)
Note No August program exists; Aug 1 to 5 is camp-free by design. Pickup at 2:00 PM means afternoons need the nanny plan. (vault plan note)
After School Polanco (camp office)
WhatsApp / cell: 55 6696 7026 (staffed all summer)
Office: 55-5203-7894 ext 1280
afterschool.polanco@colegiociudad.edu.mx
Coordinator: Daniela Nunez / Adriana Miron (circular + thread)
Skate gear: kids who join the skating workshop need skates plus full protection: helmet, knee pads, elbow pads, and wrist guards. Label every piece with their name. Gear can live at the school; text 55 6696 7026 if you want it sent home for a weekend. (circular)
No gear, no problem: kids who skip skating take dance class instead. (circular)
Banned at the door: bikes, skateboards, and scooters cannot come into the school this year. (circular)
Allergies / conditions: already declared as "Ninguna" on both forms. (form answers, 2026-05-26)
4Field trips: 4 paseos, red shirt days
Date
Destination
What to know
Thu Jul 9
El Dorado Park, Mundo E
Kids wear RED SHIRT plus jeans, sweatpants, or comfy shorts. Everyone enters the school first, then boards buses at the Primaria entrance. Do not park on the school's sidewalk side. Live updates (departure, arrival, return) come through the WhatsApp chat. (circular)
Tue Jul 14
Rancho Magico
Thu Jul 23
Kidzania Cuicuilco
Thu Jul 30
CCM Plantel Contadero
Esme watch-item: at 3 she may be under age or height minimums at Kidzania and similar venues. Plan: chaperone request (raise it this week) or opt her out of specific paseo days. (vault plan note, Ace preference 2026-05-26)
5Money and housing status
Item
Detail
Amount
Status
Camp, Enzo + Esme
4 weeks each, cash at the Caja today, includes excursions and materials
$30,600 MXN
DUE TODAY, CASH
Penthouse, Jul 6 to Aug 5
Conf 6545574445667, all-in incl. taxes and fees, daily housekeeping. Check-in today. Stripe link from Renata (2026-07-01, msg 210645): buy.stripe.com/aFa3cvaxpgNHfuH8nx73G2m
Quoted with extra discount, never booked; Renata to flag if it is about to go
$2,997.83 USD
OPTIONAL, unbooked
Amounts per Renata's booking confirmations (msgs 19e65b1cbd4863fa, 19e6682123d58cd7) and the 2026-07-01 payment-link email (msg 210645). Both payments confirmed complete by Ace on 2026-07-06; reply to Renata so she can verify they processed.
Cash plan reminder: apartment goes on the credit card, cash is for the school. Camp cash is well under the $10,000 USD customs declaration line. (Ace decision 2026-06-29)
USD-to-pesos exchange: quote requests sent 2026-07-01 (msgs 210741, 210742, 210743) to Intercam Palmas (Paseo de las Palmas 1005, Lomas de Chapultepec), Intercam Reforma (Rio Tiber 67, Col. Cuauhtemoc), and Monex Reforma (Paseo de la Reforma 284). None had replied as of the morning of 2026-07-06, so call Intercam at 55 5033 3333 to lock a rate. None of the three is walking distance from the school; each is a short drive from Polanco, with Palmas the nearest. Fallback for same-day pesos: any Mexican bank ATM. (branch addresses per sucursales.net and monex.com.mx directories)
6Visiting kids: how to add them
The school allows week or single-day enrollment for visitors (day rate $1,050 MXN, week $4,500 MXN; day rate excludes paseo days). Process confirmed 2026-07-01 (msg 210746): fill the Google form for the child, then email the school with the exact dates. One day of notice is enough for regular days. For a field-trip day, tell them as early as possible; they pre-pay venues and reserve bus seats.
7The month at a glance
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jul 6Camp day 1Pay Caja + responsivasPenthouse check-in
7
8
9PASEO: El Dorado ParkRed shirt
10
11Rose arrives, Gold Suite check-in
12
13
14PASEO: Rancho MagicoRed shirt
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23PASEO: KidzaniaRed shirt
24
25Gold Suite checkout (Rose)
26
27
28
29
30PASEO: CCM ContaderoRed shirt
31Last camp day
Aug 1No camp
2No camp
3No camp
4No camp
5Penthouse checkoutReturn flight NOT booked
Camp day (8:00 to 14:00)Field trip (red shirt)No camp / weekend
8Open items this week
Both Viadora reservations are paid (Ace confirmed 2026-07-06). Remaining step: reply to Renata so she can verify both payments processed correctly, as she requested in her 2026-07-01 email (msg 210645).
Ask the coordinator in person about Alyssa chaperoning the paseos (she said she would discuss it the first week).
Send the WhatsApp message to 55 6696 7026 to join the parent chat.
Lock the afternoon nanny coverage for the 2:00 PM to evening gap on camp days.
Book the return flight, MEX to IAH, around Aug 5 (not yet booked per the vault plan note).
Decide on the Gold Suite extension Jul 25 to Aug 5 ($2,997.83 USD quote) if any family stays on.