Morrison Academy Explained

Morrison Academy
Native Name:馬禮遜美國學校
Motto:"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. " —- John 8:32
Established:1952
Address:216 Siping Rd.
City:Taichung
State:Beitun District 40679
Country:Taiwan
Campus:Urban
Type:Private Christian Conservative International school
Superintendent:Julie Heinsman
Principal:Scott Finch (K-8)
Douglas Bradburn (9-12)
Chaplain:Terry McGill
Chairman:Mark Dinnage
Faculty:95
Students:240 high school
76 middle school
138 elementary
Grades:K-12
Accreditation:ACSI, WASC
Mascot:Mustang
Colors:Navy blue and white
Newspaper:Echo
Yearbook:Morrisonian

Morrison Academy is an international Christian school founded 1952 in Taichung, Taiwan. It primarily caters to the children of missionaries.[1] Beyond the original Taichung location it also maintains a campus in Taipei and Morrison Academy Kaohsiung in Kaohsiung; other satellite campuses have existed in the past.

The school claims to teach from a "Christian perspective" and to use an "American-based" curriculum. The medium of instruction is English.[2]

Curriculum

Morrison Academy's approach to education integrates "Biblical truth with educational knowledge".[3] The academy teaches a Bible curriculum;[4] other subject areas, including science and social studies, are taught to be used from a Christian perspective.[5] [6]

Morrison Academy teaches Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and Engineering and Design in elementary middle school.[7] In high school, the scope and sequence are Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy, Physical Science, Physics, AP Biology, and AP Chemistry. Morrison Academy has a "Biblical worldview."[7] [8] The school's science curriculum guide states that, "Morrison Academy insists that God made the universe... Science, as exemplified in the scientific method, is a process that enables all mankind to gain knowledge about creation, the laws that govern it, and the character of God."[7]

Views on marriage

Morrison Academy actively promotes the biblical belief that marriage is "the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union" as per Genesis 2:18-25 and that sexual intimacy is "only between a man and a woman who are married to each other" as per Matthew 19:4-6. Although Morrison Academy emphasizes marriage, divorce is not automatic grounds for job termination.[9] [10]

Sports

Morrison Academy's sports teams compete in the Asian Christian Schools Conference in basketball,[11] in the Far East High School Girls Division II Volleyball Tournament which they won in 2011 and 2012,[12] and in the TAS Tigersharks Invitational Swim.[13]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Almanac of the Christian World/1993-1994 . Edythe . Draper . Helen . Gorges . . 1992 . 434 . 9780842316873.
  2. Web site: About us . Morrison Academy . 15 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Vision & Core Values . Morrison Academy . 2019-03-10.
  4. Web site: Bible Curriculum Guide . Morrison Academy . 2019-03-10.
  5. Web site: Science Curriculum Guide . Morrison Academy . 2019-03-10 . 5.
  6. Web site: Social Studies Curriculum Guide . Morrison Academy . 2019-03-10 . 4.
  7. Web site: Science Curriculum Guide 2015 . Morrison Academy . 10 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Science . Morrison Academy Taipei . 10 March 2019.
  9. Web site: Christian Behavior and Professional Ethics . Morrison Academy . 18 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Board Policies . Morrison Academy . 10 March 2019.
  11. News: Warriors teams head into playoffs . February 15, 2019 . A.T. . Garrido . Pacific Daily News.
  12. News: Morrison defends title; Kinnick-ASIJ at it again . November 9, 2012 . Stars and Stripes.
  13. News: SSC swimmers off to Taiwan meet . Roselyn . Monroyo . Saipan Tribune . November 2, 2017.
  14. Web site: 女籃第1長人 196cm包喜樂報到 . 18 March 2020.
  15. Book: Mitchell . Marcia . Mitchell . Thomas . The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion . 2008.
  16. Web site: David . Emily . Talented Freya Lim keeps moving forward . taiwanfun.com . 18 August 2019.
  17. Web site: 陶喆个人基本信息 . 搜狐音乐 . 19 August 2019.