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{{Infobox school
| name = Morrison Academy
| name = Morrison Academy
| native_name = 馬禮遜學校
| 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
| motto = "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. " —- John 8:32
| established = 1952
| established = 1952
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| president =
| president =
| superintendent = Julie Heinsman
| superintendent = Julie Heinsman
| principal = Scott Finch (K-8)<br/>Douglas Bradburn (9-12)
| principal = Christina Stowers (K-12 )
| rector =
| rector =
| dean =
| dean =
| founder =
| founder =
| chaplain = Terry McGill
| chaplain = Ben Simmons
| chairman = Barry Owen
| chairman = Mark Dinnage
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| colors = Navy blue and white
| colors = Navy blue and white
| colours =
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| newspaper = ''Echo''
| newspaper = ''The Torch''
| yearbook = ''Morrisonian''
| yearbook = ''Morrisonian''
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| website = {{url|http://www.mca.org.tw}}
| website = {{url|http://www.ma.org.tw}}
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'''Morrison Academy''' ({{Lang-zh|c=馬禮遜學校|p=Mălĭxùn Xuéxiào|w=Ma-li-hsün Hsüeh-hsiao}}) is an international [[Christianity|Christian]] school founded 1952 in [[Taichung]], [[Taiwan]]. It primarily caters to the children of missionaries.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wYa2Fn0w_zEC&q=%22Morrison+Academy%22+Missionaries |title=The Almanac of the Christian World/1993-1994 |first1=Edythe |last1=Draper |first2=Helen |last2=Gorges |publisher=[[Tyndale House]] |year=1992 |page=434 |isbn=9780842316873}}</ref> 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.
'''Morrison Academy''' ({{Lang-zh|c=馬禮遜學校|p=Mǎlǐxùn Xuéxiào|w=Ma-li-hsün Hsüeh-hsiao}}) is an international [[Christianity|Christian]] school founded 1952 in [[Taichung]], [[Taiwan]]. It primarily caters to the children of missionaries.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wYa2Fn0w_zEC&q=%22Morrison+Academy%22+Missionaries |title=The Almanac of the Christian World/1993-1994 |first1=Edythe |last1=Draper |first2=Helen |last2=Gorges |publisher=[[Tyndale House]] |year=1992 |page=434 |isbn=9780842316873}}</ref> 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.


Morrison Academy was named after [[Robert Morrison (missionary)|Robert Morrison]], the first Protestant missionary to China.<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Neill |first1=Mark |title=Frederick: The Life of My Missionary Grandfather in Manchuria |date=2012 |publisher=[[Joint Publishing]] |page=270 |isbn=978-962-04-3200-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTR4BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT270 |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref>
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The school claims to teach from a "Christian perspective" and to use an "American-based" curriculum. The medium of instruction is English.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mca.org.tw/about-us/ | title=About us | publisher=Morrison Academy | accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

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The school states that it teaches from a "Christian perspective" and uses an "American-based" curriculum. The medium of instruction is English.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mca.org.tw/about-us/ | title=About us | publisher=Morrison Academy | accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>


[[File:Dorm Entrance.JPG|thumbnail|Moon Gate and the entrance to the old dorms in the Taichung campus]]
[[File:Dorm Entrance.JPG|thumbnail|Moon Gate and the entrance to the old dorms in the Taichung campus]]
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==Views on marriage==
==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 emphasis marriage, divorce is not automatic grounds for job termination.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Behavior and Professional Ethics |url=http://wiki.mca.org.tw/doku.php?id=policy_manual:3000_personnel#christian_behavior_and_professional_ethics |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=18 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Board Policies |url=http://wiki.mca.org.tw/doku.php?id=policy_manual:3000_personnel&s |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christian Behavior and Professional Ethics |url=http://wiki.mca.org.tw/doku.php?id=policy_manual:3000_personnel#christian_behavior_and_professional_ethics |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=18 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Board Policies |url=http://wiki.mca.org.tw/doku.php?id=policy_manual:3000_personnel&s |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref>


== Sports ==
== Sports ==
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*[[Joy Burke]] (born 1990), professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |url = https://tw.appledaily.com/sports/daily/20150715/36666197 | title = 女籃第1長人 196cm包喜樂報到 |accessdate = 18 March 2020}}</ref>
*[[Joy Burke]] (born 1990), professional basketball player<ref>{{cite web |url = https://tw.appledaily.com/sports/daily/20150715/36666197 | title = 女籃第1長人 196cm包喜樂報到 |accessdate = 18 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Katharine Gun]] (born 1974), former translator for British intelligence and whistleblower.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Marcia |last2=Mitchell |first2=Thomas |title=The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion |date=2008}}</ref>
* [[Katharine Gun]] (born 1974), former translator for British intelligence and whistleblower.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Marcia |last2=Mitchell |first2=Thomas |title=The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion |date=2008}}</ref>

[[Ethan Struble]]

* [[Freya Lim]] (born 1979), singer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=David |first1=Emily |title=Talented Freya Lim keeps moving forward |url=http://www.taiwanfun.com/music/1109/1109FreyaLim.htm |website=taiwanfun.com |accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref>
* [[Freya Lim]] (born 1979), singer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=David |first1=Emily |title=Talented Freya Lim keeps moving forward |url=http://www.taiwanfun.com/music/1109/1109FreyaLim.htm |website=taiwanfun.com |accessdate=18 August 2019}}</ref>
* [[David Tao]] (born 1969), singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web |title=陶喆个人基本信息 |url=http://music.yule.sohu.com/20050707/n226226001.shtml |website=搜狐音乐 |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>
* [[David Tao]] (born 1969), singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web |title=陶喆个人基本信息 |url=http://music.yule.sohu.com/20050707/n226226001.shtml |website=搜狐音乐 |accessdate=19 August 2019}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mca.org.tw/ Morrison Academy (Official Site)]
* [http://www.ma.org.tw/ Morrison Academy (Official Site)]
{{International schools in Taiwan}}
{{International schools in Taiwan}}


Latest revision as of 16:04, 1 December 2024

For the independent school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, see Morrison's Academy.
Morrison Academy
馬禮遜美國學校
Address
Map
216 Siping Rd.

Taichung
,
Beitun District 40679

Taiwan
Information
TypePrivate Christian Conservative International school
Motto"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. " —- John 8:32
Established1952
SuperintendentJulie Heinsman
ChairmanMark Dinnage
PrincipalChristina Stowers (K-12 )
ChaplainBen Simmons
Faculty95
GradesK-12
Number of students240 high school
76 middle school
138 elementary
CampusUrban
Color(s)Navy blue and white
MascotMustang
AccreditationACSI, WASC
NewspaperThe Torch
YearbookMorrisonian
Websitewww.ma.org.tw

Morrison Academy (Chinese: 馬禮遜學校; pinyin: Mǎlǐxùn Xuéxiào; Wade–Giles: Ma-li-hsün Hsüeh-hsiao) 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.

Morrison Academy was named after Robert Morrison, the first Protestant missionary to China.[2]

The school states that it teaches from a "Christian perspective" and uses an "American-based" curriculum. The medium of instruction is English.[3]

Moon Gate and the entrance to the old dorms in the Taichung campus

Curriculum

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Morrison Academy's approach to education integrates "Biblical truth with educational knowledge".[4] The academy teaches a Bible curriculum;[5] other subject areas, including science and social studies, are taught to be used from a Christian perspective.[6][7]

Morrison Academy teaches Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and Engineering and Design in elementary middle school.[8] 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."[8][9] 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."[8]

Views on marriage

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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.[10][11]

Sports

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Morrison Academy's sports teams compete in the Asian Christian Schools Conference in basketball,[12] in the Far East High School Girls Division II Volleyball Tournament which they won in 2011 and 2012,[13] and in the TAS Tigersharks Invitational Swim.[14]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Draper, Edythe; Gorges, Helen (1992). The Almanac of the Christian World/1993-1994. Tyndale House. p. 434. ISBN 9780842316873.
  2. ^ O'Neill, Mark (2012). Frederick: The Life of My Missionary Grandfather in Manchuria. Joint Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-962-04-3200-2. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ^ "About us". Morrison Academy. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Vision & Core Values". Morrison Academy. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. ^ "Bible Curriculum Guide" (PDF). Morrison Academy. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. ^ "Science Curriculum Guide". Morrison Academy. p. 5. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. ^ "Social Studies Curriculum Guide". Morrison Academy. p. 4. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  8. ^ a b c "Science Curriculum Guide 2015" (PDF). Morrison Academy. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Science". Morrison Academy Taipei. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Christian Behavior and Professional Ethics". Morrison Academy. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Board Policies". Morrison Academy. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ^ Garrido, A.T. (February 15, 2019). "Warriors teams head into playoffs". Pacific Daily News.
  13. ^ "Morrison defends title; Kinnick-ASIJ at it again". Stars and Stripes. November 9, 2012.
  14. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (November 2, 2017). "SSC swimmers off to Taiwan meet". Saipan Tribune.
  15. ^ "女籃第1長人 196cm包喜樂報到". Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  16. ^ Mitchell, Marcia; Mitchell, Thomas (2008). The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion.
  17. ^ David, Emily. "Talented Freya Lim keeps moving forward". taiwanfun.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  18. ^ "陶喆个人基本信息". 搜狐音乐. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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