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'{{short description|International school in Taiwan}} {{more citations needed|date=March 2019}} {{for|the independent school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland|Morrison's Academy}} {{Infobox school | name = Morrison X man 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(China) | campus = Urban | type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Conservative]] [[International school]] | affiliations = | president = | superintendent = Julie Heinsman | principal = Christina Stowers (K-12 ) | rector = | dean = | founder = | chaplain = Ben Simmons | chairman = Mark Dinnage | head_label = | head = | faculty = 95 | students = 240 high school<br>76 middle school<br>138 elementary | grades = K-12 | district = | oversight = | accreditation = [[Association of Christian Schools International|ACSI]], [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]] | mascot = [[Mustang (Skibidi Toilet)|Mustang]] | colors = Navy blue and white | colours = | newspaper = ''Echo'' | yearbook = ''Morrisonian'' | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | website = {{url|http://www.ma.org.tw}} | footnotes = | picture = }} '''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. 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]] ==Curriculum== Morrison Academy's approach to education integrates "Biblical truth with educational knowledge".<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision & Core Values |url=https://www.mca.org.tw/about-us/vision-core-values/ |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=2019-03-10}}</ref> The academy teaches a Bible curriculum;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mca.org.tw/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Bible-Curriculum-Guide-2016-FINAL.pdf |title=Bible Curriculum Guide |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=2019-03-10}}</ref> other subject areas, including science and social studies, are taught to be used from a Christian perspective.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Thrp9ss3tVngOwv1jdri_BkdSloI0SHldoxAX0_ZRcg/edit |title=Science Curriculum Guide |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=2019-03-10 |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AvZ13ftdiwt6oTQmOtEGhHkH5qFnhbv64Pt4wV3KHV4/edit |title=Social Studies Curriculum Guide |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=2019-03-10 |page=4}}</ref> Morrison Academy teaches Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and Engineering and Design in elementary middle school.<ref name="scienceguide">{{cite web |title=Science Curriculum Guide 2015 |url=https://www.mca.org.tw/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Science-Curriculum-Guide-2015.pdf |website=Morrison Academy |accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> 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."<ref name="scienceguide"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Science |url=https://taipei.mca.org.tw/academics/middle-school/curriculum/science/ |website=Morrison Academy Taipei |accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> 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."<ref name="scienceguide"/> ==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.<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 == Morrison Academy's sports teams compete in the [[Asian Christian Schools Conference]] in basketball,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eu.guampdn.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/02/14/saint-paul-christian-warriors-teams-head-basketball-playoffs/2877547002/ |title=Warriors teams head into playoffs |date=February 15, 2019 |first=A.T. |last=Garrido |newspaper=Pacific Daily News}}</ref> in the Far East High School Girls Division II Volleyball Tournament which they won in 2011 and 2012,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stripes.com/sports/morrison-defends-title-kinnick-asij-at-it-again-1.196488 |title=Morrison defends title; Kinnick-ASIJ at it again |date=November 9, 2012 |newspaper=Stars and Stripes}}</ref> and in the [[Taipei American School|TAS]] Tigersharks Invitational Swim.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/ssc-swimmers-off-taiwan-meet/ |title=SSC swimmers off to Taiwan meet |first=Roselyn |last=Monroyo |newspaper=Saipan Tribune |date=November 2, 2017}}</ref> == Notable alumni == *[[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> * [[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> == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.ma.org.tw/ Morrison Academy (Official Site)] {{International schools in Taiwan}} [[Category:Morrison Academy| ]] [[Category:1952 establishments in Taiwan]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1952]] [[Category:International schools in Taipei]] [[Category:American international schools in Taiwan]] [[Category:Nondenominational Christian schools]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Taichung]] [[Category:Christian schools in Taiwan]] [[Category:Primary schools in Taiwan]] [[Category:Education in Taichung]]'